Tony Gollan will have a much clearer idea of his prospects of winning a Stradbroke Season Group 1 race after Saturday’s Doomben Cup meeting, where Garibaldi and Good Soize face crucial moments in their carnival tilts. Garibaldi needs to win the BRC Sprint (G3) to secure a start in the June 12 Stradbroke… Read More »
Greg Hickman remains in two minds about whether to start Travest from a wide gate at Rosehill. After winning his first two starts in promising fashion, the form of Travest began to go off the boil. The talent the horse was showing at home was not being reproduced on the racetrack,… Read More »
A rising star of Sydney’s training ranks, Annabel Neasham will chase her first Group 1 win in Queensland with Doomben Cup favourite Zaaki. Having already landed a breakthrough Group 1 win in her first season as a fully-fledged trainer, Annabel Neasham has a tremendous chance to get another top-level victory on… Read More »
After almost six years under the guidance and tutelage of one of North Queensland’s greatest ever trainers, Louise Terzi is ready to dip her toes into the training arena herself. Louise Terzi has long been respected trainer Roy Chillemi’s stable foreman and on their home track of Atherton this Saturday, have her… Read More »
A rise in trip and the addition of blinkers are seen as positives for Pandemic as he heads to the Listed Straight Six at Flemington. James Cummings and the Godolphin team are banking on a set of blinkers bringing out the best in Pandemic at Flemington. The head-gear will be sported… Read More »
After two encouraging runs to start his career, co-trainer Robbie Griffiths is looking to Bring The Stars producing the goods at Flemington. Robbie Griffiths is hoping lightly-raced two-year-old Bring The Stars can this time take full advantage of a nice barrier draw to breakthrough for his maiden win at Flemington. Bring The… Read More »
John Biggs is the Secretary and Treasurer of the Country Racing Association of Western Australia. Racing is engrained in John’s family history and after being a part of the industry for over 25 years, John Biggs took on the position of Secretary and Treasurer with the Country Racing Association in 2011. John… Read More »
Matt Dunn has suddenly found himself with two live chances in Brisbane this weekend after picking up Yamazaki and Rocketing By from disqualified trainer David Pfieffer. Pfieffer was earlier this week outed for nine months by Racing NSW stewards over the substitution of a urine sample dating back to 2019. Both Yamazaki and… Read More »
Jockeys in Victoria will be automatically stood down for 12 days from race riding if they suffer a concussion in a fall. Racing Victoria is following the lead of the AFL having introduced a mandatory 12-day stand-down period for jockeys that suffer a concussion. Jockeys previously were forced from the… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have unearthed a talented two-year-old colt at Kensington on Wednesday. The regally bred In The Congo was impressive on debut, leading from start to finish and fending off his rivals to score by 0.57 lengths in the Heineken Handicap (1100m). The flashy colt is a son… Read More »
Leading Pinjarra horseman Brett Pope will saddle-up five runners at today’s Pinjarra Park meeting, all of whom will be having their first starts back from a spell. After a crippling stable virus derailed the campaigns of several of his charges during the spring and summer, the Peel trainer is looking… Read More »
Eclair Sunrise, a $480,000 Fastnet Rock yearling purchase, has broken through for her maiden win in a two-year-old race at Ballarat. The rank outsider in a field of five two-year-olds has lived up to her hefty purchase price with an all-the-way victory at Ballarat. The Dan O’Sullivan-trained Eclair Sunrise did not… Read More »
David Jolly says it is not ideal to have stable runners line up against each other, but Streetcar Stranger and Trip will do so at Flemington. Adelaide trainer David Jolly is heading back across the border with dual representation in the Straight Six at Flemington on Saturday. Last start Caulfield winner Streetcar… Read More »
The riding career of Dwayne Dunn is in a holding pattern as he works to overcome a brain injury incurred in a frightening barrier incident. Dwayne Dunn says his riding career remains in the balance as he battles to overcome a brain injury suffered in frightening barrier accident at The… Read More »
Brisbane Winter Carnival plans for a number of Victorian horses have been thrown into disarray with a decision by Queensland Health ordering a 14-day quarantine stay for horse handlers aboard a Cathay Pacific cargo flight. Star three-year-old Ayrton will be floated to Queensland to take his place in the Fred… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie is looking forward to seeing how much more Portland Sky (Deep Field) can achieve in his next preparation. The son of Deep Field (Northern Meteor) dead-heated with Celebrity Queen (Redoute’s Choice) in the Oakleigh Plate (Gr 1, 1100m) in February and was last seen running second to… Read More »
It has been over a year since she last raced, but Hellenism is back and looking to keep her perfect record intact on Saturday. The five-year-old last raced at Randwick in May of last year, finishing third to Tejori in a Highway race. The daughter of Helmet has not finished outside… Read More »
Two-year-old Fumiko has her trainer excited for the future as she looks to continue the winning start to her career at Rosehill on Saturday. The daughter of Flying Artie won well against the older horses on debut, scoring at Newcastle by 1.46 lengths. Although facing her own age group on… Read More »
Lindsay Park is hoping a float trip to Doomben to gallop on the course proper is the spark Fifty Stars is looking for ahead of the Doomben Cup. Noted for not being one of the flashier trackworkers, the Lindsay Park stable took advantage of using the course proper at Doomben… Read More »
Record wagering turnover in excess of $62 million has been achieved across the three-day Warrnambool carnival. Punters have shown their support for the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival with a record $62.12 million being wagered across the three days of racing. With COVID-19 restricting the 2020 to a two-day meeting, wagering… Read More »
