Jockey Bobby El-Issa has had a four-month suspension for his handling of a horse in a country race overturned on appeal. El-Issa received the hefty penalty after Racing NSW stewards determined he had not given the Ron Quinton-trained Soul Testa every chance to win or obtain the best possible place… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has been stood down after returning a positive test to an appetite suppressant. Payne, who last week competed at the famous Royal Ascot meeting in England, will attend an inquiry on Thursday into the finding of the substance in a sample she provided at the… Read More »
Five-time Melbourne jockeys’ premiership winner Craig Williams has taken the lead in this season’s title race with a winning double at Sandown. Williams is in a battle with apprentice Beau Mertens and put his nose in front courtesy of wins aboard Yogi and Gibbon on Wednesday while Mertens went winless… Read More »
Gangly gelding Sneaky Glance is headed to the Grafton Guineas after making it three wins from three starts for trainer Toby Edmonds. Sneaky Glance responded to hard riding from Jeff Lloyd to give Edmonds his 60th metropolitan win for the season in Wednesday’s Gallopers Club Hcp (1660m) at Doomben. “He… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has been stood down by stewards after reportedly returning a positive sample to banned substance Phentermine. Phentermine an appetite suppressant and banned substance was found in a sample taken from Michelle Payne at the Swan Hill Cup meeting on 11th June 2017 which was… Read More »
Special Missile has finally found the ideal launch pad for a maiden win at Warwick Farm on a track infinitely better than his last attempt. The John Thompson-trained three-year-old started favourite at Wyong on June 8 with the meeting called off after he raced and ran second. He broke his… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths will weigh up whether two-year-old Evolutionist makes his city debut at Caulfield or bids to get a maiden win on the board in the country. Evolutionist made an encouraging debut at Bendigo last Wednesday, finishing a close second to Takemehomemister in an 1100m 2YO Handicap, and is an… Read More »
Popular NSW jockey Bobby El-issa has successfully appealed his four month riding ban. Bobby was given a heft four month ban for his handling of Soul Testa in a Goulburn race in March. El-issa was quick to object the ban which to many looked very harsh and today was cleared… Read More »
While Rachel King is enjoying a superb run of form in Sydney during the winter, fellow apprentice Jean Van Overmeire has had his own moment to savour at Warwick Farm. Van Overmeire, who grew up near English equine epicentre Newmarket, achieved his first metropolitan win on Wednesday when the Bjorn… Read More »
Tony Noonan admits it has been a while since he has had a headline horse but the Group One-winning trainer believes debut city winner Elite Legacy has a promising career ahead of him. Elite Legacy was a $6 chance in Wednesday’s Chandler Macleod Plate (1000m) at Sandown and powered to… Read More »
Improving two-year-old Diomedes has had to survive a protest before continuing his sire Golden Archer’s great start to his stud career. Diomedes became Golden Archer’s eighth Australian winner and ninth overall when he won Wednesday’s Mount Franklin 2YO Plate (1350m) at Doomben. Brad Pengelly on second placed Naked fired in… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle has suffered a blow with boom colt Doubt I’m Dreaming collapsing and dying at trackwork. The Mornington trainer rated Doubt I’m Dreaming potentially the best horse he has trained, with the colt a dominant winner of a Listed race at Moonee Valley on debut before being beaten… Read More »
Centre Pivot finally looks poised to return to racing for the first time since January with Sydney’s weather forecast all but assuring a comeback in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill. Randwick trainer Peter Robl has been waiting for the best part of a month to run the six-year-old and as… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden partnership can put the icing on a million dollar winter with Acatour at the Sunshine Coast. Acatour will be having the second run of a short Queensland campaign in Saturday’s Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m). The Snowdens have already won $1,066,000 prize money since… Read More »
