Gordon Elliott has continued his challenge to multiple Irish champion National Hunt trainer Willie Mullins with six winners at Navan. Elliott has saddled more than 400 runners since the season began with Paddy Power cutting him to 6-4 to win the title for the first time with Mullins at 1-3…. Read More »
Michelle Payne has claimed another slice of racing history as the first Victorian dual licence holder to win aboard a horse she trains. Last year, Payne became the first woman to ride a Melbourne Cup winner. Duke Of Nottingham may not reach those heights but his win in a 1200m-maiden… Read More »
With the short turnaround from the spring carnival to the late summer/early autumn feature races in Melbourne, Emirates Stakes winner Awesome Rock is already set to get back to work. Awesome Rock broke through for a Group One win in the Emirates (2000m) at Flemington on November 5 and will… Read More »
Good Project will take on local star Scales Of Justice again in Perth but will also have strong opposition from within his own camp when he lines up in the G1 Kingston Town Classic. Scales Of Justice led all the way to deny the Chris Waller-trained Good Project back-to-back wins… Read More »
Tony McEvoy admits he feared the worst after promising stayer Scherzoso pulled up from his second in the Ballarat Cup with an obvious leg injury. The five-year-old suffered a trauma on a leg during the November 19 race when a fast-finishing second to all-the-way winner Pilote D’essai. “He’s a perfectly… Read More »
The handicapper will determine the path trainer Desleigh Forster takes with Cylinder Beach with the options the Villiers Stakes in Sydney or the Brisbane Handicap at home. Both races are scheduled for December 17. Cylinder Beach made a dynamic return to racing when he easily beat a quality field in… Read More »
The Magic Millions might come too soon for impressive Moonee Valley winner Cao Cao with his trainer looking at the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes a few weeks later. Mick Price indicated after the colt’s strong win at Moonee Valley on Saturday he was likely to head to the sales-restricted… Read More »
Welsh National winner Monbeg Dude will spend his retirement with Zara and Mike Tindall at Gatcombe Park with his seven-year racing career over. The 11-year-old claimed the Welsh feature for trainer Michael Scudamore in 2013 to add to his two Grade Three wins at Cheltenham. He also finished third in… Read More »
Group One winner Miss Cover Girl will make a belated return to racing at Eagle Farm with Damian Browne expected to ride. Trainer Kelly Schweida pulled the pin on a Melbourne spring campaign but said Miss Cover Girl was now ready to return in the $200,000 Group Three George Moore… Read More »
Stewards have grilled apprentice jockey Nick Heywood over his ride on Secret Trail after she was beaten in a close finish at Rosehill. Stipes took issue with Heywood’s vigour on the horse in the early part of the straight in Saturday’s last race. Heywood said he was waiting to use… Read More »
As she did a few weeks ago, Upscale has given jockey Brenton Avdulla something to smile about at the end of a long day at Rosehill. Avdulla had a full book of rides on Saturday’s nine-race program but it took until the last event to get his name on the… Read More »
Apprentice Luke Tarrant has ridden his first feature winner since returning from a long suspension as Cylinder Beach continued trainer Desleigh Forster’s impressive start to the Brisbane summer carnival. Cylinder Beach ($8.50) charged through the pack to beat a brave Hopfgartern ($5.50) by 1-1/2 lengths in the Listed Recognition Stakes… Read More »
In-form Boom Time will be on the road to Sydney and the Gold Coast for feature summer races after making it back-to-back wins in Melbourne. A former Perth galloper, Boom Time backed up a fast-finishing win during the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington with a hard-fought victory stepping up in… Read More »
When rain was forecast for Brisbane, trainer Matt Dunn made the winning decision to send Madotti on a 10-hour float trip to Rosehill. Dunn has plundered five Highway races and a $100,000 race also restricted to country-trained horses since September, but Madotti was his first metropolitan grade Sydney winner as… Read More »
Chris Anderson has confirmed his rating as a trainer of the future in landing his first black-type race with Elegant Composure at Eagle Farm. Elegant Composure ($8) was given the run of the race before beating the favourite Private Secretary ($2.60) by a length in the Listed Colin McAlpine Memorial… Read More »
With Australia on top in the third Test at the Adelaide Oval, Hogmanay’s victory at Rosehill has provided some icing on the cake for skipper Steve Smith. Smith and fellow NSW cricketer Moises Henriques are part-owners of the Chris Waller-trained gelding. It has been a tough summer for Smith with… Read More »
John Price looks like he has a promising three-year-old on his hands, with Wise Hero giving the former West Australian his first Melbourne city winner. Wise Hero won easily on debut at Moe earlier this month and took the step to city racing on Saturday, winning at Moonee Valley. Price… Read More »
Michelle Payne is not yet guaranteed a licence to ride in Queensland with stewards to decide next week whether she can partner Husson Eagle at the Magic Millions carnival in January. Payne holds a dual jockey-trainer licence in Victoria but that does not transfer to Queensland, or NSW. Racing NSW’s… Read More »
The road from Murwillumbah to Sydney is getting easier every week for trainer Matt Dunn who has racked up his fifth win in a Highway race for country-trained horses. The Dunn-trained Delightful Feeling claimed his second Highway win from his past two starts at Rosehill on Saturday, stepping up from… Read More »
A horse named after a segment on part-owner Ross Stevenson’s popular Melbourne radio show has landed at huge odds. The Rumor File defied his $61 starting price to score a nail-biting win in Saturday’s HQ Insurance Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill. The judge gave The Rumour File the nod over Hunter… Read More »
