Good news … Samantha Collet has been cleared of any serious injury following her fall in the second race at Ipswich on Saturday. Collett was transported to hospital but did not have to stay in hospital overnight as she was released once her scans came back clear. âYeah, Iâm ok… Read More »
Zac Lloyd was back into the normal routine on Monday morning, in his own words, âback at trackwork and trials, right back into it, just working hard … keeping it going day by day.â There is no let-up in racing, but the difference on Monday was that Lloyd returned to… Read More »
Stefi Magnetica, who scored a rousing win in the $3 million Stradbroke on Saturday, will now head to the paddock with ambitions of taking on the likes of The Everest or the Golden Eagle in the Spring after the connections of the Bjorn Baker trained filly set aside the temptation… Read More »
Brett Prebble has officially called time on his riding career. Prebble, who last rode at Rosehill on February 24, released a statement this morning which reads: âItâs a real mix of emotions, but I know the time is right. âIâve had the most incredible career. Itâs not lost on me… Read More »
There was a time when trainer John Sargentâs name mentioned in conjunction with an Oaks race was a very nice fit. Over a four-year period … from 2012 to 2015 … Sargent snared four Oaks triumphs landing those honours with Quintessential in the 2012 Queensland Oaks, Kirramosa in the 2013… Read More »
A successful season has got even better for apprentice Emily Lang, who brought home her first metropolitan winner in her fifth metropolitan ride at Doomben yesterday. That is always a memorable moment in any riderâs career, and it was one that was always going to come sooner rather than later… Read More »
Trainer Annabel Neasham is enjoying a successful Queensland Winter Carnival. Bois dâArgent win in the Group 1 Doomben Cup and Numerianâs win in the Group 2 Hollindale Stakes are the highlights so far … with the promise of more to come … but it has not only been on the… Read More »
The Bayliss brothers … Jake and Regan … will tick another box in the family racing history book at Eagle Farm on Saturday when they will lineup against each other for the first time in a Group 1 contest. The race is the $1 million Queensland Derby. âYeah, it is… Read More »
You could be forgiven for thinking that Jim Byrne will be happy just to be competing in this yearâs Winter Carnival, once again, after being forced to watchthe carnival from the sidelines for the last two years through injury. But you would be wrong … or, at very least, that… Read More »
Veteran trainer Rex Lipp will be looking for his third success in the BRC Sires Produce Stakes when Superalloy lines up in the Group 2 contest at Eagle Farm on Saturday … and he will also be eyeing off a possible Stradbroke showdown with his smart Encryption gelding Cifrado two… Read More »
Craig Williams is having a great run in Queensland. He followed up a double at Doomben last Saturday … where he scored with Tiger Shark and Golden Boom (in the Chief De Beers) … with two winners from two rides at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday and then he was… Read More »
In a shock announcement, trainer Les Ross has confirmed he will not be renewing his training license at the end of this season. A decision which will mark the end of one of the most successful owner/trainer partnerships in racing … that between Ross and Mike Crooksâs Mishani Enterprises, whose… Read More »
Four wins in a row … unbeaten … over $100,000 banked in prize-money already … thatâs the way to kick off a racing career and trainer Lawrie Mayfield-Smith is rightfully pleased with the exploits of the lightly raced four-year-old gelding Majestic Boom who added that fourth win to his record… Read More »
An eight-year-old who is a sixty-two race veteran shouldnât be doing things like this … should he? The turnaround in form of At Witz End has been nothing short of remarkable since the son of Epaulette changed stables and relocated to trainer Daniel Bowen just a couple of months ago… Read More »
Trainer Jack Duncan will send his old warhorse Wapiti out for the fourth successive Saturday meeting with the seven-year-old to take his place in the A.D. Hollindale, a Group 2 contest over 1800m at the Sunshine Coast. The previous three weeks results brought two wins and one fourth placing for… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan was rightly thrilled with Antinoâs amazing last to first win in the Group 2 Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday and the follow-up report on his strong Stradbroke prospect was just as satisfying. âHe pulled up really well,â confirmed Gollan. âAll is in order. He is… Read More »
The Tony and Maddysen Sears trained Yellow Brick will make a keenly anticipated return to racing when he lines up in the Australian Turf Club Trophy over 1200m at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday with top hoop Opie Bosson in the saddle. Bossonâs expertise will be a positive factor when… Read More »
A $1 million race without a home. As inconceivable as it might seem, for the moment at least, as reported by Racenet, that is the state of play with regard to the scheduled running of the $1 million Magic Millions National Two-Year-old Classic which was due to take place at… Read More »
It was not the beginning or ending he wanted. Campbell Rawillerâs return to race-riding ended abruptly in the first race at Warrnambool today when he came off his mount Sir Peter three hurdles from home in a Maiden Hurdle over 3200m. This was the start of Rawillerâs second season as… Read More »
A strapper showed true grit, going above the call of duty when playing his part in the victory of In Evidence at Eagle Farm on Saturday. In Evidence pulled his strapper off his feet in the mounting yard and, with the strapper steadfastly refusing to let go of the rein,… Read More »
