The Asian Pattern Committee (APC) has moved to take ownership of the decision-making over the status of black type races in Australia. Coming under the umbrella of the Asian Racing Federation (ARF), the APC has declared it has assumed responsibility from Racing Australia for any decisions on the upgrading or… Read More »
The miracle that is Rothfire will be in action at Eagle Farm on Saturday where he will take on ten opponents in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes. The Rob Heathcote stable star will be giving away a weight and age advantage to all but one of his rivals (Rockribbed is… Read More »
It is a bit of a toned down meeting at Ascot on Saturday after the high jinks of a very successful five days of the Pinnacles Racing Carnival, Western Australia’s premier thoroughbred racing event, but for six of the runners contesting the Group 2 Ted Van Heemst Stakes who were… Read More »
The owners of Gallant Star have given Brett Robb a vote of faith, unequivocal in their desire for the Kosciuszko runner-up to remain with the Dubbo trainer. Robb floated the idea of the gelding heading to a city-based trainer given his high benchmark rating and the resulting necessity to travel… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is always looking for the best way to place his horses. The Cranbourne-based horseman has Stakes races in mind for lightly raced Samangu who makes her return in the Sportsbet More Places Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield Heath on Saturday. The Listed W J Adams Stakes (1000m) at… Read More »
At this time of year, it is the annual migration north looking for a spot in the Magic Millions Carnival at the Gold Coast. But Sunshine Coast-based trainer Liam Birchley has made the call to head south to Victoria in his bid to get two-year-old Gold Czech to the Gold… Read More »
Cool Archie, Queensland’s Two-Year-Old Horse Of The year, will not take his place in the Listed Gold Edition Plate at Eagle Farm on Saturday, a race which was scheduled to kick off his three-year-old career. A media release by the Chris and Corey Munce stable explains Cool Archie’s absence on… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is planning a return visit to the Magic Millions Carnival on the Gold Coast with Icarian Dream. The three-year-old daughter of Blue Point ran in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) earlier this year and the stable is planning to tackle the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas… Read More »
Barry Lockwood believes he and co-trainer Emma-Jane Vincent have five-year-old mare Miss Personality going well ahead of her first up run at Ipswich on Wednesday. A daughter of Lonhro and a $400,000 purchase at the 2022 Gold Coast Yearling Sale, Miss Personality has only managed six career starts, winning three, including when… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is banking on experience under race condition on the Caulfield Heath circuit proving beneficial for Oman. The two-year-old daughter of Capitalist has already been to Caulfield Heath on three occasions and is set to head there again on Saturday to contest the Magic Millions VIC 2YO Classic… Read More »
Popular Western Australian galloper Comfort Me has been retired from racing at the age of nine, bringing to a close a long and successful career at the top level of local racing. Trained by Rhys Radford, Comfort Me retires with a record of 53 starts for eight wins, nine seconds… Read More »
A familiarisation workout at the scene for this Saturday’s Magic Millions Victorian 2YO Classic has Michael Kent Jnr’s confidence in Guest House high ahead of his long-awaited debut. The son of Home Affairs will return to Caulfield’s Heath track for the $250,000 event restricted to Magic Millions graduates. The $270,000… Read More »
Sydney’s lone metropolitan racing club, the Australian Turf Club, has been placed into administration. Racing New South Wales announced on Monday morning that it had taken the extreme step after not being satisfied during a Show Cause process that the ATC Board would be able to improve the club’s ‘serious’… Read More »
The $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight is the immediate goal for Group 2 winner Savvy Hallie ahead of a Sydney autumn carnival campaign. Trainer Brad Widdup confirmed the filly had been selected for a slot in the January 10 race at the Gold Coast and was well advanced in her… Read More »
Hong Kong superstar Romantic Warrior continues to re-write the record books having recorded an effortless victory to claim his fourth straight Hong Kong International Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. The Danny Shum-trained gelding was clinical, settling third before coasting away from his rivals in the straight to post a… Read More »
Voyage Bubble may be seven years old but trainer Ricky Yiu will not hear of his six-time winning Group One galloper being anywhere near past his best. Yiu’s thinking was there in reality on the track as Voyage Bubble ($3.60) fought back from being headed with Zac Purton aboard in… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths has hinted at more Western Australian targets to come after his in-form sprinter Rey Magnerio claimed Saturday’s Group 3 The Gold Rush (1400m) at Ascot. The six-year-old son of Magnus was initially aimed at the recent G1 Winterbottom Stakes, where he finished a close third behind Libertad… Read More »
Joe Pride had six horses in action across the country on Saturday and came away with two wins, three seconds and a third, including the quinella in the Listed Razor Sharp Handicap at Randwick. Weeping Woman ($2.60 fav) wore down barn mate Coal Crusher ($6) in the Sydney sprint to… Read More »
Tom Charlton was five years old when John O’Shea landed his first Group win in the 2000 Villiers Stakes, but the training partners were celebrating together when Yorkshire took out the corresponding race at Randwick on Saturday. It was O’Shea’s fourth success in the summer feature, now known as The… Read More »
Thomas Stockdale has channelled his inner Mark Zahra to guide Warnie to his biggest success in his career as a jockey. Stockdale produced a cool and calculated ride aboard the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper to claim the The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday. The Supernova was the second of two… Read More »
