Leading jockey Craig Newitt fears for the future of the Tasmanian racing industry following its shutdown by the government in a bid to stop the spread of coronavirus. The three codes, thoroughbreds, greyhound and harness, were told to stop racing for four weeks by Tasmania Premier Peter Gutwein last Thursday… Read More »
Those racegoers who regularly listen to Sydney’s metro caller, Darren Flindell, have probably come to know he likes to play with horse names during his call. I say probably because I think in the heat of the call most listeners simply miss his quirky, clever, Darrenisms. Which is a shame… Read More »
Chris Waller will assess the stable’s Doncaster Mile runners before committing any to back up in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. The Waller-trained Verry Elleegant is a confirmed runner after her last-start win in the Group One Tancred Stakes on March 28 and will be ridden by Nash Rawiller. That victory… Read More »
New Zealand champion Melody Belle will take on stablemate Te Akau Shark in the Group One Queen Elizabeth Stakes, a week after her gallant fourth in the Doncaster Mile. The mare will be ridden by Kerrin McEvoy with Te Akau Racing’s stable rider Opie Bosson to stick with Te Akau… Read More »
The compression of the famous Warrnambool carnival into two days has forced local trainer Symon Wilde to consider his options. A key player at the carnival, Wilde is in a dilemma which race to target with local hero Gold Medals. Because of the coronavirus pandemic, this year’s carnival has been… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is hoping the decision to scrap the winter carnival can be overturned to allow Eric The Eel another chance at a Group One win. Racing Queensland is under pressure to reverse its decision to abandon the carnival which would mean the cancellation of the 2020 Queensland… Read More »
Prize money for races in NSW will be cut by 20 per cent until the end of the financial year because of the flow-on effects from the coronavirus crisis. While racing is continuing in Australia under strict biosecurity protocols, meetings are being held without spectators, reducing the income from wagering,… Read More »
Dual Everest-winning sprinter Redzel may have run his last race with co-trainer Peter Snowden signalling retirement is looming. Redzel ran third in Saturday’s TJ Smith Stakes won in brilliant fashion by Nature Strip from last year’s winner Santa Ana Lane. Snowden said he believed it was one of the gelding’s… Read More »
Syndicator OTI Racing announced Tom Melbourne’s retirement after the nine-year-old gelding finished unplaced in Saturday’s Listed Old Comrade Stakes in Perth. Tom Melbourne won six of his 51 starts and more than $1.4 million prize money. His best performances include the 2016 Listed Albury Cup and 2019 Listed Carrington Stakes…. Read More »
Pressure is mounting on Racing Queensland to reverse its decision to scrap the winter carnival which was due to start later this month. The Brisbane Racing Club, breeders, and some trainers and owners are pushing for a scaled down carnival to be run in June and July after RQ cancelled… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has reached another milestone amid sad and trying circumstances with the death of his father Darryl Gollan. Tony Gollan had a treble with Niedorp, Get Stuck In and Macewen at Doomben on Saturday to bring up a century of winners for the fourth time in… Read More »
A temperamental mare with a penchant for fast food and beer has eaten up the ground to win the prestigious Doncaster Mile at Randwick. Nettoyer, whose trainer Wendy Roche is known for her work with eccentric horses, stormed home to beat some big names on Saturday under a confident and… Read More »
Saturday was all about Day One of The Championships at Randwick with a couple of memorable wins. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Nature Strip Confirms Status As Worlds Best Sprinter In TJ Smith He hasn’t got much… Read More »
Talented filly Rubisaki has continued her unbeaten season with a dominant display in the PJ Bell Stakes at Randwick. Trained in Victoria by Patrick Payne, a decision was made earlier this week to send Rubiaski north to contest Saturday’s Group Three PJ Bell (1200m) for three-year-old fillies and she was… Read More »
Improving Get Stuck In has made it back-to-back open company wins with an emotional all-the-way victory at Doomben. Get Stuck In is trained by Tony Gollan, whose father Darryl, a legend in Queensland racing, died on Friday night. Carrying a black armband in memory of Darryl Gollan, Get Stuck In… Read More »
Slow maturer Exasperate has continued his excellent recent run of form with a tough win on a rain-sodden track at Caulfield. Success in Saturday’s Neds Same Race Multi Handicap (1600m) was Exasperate’s third in his past three visits to the track, interspersed with a second placing at Flemington. Trainer Matthew… Read More »
James McDonald admits his feelings about Nature Strip can oscillate between extremes but jubilation reigned after the sprinter’s TJ Smith Stakes demolition. Against a top-class field boasting nine individual Group One winners, $4.20 favourite Nature Strip did what he does best: rolling along in front and breaking the hearts of… Read More »
Winning four races on the trot has come at a cost for the connections of Diamond Effort, with the mare heading for an enforced break following her latest win at Caulfield. The Clinton McDonald-trained mare landed her fourth win in succession but bled from both nostrils in winning Saturday’s Lamaro’s… Read More »
Just as it was in the Tulloch Stakes a week earlier, Quick Thinker has beaten Zebrowski to give champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker his fifth Group One Australian Derby at Randwick. Despite being in lockdown at home in New Zealand, Baker and also his co-trainer Andrew Forsman are still… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden’s reputation as stallion makers has again been showcased with King’s Legacy winning the Group One ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes. The father-son training team has an enviable record with young colts including Pride Of Dubai, Capitalist, Shooting To Win and Revolution. A son of the late super… Read More »
