Most would agree that Brisbane’s leading jockey Jimmy Orman has taken his riding to a whole new level in recent times, mostly turning in faultless performances in the saddle … win or lose … to rise above the pack and hold the prime place in the state’s riding ranks. And… Read More »
The race is on … for a place in the race. It’s the $5 million All-Star Mile we are talking about! Voting opened earlier this morning with racing enthusiasts from both Australia and New Zealand eligible to vote for their favourites … with the final vote tally deciding ten of… Read More »
Hugh Bowman celebrated the approval of his extended riding license in Hong Kong (which will now take him through to the end of the season) with a Group 3 win aboard Senor Toba in HK$3.9 million Centenary Vase Handicap which was contested over 1800m at Sha Tin on Sunday. Bowman… Read More »
Some good news after the nasty road accident yesterday with the Doug Gorrel stable posting this update on social media: ‘DGR is thrilled to let everyone know that Sir Savaluca and Amen Brother have returned to the stables safe and sound. Both horses are battered and bruised but remarkably well… Read More »
Jockey Troy See has been handed a twenty-two-and-a-half month disqualification after Racing NSW Stewards concluded a hearing into See’s conduct at the Murwillumbah meeting on January 21. He also received a $500 fine. See faced three charges. This, from the relevant Steward’s Report: ‘Charge 1: The details of the charge… Read More »
Former Champion trainer Darren Weir’s four-year disqualification period is nearly at an end … but any future return to participation within the industry on his part is still uncertain. The suspension officially ends at midnight on February 6, but Weir’s path beyond that, should he want to return to a… Read More »
The racing future of lt’s Me, last year’s Kosciuszko winner, is in serious doubt following the news that the daughter of Shamus Award has suffered a tendon injury. It’s Me had been one of the early favourites for the Country Championships series. The $1.3 million Kosciusko was It’s Me’s fourth… Read More »
A collision between a horse-truck and two cars on the Olympic Highway earlier today has had a sad aftermath with one of the four horses involved in the incident unable to be saved. The horses were being transported to today’s Albury race-meeting when the accident occurred just after twelve o’clock… Read More »
It isn’t that all often you look at a horse and go ‘wow’. It normally only occurs in the presence of a particularly magnificent individual … or, with a horse whose appearance is so different to the general norm, in the positive sense, that it comes across as spectacular. And… Read More »
The $2 million Queensland Jewel race-day will be run at Doomben this year instead of Aquis Park at the Gold Coast, where it has taken place since its inception in 2018. The Gold Coast venue is currently undergoing a $63 million redevelopment with all of the meetings there taking place… Read More »
Becoming a fully-fledged jumps jockey is next on the list for jockey Campbell Rawiller. As a rider who, by his own admission, has struggled to keep his weight down for some time, the jumps jockey riding option is one that has grown on Rawiller, who will, however, still remain active… Read More »
Co-trainer Adrian bott has confirmed that the Waterhouse-Bott stable has been officially notified by Racing NSW stewards that the ban imposed on Alligator Blood racing in New South Wales has been lifted. This comes on the back of Alligator Blood’s tremendous run of performances in 2022, which included three Group… Read More »
Patience, they say, is a virtue. In theory it is an easy enough philosophy to embrace … and cost free … but, in practise, particularly when you are dealing with a racehorse that you want to see in action, it is another matter all-together. For owner-breeder Tamara Rickert though, patience… Read More »
He’s back! Top British jockey Tom Marquand will ride in Australia for the next ten weeks, kicking off at Randwick on Saturday. It is a safe bet that Marquand will once again make his presence felt during his time here as he has done many times before … having already… Read More »
Jockey Damian Lane will miss three Group 1 races at Sandown on February 25 … the Blue Diamond, the Oakleigh Plate and the Futurity Stakes … in favour of making the trip to the Saudi Cup Carnival meeting at the King Abdulaziz Racecourse in Riyadh where he will once again… Read More »
It hasn’t been the easiest of paths for Blaike McDougall, but the fact that the rider overcame a major hiccup in his career and continues to put his best foot forward stands to his credit. McDougall won the New South Wales State Jockey’s Premiership in the 2020/21 season with 185… Read More »
Co-trainer Ken Kelso has confirmed that the very promising Legarto will head across the Tasman to contest the Australian Guineas at Flemington. The three-year-old tasted defeat for the first time in the Karaka Million in her last start, where she had no clear passage for much of the home straight… Read More »
Ryan Maloney’s win aboard the Tony Gollan trained Skirt The Law in the $2 million Magic Millions Classic earlier this month was another significant notch on the feature race winning record of the rider whose life has seen a dramatic, favourable, hard-earned and well deserved turnaround over the last four… Read More »
“I’m pretty speechless, it’s been a very special day. I’ve had such a great experience here with some beautiful horses I have ridden. I was speechless after and I got goosebumps – it’s hard to make me speechless, it was a very exciting day.” Fair to say Hong Kong is… Read More »
A bit of racing history will be made today with the Gold Coast Turf Club breaking new ground … in a manner of speaking … when they host the first race meeting on their new Polytrack at their Aquis Park venue today. Eight races were originally programmed, but one race… Read More »
