Punters and Religify don’t always see eye-to-eye but his trainer won’t hear a word against him. Religify rewarded those who stuck by him with victory at Rosehill last Saturday week after two seconds as favourite. He is the $4.20 early favourite to claim a first stakes win in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Tough gelding Hard Stride has thrown off the effects of a colic scare and is ready to add to his solid stakes race record at Eagle Farm. Hard Stride will be having his 13th start in a stakes race when he contests Saturday’s $200,000 Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m)…. Read More »
Black Caviar’s first foal, Oscietra, could make her highly anticipated race debut within weeks. But that will depend on how the two-year-old filly comes through her first couple of public appearances starting with a Flemington jump-out. By Exceed And Excel out of the champion mare who was unbeaten in her… Read More »
While a late plan to send stable star Terravista to Perth didn’t come off, Joe Pride is marching on and looking to score a stakes victory back home in Sydney. The trainer made the disappointing journey west with Terravista who beat home two runners in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes… Read More »
While most of her rivals in the Mode Plate at Eagle Farm will be out to enhance their Magic Millions prospects, rising star Savanna Amour is set to take a different path. Savanna Amour will be one of the most inexperienced horses in Saturday’s Listed 1200m-race, lining up for her… Read More »
Chinese speaking punters will now be able to access NSW race form in their own language. Racing NSW has enhanced its website to include the option to translate all content into Chinese with other languages being tested. “In addition to Chinese, Racing NSW is currently implementing additional language translations onto… Read More »
English jockey James Doyle admits adjusting to Australian racing will be a challenge as he embarks on a stint as Godolphin’s No. 1 rider. The 28-year-old has been brought to Australia to replace retained jockey James McDonald who has been sidelined after being charged with having an interest in a… Read More »
Owner Neville Bell’s dream to breed a top class stayer could have instead given him a early running two-year-old. Bell, who mixes operating Kilto Park horse complex with being chairman of the Brisbane Race Club, sent his mare Candice to the Desert King, the sire of three-time Melbourne Cup winner… Read More »
Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has never won a race in Sydney or Perth. But he could tick off both milestones on the same day, with chances to win stakes races in three states on Saturday. Weir will saddle up Stratum Star in the Group One Kingston Town Stakes (1800m)… Read More »
Racing Victoria will undertake a review of prize money levels following their NSW counterparts increasing stakes for races across the state. Metropolitan races in Sydney were increased to $100,000 from October 1 while races on the provincial and country circuits were also increased. Participants, including owners, trainers and jockeys, in… Read More »
Clinton McDonald is looking elsewhere with one of his two VOBIS Gold Bullion entries because he believes the conditions of the race make it hard for lower-rated horses. McDonald has Schneller and Castelo in Saturday’s 1400m race at Pakenham but the trainer said he would probably run Castelo in a… Read More »
Group One-placed sprinter Shiraz is thriving in his new environment but Kim Waugh is taking a patient approach to the stable’s classy addition. Shiraz is set to make his debut for Waugh alongside stablemate Supreme Effort in the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. While Shiraz is the… Read More »
Rider Kate Nipperess has surprised doctors with her progress since suffering serious spinal injuries in a trackwork accident. Racing NSW’s Maurice Logue said although Nipperess was recently given a 10 per cent chance of walking again, she was now able to walk with a frame and expected to leave the… Read More »
Lightly raced import Sarrasin has overcome a couple of setbacks since joining Lee and Anthony Freedman who are now preparing to unveil him at the races. The former French horse is scheduled to make his Australian debut in Saturday’s David Bourke Memorial Handicap (1600m) at Pakenham. A Listed winner in… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster does not believe Queensland officials should fall into the trap of handicapping stakes races to attract southern horses. Forster has Too Good To Refuse, who will carry the minimum 54kg, in the $200,000 Group Three George Moore Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Five NSW=trained horses were… Read More »
After the blissful whirlwind of a second Melbourne Cup and the arrival of his fourth child jockey Kerrin McEvoy has slotted back into Sydney racing without missing a beat. Almandin’s victory put a second Cup on the 36-year-old’s mantelpiece 16 years after Brew thrust him into the limelight. Eight days… Read More »
Trainer Peter Roche has designed Transfer Allowance’s spring campaign with the Pakenham Cup the goal. After Transfer Allowance was placed in October’s Moe Cup, Roche set his sights on Sandown’s Zipping Classic (2400m) and Saturday’s Pakenham Cup which is 100 metres longer. Unfortunately the Zipping Classic was a stronger race… Read More »
Chris Munce has a double-barrelled chance to take the next step in his training career and win his first stakes race. He will saddle up Nicconi Leggera and Snow Fields in the Listed Mode Plate (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The former champion jockey retired to take up training… Read More »
Paul Hammersley has been suspended for 17 days after stewards concluded an inquiry into a spectacular fall at the Sunshine Coast. Fellow rider Ryan Wiggins was taken to hospital after his mount Puissance Decheval went through the running rail on November 16. Wiggins escaped with bruising and was able to… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Heartbreak City is nearing a race return but trainer Tony Martin says he is unlikely to take his place in a hurdle at Huntingdon. Heartbreak City was a surprise entry for Sunday’s race but Martin said he might wait another week or two. “We entered him as… Read More »
