After coming to the fore in the Rosehill Guineas, star colt Castelvecchio will get his chance to go the distance in Australian Derby at Randwick. Trainer Richard Litt was thrilled to see his stable star return to the winner’s circle in the Rosehill Guineas to add an important Group One… Read More »
The midweek Sydney meeting at Rosehill has been called off after one race with the track in an unsuitable condition following heavy rain. Shortly after the Matthew Smith-trained two-year-old filly Rock My Wand raced to a 4-1/2-length maiden win in Wednesday’s Hyland Race Colours Handicap (1200m) on a heavy track,… Read More »
Thoroughbred auctioneers William Inglis & Son will conduct a test run of its online facilities ahead of the Australian Easter Yearling sale which has been forced off-site because of the coronavirus pandemic. Inglis has been running smaller online auctions for some time but the Easter Sale is traditionally the most… Read More »
The iconic Warrnambool racing carnival has been reduced to two days as racing administrators continue to plan revised meetings amid the cornavirus pandemic. Racing Victoria and the Warrnambool Racing Club announced the abbreviated carnival will see an all-jumps program on the first day, May 5, with an all-Flat meeting on… Read More »
With the luxury of Quackerjack’s place in the Doncaster assured for months, trainer Mark Newnham has been able to tailor his preparation to ensure the timing is perfect heading into the famous Randwick mile. Quackerjack earned a ballot exemption to Saturday’s Group One Doncaster Mile when he won the Group… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club is determined to run the Melbourne Cup this year, even if it is held behind closed doors due to the coronavirus pandemic. The commitment comes after Moonee Valley Racing Club’s chief executive Michael Browell said his club would consider not staging the 100th running of Cox… Read More »
Racing Queensland will suspend all jockey and trainer premiership counts until further notice. Queensland is now on five regions for racing purposes during the COVID-19 outbreak with the southern Queensland area divided into north and south. Jockeys have to nominate one area where they will ride and trainers are restricted… Read More »
Unlucky Grey Missile has finally drawn a good barrier as he heads a big team from the Toby and Trent Edmonds training partnership at the Gold Coast. The Edmonds partnership has lived up its vow to support regional racing and will play a major hand at the Gold Coast as… Read More »
Veteran trainer Barry Baldwin is surprised by the quality of racing at the two regional metropolitan meetings in southeast Queensland. Racing Queensland, in an effort to keep racing during the COVID-19 pandemic, has divided the state into five regions for racing with the metropolitan meetings restricted to north and south… Read More »
The Victorian Racing Club is determined to run this years Melbourne Cup on the first Tuesday of November even if it means the meeting will be without crowds. The Melbourne Cup is the most iconic race in Australia each year although the coronavirus pandemic could mean the race day could… Read More »
Racecourses across the country will be required to alter their barrier stalls to comply with the governments social distancing rules of 1.5m. Race clubs and organisations across the country have implemented strict protocols to combat the coronavirus pandemic in recent weeks although the Racing Australia Board has announced on Wednesday… Read More »
Fan favourite Happy Clapper has tuned up for his next Group One assignment with a barrier trial win at Randwick. The nine-year-old will run in Saturday week’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) having finished third in two of the past four runnings. He only beat one runner home in the George… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees has added to his chances in the Provincial Championship Final, with three-year-old Animate booking his spot with victory in the final qualifying heat. The Lees-trained Animate won Tuesday’s $150,000 Provincial Championship Qualifier (1350m) which was held at Newcastle after being washed out at Wyong on Sunday. The… Read More »
Victorian fields will be capped along with the number of races at any meeting as the sport continues amid the coronavirus pandemic. Metropolitan field sizes will be kept to a maximum of 14 starters while at country meetings field sizes will be restricted to 12 to better assist Racing Victoria… Read More »
With movement across state borders restricted by coronavirus, trainer Grahame Begg has had to rethink Beauty Bolt’s program. The first-up Sandown winner is being aimed at the Group One Australasian Oaks at Morphettville in May and Begg had planned two starts in Adelaide leading into the race. One was on… Read More »
If the exciting Nature Strip is to upstage a host of Australia’s other top sprinters in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick, he will have to do something he has not done for 18 months – win twice in a row. The Chris Waller-trained Nature Strip is favourite… Read More »
Group One Doncaster Mile winner Brutal has run his last race as a result of the coronavirus pandemic seeing the cancellation of the Queensland Winter Carnival. Brutal was being set for Queensland’s Group One races before heading to the UK for the G1 Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot although… Read More »
Racing Victoria says with the aid of the state government it could support industry participants for up to 12 months if racing is forced to shut down because of the coronavirus pandemic. Chairman Brian Kruger said RV had more than $70 million in its sustainability fund that could be used… Read More »
Victoria Racing Club chief executive Neil Wilson will be the next chairman of the club, but when he takes over has not been decided. The VRC Board met on Friday to give Wilson the green light as chairman, but for the time being he will remain as chief executive to… Read More »
Golden Slipper placegetter Mamaragan has earned his chance at the Group One Sires’ Produce Stakes, a race his trainer originally dismissed as an option. John Thompson had him pegged as as a pure sprinter and early on was eyeing a Magic Millions campaign. Mamaragan’s debut was delayed by shin soreness… Read More »
