General News

• Comeback kid eyes Caulfield double

  MICHAEL Rodd, just days into a comeback after serious injury, concedes he still can’t believe he is riding Group One race favourites Whobegotyou and Raffaello today.

   
• Anthony could ruin Bart’s day

  ANTHONY Cummings might still be recovering from recent hip surgery but he is planning on being a pain in his father’s side at Rosehill Gardens today.

   
• Bright future for galloper

  I AM off to Melbourne tomorrow to watch exciting colt Manhattan Rain strut his stuff in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude. He will be hard to beat.

   
• Bowman’s Melbourne Cup plan

  HUGH Bowman, winner of the inaugural Bart Cummings Medal, is linking with racing’s living legend in a bid to finally ride in a Melbourne Cup this spring.

   
• Melito the one to beat

  THERE is a strong argument to suggest Melito should be attempting to repeat Samantha Miss’ Princess Series clean sweep in Sydney’s three-year-old fillies classics.

   
• Jordan the ideal go-between

  IN A coup for Racing NSW, former leading trainer Kerry Jordan has been appointed as a liaison officer for Programming and Handicapping.

   
• Sportsbet.com.au Weekend Betting Preview

  Spring racing is well and truly here with the running of the Underwood Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.

   
• Bumper field line up at Caulfield

  IT’S the best field you will see outside the Cox Plate: Saturday’s star-studded Underwood Stakes at Caulfield will boast a record 14 individual Group One winners.

   
• Game filly shows boys her heels

  THE GROUP One Flight Stakes is next up for Lovemelikearock after the talented filly scored a dominant win in the Group Three Spring Stakes (1600m) at Newcastle.

   
• Punters fume over whips deal

  STRIKE action by jockeys has been averted, but leading Australian punters are fuming at the compromise deal reached over the contentious new whip laws.   

   
• Trusting, Manhattan primed for Prelude

  TWO of Sydney’s most outstanding three-year-olds, Trusting and Manhattan Rain, got a feel of the tricky Caulfield circuit ahead of Saturday’s Guineas Prelude.

   
• Jockeys reach whip agreement

  THE Australian Jockeys Association and the Australian Racing Board have reached a compromise over the controversial whip rules which sparked a strike last week.

   
• Piranha takes two bites

  CON Karakatsanis has taken the precaution of nominating Black Piranha for Saturday’s Rosehill races as jockey strikes put tomorrow’s Newcastle meeting in doubt.

   
• Singo finds mate for Tuesday Joy

  JOHN Singleton likes to make dreams reality. This time he wants an equine match made in heaven – mating his mare Tuesday Joy with American super horse Big Brown.

   
• Aussie jocks shine in Hong Kong

  CHAMPION Australian jockey Darren Beadman combined with trainer John Moore to make a brilliant start to the new Hong Kong racing season.

   
• Tuesday Joy retired to stud

  CHAMPION mare Tuesday Joy has been retired to stud, The Daily Telegraph has learned. Trainer Gai Waterhouse confirmed today the horse had run her last race.

   
• Doors open for whip talks

  THE Australian Racing Board has offered an olive branch to the nation’s jockeys by agreeing to open further discussions on the controversial whip rules.

   
• Stars outshine whip controversy

  WHEN you see Racing To Win and Hot Danish race you forget about whip controversies, shocking tracks and officials full of their own importance.

   
• Manhattan Rain the best colt I’ve trained

  TOP Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse has made the staggering statement that her $50million galloper Manhattan Rain is the best colt she has ever trained.

   
• Newcastle carnival has plenty to offer

  ROCKWOOD and Royal Discretion are on track for the Group III Cameron Handicap at Newcastle on Wednesday and I encourage all Punters Club members to attend.