We all know American racing isn’t as good as Australian racing. Nor as good as: Hong Kong racing, New Zealand racing, French racing, Irish racing, English racing, German racing etc, etc. Not as good in the sense they allow ridiculous race calling, they run for poor prizemoney in the main,… Read More »
Saturday’s outstanding field, and subsequent equally as impressive race, the Winx Stakes is here to stay. The Gr 1 feature which was worth $500,000 over 1400m at Randwick, was won sensationally by VERRY ELLEEGANT (Zed-Opulence) narrowly from STAR OF THE SEAS (Ocean Park-Stella Livia) and FIERCE IMPACT (Deep Impact-Keiai Gerbera)… Read More »
Wow, what a win by Verry Elleegant (Zed-Opulence) in the first Gr 1 race of the season at Randwick. But what did we learn from this fantastic rendition of the race Winx made her own? Well, perhaps we saw some of the winners of future major Gr 1 races this… Read More »
Team Snowden took their massively talented but luckless 3YO filly Stellar Pauline (Not A Single Doubt-Negotiate) to Hawkesbury today….and she finally bolted in. Sent around surprising odds against, Stellar Pauline sat behind the speed all the way, then the leader rolled off on the bend and she shot through, racing… Read More »
If the world hadn’t gone south earlier this year, we’d all be glued to our TV sets watching the Tokyo Olympics today. Sadly, we aren’t but hopefully in a year’s time we can. Now, saying all that, on this day back in 1988 at the Seoul Olympics, Australia experienced one… Read More »
Devastation struck a large group of previously happy owners on Wednesday afternoon. They had all cheered loudly and proudly when Tommy Berry brought their first starter, SACRED CAPTAIN (Sacred Falls-Lithograph) to the outside at the top of the Canterbury straight. Then with just one cut of the cane, he accelerated… Read More »
Racing NSW’s chief Peter V’landys has walked away from a courtroom on Tuesday victorious. A judge ruled that internal documents were to be made available for review in his defamation case against the ABC last year. These documents should be advantageous in getting to the truth. The head of NSW… Read More »
Last weekend a lot of punters did their cash early in the 3YO fillies stakes race when the heavily supported, and much hyped PARLOPHONE (I Am Invincible-Roulettes) bucked at the start. She clearly did not want to be in the race and after coming out last, she raced with her… Read More »
Boom four-year-old and touted Everest contender Masked Crusader was beaten at Randwick on Saturday in a BM 88 over 1100m. But, he lost no admirers. The very heavy track probably took it’s toll as he went quite wide around the home turn looking for better going so as to chase… Read More »
She might be one of, if not, the best sprinting 3YO filly in Australia, but the exciting KISUKANO may not come south to Sydney because she has a mind of her own. She took forever to be loaded at Eagle Farm today for her assignment over 1200m, but when she… Read More »
Probably the biggest story in the world today is the announcement of Democrat nominee Joe Biden’s presidential running mate. And it is Kamala Harris – the first black women ever put on a ticket. It means if Biden wins the US presidential November election, Harris becomes Vice President of the… Read More »
While the eastern seaboard stars shone during the week at barrier trials, a giant of a horse snuck onto the quiet grounds at Balaklava and roared around. Giants of the turf like NATURE STRIP, his stablemate VERRY ELLEEGANT, and the Team Hawkes pair MASTER OF WINE plus ZEBROWSKI all trialled… Read More »
Want to win on the punt today? Well, astute jockey watching is a big part of some professional punter’s armoury and at Kembla today, a $4.90 chance might just get us in front for the weekend. Here’s how it works. Top jock Jason Collett ALWAYS has first refusal for trainer… Read More »
The World Horse Racing authority has taken a liking to our super sprinter NATURE STRIP (Nicconi-Strikeline). On Wednesday afternoon, it posted on social media the question: who would win between Nature Strip and the wonder European sprinter BATTAASH (Dark Angel-Anna Law) over 5 furlongs (1000m). This is a clear acknowledgement… Read More »
The horse at the centre of the controversial Randwick scratching last weekend, is scheduled to race at Rosehill this Saturday. Her name is MONTEFILIA (Kermadec-Bana Wu) and last weekend her scratching sent punters and rival trainers to the rule books after Racing NSW stewards tweeted she had been scratched due… Read More »
Shortly after the Rosehill acceptances this morning a scare charged through the camp of Kiwi trainer Jamie Richards. His New Zealand champion MELODY BELLE (Commands-Meleka Belle) came out in a rash. Now, this doesn’t stop them performing but stewards can scratch a horse based on the ugly appearance a rash… Read More »
A disgruntled former New York-based racetrack employee has done the unthinkable and has sent shockwaves across the racing community in New York. No details are available as yet as to why, other than Ramzan Antooa, 38 of Elmont in New York, went back to the barn while full of rage,… Read More »
Out of the shadows comes hope and light. That’s the message Goulburn trainer Danny Williams and connections of the ill-fated Hot’N’Hazy woke to today. One of Australia’s most successful syndicators, James Harron, has reached out to Williams, a man he did not know personally, to say he was going to… Read More »
Following his 4th straight Gr 1 Goodwood Cup win, last night, long-distance staying freak STADIVARIUS (Sea The Stars-Private Life) is set to compete in a Gr 1 ‘sprint’. Well, sprint for him. His trainer John Gosden declared he would come down to the 2400m of the Prix de l’Arc de… Read More »
This could have been ugly. LADY LUCY LU today in the U.S. was home. She was leading and just had to keep going straight, but instead when the circular track linked up with the course proper, she lost her marbles. Well, her bearings anyway. Watch 📺 👇 Frankie Pennington who… Read More »
