In a sport rich with dynasties, a new lineage is looming as Australian racing’s next star-studded family. Winx confirmed her status as the undisputed superstar of the turf by returning to the track to win the Warwick Stakes at Randwick in breathtaking fashion. Her younger half-brother El Divino has his… Read More »
The in-form Amelia Denby is about to finish her apprenticeship but can look to the future as a senior rider with confidence. Denby will have her last rides with a three kilogram metropolitan claim at Doomben on Saturday and the Sunshine Coast next Wednesday. The former New Zealander has ridden… Read More »
Michelle Payne says it will be hard to watch someone else ride Prince Of Penzance in the Memsie Stakes but admits she is not at full fitness. She is happy for Harry Coffey to partner the horse she rode to win last year’s Melbourne Cup as he starts his defence… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap winner Under The Louvre will follow a familiar spring path in a bid to add another Group One victory to his record. After considering their options, connections of Under The Louvre decided to start his campaign in Saturday’s Group Three Resimax Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. It will be… Read More »
Peter McGauran will not renew his contract as chief executive of Racing Australia and will take up a yet-to-be disclosed corporate role. McGauran tendered his resignation to the Racing Australia board on Thursday and will leave the position when his contract expires in December. Chairman John Messara said the board… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap winner Under The Louvre will follow a familiar spring path in a bid to add another Group One victory to his record. After considering their options, connections of Under The Louvre decided to start his campaign in Saturday’s Group Three Resimax Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. It will be… Read More »
Trevor Whittington will saddle new stable recruit Black Jag for the first time at Doomben where he hopes the eight-year-old can regain winning form. Black Jag began his career in Queensland with Peter Hulbert before he was sent to Chris Waller in Sydney four years ago. The gelding more than… Read More »
Michelle Payne says it will be hard to watch someone else ride Prince Of Penzance in the Memsie Stakes but admits she is not at full fitness. Payne, who finds out on Thursday whether she has been granted a training licence, told Melbourne radio RSN927 she had been riding trackwork… Read More »
New Zealand colt Saracino will bypass a Group One race at home in favour of a tilt at Australian success. The winner of the Group Two Foxbridge Plate against older horses last Saturday week, Saracino will be flown to Melbourne next week to continue his build-up to the Caulfield Guineas…. Read More »
Star jockey Ryan Moore is set to return to action with one ride at Newmarket. Moore will ride the Sir Michael Stoute-trained Spatial on Friday, his first ride since July 31. The jockey, who has ridden many big winners around the world including the 2014 Cox Plate on Adelaide and… Read More »
Brad Rawiller will appeal a 10-meeting careless riding suspension which will keep him out of the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes meeting. Rawiller was outed at Sandown on Wednesday for his winning ride on Craven Image. His suspension is due to begin after Saturday’s meeting at Caulfield where his rides… Read More »
Pouring rain is likely to produce a heavy track for the Run To The Rose, but that doesn’t worry Star Turn’s jockey Tommy Berry. A wintry blast has hit Sydney with 25mm falling in the city’s west to Wednesday afternoon rendering the Rosehill track in the heavy range. More rain… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Nick Heywood has ridden his first city winner, guiding Burradoo to victory at Warwick Farm. In testing conditions, Heywood took Burradoo ($4.20), trained by Canberra-based Mick Miladinovic, to victory over $3.80 favourite Madame Lily with Lion Couchant ($5) third in the TAB Rewards Handicap (1100m) on Wednesday. “It’s… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell has heeded the advice of Darren Gauci with a rise in distance for Jungle Edge. The six-year-old stepped up to 1400m at Sandown on Wednesday to take out the Schweppes Handicap. A winner over 1200m at Sandown on June 27, Jungle Edge then rose in grade for… Read More »
On a miserable day at Warwick Farm, trainer Chris Waller has found another Group One prospect to smile about. Sizzling Bullet overcame a sodden track to win a 1600m maiden for three-year-olds on Wednesday. After only beating one runner home on debut over 1100m at the same track on August… Read More »
Former star Queensland apprentice Luke Tarrant has ridden his first winner back from a troubled eight months on the sidelines. His win on Airlie Reward in a maiden at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday also honoured a promise Tarrant made to trainer Troy Hall. Tarrant’s problems began when racing authorities… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas hopes are alive for connections of lightly raced Urban Ruler who has returned to racing with a win at Sandown. The Greg Eurell-trained Urban Ruler stepped out for just his third start, and first as a three-year-old, in Wednesday’s Grand Hotel Frankston Handicap (1300m) and led all the… Read More »
Despite being denied a first Melbourne jockeys’ premiership, Dwayne Dunn is the front runner to pick up a prestigious riding award. Dunn finished second to Craig Williams in the premiership but his rival believes he will win the Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence during the 2015-16 season. Williams won… Read More »
Trainer Terry O’Sullivan is confident Magnapal can register back-to-back wins in the Listed Heatherlie Stakes at Caulfield, believing the gelding is in superior form to a year ago. After the 2015 Heatherlie, Magnapal went on to win the Naturalism Stakes at Caulfield which earned him a start in the Caulfield… Read More »
A handicapping mistake means Jason Taylor will ride both Queensland’s Golden Rose hopefuls in their final lead-up races at Doomben. He will be on O’Reilly Cyrus and Oink on Saturday with the two trying to earn starts in the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill on September 10. The lightweight… Read More »
