Racing Queensland will introduce a $250,000 race for two-year-olds sold at the Magic Millions March Yearling sale. To be named the Jewel on The Gold Coast the race will be exclusive to horses registered with the QTIS bonus scheme. It will be run on the stand-alone Gold Coast Goldmarket day… Read More »
Pumpkin Pie has overcome the widest barrier to win the second regional heat of the Country Championship at Goulburn. The Danny Williams-trained filly has now joined Grafton heat winner Perfect Dare at the top of the market for the $400,000 Final at Randwick on April 1.. The two are at… Read More »
Noel Callow has been suspended for 10 meetings for careless riding on Talindert Stakes winner Ducimus. Jockey Craig Williams fired in a protest after the Talindert saying his mount, third-placed Sanadaat, struck interference at the 250m mark as Ducimus rolled to the fence in the straight race. Stewards dismissed the… Read More »
Apprentice Andrew Adkins had only regret about Classic Uniform making the transition to stakes-winning galloper at Rosehill. Classic Uniform ($7) fought out a stirring to finish with topweight Red Excitement ($9.50) in the Listed Parramatta before getting home by a head. But the no-nonsense four-year had to take another step… Read More »
Joe Pride feels a sense of redemption after Terravista captured a second Group One victory with an explosive turn of foot in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. There was drama as the field was being loaded for Saturday’s race when The Quarterback reared and flipped over, lashing out at the… Read More »
Corey Brown has made a triumphant return to the Group One stage in Australia aboard Terravista in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Brown only recently returned to Australian racing, based in Sydney, after almost four years in Singapore and his visits to Flemington where he recorded his biggest win on… Read More »
In Her Time’s sudden emergence as a Sydney benchmark for sprinting mares may not be enough to convince her trainer to go deeper into the autumn. In Her Time defeated a Group Two field of mares for the second time in as many starts, but Ben Smith revealed he had… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Tony Edmonds has narrowed down the Golden Slipper lead-up options for Magic Millions winner Houtzen. The filly has not raced since her win in the $2 million Gold Coast feature in January which elevated her to favouritism for the next month’s $3.5 million Golden Slipper. But since… Read More »
The importance of good barriers has been emphasised by trainer Steve O’Dea’s winning double with Beatniks and Candika at Eagle Farm. Until Saturday, Beatniks ($5) had not won since March last year but had no luck in recent starts. She got up in the last stride to beat Friendly Dragon… Read More »
Man From Uncle has continued to fast-track his autumn carnival prospects with a last-stride win in the Hobartville Stakes. Making it two wins from as many starts since his resumption, Man From Uncle ($5) needed every inch of the Rosehill straight to beat Echo Effect ($7.50) in the $400,000 race…. Read More »
Terravista has returned to winning form in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington after a drama-packed prelude to the Group One sprint when three horses including The Quarterback had to be scratched at the barriers. The Joe Pride-trained Terravista was ridden on Saturday by Corey Brown who returned to Australia last… Read More »
Tony McEvoy will make sure he has some room in the trophy cabinet after the victory of Hey Doc in the CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington. Hey Doc’s win in Saturday’s Group Three race was a special one for McEvoy who worked at Lindsay Park for almost 40 years, firstly… Read More »
A key piece of the Golden Slipper puzzle has been solved in emphatic fashion for the connections of She Will Reign, the filly looming as Australian racing’s next rags-to-riches racehorse. In an industry littered with million-dollar yearlings, She Will Reign cost $20,000 but continued on her unbeaten run in the… Read More »
A significant gear change has helped deliver an important stakes win for talented filly Kenedna in The Vanity at Flemington. Premier Victorian trainer Darren Weir decided the time was right to put blinkers on Kenedna in Saturday’s Group Three race for fillies and the gear did the trick with the… Read More »
Ducimus has made the transition from country grade to stakes success but connections have had to endure an anxious wait for a protest result at Flemington. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes was already feeling a little extra pressure with the colt’s Hong Kong owners on course for Saturday’s Talindert Stakes. The winner… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster has come away both satisfied and annoyed after Too Good To Refuse’s return to racing at Eagle Farm. Too Good To Refuse ($1.80 fav) finished strongly for second but was never a chance to catch Upstart Pride ($5.50) in Saturday’s Open Hcp (1200m). In the end Upstart… Read More »
One of the best trainers in country NSW has ended a run of outs in Sydney races set aside for bush-trained horses. Sue Grills had tried to win a Highway Handicap four times before Fickle Folly set the record straight over 1100m for the trainer at Rosehill on Saturday. “I’ve… Read More »
Promising filly Showashadow has overcome a pre-race scare in the mounting yard to score a strong win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Showashadow ($5.50) sailed down the outside to beat Acceptile ($3.80) by a neck with three-quarters of a length to Paradis Imperial ($3.90) in Saturday’s Cola Cola Two-Year-Old (1000m)…. Read More »
Well-backed Zebrinz has snapped a 15-month absence from the winner’s circle at Flemington. Zebrinz had not won since an Oaks day success at Flemington in November 2015 but was well-supported from $7.50 to $5 in Saturday’s Japan Racing Association Handicap (1400m) and didn’t let his followers down. He was settled… Read More »
A pattern of racing that has worked to perfection with in-form Tactical Advantage will be used to launch the three-year-old’s entry into stakes racing. Tactical Advantage confirmed himself one of the finds of the Sydney summer at Rosehill on Saturday, winning his fourth race in a row in the Spark… Read More »
