Barry Ratcliff may have the honour of being the first trainer to nominate the same horse for Group and Highway races on the same day. The Kempsey trainer has Beside You entered in the Group Three San Domenico Stakes and the Highway Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday, both over 1100… Read More »
A veterinary practice manager denies trying to cover up his clinic’s involvement in cobalt cases in Victoria and NSW. Flemington Equine Clinic practice manager Aaron Corby has denied trying to pressure Sydney trainer Sam Kavanagh to not reveal that a substance called vitamin complex came from the clinic. Flemington Equine… Read More »
Under The Louvre has finished at the tail of the field in a Cranbourne barrier trial but trainer Robert Smerdon is happy with the Stradbroke Handicap winner in the early stages of his preparation. Under The Louvre hasn’t raced since taking out Brisbane’s premier race at Eagle Farm in June…. Read More »
Grahame Begg is looking forward to his first metropolitan runner since returning to the training ranks with Mossin’ Around ready to resume racing at Caulfield. After Begg decided to take time off from training in late 2014, he retained his interest in racing with Mossin’ Around prepared by his former… Read More »
Trainer Brad Smith will send Sharpe Hussler to a midweek meeting hoping he can pick up enough prize money to ensure he gains starts in Saturday grade races. Sharpe Hussler would have been one of the favourites for a no metropolitan win race at Eagle Farm on Saturday but failed… Read More »
Hong Kong sprinter Gold-Fun has suffered a fatal injury in the Group One Prix Maurice de Gheest at Deauville. A triple Group One winner in Hong Kong, the Richard Gibson-trained Gold-Fun finished second in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot before going to France. He came down less than… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Mongolian Khan has been named New Zealand’s Horse of the Year for a second time. Trained by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman to also win the NZ Derby and Australian Derby, Mongolian Khan will begin stallion duties at Windsor Park Stud next month. His former stablemate Turn… Read More »
Irishman Tom Ryan has been suspended for two jumps meetings on a careless riding charge. Ryan, who fell from Gold A Plenty in the Crisp Steeplechase at Sandown on Sunday, was charged with careless riding from an incident earlier in the race. Stewards said Ryan tightened King Of The Forest,… Read More »
Lindsay Park will rely on one its greybeards in a black-type race at Caulfield. Nine-year-old Jacquinot Bay will be the stable’s sole representative in the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes on Saturday. Lindsay Park, which now comprises trainers David Hayes, his son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, began the… Read More »
Lankan Rupee is back in Mick Price’s Caulfield stable with the trainer hoping he can make a late spring return. The 2013/14 Horse of the Year and the former highest ranked sprinter in the world, the seven-year-old hasn’t raced since finishing third behind Alpha Miss in the Group Two Schillaci… Read More »
The icy cold waters of Warrnambool’s Lady Bay are not just therapeutic for racehorses. Jumps jockey Brad McLean also took advantage of the salt water ahead of his win in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown on Sunday aboard the Darren Weir-trained Zanteco. Warrnambool trainers, including record-breaking Weir, swear by… Read More »
There are many ways for punters to lose their money on a horse race. At Sandown on Sunday another was added to the list. Sea King, the $2.70 favourite in the Crisp Steeplechase, lost his rider Steven Pateman when a section of rail struck the gelding in the chest. Nearing… Read More »
A meeting during the week will determine the spring starting point for Alpine Eagle. The five-year-old has been gearing up for a spring return in Melbourne and trainer Tony McEvoy plans to meet owner Wolf Blass to discuss options. McEvoy said Alpine Eagle galloped beautifully at Flemington on Saturday morning… Read More »
Talented Queensland mare Sold For Song is set to make a two-state assault on the spring carnivals. Sold For Song won Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes during the winter carnival and ran third in the Sunshine Coast Guineas. She has been entered for the Group One Cox Plate in October but… Read More »
Chris Waller is looking to Randwick to dry out before confirming whether Winx makes another appearance in a barrier trial. But if she doesn’t step out on the Kensington track on Tuesday, the trainer is not concerned with the champion mare on target for her return in the Warwick Stakes… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Glen Colless is confident he will be fit to ride this week after taking ill at Eagle Farm. Colless wasted to ride the promising Beloso at 54kg on Saturday before turning in a perfect performance to win on the three-year-old. But Colless was distressed when he returned… Read More »
South African jockey Gavin Lerena has played a starring role with a double to help the Rest of the World team to victory in the Shergar Cup at Ascot. In a competition that went down to the wire, the trio captained by champion jockey Silvestre De Sousa ended the afternoon… Read More »
Three front-running rides have given Deanne Panya her most successful day on a race course. The apprentice jockey scored a winning treble at Randwick on Saturday, guiding home Encostanati, Snappy One and Lie Direct. Panya now has 10 city winners under her belt and is halfway to outriding her 3kg… Read More »
Spending a penny has cost Kerrin McEvoy $500 at Randwick with the leading jockey fined after being caught short. McEvoy ducked into a barrier to relieve himself before the second race but his actions were caught on television. The barriers were also in front of the grandstand for the 2400m… Read More »
Darren Weir has started the new racing season in a blaze of glory, training a career-best five winners at one racetrack. The opening city meeting of the new season at Flemington belonged to Weir who also captured the main race on Saturday’s card, the Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap with… Read More »
