Not a lot can come between Mark Zahra and Ibiza at this time of year but a ride at Royal Ascot will see him delay his holidays slightly and take part in one of racing’s biggest stages opn Tuesday. Zahra set off for England from Brisbane on Saturday night after riding… Read More »
Jockey Martin Harley will board a flight to England happy in the knowledge he is now a Group 1 winning jockey in Australia. Harley guided Cool Archie home in the J J Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday to go with previous Group 1 victories in France, the UK and Ireland…. Read More »
Holding an almost unassailable advantage in the race for the Sydney apprentices’ title, Braith Nock has an opportunity to make a play for state honours. With just over six weeks of the season remaining, Nock has inched to within two wins of NSW leader Ash Morgan after booting home his first… Read More »
War Machine has cemented his status as one of the country’s rising sprint stars with an emphatic Group 1 victory in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm, paving the way for a potential Hayes family showdown in The Everest. Formally in the care of the late Mike Moroney, War Machine has… Read More »
A drop back to 1600m or a rise to 2000m is the question Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman face after the win of Saban at Sandown. Saban made it back-to-back victories at the track when he took out the Sportsbet More Places Handicap (1800m) on Saturday having been successful over the same… Read More »
It has been a case of rinse and repeat for Tulloch Lodge stayer Sir Lucan, who has become just the third horse in almost 70 years to win the Winter Cup twice. Rebounding from an indifferent first-up performance last month when he settled with the tailenders and never threatened, the… Read More »
A brilliant ride by Dylan Gibbons has helped King Of Roseau end an 18-month hiatus from the winner’s list and shed his tag as “the best class one horse going around”. The gelding was successful on debut at Canberra in December 2023 but hadn’t managed to repeat the dose since. He had… Read More »
One week apprentice Hannah Edgley and the stable of Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin were the toast of punters, the following they were their nightmare. Edgley landed her first Flemington winner last week when she teamed for the first time in town with the Corstens and Larkin stable… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes has taken advantage of a winter contest at Sandown to add to their haul of two-year-old winners. Success by Hello Romeo in the Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap (1000m) on Saturday was the Lindsay Park stable’s 25th juvenile winner for the season…. Read More »
A difficult week has ended on a high for trainer Gary Portelli with juvenile Queen Of Clubs delivering a promising win at Rosehill just a day after injury cut short the racing career of stable star Kimochi. Kimochi was due to contest Saturday’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in Brisbane but was ruled… Read More »
Trainer Luke Fernie is adamant Ripper Farooq isn’t just making up the numbers in tomorrow’s Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Bunbury. The gelding possesses a record of one win and two placings from nine starts but has been placed in blacktype company in last year’s Listed Supremacy Stakes (1000m). He enters… Read More »
Perth Racing has elected to undertake a complete removal and replacement of the track near the 150m mark of the Belmont Park straight to prioritise the ongoing safety of both jockeys and horses. The work, set to be conducted by Evergreen Turf Group, will take four to five days. However,… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable had hopes of tackling the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with Derivative. But after a pear-shaped debut, those plans were iced, with the stable deciding to lower their initial targets. After a spell and some solid jump-outs, Derivative is ready to make it back to the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes have always held lightly raced galloper Aztec State in high regard. But for a number of niggling issues, the rising five-year-old will be lining up for just his tenth start when he contests the Ray Poter’s 90th Celebration Classic (1600m) at… Read More »
The Stradbroke Handicap lost one of its leading contenders on the eve of the $3 million Group 1 following the scratching of Kimochi. Retirement is now likely for the Gary Portelli-trained mare, who suffered a tendon injury after a freak mishap following light exercise at trackwork on Friday morning. The… Read More »
The dark green and red chevroned silks of Hermitage Thoroughbreds have been featuring strongly this season, particularly through the feats of Coolmore Classic winner Lady Shenandoah. Hermitage have had a strong industry presence for over a decade, celebrating success with the likes of The Autumn Sun, September Run and Egg… Read More »
Rod Lyons does not have a share in either The Inflictor or Call Da Vinci, but the prominent owner will be chuffed should either log a Group 1 win this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The geldings are both sons of Under The Louvre, who carried Lyons’ colours to victory in the… Read More »
Sometimes it’s the horse that nobody imagines anything of that does the things that nobody can imagine. That’s certainly been the case for Richard Jolly with his emerging filly Out Of Square, who will attempt to stretch her record this campaign to five wins from six starts at Thomas Farms… Read More »
Wind And The Lion carries top weight and steps from a wide gate, but jockey Jarrad Noske believes the talented three-year-old has the class to overcome both hurdles in Saturday’s Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Bunbury on Saturday. Noske backs up to ride Wind And The Lion again after piloting him… Read More »
Two newcomers to Lindsay Park are expected to line up against each other at Sandown, although trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes are concerned by their draws. Katsu and Kristilli are down to run in the Thoroughbred Club of Australia Handicap (1000m) on Saturday and have shown their trainers they are ready… Read More »
