Owner Bob Peters wore a path to the winner’s enclosure at Ascot, having the pleasure of watching the cerise and white Peters Investment colours claim a hat trick of wins in races four, five and six on the Railway Stakes meeting in Perth, All of the Peters owned winners were… Read More »
Starspangledbanner has reached a career-high service fee of €60,000 at Coolmore Ireland, with the surge fuelled largely by the breakout success of his Group 1-winning son Gstaad. Gstaad claimed the Breeders’ Cup Juvenile Turf at Del Mar last week, becoming one of 15 stakes winners worldwide for Starspangledbanner in 2025…. Read More »
After a remarkable campaign that saw him progress from Benchmark 64 grade to claiming both the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup, star stayer Half Yours will now head to the paddock for a well-deserved spell. Trained by Tony and Calvin McEvoy, the rising staying star has come through his… Read More »
Tony and Calvin McEvoy are yet to decide whether their Caulfield Cup winner Half Yours will press on to the Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday in November. The hardy stayer enjoyed a recovery session at Altona Beach on Sunday morning after saluting as a hot favourite in Saturday’s $5… Read More »
Read what the Jockeys and & Trainers said in the Toorak Handicap 2025. Winning Trainer: Tony Gollan Target race: “I’ve had one of those preparations where I’ve been beaten point one, point one. But I was never really worried, I’d always planned to be here today. I think those defeats… Read More »
Defending champion Ceolwulf and fellow Group 1 winners Light Infantry Man, Private Eye and Royal Patronage will have to break a 34-year-old weight carrying record in this year’s Epsom Handicap after they were all allotted 58kg in the famous Randwick mile. Super Impose (61kg in 1991), was the last horse… Read More »
Yes, as Keeneland says ‘This is The Moment,’ and its Hip7 the Paynter full-brother to Knicks Go that’s on Day 1 of the 82nd Keeneland September Yearling Sale, 8 to 20 September. Stepping out early on Monday, the Paynter-Cosmo’s Buddy colt is full brother to 2021 US Horse of The… Read More »
Talented Tasmanian mare Geegees Mistruth will join Mark Walker’s trans-Tasman Te Akau Racing stable at Cranbourne for her Victorian spring campaign. “We want to ensure that when we take on some of the best horses in the country, we are not tackling Bass Strait every time,” Ben Geard, representing the… Read More »
Chris Waller already has the favourite for this year’s Cox Plate in defending champion Via Sistina, but he believes she may not be his only contender for the famous Moonee Valley feature. Joining Waller’s stable in the coming weeks is high-profile import Trinity College, a former Coolmore three-year-old from Ireland… Read More »
Talented youngster Autumn Mystery impressed during his initial campaign, and trainer Rory Hunter is eager to see what the promising gelding can produce as he embarks on a spring campaign that may culminate in a shot at Group 1 glory. The rising three-year-old is scheduled to resume in Saturday’s Senet… Read More »
Returning Bivouac filly Exit made an immediate impact in her second preparation, landing a narrow but impressive maiden victory at Sandown on Wednesday. Trained by Ciaron Maher and owned by Ozzie Khier, the two-year-old had finished ninth on debut in the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude for fillies but returned… Read More »
Popular jockey Samantha Wynne is recovering in Christchurch Hospital after suffering serious head trauma in a stable accident on Saturday morning. The Irish-born jockey-turned-trainer, who has called Canterbury home for over a decade, was tending to her team of horses when she was kicked in the head, resulting in a… Read More »
Exotique Miss, originally a first emergency for the Group 1 Tatts Tiara, is now in the race on the back of the scratching of Adiella. It is a case of one Toowoomba based runner replacing another Toowoomba based horse. “We obviously know how strong these races are with all these… Read More »
Betr has raised questions over the validity of a shareholder vote that appeared to clear the way for Japanese firm MIXI to acquire PointsBet’s Australian wagering business in a $400 million transaction. The vote results, released to the ASX at 11am on Wednesday, showed that 96 per cent of shares… Read More »
In a separate case, RV Stewards are also investigating a prohibited substance finding involving trainer Carly Thomas and her mare, Fighting Sanami. A pre-race blood sample collected from the horse prior to its run in the Hygain Winners Choice BM64 Handicap (1000m) at Ballarat on 27 April 2025 has returned… Read More »
A detailed spring campaign has already been set for the Stradbroke runner-up Yellow Brick by the Tony and Maddysen Sears training partnership. “He’ll go to three races in Sydney,” said co-trainer Maddy Sears. “He’ll go first to the Show County. Then he’ll have a trial … then into the Bill… Read More »
Last winter, Recommendation established himself as the standout winter sprinter in Victoria, stringing together three Group 3 wins at Caulfield. Now, he’s set to return for another shot at the same races that made him a standout last year. His remarkable 2023 campaign included a seven-length demolition in the Sir… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday 14/6/2025. Tim Clark (War Machine) On picking up the ride: “Thrilled to get on him, obviously. He put the writing on the wall a few weeks ago and it was a pleasant… Read More »
The famous Cummings name will remain part of the fabric at Flemington, with James Cummings set to continue training from Carbine Lodge following his departure as Godolphin’s private trainer. While the global racing and breeding powerhouse announced in April that it would shift to a public training model, the change… Read More »
Cox Plate champion Via Sistina could be set for an international venture to Hong Kong following another Australian spring campaign. The mare, who boasts nine Group 1 victories and has flourished under the Yulong banner since arriving in Australia, remains a powerhouse on the turf and is being considered for… Read More »
