Robert Price, along with his son Luke, train their small team of gallopers out of Nowra, a bush town south of Sydney. And one of that team is a 2YO filly named JAMAEA (Headwater – Isibaeva). She cost Robert $130,000 as yearling and he unsold her to the Ken Noble… Read More »
Hugh Bowman brought the smart Newcastle galloper CRISTAL BREEZE (Gale Force Ten – Gale Force Ten) home with a perfectly timed run to win the $500k Provincial Championship Final over 1400m. It had to be a perfect finish because James Mcdonald had charged his mount PANDANO (Dundeel – Milanesa) away… Read More »
There was a time when the enigmatic BIVOUAC (Exceed and Excel – Dazzler) was rated the best sprinter on earth. From today, however, he is going to be aimed at becoming the best stallion at stud. Godolphin officially retired him after his disappointing, unplaced run last Saturday behind his arch-rival… Read More »
Coolmore Stud in NSW will stand the only ever unbeaten American Triple crown champion in JUSTIFY (Scat Daddy – Stage Magic) this year but they may well have an eye out for his little bro now too. That’s because, as you can see in the video, he just ploughed through… Read More »
The world was still abuzz when news of Jamie Kah’s win at Gr 1 level for Godolphin at Randwick made its way to Aintree in England. Godolphin, in England, is a wanted name and so when Jamie won not just at G1 level in a $3million race, but became the… Read More »
Last year Colette for the James Cummings brand won the $200k Gr 3 Adrian Knox Stakes. This year that same Cummings had the favourite FLEXIBLE (Hallowed Crown – Dextrous) engaged with the very much in form Tommy Berry riding her. And Cummings won the race…..only it wasn’t James, or his… Read More »
It was perhaps the most astute bit of riding by a jockey at Randwick. Tommy Berry on the favourite ART CADEAU (Artie Schiller – Jewelled Gate) jump away well and when nothing wanted to lead, Berry chose to. Which must have shocked the horse firstly, his connections and punters alike… Read More »
Wow! If that performance by 3YO filly KIKU (Zoustar – Atotori) doesn’t have, “I’m going to win a Gr 1 race soon” written all over it, then nothing else in life is ever going to improve. Simply put, she shouldn’t have won the 1600m Gr 3 Carbine Club Stakes over… Read More »
The Gr 3 Kindergarten Stakes for the babies over 1100m was won brilliantly by Godolphin’s PAULELE (Daw Approach – Chatoyant) on Doncaster Mile day to kick off Day 1 of The Championships. And trainer James Cummings who always measures his words, was rather animated about his future. “He is a… Read More »
For the, here’s something you don’t see every day file, a horse in Queensland won yesterday named HIGHER REALM (Wandjina – Upper Notch). It was at Townsville in a BM 70. Now, as he crossed the line, the totes across the country flashed up on Sky screens everywhere. On UTAB… Read More »
It may be an appropriate thing, you know given horse racing is governed by celestial beings who want the scripts written to showcase the theatre and wonder of the sport, that Andrew Adkins wins the $3million Star Doncaster Mile at Randwick. Why, well he’s riding a horse called I AM… Read More »
Champion rider Glen Boss has won the Star Doncaster on seven occasions. That pretty much makes him an expert on how to win the race. So, when his mount THINK IT OVER (So You Think – Personal Service) drew 18, a seemingly awkward gate, he pondered it all for a… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has never won a Gr 1 ATC Derby, which would shock most given she has won everything else. But, she and her co-trainer Adrian Bott have a live shot now to break that hoodoo after their big boy YALETOWN (Vancouver – Marianne) led all the way to impressively… Read More »
The Gr 3 Neville Sellwood Stakes at Rosehill over 2000m was taken out in dashing style by prolific interstate hopper SHARED AMBITION (Born To Sea – Almansa). This, completed after a great, quick-thinking moment of judgement by leading rider James McDonald. He saw that natural front-runner ENTENTE (Dundeel – Nexuses)… Read More »
A brilliant Craig Williams ride got the big boy SAIF (Pride Of Dubai – Little Miss Smiley) home easily in the opening race at Rosehill. It was the Gr 3 Schweppervescence over 1400m for the 2YOs and he carved it out in a fraction over 1:23, a mere step away… Read More »
Top trainer Peter Moody will unveil a potential superstar at Rosehill this afternoon. Most, in fact nearly all Aussie punters will not know the name, but Moody who trained the champion Black Caviar, has high hopes for his stayer NICKAJACK CAVE (Kendargent – Could You Be Loved). The horse runs… Read More »
It wasn’t in a race. But it has shocked the racing community the world over. An unnamed, unraced 2YO by American Pharaoh had just been saddled to do his breeze-up for the annual Fasig-Tipton Sale. He carried a Hip 47 sticker on his hindquarters. His rider was legged up and… Read More »
Legendary English trainer Willie Haggas has done it again. He has brought a horse, an unheralded horse to Australia, and produced him first-up over 2400m at stakes level…and it won! We saw him do it with Young Rascal last year. And he’s done it again with FAVOURITE MOON (Sea The… Read More »
Few in the history of Thoroughbred, and Arabian horses racing for that matter, have ever created as much lasting joy in the respective sports than Godolphin owner Sheik Mohammed’s older brother Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum. And sadly, as you wake this morning, overnight the great owner, breeder passed… Read More »
Lots of people through this pandemic are getting reductions and extended time to pay bills, from those who normally charge for services etc, all over the world. Renters, electricity just to name a couple. But in the U.S. the biggest racehorse owner, Ken and his wife Sarah Ramsey have stopped,… Read More »
