On paper, old GENTLEMAN MAX (Zariz-Lionette) should be a $2.30 chance to win the Cootamundra Cup this afternoon. But he wont be. Instead the old boy, who just turned 8, will start around $5.10 and that price is worth taking. Hmmmm, or is it? He’ll get out because of his… Read More »
You need to watch how well this teenager did today in Tokyo. So many big races run and won in Australia and tomorrow we have the Gr 1 Preakness Stakes, but this may have been the horsemanship of the day in the world. In Japan Fuma Izumiya (blue cap from… Read More »
Futures bettors have rubbed their hands with glee following the outstanding debut of the 2YO filly ENTHAAR. Ridden by James McDonald, who won the first four races at Randwick, Enthaar (Written Tycoon-Final Agreement) has firmed up to win the G1 Golden Slipper next year from $17 to $9 after totally… Read More »
Gee, well what did Tommy Berry do to upset, or p… off the universe this week? It must be something big because when he woke on Monday morning he knew he had two live Gr 1 mounts coming up tis weekend. By Wednesday morning, after acceptances and the barrier draws,… Read More »
We know….or, better put, we assume Qld Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will one day open up her borders to the rest of the world. Presumably, hopefully, prayerfully, before the massive Magic Millions Yearling sale in early January. And when she does, work can start on the promised $31.5million her government has… Read More »
It isn’t ever publicised with the hype of the U.S. Triple Crown, but Canada has it’s own Triple Crown and this morning the 2nd leg was run and won by a horse who would be banned from racing in Australia. MIGHTY HEART (Dramedy-Emma’s Bullseye) won Canada’s biggest race and first… Read More »
He is in the best physical shape of his life and he’s riding equally as well, but top rider Brenton Avdulla may not need spring spoils to help his career. He has a greyhound who looks super, super slick. By the best dog we’ve seen in Australia for the past… Read More »
It’s been 30 years since Melbourne’s champion rider, Damien Oliver, has landed the coveted Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas. But he could very well add another one to his resume this year after Sydney’s superstar trainer Chris Waller booked him on boom colt MO’UNGA (Savabeel-Chandelier). Market 💰: View the Odds for… Read More »
Those who like to get on a week or so early when making Gr 1 bets, need to know that the Gr 2 Shannon winner at Rosehill…..is NOT going to the Gr 1 Epsom next week. And after that horse, I AM SUPERMAN (Footstepsinthesand-Fastnet Lady) looked awesome winning the Shannon,… Read More »
The grand old warrior BALL OF MUSCLE (Dubawi-Parfore) has run his last race. On Saturday morning connections pulled the pin on the 10YO career, retiring him after he’d earned $1,777,025 in stakes money. He raced on 47 occasions, winning 13 and placing 17 other times. He beat the likes of… Read More »
With the start of the NSW 2YO races almost upon us, here is a detailed look at the top five from both genders (in order of talent) who performed at the recent first official trials at Randwick. Fillies VACCINE (Not A Single Doubt-A Brilliant Idea) is about the best named… Read More »
At Ballarat on Sunday, one from the ‘well, you don’t see that everyday’ hits the race tracks. MASTER RYAN (Volitant-Winning Odds) will race for the very first time. Nothing new about that – other than he is a 10-year-old. Talk about long-suffering owners. Part-owner Ms Steinmann also owns a 5-year-old… Read More »
The extraordinary talents of NSW best ever bush jockey, Greg Ryan, were called into play at Narromine, but not even he could save the meeting. Ryan, who repeatedly goes and does things behind the scenes at racetracks to keep the meetings going, jumped onto the lawn mower and went out… Read More »
Veteran jockey Kenny Dunbar must be smiling from ear to ear – or at the very least someone in his family surely is. This after the first two races at Narromine on Thursday. Dunbar was legged aboard DASHING BADGER (Dash For Cash-Badger’s Catch) who was paying $81 on the NSW… Read More »
Eulogies and stories are coming in from all over the world after we in the southern hemisphere woke to the news that Pat Smullen had died. The champion rider, one of the very best in the world, was 43 when cancer took over his soul last night. The Irish-based rider… Read More »
You have to be tough to be a jockey. Not just physically, mentally as well. Thank goodness promising Queensland-based apprentice Wendy Peel is. Just hours after riding her first ever city winner, she was on the deck, in agony and in need of transportation to the hospital after a track… Read More »
If you’re looking for one to Black Book, and or write down as a Country Championships horse for 2012, then here it is. FARMER’S FRIEND (Zoffany-Forcibly) ran second in the big bush bash at Dubbo on Sunday afternoon over 1100m. The big $50,000 Class 2 race brought together a bumper… Read More »
Bubbles burst as The Everest hopefuls get beaten Did we see, in the space of an hour today, three The Everest hopeful bubbles burst? All were beaten. They being the boomed MASKED CRUSADER (Toronado-She’s Got Gears); Gr 1 winner TOFANE (Ocean Park-Baggy Green) and WA superstar ACADIA QUEEN (Pierro-Arcadia). Now,… Read More »
In Victoria and South Australia this afternoon, younger siblings of two proven superstar Gr 1 winning mares, will attempt to win further glories for their family tree. The mares are JAMEKA (Myboycharlie-Mine Game) who won $4.8million in prizemoney inc the Caulfield Cup, and SUNLIGHT (Zoustar-Solar Charge) who landed her connections… Read More »
Here’s something you don’t see every day. An unraced 3YO, named EAGLE EYES (Free Eagle-Perfect Kiss) and representing the Team McEvoy stable, has been extremely heavily backed overnight with the corporate bookmakers. That’s not the surprising part. What is though, they’ve backed this thing: 1) without any public trials, 2)… Read More »
