California Chrome has had his first look at the site of his final race – the richest race in the world. The leading money winner in North American racing history went for a jog at Gulfstream Park early on Sunday (Monday AEDT), two days after arriving to prepare for the… Read More »
Blue blood filly Woman has finished a closing fourth in her first public appearance in a 740-metre barrier trial at Randwick. By world champion Frankel out of multiple Group One winner More Joyous, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained filly settled second-last in Monday’s heat before making ground in the… Read More »
Margaret Quinton, the wife of Sydney trainer Ron Quinton, has died suddenly from a heart attack. A former champion jockey, Ron Quinton has nurtured the careers of many young riders who he and his wife welcomed into their home including Hugh Bowman and Sam Clipperton. Margaret also took an active… Read More »
Two Group One winners will spearhead trainer Darren Weir’s assault on this year’s Magic Millions race day at the Gold Coast. Weir played a starring role at last year’s rich meeting with Lucky Hussler winning the Magic Millions Cup and Mahuta taking out the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. Lucky Hussler… Read More »
Robbie Fradd has been suspended for the second time in five days but should be clear to ride at the Magic Millions day. Fradd, who is second on the metropolitan jockeys premiership, was found guilty of a careless riding on Gypsy Miss at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Stewards found… Read More »
Gary Portelli is enjoying a great season with two-year-olds but the youngsters have a way to go to topple dual Group One winner Rebel Dane from his position in the stable hierarchy. Although things didn’t to plan for Rebel Dane in last month’s International Sprint in Hong Kong his trainer… Read More »
Trainer Brendan McCarthy is convinced Divine Mr Artie has improved since being beaten as favourite in the Standish Handicap and is upbeat about his chances to bounce back in his next stakes test. Divine Mr Artie won a benchmark sprint first-up at Flemington last month before finishing fifth as the… Read More »
The much-travelled Rocknet’s win at the Gold Coast could be the first of many for old friends from North Queensland. Rocknet won several races in Victoria for Robbie Griffiths before being sold and sent to North Queensland. He arrived in Brisbane in September after winning the Cairns Amateur Cup. The… Read More »
Fell Swoop has had his first gallop as he builds towards his return to racing but trainer Matthew Dale is yet to lock in his first Group One target for the year. The sprinter was placed in four Group One races in 2016 with his most recent his third in… Read More »
Goulburn trainer Kurt Goldman is one of the few who isn’t conceding Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Guineas will be a walkover for star colt Winning Rupert. Goldman has every respect for the unbeaten Winning Rupert who will start odds-on favourite in Saturday’s Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast. But… Read More »
Racing Queensland is confident its gamble to attract extra revenue through wagering will be a success. RQ has announced changes for bookmakers and totalizators to publish and use Queensland thoroughbred, harness and greyhound race fields from the start of this year. The changes mean the Racing Information Fee will be… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City could have his next start over hurdles with Irish trainer Tony Martin flagging a return at Leopardstown. Heartbreak City won two races over jumps before his Ebor success followed by his close second to Almandin at Flemington in November. Martin said the Coral Hurdle on… Read More »
Melbourne’s leading apprentice Ben Allen has added another two city wins to his season tally at Caulfield but has also fallen foul of stewards and been suspended for 12 meetings. Allen rode a race-to-race double at Saturday’s meeting to take his season tally in Melbourne to 25 wins, moving him… Read More »
The Parnham brothers, Chris and Brad, have ridden the quinella in a heat of the State of Origin jockeys series to help Western Australia snatch a tie with NSW on the final day. NSW were odds-on favourites to win the series after going into the day on 33 points while… Read More »
Less than an hour after Steve Smith’s Australian cricket team completed a 3-0 Test series whitewash of Pakistan, the national skipper scored a victory at Warwick Farm. In a golden 60 minutes, the tourists succumbed to Australia before the tea break on Saturday, Smith picked up the man of the… Read More »
The winning streak of German import Plein Ciel has continued at Caulfield with the talented horse maintaining an unbeaten run since arriving in Australia. The Darren Weir-trained four-year-old, who races in the colours of Australian Bloodstock, made it four-straight wins since joining the stable of Victoria’s premier trainer in Saturday’s… Read More »
Dal Cielo has made the first step on the long road back to the Group One heights he scaled as a two-year-old. Now four and a gelding, Dal Cielo broke through for his first win for trainer Kris Lees in Saturday’s Summer Sprint (1000m) at Warwick Farm, his second start… Read More »
The decision to race recent stable acquisition Skulduggery on a quick back-up at Caulfield has paid off for trainer Shawn Mathrick with the gelding coming from last to win. Mathrick bought Skulduggery last month for $25,000 at the Inglis December Thoroughbred Sale and the gelding has won twice and finished… Read More »
The sons of two legendary jockeys have combined for a winning double and in the process hammered bookmakers at the Gold Coast. Trainer Gary Moore, the son of George Moore, and jockey Luke Dittman, Mick Dittman’s son, won the QTIS Three-Year-Old (1800m) with Hostwin Vintage ($4.80 to $3.80) and the… Read More »
Special Diva holds a unique place in Jake Noonan’s heart which has made the filly’s narrow victory at Caulfield all the more significant for the jockey who landed a winning double at the meeting. Noonan had two rides at Saturday’s meeting and brought up the first leg of his winning… Read More »
