General News

• More Joyous ready to return

  I AM counting down the hours until the Randwick meeting tomorrow as several of my stable stars are making an appearance, including talented filly More Joyous.

   
• Singo grounded for months

  JOHN Singleton maintains there is a pursuit more challenging than some of the feats of death-defying endurance he has used to test his resolve in recent years.

   
• Hayes selling Lindsay Park

  DAVID Hayes is selling his family’s South Australian training complex at Lindsay Park to move to a new property in country Victoria.

   
• Devastating in the straight

  BRAD Pengelly sees no demons in the outside barrier for Queenslander Albert The Fat at Randwick tomorrow.

   
• Trainer from go to woe

  A DAY of celebration turned to utter despair for small-time Royal Randwick trainer Craig Carmody when his first city winner was taken from him on protest.

   
• Golden Rose no more for Coyle

  TRAINER Jason Coyle says star colt Onemorenomore will bypass the $1million Golden Rose (1400m) to concentrate on his Caulfield Guineas-Cox Plate campaign.

   
• New test for top broodmare

  OWNER David Israel is confident Queensland’s Broodmare of the Year Jazztrack can turn her fortunes around with a mating next month with Clang.

   
• Crane lands on his feet

  A FUNNY thing happened when Tony Crane went to Rockhampton for a one-month working holiday – he stayed 11 years.

   
• Pompeii Ruler out for spring

  TRAINER Mick Price says Pompeii Ruler will miss the entire spring carnival due to a fetlock injury. The gelding had been heading for another crack at the Cox Plate.

   
• Stewards test for EPO

  STEWARDS are continuing their vigilance with out-of-competition drug testing and have taken samples from more than 50 horses stabled at Randwick.

   
• Crane lands on his feet

  A FUNNY thing happened when Tony Crane went to Rockhampton for a one-month working holiday – he stayed 11 years.

   
• New test for top broodmare

  OWNER David Israel is confident Queensland’s Broodmare of the Year Jazztrack can turn her fortunes around with a mating next month with Clang.

   
• Bowman opts for Bender

  HUGH Bowman was faced with one of the toughest decisions of his career – link with emerging superstar Metal Bender or stick with Racing To Win.

   
• Moonee Valley ups prizemoney

  THE Moonee Valley Racing Club has announced a $2.5m prizemoney increase for the 2009-10 season to almost $21m, and made some key changes to its racing program.

   
• Hendra ‘cases’ to be released

  FOUR people admitted to hospital with suspected Hendra virus are set to be discharged today as authorities continue testing at-risk horses and humans.

   
• Why I chose Metal Bender

  HUGH Bowman was faced with one of the toughest decisions of his riding career – link with emerging superstar Metal Bender or stick with the grey champ Racing To Win.

   
• O’Lonhro punching above his weight

  O’Lonhro can build on Team Hawkes’ winning momentum by successfully making the leap to weight-for-age in the  Warwick Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday.

   
• Valley test for Caviar

  EXCITING filly Black Caviar goes to Moonee Valley first-up on Saturday as a test for richer long-range targets.

   
• Course decision a good one

  TONY Crane is pretty pleased with his decision to apply for stables on course at Eagle Farm.

   
• Beauty surges to Cup favouritism

  IRISH staying star Profound Beauty, fifth in the great race last year, has rocketed to Melbourne Cup favouritism after an easy win at Leopardstown in Ireland.