Last start as a $2.15 fav in a $2million race, on Magic Millions day, the brilliant Queensland mare, ISOTOPE (Deep Field – Great Dansaar) clipped the heels of her rival Away Game as they turned for home and lost her rider. That rider was Ryan Maloney and he said post… Read More »
I am surprised we don’t see more alterations in racing, but yesterday at Gulfstream Park in the United States, we saw a beauty. Watch 📺👇Champion rider Irad Ortiz Jr is fighting mad and shows it with Paco Lopez Irad Ortiz Jr. was fined $1,000 for this attack on Paco Lopez… Read More »
The racing days of the smart 3YO OLE KIRK (Written Tycoon – Naturale) are over. The dual Gr 1 winner who looked to have the world at his feet this campaign, has failed to flatter at his past two starts and the decision has been made to retire him. At… Read More »
In 2002 a very promising young apprentice called Kathy started in her first race. It was out in the NSW scrub and was so long ago it was forgettable. Almost. Yesterday, 19 years later and still an apprentice, that wee snip of a lass just booted home OLD HARBOUR (Your… Read More »
Richard and Michael Freedman won a Gr 1 race at Randwick when their filly FORBIDDEN LOVE (All Too Hard – Juliet’s Princess) stormed the fortress to win the Surround Stakes over 1400m, running away. It shocked a few as the filly was a $10 chance. She certainly didn’t win like… Read More »
These are some – actually, probably – THE very best horses in Australia and they put on an absolute spectacle in the $600,000 Gr 1 Chipping Norton at Randwick over a mile. It was perhaps the most exciting race and finish we’ve seen in Australia for years. Five of them… Read More »
Queensland mare KRONE (Eurozone – Sift landing) moved to the middle of the track as they turned for home and just flew down the outside to knock over a smart field of NSW mares in the Gr 2 Guy Walter Stakes worth $200,000 over 1400m. And in doing so, will… Read More »
Stayer THINK IT OVER (So You Think – Personal Service) at 50/1, caused the biggest upset of the day when he staved off the flying finish of the heavily backed favourite CRIADERAS (Lonhro – Youthful Presence) to win the 1300m Gr 3 Liverpool City Cup. And in doing so, took… Read More »
Four Moves Ahead (Snitzel – Doulmera) kept her unbeaten record alive when a stunning victor of the Gr 2 Sweet Embrace Stakes over 1200m worth $200,000. It wasn’t just a tradesman-like win, it was one carved out in fast time and done at both ends of the race. She carried… Read More »
If the track is wet on Gr 1 Golden Slipper day, you’d be best to back O’PRESIDENT (Fastnet Rock – O’Marilyn). He jumped from the inside gate on a Heavy 8 two runs back at Canterbury. Stayed in the worst part of the track and brained them. Today, jockey Tim… Read More »
You nearly have to be over 50 to remember the great man of early wrestling Haystacks Calhoun. Everyone loved him and he was a physical freak. Calhoun tipped the scales at over 290kg in his prime fighting days. Discovered one day while working on his farm in Texas, of the… Read More »
The sensationally bred BOJACK (Snitzel-Insinuating) steps out at Wyong this afternoon and some pretty hefty heavy-hitters will be cheering him on. The 3YO, who is unbeaten following a very impressive and runaway maiden win at Gosford when leading all the way, is up in grade here but he has been… Read More »
Race 3 on the card at Rosehill was a strong BM 100m affair over 1400m and worth $125,000. The race resulted into an impressive victory by the improving mare NIMALEE (So You Think-Dezign) beating the short priced favourite YAO DASH (Smart Missile-Rahy Storm) and the tough POLLY GREY (Azamour-Allanah), with… Read More »
He might not be as quick as say Black Caviar, but this unbeaten 3YO colt OXLEY ROAD (Exceed and Excel-Bonnie Mac) is going to win a lot of races for trainer Peter Moody. Well, you’d think so anyway after he led all the way toying in the end with his… Read More »
He didn’t want to go in at first, but when he relented and went in the boom horse VOWMASTER (Written Tycoon-Bring A Ring) jumped midfield, settled for about two strides, then went very hard toward the lead three wide and, well, folded up in the straight to run 5th. It… Read More »
Yesterday alarm bells rang when the Gr 1 Blue Diamond favourite ENTHAAR (Written Tycoon-Final Agreement) looked lame in the near fore. Today, a rigorous vet examination took place for three Blue Diamond Stakes contenders. The highest profile of those being Enthaar, and she has been passed fit to race on… Read More »
It quite literally is a case of David vs Goliath at Canberra this afternoon. Gai and Adrian’s Tulloch Lodge brings the unbeaten YALETOWN (Vancouver-Marianne) to Canberra this afternoon for a crack at the Canberra Guineas Preview over 1400m. He then will be set for the $150,000 Canberra Guineas on 8… Read More »
Smart maiden filly LADY OF LUXURY (Criterion-Miss Beauty World) had punters and racegoers alike holding their collective breathes as she climbed dangerously on a very wet track all over the back of those in front of her at Kensington today. For at least 50m down the straight she looked likely… Read More »
ART CADEAU (Artie Schiller-Jewelled Gate) is as honest as the day is long and he proved that when Tommy Berry rode him so vigorously over the final 100m to just win the $150k Country Championship heat at Goulburn this afternoon. He beat LEG WORK (Shamus Award-Tikal), a sparring partner who… Read More »
It has completely snuck under the radar that two outstanding young riders in Australia will make comebacks of sorts today and on the weekend. Sammie Clenton, now a mother, has always been a star in the saddle and she clearly and often showed that as a champion apprentice two seasons… Read More »
