Trainer Kane Harris will not have to answer cobalt charges but has been interviewed by Racing Victoria stewards over public comments he made regarding a potential case against him Pre-race blood samples taken from two of the trainer’s horses last month showed cobalt levels above the threshold of 100mcg per… Read More »
The Lindsay Park stable has assembled one of its strongest band of two-year-olds in a number of seasons. And up to five of the juveniles could be contenders in next month’s Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, Melbourne’s premier two-year-old race. At Caulfield on Thursday the stable has two of its… Read More »
Still on a high from sprinter Private Secretary’s win at the Magic Millions carnival, her trainer Greg Hickman is now looking to veteran stayer Dream Folk to take out a feature race. Private Secretary scored a barnstorming win in the $1 million Fillies and Mares race last Saturday week at… Read More »
Scone Race Club chairman Noel Leckie has died suddenly aged 64. Leckie was a prime mover behind Scone’s successful annual carnival with the the second day of the May fixture in the Hunter Valley holding metropolitan status. “Noel was one of the most conscientious and professional racing administrators I’ve had… Read More »
Andrew Murray doesn’t make it a habit of racing his horses from week to week but is happy to make an exception with Sunday Escape at Flemington. Sunday Escape is down to run in the Listed Kensington Stakes on Saturday, a week after finishing second at Moonee Valley over 1000m…. Read More »
As he looks forward to Menari cementing his Golden Slipper prospects at Rosehill, trainer Gerald Ryan has reflected on the loss of one of his stable favourites. Bachman was unable to be saved after succumbing to the effects of a snake bite which happened when he was in the spelling… Read More »
Champion jockey Darren Gauci has announced his retirement but will remain a part of the industry as a mentor to young riders. The 51-year-old will take up a position with Racing Victoria as an apprentice jockey coach early next month. Gauci replaces Matt Hyland who last month took over the… Read More »
Champion jockey Darren Gauci has announced his retirement but will still play a part in the industry as a mentor to young riders. The 51-year-old will take up a position with Racing Victoria as an apprentice jockey coach early next month. Gauci’s career spanned more than three decades and included… Read More »
Champion mare Winx headlines the entries for the Australian Cup at Flemington but is more likely to race exclusively in Sydney this autumn. Winx is one of 61 nominations for the $1.5 million 2000m race at Flemington on March 11. She has raced in Melbourne three times, for three Group… Read More »
Jockey James McDonald’s appeal against his 18-month ban for a betting offence will be heard in March. The former retained rider for Godolphin in Australia, McDonald has not ridden since November 15 when he stood down after being questioned by stewards over his involvement in a bet on Astern in… Read More »
While Corey Brown looks back on his stint in Singapore fondly, the champion jockey can’t wait to restart his career in the cut-throat world of Sydney racing. The Melbourne Cup-winning rider is preparing for his first Sydney meeting at Rosehill on Saturday since calling time on his Singapore stretch which… Read More »
Tony McEvoy will showcase two of his stable’s potential Blue Diamond contenders in Preview races at Caulfield. Azazel and Miss Wahoo will represent the stable in separate Blue Diamond Previews on Thursday. And McEvoy has plans for Aspect and Roomooz to join those two-year-olds in next month’s Blue Diamond Stakes… Read More »
Tivaci will chase Group One targets this autumn but beforehand trainer Mike Moroney would like to see him collect a shorter sprint race. The four-year-old resumes in the Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday with Moroney saying victory would look good on his record. Tivaci is already a… Read More »
As Big Money gears up for another crack at the Expressway Stakes, the honest gelding will do so without regular rider Robert Thompson. Thompson, who is the Australian record holder with more than 4000 winners, will be travelling to New Zealand on Saturday to ride at the Karaka Million meeting… Read More »
Sydney lawyer Wayne Pasterfield says there is no evidence of any alleged betting activity against jockey Josh Cartwright who has been stood down pending an inquiry. Pasterfield will represent the Adelaide-based Cartwright when the inquiry is held on February 13. Cartwright pleaded guilty to a reckless riding charge after steering… Read More »
Tough mare Sold For Song has recovered well from a Melbourne trip and is set to tackle the last feature race of the Queensland summer at the Sunshine Coast. Before she runs in the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup on Saturday her stablemate Puff’s Girl will make a lightning trip to… Read More »
Group One-winning Godolphin colt Astern has finished sixth under a tight hold in barrier trial, as a number of autumn carnival contenders stepped out at Warwick Farm. The Golden Rose winner was not asked for an effort by jockey James Doyle as he cruised to a midfield finish in a… Read More »
California Chrome has beaten Arrogate to be named United States Horse of the Year for a second time. The two will race each other in Sunday’s Pegasus Stakes, California Chrome’s final race before he goes to stud. Arrogate won the Eclipse Award as champion three-year-old while California Chrome was the… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City has finished midfield in his return in a hurdle at Leopardstown. Sent out favourite in Sunday’s race, the Tony Martin-trained Heartbreak City looked a threat coming to the last jump but failed to muster a challenge. The race was won by the Noel Meade-trained Ice… Read More »
The might of Tulloch Lodge has spread to Tasmania with Northwest Passage dominating the Hobart Guineas, winning the Listed race by 7-1/2 lengths. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained gelding was ridden in Sunday’s 2100m Listed race by Adam Hyeronimus who steered stablemate Ecuador to victory in the Carrington… Read More »
