The Godolphin machine looks set to have a Gold-star day this upcoming Saturday in both NSW and Victoria when its exciting juveniles Tassort and Athiri run in the Group Two Silver Slipper and Group One Blue Diamond Stakes respectively. Already the Blue Army’s baby machine was set to happy dance… Read More »
As we all celebrated the wondrous return to racing of Winx on Saturday, everyone in Australia was filled with immense pride. Something about seeing a freak-of-nature does that and of course our whole identity is tied up in one form or another with this mare. We are good by osmosis… Read More »
Do me a favour please: read carefully the very next paragraph. ‘The Registrar of Racehorses reserves the right to register or not register a name which is the same or similar to another name based on factors including but not limited to the age and sex of both horses, the… Read More »
At Wagga today a 2YO named Zelago should be winning. And when he does, there may be a couple of peeps in this world kicking themselves. Zelago (Delago Deluxe-Ze Choice) is on debut for trainer Barb Joseph and her co-training sons Paul and Matt. You would need to watch a… Read More »
At Sandown today, there is a 3YO who could give his incredibly underwhelming sire, a bite at the big time. Maybe only for that 15 mins of fame, but a bite none-the-less. And if he wins today, it’ll place his sire, way above lofty names like multimillionaires: Dissident, Wandjina, Puissance… Read More »
If you are looking over the Gosford race card today, pay special attention to Race 7. It’s a lowly $35,000 maiden over 1200m and is on at 4:55pm, but it features a new boy to the racing world called – Regal Stage. And, here’s the rub on him. He is… Read More »
It’s probably fair to say that never in the storied history of Australian racing has one owner held so many juvenile cards in the same year than the Godolphin – the Blue Army – do this year. We know they have for many years now been active in the baby… Read More »
With the G1 Blue Diamond around the corner followed by the G1 $3 million Golden Slipper, the G1 $1 million ATC Sires’ Produce then the G1 ATC Champagne Stakes it’s little wonder the big buys are starting to race. That’s why they were purchased, to win the Gr 1s, and… Read More »
March 23 is shaping up as not just racing’s biggest early day of the year, but breeding’s as well. And it could very well be historical. It is of course Golden Slipper day, the 1200m race this year worth $3.5million. It’s also sees the running of the G1 George Ryder… Read More »
You’ve heard of omens…right? We’ll try this one on as we look at backing something at the ‘Valley on Friday night. Now, I’m not saying it is appropriate. Nor am I suggesting it is real, relevant, timely or valid…I just don’t know. Life imitating sport, or art, is about as… Read More »
At Gosford this afternoon, all those Portuguese punters will chuckle a fair bit. A horse, trained by Kim Waugh, who should go very, very close to winning, called Safado will probably carry all their money. Mainly because the word is familiar to them – it, Safado, means…Bastard in their language…. Read More »
There can be no doubt the Magic Millions sales only racing concept has been a runaway winner over the years. It evens things up. The rich people rub shoulders in the auction ring with the sport’s battlers and on occasions, on the race track too. Well, on Saturday that great… Read More »
As a boy growing up in the racing industry, many things appealed to my imagination. One of them was this: what would happen if a field one week, backed up and all raced again 2 weeks later? Would we get the same result? Would class shine through? Well, with the re-opening… Read More »
The chances of Yucatan racing against Yucatan increased a fair bit yesterday, although still unlikely. And as it did, race caller Terry McAuliffe made a faux pas that raised eyebrows. In short, the Aussie-bred Yucactan (Domesday-Folk Rock) strolled in at Strathalbyn in Adelaide, winning as he liked by nearly 4 lengths… Read More »
Ecuador, that tough-as-nails galloper prepared by Gai and Adrian, has been retired. He was a multiple stakes winner and was surprisingly 3 x Gr 1 placed during a career of 46 starts. He won 10 times and was placed 15 times for a whopping $1,1356,875 in stakes. A pretty decent… Read More »
Fans of former champion NSW apprentice Samantha Clenton will get to see her ride again. Mind you they’ve waited patiently a fair while. Clenton was sidelined back in October of 2016 when she had a terrible fall at Scone. By the time the medics got to her that day, she had suffered… Read More »
Racing NSW CEO Peter V’landys must get out of bed and just give thanks every day. Because everything he and his Board seem to rubber stamp comes up trumps, while conversely, Racing Victoria keeps getting slammed. Regumate being the latest. Until Racing Victoria sees fit to recognise that fillies and… Read More »
We’ve seen Chris Waller, OTI, Gai and Adrian, David Hayes and a host of other trainers benefit greatly from the mass influx of European horses down here: and it’s all to do with our prize money levels which are the envy of the rest of the world. Well, leading British owner… Read More »
We race at Eagle Farm this Saturday. Yeah, doesn’t look right does it – but it’s true. Doomben is rested as Eagle Farm comes out of cobwebs gathered from 18 months out of action. Queenslanders are rejoicing, and so they should be but what are we to expect of the… Read More »
Potential. We see and hear about it all the time in horse racing. From pub talk to racing experts raising their eyebrows as they speak like they know, they alone see the future saying such prose as – “Oh this horse has the potential to be anything.” And this, “He’s… Read More »
