Promising three-year-old Rebel Rock is an example of how bad luck can morph into good fortune. Rebel Rock will make his Saturday metropolitan debut in the QTIS Three Year Old (1640m) at Doomben. The colt has more than earned a crack at city class with a win and two seconds… Read More »
Racing authorities have paid tribute to bookmaking giant Bill Waterhouse who has died aged 97. Although he was outed for having prior knowledge of the Fine Cotton ring-in affair in 1984, Waterhouse remained the most famous bookmaker in Australia. “Bill Waterhouse was a true racing character who had presence, charisma… Read More »
David Pfieffer is bullish about the first-up chances of The Party Girl at Kembla Grange and admits he is miffed at the price she has been posted with bookmakers. The mare, who ended her first preparation for Pfieffer with a Saturday-class win, returns in the Pages Event Hire Handicap (1200m)… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea hopes his decision to try something different with his star performers Prioritise and Niccanova will pay off in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben. Tregea had one of his best seasons in the past year with Prioritise, Bergerac, and Niccanova all performing well. Bergerac is undergoing… Read More »
A brace of wins over staying distances led Joe Pride down the garden path with Tamarack but he has done an about-face on his assessment of the horse this campaign. The six-year-old was earmarked as a stayer after posting two 2400-metre wins last spring but when he failed in three… Read More »
Having made the decision to bypass the big spring races with King Of Hastings, the Anthony Freedman stable is hoping the promising three-year-old can measure up to a Queensland summer campaign. King Of Hastings is set to run in the Magic Millions 3&4YO Classic (1100m) at Ballarat on Saturday as… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce hopes Skate To Paris and Smartypy can transfer their impressive trial form to the racetrack at Doomben. The mares are chasing black type in Saturday’s Listed Spirit of Boom Classic (1200m), the first of a series of feature races for fillies and mares during the summer carnival…. Read More »
Lightly raced mare Seasons is likely to play only a cameo role over the late spring and summer as trainer Les Bridge looks to give her some match practice ahead of the autumn. The winner of half of her six starts and runner-up in the other three, Seasons will race… Read More »
Queensland racing’s chief of integrity, Ross Barnett, has made it clear the state has no choice but to follow national rules regarding cobalt positives. There are believed to be at least six unresolved cases in Queensland involving cobalt charges. In the past year there have been several leading Queensland-based scientists… Read More »
Family patriarch Bill Waterhouse, once the biggest bookmaker in the world, has died at the age of 97. The father of high profile bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse and father-in-law of leading trainer Gai, Waterhouse’s death was confirmed by his son via Twitter on Friday. “Very sad that we have lost my… Read More »
Suspended trainer Jarrod McLean is appealing a court decision allowing racing authorities to charge him based on evidence seized during a police raid. It comes after the Supreme Court of Victoria in October ruled police had acted lawfully when it gave the state’s racing body information about evidence seized in… Read More »
Family patriarch Bill Waterhouse, once the biggest bookmaker in the world, has died at the age of 97. The father of high profile bookmaker Robbie Waterhouse and father-in-law of leading trainer Gai, Waterhouse’s death was confirmed by his son via Twitter on Friday. “Very sad that we have lost my… Read More »
Ballarat Cup favourite Harbour Views will be withdrawn from Saturday’s Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) after suffering a minor setback. Trainer Matthew Williams said they would err on the side of caution with the 5-year-old who would now head for the spelling paddock. Harbour Views was a $3.60 favourite for the… Read More »
The Lindsay Park trained Rostropovich has returned home from Werribee Clinic following an injury he incurred in the Melbourne Cup. Rostropovich was pulled up during this years Melbourne Cup and was immediately sent to the veterinary clinic in what was said to be a life threatening condition. Rostropovich has since… Read More »
Top Sydney-based jockeys Glen Boss and Jason Collett have accepted invitations to compete in the annual International Jockeys’ Weekend in Mauritius. Boss, who has enjoyed a stellar spring with wins in the $14 million Everest aboard Yes Yes Yes and the Epsom Handicap and Golden Eagle aboard Kolding, will represent… Read More »
Merson Cooper Stakes winner Hanseatic is among the early favourites to give trainer Anthony Freedman and owners Godolphin consecutive Blue Diamond Stakes victories. Hanseatic won last Saturday’s Listed Merson Cooper at Sandown on debut and the TAB has installed the colt equal favourite at $11 in its first Blue Diamond… Read More »
Ron Quinton is weighing up whether to run Ljungberg at Kembla Grange from a wide draw or wait another week and hope for a better barrier at Rosehill. The four-year-old has gate 11 in Saturday’s Polytrack Handicap (1200m) and in a field reduced to 15 with the early scratching of… Read More »
There will be no metropolitan racing in Adelaide early in the new year as the two Morphettville tracks are given a breather following a heavy workload. And to facilitate further works later in the year, meetings will be transferred from the city tracks during May and July. Adelaide has two… Read More »
Red Alto has a knack of bobbing up at long odds and is again an outsider for his next assignment in the Ballarat Cup. He won the 2018 Bendigo Cup at $71 and on Saturday lines up at Ballarat over 2000m listed at the same price in early markets. Market… Read More »
The first horse Mark Newnham bought when he took out his trainer’s licence could also be responsible for delivering one of his biggest pay days. Newham went to $240,000 to secure Quackerjack at the 2017 Magic Millions yearling sale, a sound investment considering the horse has banked more than double… Read More »
