Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp has elected to start Sold For Song’s campaign at the Gold Coast rather than take the talented mare to Sydney for her return to racing. He accepted in the Matt Dunn Racing Open Handicap (1200m) at the Gold Coast and the Show County Quality (1200m) at… Read More »
Osborne Bulls missed out on his chance in one Group One handicap earlier this year but begins his charge towards another when he resumes in the Regal Roller Stakes at Caulfield. The Godolphin-owned gelding has seven wins from 10 starts and was being readied for a crack at the Stradbroke… Read More »
A rare scheduling of a 900m-race on a metropolitan Saturday meeting has given flying mare Darktown Strutter the chance to maintain an outstanding run of success. The Gold Coast has about seven Saturday metropolitan meetings a year and only three of those feature 900m-races. Darktown Strutter is chasing her seventh… Read More »
Victorian jockey Anthony Boyd has been airlifted to a Melbourne hospital after a fall at track work this morning. The Victorian Jockeys’ Association reported the 31-year-old was placed in an induced coma before being airlifted to the Alfred Hospital. More to come…
Discussions between slot holders and connections of star sprinter Nature Strip have been halted with the two parties unable to agree to a fair prize money split. Nature Strip who sits at the head of current Everest candidates has not secured a slot in October’s $13m Everest at Randwick with… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has declared Winx as good as ever ahead of her attempt at a record 26 consecutive wins in the race named in her honour at Randwick. Bowman gave the champion a leisurely work-out at Rosehill on Thursday and reaffirmed the mare was on song for Saturday’s Group One… Read More »
Winx has had her final work-out at Rosehill ahead of her next attempt at history in the race named in her honour. The mare will pass Black Caviar’s Australian record of 25-straight wins if she takes out Saturday’s Group One Winx Stakes (1400m). She already holds the Australian record for… Read More »
Dual Group One winner She Will Reign has been retired and is expected to head to stud in the northern hemisphere after inflammation was found in her airway. The winner of last year’s Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes for trainer Gary Portelli and Darby Racing, She Will Reign was found… Read More »
Michael Dee will start a 10-meeting suspension after he rides Holy Snow in the Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. Dee incurred a careless riding ban after guiding Lady Of Flanders to victory in the Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday. Racing Victoria stewards charged Dee with… Read More »
Connections of Declarationofheart will aim high after the colt returned to racing in impressive fashion in a midweek race at Sandown. Trained by Anthony Freedman, Declarationofheart was having his second start in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Protest Payout Handicap and first since winning a maiden at Geelong in January. After settling in… Read More »
Businessman John Singleton seems certain to recoup a dividend on a multi-million dollar investment with Miss Fabulass living up to her heritage by posting a Canterbury win at her first start as a three-year-old. Singleton paid $3.85 million for the filly’s dam Samantha Miss whose first three foals have posted… Read More »
Two integral members of Ciaron Maher Racing have taken the honours in an endurance horse race, the Mongol Derby. Adrian Corboy, a trainer in his own right, and Annabel Neasham, part of the communications team, completed the gruelling 1000km journey in just over seven days, crossing the line on Wednesday… Read More »
James Cummings insists his stopwatch and not a stablemate’s untimely setback is the reason for Kementari’s early spring detour to include a clash against Winx. Cummings had dual Group One winner Alizee ready to take on the world’s best racehorse in the Winx Stakes until the mare bled from both… Read More »
Lindsay Park has never been afraid to pit their better performed gallopers against each other in a race. It was a practice of patriarch Colin Hayes and has been followed with success by son his David. The theme has continued at Lindsay Park since David has been joined by his… Read More »
