Chris Waller could have up to four runners in his bid for consecutive wins in the $1 million The Gong, headed by defending titleholder and stable favourite Mister Sea Wolf. The oldest horse in Waller’s stable, Mister Sea Wolf proved he still has something to offer with a Group Two… Read More »
Nash Rawiller rarely shows emotion, let alone sentiment, but the jockey is the first to admit he has a soft spot for the John Thompson-trained Sweet Deal. The mare gave Rawiller his first Saturday victory in Sydney following his return from a 15-month hiatus imposed by Hong Kong stewards, who… Read More »
Star jockey Jamie Kah thanked Damien Oliver for prompting her to make the mid-race move which led to Sound winning the Zipping Classic. For the first 1000 metres of the race, Kah on Sound raced alongside Oliver who was on the favourite Avilius and both horses were well back and… Read More »
Tommy Berry paid homage to the training genius of Chris Waller after steering The Elanora to a fighting win in the Group Three Spring Stakes at Newcastle. The colt was coming off an 1800 metre placing and Berry said his fitness kicked in when he was challenged by runner-up High… Read More »
It wasn’t the 3200 metres race Peter Snowden wanted to win at the start of the spring but he was more than happy to settle for the consolation prize of the Sandown Cup with Carif. Carif’s goal at the start of the carnival was the Melbourne Cup but the five-year-old… Read More »
Former South Australian trainer Mark Minervini has celebrated a milestone victory with rejuvenated gelding Super scoring at the stand-alone meeting at Newcastle. Super’s triumph in the Hungerford Hill Handicap (1600m) was Minervini’s first Saturday-class win since he relocated to the regional centre 15 months ago. Minervini trained his share of… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde took out his second Sandown Guineas when maiden Allibor held off Sydney filly Sweet Reply to win narrowly. Wilde decided to tackle the Sandown Guineas with Allibor only after he finished fourth at Flemington last Saturday over 1400 metres. Wilde won the race in 2011 with… Read More »
Tough Adelaide sprinter Kemalpasa will be aimed at Group One races next year after he led throughout to win the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown. “He’s really flying. I hope one day he can crack it for a Group One win,” co-trainer Richard Jolly said after Saturday’s 1300 metre Group… Read More »
Godolphin has made a perfect start to the day with an interstate two-year-old double courtesy of superbly bred debutante Sliders in Newcastle and Anamoe in Melbourne. The pair are both by Street Boss, who stands at Godolphin’s Darley base in Victoria, and the stallion looks to have produced two smart… Read More »
The Mark Minervini-trained Super will be shooting for a home track hat-trick when he lines up in the Hungerford Hill Handicap at Newcastle. Super will take his place in the field of 16 for the 1600m event at the provincial track’s stand-alone meeting on Saturday. The Broadmeadow-trained five-year-old is coming… Read More »
Chris Munce will not change the racing pattern of in-form sprinter Kavak despite a wide alley at Doomben. Kavak will start from the outside barrier in the 10-horse field for The Sports Hub Handicap (1200m) with the added burden of shouldering top weight of 59 kilograms. The three-year-old led all… Read More »
Popular Hall of Fame jockey W A ‘Billy’ Smith has died at the age of 92. The well-travelled rider began his career as an apprentice in Melbourne in the 1940s before heading to Western Australia where he rode for close to five years. In the mid-1950s he took up an… Read More »
Wagering on the Flemington carnival increased this year on the back of record turnover on the Melbourne Cup. Australians bet $221.6 million on the famous race, up more than 17 per cent on 2019 figures. A total of $667.3 million was invested over the four days of the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
For a self-confessed kid from the bush who relishes riding the Country Cups circuit, an opportunity in a $1 million race is a moment to treasure. But don’t expect Aaron Bullock to make a habit of it. The 30-year-old, who was born in Tumut but grew up in the Hunter… Read More »
For Matt Cumani, Future Score is aptly named as that is what the trainer is thinking about by starting him in the Zipping Classic. Cumani believes if Future Score can continue to develop in the way he thinks he will, a race like the Melbourne Cup is within his reach… Read More »
Kim Waugh has established a wonderful affinity with the Newcastle circuit and she hopes to continue it with Trumbull in the $1 million The Hunter. The trainer has been in outstanding form at the provincial track, saddling up six winners and five placegetters from her past 13 starters at Newcastle…. Read More »
In-form trainer Symon Wilde has tasted success in a Sandown Guineas before and he’s hoping he can add a second win with Allibor. Training with his father Bill, Wilde claimed the 2012 Sandown Guineas with So Swift, who was having his fifth start, and Allibor is also lightly-raced having had… Read More »
Former AFL administrator Steve Rosich has officially been anointed as the chief executive of the Victoria Racing Club. Rosich was ushered into the post on Thursday following a two-month transition period and replaces the outgoing Neil Wilson. The chief executive of the Fremantle Dockers for more than a decade, Rosich… Read More »
Racing media personality Lizzie Jelfs will have a vested interest when she nominates her pick of the parade ring prior to the Max Lees Classic at Newcastle. The popular Sky Racing presenter is a part-owner of debutante Pippa Charlotte, a superbly bred three-quarter sister to Magic Millions Classic winner Away… Read More »
A study commissioned by the RSPCA has put the issue of whip use back in the spotlight after it found a horse’s skin had a similar pain response to human skin. The study was funded by the RSPCA and led by veterinary pathologist Dr Lydia Tong and the Sydney School… Read More »
