Daniel Morton’s talented sprinter Immortal Bliss emphatically atoned for his luckless last-start defeat with a commanding victory in the Belmont Newmarket (1200m) at Ascot. The five-year-old produced a dominant display to score by 2.73 lengths, comfortably accounting for a quality field after finishing an unlucky fifth in the H G… Read More »
There is just no stopping Illegal Justice who claimed his third successive victory in the $75,000 Townsville Guineas having already wrapped up wins in the Rockhampton Guineas and the Mackay Guineas since the Toowoomba based trainer John Dann headed north with the lightly raced four-year-old early in June. ILLEGAL JUSTICE… Read More »
Tears of joy followed Lord Spencer’s win in the Grand National Steeplechase as trainer J J Rayner celebrated a victory that has been years in the making for her family who have previously tried to win the race multiple times. “Brucie had us, but he (Lord Spencer) just keeps grinding… Read More »
The $150,000 Coffs Harbour Cup, a 1600m contest which comes with Big Dance Eligibility for the first two runners past the post, was won in comfortable fashion by the Annabel and Rob Archibald trained Mighty Ulysses with the Kris Lees trained Loch Eagle finishing best of the rest to claim… Read More »
The Grand National Steeplechase, a marathon 5600m test of staying strength and dogged determination, will again be a fascinating watch at Riccarton on Saturday. The expected heavy ten racing surface will require another layer of conviction from the nine runners due to face the starter in a race in which… Read More »
Three-time Brisbane Jockey’s Premiership winner Jimmy Orman will make a welcome return to Eagle Farm on Saturday, albeit on just a short stay as he gets himself into shape for the start of the Hong Kong racing season. Orman was the dominant rider in Brisbane before taking up what was… Read More »
The well-related Charlie Appleby trained Fortitudine put his name on everybody’s watch-list by posting a debut win by a 21 length margin at Kempton on Wednesday night. Any horse doing something like that will get at least their fifteen seconds of fame, but when that horse is a full brother… Read More »
The Chris and Corey Munce trained Star Of Jamaica will be the focus of some attention when he steps out for his first start as a three-year-old in the fourth race at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The chestnut son of Profiteer might only have won once (in a QTIS Two-Year-Old… Read More »
The Northern Queensland Winter Racing Carnival continues on Saturday with the Townsville Cup taking pride of place and with the Belle Of The Burdekin and the Townsville Guineas lining up as strong supporting feature races. The Townsville Guineas presents the John Dann trained Illegal Justice with the opportunity to continue… Read More »
The first three runners past the post in the Mackay Cup will renew their keen rivalry in the $150,000 Townsville Cup on Saturday with Journalism, Smart Legend and Odegaard again primed for action. Journalism saluted that day at the juicy odds of $14, getting home along the inside to keep… Read More »
It is the turn of the Belmont Newmarket to take centre stage in Western Australia on Saturday and no less than ten of the thirteen runners due to face the starter in Saturday’s big race contested the Listed HG Bolton Sprint when they were last in action. That race produced… Read More »
If you watched ‘Glorious Goodwood’ you will by now be well acquainted with the peacock blue and old gold racing silks of Wathnan Racing, who came away from the showpiece carnival with seven winners, giving them the ‘Leading Owner of the Carnival’ title. If you didn’t watch Goodwood, make a… Read More »
Jockey Raymond Vigar will not ride the $9 chance Jimi Hendrix in the $220,000 Darwin Cup. Vigar’s participation in the Darwin Cup Carnival was brought to an abrupt end when all jockeys were breath-tested at Saturday’s Palmerton Sprint with alcohol being detected in Vigar’s sample that came in above the… Read More »
Great expectations can lead to a big disappointment … and if there is ever a game that can bring anyone down to earth when they think you are ready to take flight … racing is the name of that game. Pre-race, the $150 000 Palmerston Sprint over 1200m, the Northern… Read More »
Tony Gollan’s dominance of Queensland racing reached another level during the 2025/26 season, with the state’s leading trainer adding multiple premierships to further strengthen his grip on the industry. While a record-extending 13th consecutive Brisbane Metropolitan Trainers’ Premiership and a first-ever 200-plus winner metropolitan season were major milestones, they were… Read More »
Few horses have generated as much excitement in Northern Territory racing as Balastier, who will bid to continue his remarkable rise in Saturday’s Palmerston Sprint (1200m) at Darwin. The four-year-old son of Brazen Beau has quickly become the headline act in the Top End, winning seven of his 13 career… Read More »
The Western Australian-owned Cosmic Crusader will have ‘The Wizard’ Willie Pike in the saddle for his upcoming assignments in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes on August 15 and the Group 1 Memsie Stakes on August 29. Owner Bob Peters and Pike have enjoyed many successes together over a… Read More »
Apprentice William Galloway has celebrated the first victory of his riding career, guiding the Tony Gollan-trained Tassorati to an impressive win at Gatton in just his second race ride. Tassorati had been racing in metropolitan company for most of her eight previous starts before dropping back to country grade, where… Read More »
Bella Youngberry has written her name into the Gold Coast Turf Club record books after becoming the first female jockey to claim both the Jockeys’ Premiership and Apprentice Jockeys’ Premiership in the same season. Youngberry finished the 2025/26 campaign with 34 winners to secure both local titles, while also capturing… Read More »
Champion jockey Blake Shinn will make his long-awaited return to race riding at Flemington on Saturday, eight months after suffering a serious leg injury on Melbourne Cup Day. Shinn has been sidelined since November 4 after sustaining a complicated compound fracture of his left leg, breaking both his tibia and… Read More »
