The Group One Makybe Diva Stakes has attracted a star list of entries at Flemington this weekend. The Makybe Diva Stakes will be run at Flemington on Saturday over 1600m and it has attracted a star list of horses including last years Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and this… Read More »
Australian David Hayes has made a winning start to his second training tenure in Hong Kong, landing a victory with his first runner. The former Lindsay Park horseman achieved the same feat during his first stint in the Asian capital 25 years ago. He said it was great to see… Read More »
Talented mare Outback Barbie will make her return to racing in the Group Two Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. Trainer Tony Gollan said the five-year-old left his Eagle Farm stables on Thursday night by float bound for Sydney where she will be reunited with regular jockey Jim Byrne. “Her work on… Read More »
Racing Victoria Chief Executive, Giles Thompson, has issued the following update in light of today’s release by the Victorian Government of its road maps out of the current COVID-19 lockdowns for metropolitan and regional Victoria. “We note today’s announcement by the Victorian Government regarding the introduction of a safe and… Read More »
The Paul Preusker trained Surprise Baby has shortened into outright favouritism for the Melbourne Cup following his run in the G2 Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley. Surprise Baby jumped as the well backed favourite in the Feehan Stakes but lost no admirer running second in the race behind Humidor after… Read More »
The NSW Racehorse Industry is mourning the loss of popular Warwick Farm trainer Mr Rick Worthington. Mr Worthington, 60, battled cancer for some time and passed away early on Saturday morning. “The industry has lost one of its nicest and hardest working trainers following the passing of Rick Worthington,” said… Read More »
Following Daniel Andrews’ road map to COVID normal there will be no owners or crowds allowed at this years Spring Carnival in Melbourne. Daniel Andrews announced the road map for Metropolitan Melbourne on Sunday which limits any crowds at racecourses in Melbourne until the end of November meaning this years… Read More »
Dwayne Dunn is set for an extended period on the sidelines after scans revealed he has a fractured C6 vertebrae that may require surgery to stabilise. Dunn was transported to RM hospital for scans on his neck after he hit his head on the barrier stall at Moonee Valley on… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Kah won’t be in action for the next three weeks after being suspended at Moonee Valley for her winning ride on Shandy. Star jockey Dwayne Dunn will also be sidelined for some time after he fractured his C6 vertebrae when his mount Shot Of Irish reared up at… Read More »
The Everest picture took some shape on Saturday while an old stager earned himself another Cox Plate berth. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Rothfire Gets Everest Slot JJ Atkins winner Rothfire became the fourth horse confirmed for… Read More »
John Thompson admitted to a few anxious moments before Dreamforce landed successive victories in the Group Two Tramway Stakes at Randwick. The frontrunner had an early stoush with free-rolling mare Greysful Glamour before taking control of the 1400m race and from there he did not relinquish his advantage. “I was… Read More »
Humidor underlined Chris Waller’s brilliance as a trainer when he turned back the clock to win the Group Two Feehan Stakes at Moonee Valley and resurrect a career which looked finished. In taking out Saturday’s 1600 metre event, Humidor scored a golden ticket into the 2020 Cox Plate, a race… Read More »
An emotional Chris Waller has dedicated Mister Sea Wolf’s Chelmsford Stakes victory to trainer Rick Worthington, who just hours earlier lost his battle with cancer. News of the 60-year-old’s death filtered through Randwick on Saturday and Waller said he was devastated to lose a man he counted as a friend…. Read More »
Bella Vella continued her amazing ascension up the sprinting ranks when she made it five wins from five starts this year with a narrow victory in the Group Two McEwen Stakes. In doing so, she continued a remarkable run for South Australian horses with Behemoth winning the Memsie Stakes last… Read More »
Rising Perth star Showmanship, with the help of a masterful ride from Willie Pike, took his record to seven wins from eight starts with an easy victory at The Valley. Pike had the 1200 metre Listed event under control throughout as he stalked the other fancied runner, Age Of Chivalry,… Read More »
Dame Giselle is making a strong case for the title of Sydney’s dominant filly after leaving few excuses for her Furious Stakes rivals at Randwick. Trapped three-wide without cover from her awkward draw, Dame Giselle ($3.80 fav) made light work of her tough run to win the Group Two Furious… Read More »
Trainer Gordon Richards has waited half a century to get a horse as good as Gytrash, who has announced himself as a serious Everest threat with a Concorde Stakes victory over star sprinter Nature Strip. The pair met for just the second time at Randwick on Saturday and as it… Read More »
Junipal has returned this campaign as a gelding and co trainer David Eustace felt he was racing at his peak. He said Junipal now had enough ratings points to gain a start in the Toorak Handicap and he might go to that race via the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes. “He’s… Read More »
Update: Dunn is set for an extended period on the sidelines after scans revealed he has a fractured C6 vertebrae that may require surgery to stabilise. Following an incident in Race 4 at @TheValley today, doctors at the Royal Melbourne Hospital have advised scans reveal Dwayne Dunn has a fractured… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have continued their remarkable start to the 2020-21 racing term with an early winning treble at Moonee Valley in the first four races. They were successful with How Womantic, Flash Flood and Junipal and have now trained 13 Victorian city winners this season with a… Read More »
