They had to wait an extra four days to get The Bat Out Of Hell notch on their belt after the race was washed out at the Gold Coast on Saturday, but everything worked out well in the end for the Lee Freedman stable and Flag Hall, a strapping chestnut… Read More »
Jockey Matthew Poon will add a touch of international flavour to the Group 1 Doomben Cup on May 24, having been granted permission by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to ride overseas. The HKJC media release posted today reads: âPermission has been granted for Jockey Matthew M F Poon… Read More »
The adage of keeping your horses in the worse company and yourself in the best has been paying off for former Singapore trainer Tim Fitzsimmons. Now based at Bendigo, Fitsimmons scored his second winner for the week when Greatham Boy took out the Roll The Dice Racing Handicap (1000m) at Bendigo… Read More »
Chris Waller is set to rely on an untapped filly in his quest to capture a first win in the Denise’s Joy Stakes at Scone with top weight Amelita an unlikely starter. A Group 2 victor at Flemington during the spring carnival, Amelita will almost certainly be saved for a race… Read More »
Juvenile Just A Journey will be considered for a winter carnival tilt after stringing together her second consecutive win when leading throughout on Randwick’s Kensington track. From the yard of Golden Slipper-winning trainer Michael Freedman, the daughter of Justify broke her maiden at Kembla Grange last start and brought that form… Read More »
A trip to Brisbane for a Group 1 race for three-year-olds is up for grabs for Politely Dun when he heads to Flemington. Politely Dun was being aimed at the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on May 3, but a bad blood picture put a stop to those… Read More »
Not one eyebrow would have been raised had Immediacy been directed towards the Group 1 Doomben Cup, but Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are maintaining a conservative approach with the rejuvenated gelding. The four-year-old son of Tarzino runs in this Saturday’s $200,000 Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap (2000m) at Doomben. Immediacy has comfortably… Read More »
Watch out for Bustler! Bustler’s return to racing is imminent after the classy five-year-old sailed through an important Ascot trial on Monday The 2023 Railway Stakes champion gave Ain’t No Other Man a couple of lengths head start but quickly gathered him up with a sharp sprint late in his 1000m… Read More »
It has been a case of trial and error but Michael Freedman believes he is beginning to work out what makes import Givemethebeatboys tick and he is hoping the proof will be in the pudding at Scone. Group 1 placed in Ireland, Givemethebeatboys turned in his best effort in three Australian starts… Read More »
Former French galloper Athabascan will be reacquainted with the Flemington racecourse in a bid to secure a start in the Melbourne Cup. The John O’Shea and Tom Charlton-trained galloper heads to the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) on Saturday with the victor of the race earning a ballot exemption into the Melbourne… Read More »
Promising colt Prost has officially been retired to stud and will join the stallion ranks at Aquis Farm in Queensland, standing at their Canungra property for the 2025 breeding season. Raced in partnership by Kia Ora Stud and Tony Fung Investmentsâthrough the racing division of Hong Kong-based AquisâProst made an… Read More »
Coolmoreâs star colt Storm Boy is poised to make his much-anticipated international debut at Irelandâs famous The Curragh next week. Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has nominated the Australian-bred speedster for the Group 3 Greenlands Stakes on May 24 as a key lead-up to a Royal Ascot assault, where the Group… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club will honour some of the biggest names in Australian racing by awarding honorary life memberships to trainers and jockeys who have won the prestigious Melbourne Cup. The VRC announced on Tuesday that icons such as Glen Boss, Craig Williams, and Gai Waterhouse will be among those… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Beau Treloar returned to the winnerâs circle in inspiring fashion at Mornington on Monday, notching his sixth career victory and his first in nearly 12 months following a tough run of injury and illness. The 21-year-old, who is the nephew of Group 1-winning jockey Wayne ‘Smokey’ Treloar, had… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams will chase a third consecutive victory in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) this Saturday, after securing the late ride aboard emerging star Schwarz. Williams was confirmed for the mount on Tuesday morning following final acceptances, after regular rider Blake Shinn opted to serve a 10-meeting… Read More »
The father-and-daughter training team of Richard and Chantelle Jolly are looking to expand their presence in Melbourne with a small number of boxes at Flemington. The pair have had six boxes at ‘headquarters’ since March and hope to have a bigger operation in place in Melbourne in 12 months’ time…. Read More »
South Australian trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy Macgillivray have not given up hope of The Map contesting another Melbourne Cup. The Map 12 months ago won the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington which paved the way for a Cup start last November. While The Map will not be contesting the Andrew Ramsden… Read More »
Tony Mcevoy admits the decision to geld Group One winner Veight was a tough one but hopes it will be vindicated ahead of a trio of Queensland feature races. The George Ryder Stakes winner is set to resume in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on Saturday, and McEvoy, who trains in… Read More »
Group 1-winning colt Reserve Bank will be spelled following a sensational autumn campaign, co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr have confirmed. The talented son of Capitalist capped his breakthrough preparation by toppling Everest champion Giga Kick to claim victory in the $1 million Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday, officially… Read More »
Beadman, who delivered one of the most commanding two-year-old performances of the current season, will now be put away with a spring campaign in mind. Trained by Peter Snowden, the talented colt was in a class of his own during the Ken Russell Classic at the Gold Coast on Saturday,… Read More »
