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 »
Group 1-winning trainer David Pfieffer has been suspended for nine months after substituting a urine sample in 2019. Racing New South Wales Stewards and Investigators were delivered a sample by the Group 1-winning trainer at Warwick Farm in April 2019, which was discovered to be substituted for a sample provided… 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 »
Racing NSW today announced changes to the conditions for The Kosciuszko to be held at Randwick on Saturday 16 October 2021. To be eligible for The Kosciuszko in 2021, horses will need to have been under the care of an eligible NSW country or ACT trainer as at midnight 17… 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 »
Roma Cup winner Money Matters’ should be better suited in the Group 3 Belmont Sprint on 29th May 2021. Saturday’s Breast Cancer Research of WA – Roma Cup (1200m) victor Money Matters should be even better suited in the $200,000 Group 3 Belmont Sprint (1400m) on May 29, according to jockey… Read More »
Trainer Dan Pearce is toying with the idea of testing 2019 Karrakatta Plate winner Dig Deep over a staying trip this campaign, following an impressive trial at Lark Hill yesterday. Dig Deep, with William Pike aboard, finished third behind Massimo in a 950m trial yesterday, as he prepares to launch his campaign… Read More »
The Goodwood at Morphettville did not pan out for Behemoth the way his trainer David Jolly had hoped and the gelding will now spell ahead of a spring campaign. South Australian trainer David Jolly is likely to follow a similar early Melbourne spring campaign with Behemoth to the one that… Read More »
Warwick Farm-based trainer Joe Pride has another quality three-year-old on his hands after Ballistic Lover won the Denise’s Joy Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. It was an impressive victory, and an equally impressive ride from Regan Bayliss, as the filly led from start to finish to claim the Listed feature…. Read More »
Up-and-coming star Xtremetime has been sent to the spelling paddock after her tough win in the Woodlands Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. The two-year-old is bypassing the Queensland winter carnival and will be targeted toward the Princess Series in the spring after her narrow 0.09 length victory. It was the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is not expected to push their novice jumpers to the top level too early in the season, preferring to keep them to restricted competition for the time being. With the next round of feature jumps races at Sandown on Sunday courtesy of the Australian Hurdle… Read More »
Ayrton will be given the opportunity to settle into new surrounds in Brisbane before his next assignment in the Fred Best Classic. Mick Price hopes to have what he describes as potentially the best horse he has trained in Brisbane on Tuesday night to prepare for his next assignment. Unbeaten in… Read More »
After being forced to miss the Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast, Paradee is expected to resume in mares grade rather than the Doomben Cup. Paradee is expected to kick off her Queensland Winter Racing Carnival in a stakes race against fillies and mares rather than take on Group 1 company… Read More »
It has been seventeen years since two Sydney jockeys rode more than 100 winners in a season, but it is a feat that looks set to be achieved this year. James McDonald has already passed the century and sits on 102 victories while Tommy Berry has just nine more to go to reach… Read More »
The latest Longines World’s Best Racehorse Rankings have been unveiled and star Australian sprinter Nature Strip is at the top of the tree, an accolade that holds significance for his trainer Chris Waller. The rankings, which cover all performances between January 1 and May 9 this year, had Nature Strip the highest… Read More »
A horse beaten 10+ lengths in a Darwin Cup won a Group l, a top sprinter continued a stellar Autumn while a top rider counts his lucky stars. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Savatoxl Wins Goodwood Savatoxl… Read More »
A horse sent from the Northern Territory to win a provincial cup in South Australia has taken out Adelaide’s feature Group 1 sprint. Savatoxl, a former runner-up in the Darwin Cup (2000m), has shown his sprinting prowess to claim The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. After starting his career… Read More »
