Racing Queensland will program more Thursday twilight meetings next season after the initial test period was frustrated by rain and mishaps. RQ programmed five twilight meetings at Doomben with the Wednesday meetings being shared by northern clubs, Kilcoy and the Gold Coast. Two of the Doomben meetings were washed out… Read More »
A crucial track gallop at Warwick Farm will determine immediate plans for Fierce Impact as trainer Matt Smith weighs up Group One options in Sydney and Melbourne. The horse resumed with a slashing second to three-year-old Alabamba Express in the Group One C F Orr Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
While Alligator Blood and Catalyst staged a thrilling duel in the C S Hayes Stakes, the comeback performance of Chenier to finish just behind them has his connections upbeat. The Anthony Freedman-trained, Godolphin-owned Chenier missed the spring carnival because of a pelvic fracture and raced for the first time in… Read More »
The three free-to-air television networks have shown interest in televising Queensland racing. The Queensland media rights, which are currently held by Sky Channel, are up for renewal with a decision likely to be made by April. Sky is again a bidder while Racing.com, which has rights in Victoria and South… Read More »
A shock occurred in the Lightning, the three year olds did their thing again and Alizee bounced back into the winners list. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Gytrash Stuns In Lightning According to the market, it was… Read More »
Mark Zahra is set to miss the Australian Guineas meeting after being suspended for careless riding aboard Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash. Stewards charged Zahra with shifting in near the 150m, hampering the runner-up Redzel and causing the dual Everest winner to be tightened for room. Zahra pleaded guilty, but argued… Read More »
Stewards scratched four horses trained by Toowoomba’s Robert Smith from races at two tracks after he was allegedly found with needles and syringes. Stewards ordered two horses which were set to run at the Gold Coast and two horses entered at Nanango be scratched following a stable inspection at Toowoomba… Read More »
The Group One Coolmore Classic is the goal for Sweet Deal this autumn with trainer John Thompson adamant the mare has gone to a new level. Nash Rawiller bounced the $14 chance to the front in Saturday’s Group Three Triscay Stakes (1200m) at Randwick and she went to the line… Read More »
Bonvicini has shown she will be in for a good autumn campaign after a tough first-up win in The Vanity at Flemington. One of two runners for trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in Saturday’s Group Three race for three-year-old fillies, Bonvicini scored an upset win over 1400m. Ridden by… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Alizee is not in the same stratosphere as Winx but she has been able to deliver jockey Hugh Bowman another Apollo Stakes win at Randwick. Bowman, who has won the race seven times, has made the Group Two Apollo Stakes his own in recent years winning… Read More »
South Australian gelding Gytrash has upset some of the country’s best-credentialed sprinters to give trainer Gordon Richards his first Group One in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. Gytrash missed most of last year’s spring carnival with a knee issue after jarring up when second in the Group Three The Heath… Read More »
Black Caviar has dragged the Flemington crowd from the grandstands at her first race track appearance since her retirement after an unbeaten 25 start career. Now age 13 and the mother of six foals, the mare was on parade at the Black Caviar The Great Horse themed race day on… Read More »
Dragon Leap has been a market mover for the Australian Derby after getting his campaign back on track with a Group Two victory at Ellerslie. He will first run in the New Zealand Derby after his decisive win in Saturday’s Avondale Guineas (2100m). The Lance O’Sullivan and Andrew Scott-trained gelding… Read More »
In-form apprentice Baylee Nothdurft outrode his city claim and increased his lead in the senior jockeys race with his win on Snitch at Eagle Farm. Nothdurft gave Snitch ($5.50) the run of the race just behind the pace before getting a split in the straight to beat Impasse ($1.95) by… Read More »
Blinkers have proven to be a masterstroke for Godolphin filly Flit, who has claimed several high-profile scalps to win the Group Two Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick. The three-year-old led home a Godolphin trifecta, beating the Anthony Cummings-trained Lyre by 1-3/4 lengths with her James Cummings-trained stablemate Kiamichi another half-length… Read More »
Having needed more persuasion than most to go into the barriers, Special Reward has come out of them to travel like a winner for his first eastern states success. Formerly trained in Perth, Special Reward is now with Kris Lees at Newcastle after being brought east by Australian Bloodstock. His… Read More »
The clash between Queensland star Alligator Blood and New Zealander Catalyst has lived up to the hype with the pair staging a stirring duel down the Flemington straight. Alligator Blood prevailed in Saturday’s Group three C S Hayes Stakes (1400m) to whet the appetite for a rematch in the Group… Read More »
Toowoomba filly Exondabeach threw next month’s $300,000 Three-Year-Old The Jewel wide open with a freakish win on Saturday. Exondabeach ($2.90) was slow to begin and got back near the tail of the field in the QTIS Three-Year-Old (1000m) at Eagle Farm. But Exondabeach was able to weave through the field… Read More »
Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel has been given the thumbs up from jockey Tommy Berry after a strong exhibition gallop between races at Randwick. Working over 800 metres with stablemate Etana, Cellsabeel sat off the mare before drawing level and edging her out over the final stages, running home her last… Read More »
Victorian filly Supreme Idea has shown her rivals a clean pair of heels to make a winning debut in Sydney, earning a likely shot at the 2020 Golden Slipper in the process. Trained by Anthony Freedman, who also has Blue Diamond Stakes favourite Hanseatic, Supreme Idea ($14) controlled the race… Read More »
