It is said that weight can stop a train but Anthony Cummings is more concerned about Mizzy’s wide barrier draw for the Coolmore Classic than he is about her topweight. The last-start Group One placegetter will lump 58kg, the same impost as The Hunter winner Sweet Deal, when both attempt… Read More »
Jockey Kyra Yuill’s spectacular 2019-2020 racing season was recognised when she claimed the AJ (Tood) Buswell South Western Times Sports Star of the Year on Wednesday. Bunbury-based Kyra Yuill claimed the top prize from joint runners-up Kara Svenson (Swimming) and Kye Blight (Speedway) who could not be separated in the tight competition…. Read More »
Olden is a rank outsider in the JC Roberts Stakes (1800m), but trainer Daniel O’Connor believes he can run a bold race and defy his $51 rating. Notwithstanding a winless record from 11 starts, Daniel O’Connor is positive Olden won’t let him down in the Listed feature, his first attempt in stakes company. O’Connor’s… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Andrews is certain Great Charade had ‘help from above’ following the gelding’s courageous win in the Tabtouch-Better Your Bet Handicap (1400m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Ridden by Clint Johnston-Porter, Great Charade raced outside of the leader and looked vulnerable in the straight, but he refused to give in and fought on… Read More »
There was a time when Kathy O’Hara found herself as the lone occupant of the womens’ jockey room at Sydney racetracks. When she first started riding 18 years ago, females were still a rarity in the Sport Of Kings but now the likes of Melbourne premiership pacesetter Jamie Kah and… Read More »
Mark Newnham is leaning towards a Kembla Grange Classic start for fillies Miravalle and Darling Diamond but uncertainty over the weather forecast has him second guessing. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting showers and thunderstorms on Friday with the possibility of up to 25 mils of rain falling in parts… Read More »
All-Star Mile favourite Arcadia Queen and fellow Group 1 winning mare Shout The Bar will need further veterinary inspections before being declared fit to start in the $5 million race at The Valley. Both mares presented with lameness following compulsory Racing Victoria veterinary checks to assess the suitability of all… Read More »
Talented filly Mallory will almost certainly go straight into the Golden Slipper without another run, ruling her out of the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Co-trainer Gerald Ryan said they accepted with the filly as a precaution but were not keen to race her seven days before her… Read More »
Right from when Mugatoo finished fourth in last year’s Cox Plate, connections and trainer Kris Lees began thinking ‘All-Star Mile’. There were a few anxious moments until the announcement on March 1 of the wildcard runners for Saturday’s $5 million showpiece at The Valley. Mugatoo was one of five horses… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Artorius will be paid up for the 2021 Golden Slipper on Monday following a sizzling barrier trial performance at Randwick. Having his first serious test in the Sydney direction, the youngster was eased back to last by Luke Currie as eventual heat winner Harley Street skipped… Read More »
The patience Ciaron Maher extends his young stayers eventually pays a dividend as shown by the Melbourne Cup performance of Persan. After starting out in Sydney, Persan made his way to Maher And David Eustace and raced every month from April through until the Melbourne Cup, eventually finishing fifth behind… Read More »
Jockey Chris Symons is taking an indefinite break from race riding as he attempts to overcome injuries suffered in a fall at Bendigo in 2015. Neck fractures, a fractured scapula and head trauma kept Symons from the saddle for five months that year, but five years later, Symons is still… Read More »
After wins at Lingfield and Kembla Grange, French-bred import Pale King has added to his record with a narrow win at Sandown. French-bred import Pale King has kept his record intact with a fighting victory in the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Wednesday. Pale King was successful over… Read More »
Top jockey James McDonald has predicted a bright future for Najmaty after her classy victory on debut at the Kensington track. Two familiar stables were to the fore in the juvenile races at the Randwick Kensington meeting as Godolphin and Team Snowden scored wins with a pair of talented youngsters…. Read More »
The Pago Pago Stakes is set to mark the latest chapter in the Cummings family’s rich racing history. One of the most famous families in racing is set for an historic afternoon at Rosehill with Anthony, James and Edward Cummings all set to saddle up runners in the Group Three… Read More »
A testing first-up effort has laid the groundwork for on-pace mare Sweet Deal to put her best foot forward in the Coolmore Classic. Jockeys don’t always make the right choice when it comes to big race rides and trainer John Thompson is hoping Nash Rawiller has made the wrong call… Read More »
Damien Oliver is hoping a capacity field of 15 runners in the All-Star Mile will ensure a solid tempo for Russian Camelot. A field of 15 for the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday is something a number of jockeys will not have encountered at the… Read More »
Libertini will bypass a scheduled barrier trial in favour of a race day excursion as she prepares for her autumn return in The Galaxy on Saturday week. The top sprinter was given a quiet trial at Canterbury last month and was due to have another hitout at the Randwick trial… Read More »
New Zealand mare Probabeel is one of the main fancies for the All-Star Mile thanks to the dedication of her strapper Ashley Handley. Ashley Handley has empathy for the New Zealand connections of 2021 All-Star Mile hope Probabeel, but it should be her connections are grateful for. Without Handley’s dedication… Read More »
Sidelined for 12 months with a serious back injury, jockey Cory Parish hopes to resume his racing career at Yarra Valley on Sunday. Caulfield Cup winning jockey Cory Parish has been given the all-clear to resume his riding career almost 12 months to the day since he last rode in… Read More »
