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Horse Racing News

  • The Quokka stays on home soil

    The $5 million Kia Quokka (1200m) is staying in Western Australia after Jokers Grin surged to a memorable victory at Ascot on Saturday. In a career-defining moment, Bernie Miller celebrated just his 68th career winner, teaming up with his close friend Patrick Carbery to secure the feature in front of… Read More »

     
  • Jokers Grin scores upset in The Quokka

    Bernie Miller’s rising star Jokers Grin has made history, becoming the first Western Australian-trained runner to win the $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot, surging home under Patrick Carbery to edge out Headwall in a thrilling finish. The son of Maschino was well back on the turn, but as… Read More »

     
  • Charm Stone sizzles in Robert Sangster Stakes win

    Charm Stone has won her first Group One victory, taking out the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville under a red-hot Mark Zahra. The I Am Invincible filly, who cost $1.55 million as a yearling, had always promised top line ability, and Mick Price, who trains in partnership… Read More »

     
  • Glen Thompson lands first G1 in Australasian Oaks

    Trainer Glen Thompson has endured a tumultuous season which has been softened with Benagil providing the Flemington-based horseman with his first Group 1 success. Under a calculated ride from proven Group 1 jockey Mark Zahra, Benagil took out the Australasian Oaks (2000m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Thompson had at the start of… Read More »

     
  • Robert Sangster Stakes 2025 – What the jockeys said

    Read what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $1,000,000 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville. Winning Trainer: Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr (Mick Price speaking) Been a good race for stable: “It has. The very pleasing thing is she’s a beautiful mare. We’ve had her since… Read More »

     
  • Australasian Oaks 2025 – What the jockeys said

    Read what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $1,000,000 Australasian Oaks (1600m) at Morphettville. Benagil (Mark Zahra): “He’s a great trainer, Glen. He’s had times on his own before and training by himself now. He needs the support, but he’s just done a great job with… Read More »

     
  • Freedman gelding delivers knock-out Punch

    Anthony Freedman isn’t sold on the virtues of backing a horse up three weeks in a row but the likelihood of a wet track at Hawkesbury might be enough to tempt him to go that way with Punch Lane. The five-year-old posted an emphatic win in Saturday’s Precise Air Handicap (1500m)… Read More »

     
  • Rain brings out best in El Rocko

    Trainer John Mcardle had his sights on a race at Flemington on Anzac Day, but a change of heart led to El Rocko being successful at Moonee Valley. A field of just eight runners combined with a wet track provided McArdle with the perfect scenario to tackle the Ladbrokes Form Genius Handicap… Read More »

     
  • New York Lustre continues winning streak

    A Stakes race in Adelaide is on the agenda for New York Lustre after the Enver Jusufovic-trained mare resumed with a win at Moonee Valley. The Group 3 Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on May 10 is in Jusufovic’s sights after the mare took out the FRS Fire Services Handicap… Read More »

     
  • Scone next stop for speedy Sunrise

    Patience and perseverance are paying dividends for connections of filly Sunrise after she backed up a track record-breaking win at Kembla Grange with another sustained display of speed at Randwick. Trained by Mitchell Beer, Sunrise scorched the turf first-up to break the 1000m course record at her home track, earning herself… Read More »

     
  • Stakes races to follow for Saluted

    The Robbie Griffiths stable is potentially on the lookout for a trip interstate with Saluted after her all-the-way victory at Moonee Valley. Successful at Pakenham on April 10, Saluted was back in trip on Saturday when successful in the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1000m). Stable representative Adrian Joyce said a Stakes race interstate… Read More »

     
  • Future could be ‘Rosy’ for Grand Eagle

    Having persuaded Grand Eagle’s owners not to take him overseas, Gerald Ryan was rapt to see the two-year-old vindicate that advice with an outstanding win in the opening race at Randwick. The Farnan youngster is part-owned by retired Hong Kong training legend John Moore, who had been contemplating sending him… Read More »

     
  • Born this way Goliath can outstride them in QE II Cup

    He is the horse with an unusual walking style where one leg is raised in an exaggerated fashion which can change from one moment to the next but a neuro condition called String Halt does nothing to hold him back in a full gallop. Goliath, who is part-owned by American… Read More »

     
  • Highvol makes stellar debut in Anzac Day Stakes

    Nick Ryan had no qualms about running two-year-old Highvol in the Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) on debut and his confidence was justified as the son of Microphone scored a tough win, the first horse to do so on debut. Ridden on speed by Jamie Melham, Highvol ($9) held off $4.60… Read More »

     
  • American Wolf claws to VRC St Leger success

    For all their success in three-year-old staying features, Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young were yet to win a VRC St Leger, with American Wolf pulling out all the stops to change that record. First run in 1857, the St Leger is one of Australia’s oldest classics, and American Wolf ($12) proved the… Read More »

     
  • Hayes keen on Flemington but scans a sticking point

    The Melbourne Cup Carnival could be denied the chance to see Ka Ying Rising step out in the Champions Sprint on the final day with existing scanning protocols seen a major sticking point by David Hayes. The now Hong Kong-based 1994 Melbourne Cup winning trainer says that he “would dearly love… Read More »

     
  • Moreira out to cause upset with bloody good horse

    Ka Ying Rising looms large over the feature sprint on Champions Day at Sha Tin on Sunday let alone being the pin-up horse of Hong Kong racing, but while most would consider the David Hayes-trained machine to be virtually unbeatable, Joao Moreira has quietly been going about preparations with Japanese visitor Satono… Read More »

     
  • Brown pair to clash at The Valley

    In an ideal world, trainer Cliff Brown would not be pitting two of his gallopers against each other in the same race. But for different reasons, Brown has decided to run Honor Galore and Lady Di Di against each in the Western General Bodyworks Handicap (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday. Both mares… Read More »

     
  • Waterhouse and Bott out to break Australasian Oaks drought

    It is 24 years since Gai Waterhouse tasted success in the Australasian Oaks when Tempest Morn took out the 2000m Classic. Now in a training partnership with Adrian Bott, the pair will have dual representation in Saturday’s Group 1 contest for three-year-old fillies. Too Darn Lizzie and Phenom will line up in the… Read More »

     
  • Talkanco up for Karrakatta Plate battle

    Yes Queen and Talkanco will renew hostilities for a third occasion when they clash in Saturday’s Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) at Ascot In the space of a couple of months, the classy juveniles have built up a fierce rivalry and small margins have split the pair in their three… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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