Jockey Danny Nikolic says he wants a second chance to resume a racing career, likely in Queensland. Nikolic is appealing against Racing Victoria’s decision to reject his application for a jockey licence, four years after he was outed from the sport. Nikolic said he had done his time for his… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey is corrupt and dishonest, Danny Nikolic has told a court as he tries to get his jockey licence back. The controversial jockey has admitted lying and behaving disgracefully and violently, including assaulting a jockey’s girlfriend, but says he is a changed man. Nikolic said… Read More »
Fresh from winning two Group One races in as many days, James McDonald has been brought back to earth with a suspension which could stop him riding on Caulfield Cup day. Godolphin’s No. 1 jockey partnered Hauraki to victory in the Epsom Handicap at Randwick on Saturday before riding Hartnell to… Read More »
Chapelco’s strong debut win at Warwick Farm has reminded trainer Joe Pride of the colt’s close relation, stable star Terravista. The three-year-old dug deep to beat the Chris Waller-trained Tivoli Street ($9) by a long neck in the McGrath Estate Agents Maiden (1300m) at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. By the… Read More »
Australian Horse of the Year Winx has scared off her rivals ahead of the Group One Caulfield Stakes. Just seven horses have been nominated for Saturday’s 2000m-race with one already declared an unlikely runner. David Hayes, who trains in partnership with his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, said the… Read More »
Yankee Rose will be on trial for a Cox Plate berth if she runs in the Group One Spring Champion Stakes. Trainer David Vandyke was impressed with the filly’s recovery after her second in Saturday’s Flight Stakes (1600m) and decided to nominate for this Saturday’s race at Randwick. While she… Read More »
Controversial jockey Danny Nikolic denies offering a fellow rider a bribe in the Smoking Aces affair. Giving evidence in court in a bid to regain his jockey licence, Nikolic said he did not know why Mark Zahra would say he felt “petrified” of him. Racing Victoria barrister Jeff Gleeson QC… Read More »
Trainer Clarry Conners has been fined $500 for not reporting a treatment given to Vaniloquio three days before the horse’s win at Hawkesbury. Conners gave the horse the common calming medication acepromazine on August 31 and Vaniloquio won a benchmark handicap on September 3. Conners was fined $400 in 2014… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team will have three runners across the two Group One Guineas races at Caulfield from an original 11 hopefuls. Seaburge will be the stable’s sole representative in the Caulfield Guineas while Harlow Gold and Sebring Dream will line up in the fillies version, the Thousand Guineas on… Read More »
Another Group One handicap is on the immediate horizon for lightly raced mare Thames Court at Caulfield. The David Brideoake-trained Thames Court is set to contest Saturday’s Toorak Handicap (1600m) with Corey Brown in the saddle. She is one of 15 entries for the Toorak which include last-start Sir Rupert… Read More »
Jockey Danny Nikolic believes he has served the penalty for his wrongful acts, which include threatening a steward and assaulting three people. Nikolic maintains he is a changed man as he seeks to regain his jockey licence. He said he had served out his penalty “and extra” after being disqualified… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy’s task aboard Almandin in the 2016 Melbourne Cup has been made easier after the stayer was penalised for his Bart Cummings win at Flemington. Racing Victoria handicapper Greg Carpenter has given Almandin a kilogram for Sunday’s win, taking him to 51kg. Real Love, winner of the JRA Cup… Read More »
Champion mare Winx is one of seven nominations for the Group One Caulfield Stakes, her final lead-up race to the Cox Plate. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old will be chasing her 12th consecutive win when she has her first run at Caulfield on Saturday. Others nominated in the 2000m contest include… Read More »
Sofia Rosa will return home to New Zealand after another disappointing performance in Melbourne. The Australian Oaks winner has been unplaced in three spring starts including Sunday’s Group One Turnbull Stakes and Caulfield Cup plans have been abandoned. “She’s not where we would want her to be. She’s just growing… Read More »
Controversial jockey Danny Nikolic admits he has had a problem with authority in the past but says he’s changed. Nikolic has previously admitted having a bit of a temper and a problem with authority if he believed someone was abusing their power. Nikolic, who is trying to regain his jockey… Read More »
Yankee Rose is one of two fillies among 12 entries for the Spring Champion Stakes, Sydney’s final Group One race for the year. The David Vandyke-trained three-year-old finished second as favourite in Saturday’s Flight Stakes won by Global Glamour. The Anthony Cummings-trained Moqueen is also entered for the 2000m-race on… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra will have to give evidence in court about whether he was intimidated by fellow rider Danny Nikolic during the Smoking Aces investigation. Zahra on Monday unsuccessfully tried to set aside a witness summons in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal as Nikolic attempts to regain his riding… Read More »
Controversial jockey Danny Nikolic is trying to regain his riding licence, four years after being disqualified from racing. Nikolic’s appeal begins on Monday in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal and has been set down for five days. A Caulfield Cup-winning jockey, Nikolic was disqualified from racing in September 2012… Read More »
Found has led in a stunning trifecta for champion trainer Aidan O’Brien in Europe’s most prestigious race, the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, at Chantilly. Although he has won most of the world’s biggest races, O’Brien admitted the achievement was probably the finest moment of his career after the mare… Read More »
Hartnell has brought his rare Sydney spring carnival form to Melbourne, producing a breathtaking display to easily win in the Group One Turnbull Stakes at Flemington. Giving trainer John O’Shea his first Melbourne Group One win since becoming Godolphin’s head trainer in Australia, Hartnell backed up his recent big-margin wins… Read More »
