Irish horse Ten Sovereigns has had a light work-out at Canterbury Racecourse where he is in quarantine preparing for the $14 million Everest. The July Cup winner travelled to Australia with National Guard who led the pair in a canter on Monday, a day after their arrival. Ten Sovereigns will… Read More »
Fallen Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos has admitted to defrauding punters of almost $18 million across five years in a complex betting ring fraud. The 54-year-old pleaded guilty in the County Court on Monday to two charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception between 2008 and 2013. Vlahos was initially… Read More »
Natalie Young is excited about the prospects of new stable acquisition Mirage Dancer after seeing him in quarantine at Werribee following his arrival from Europe. Young and her partner Trent Busuttin are preparing Mirage Dancer for a shot at Melbourne’s major spring races. The horse, formerly trained by Sir Michael… Read More »
Trainer Danny Williams has reported to Racing NSW Stewards that She Knows sustained a suspensory injury to it’s near foreleg whilst racing at Caulfield on 29 September 2019. Mr Williams advised as a consequence, She Knows has been retired from racing. Mr Williams further advised that due to Floki and… Read More »
The absence of retired champion Winx will mean a new winner is added to the honour roll of the Turnbull Stakes for the first time in three years. Winx took on seven opponents when she raced to a 6-1/2 length win in the Group One race over 2000m at Flemington… Read More »
Twenty five stayers have been entered in Saturday’s The Bart Cummings at Flemington with the winner securing a spot in the 2019 Melbourne Cup Field. The Bart Cummings brings with it a ballot exempt spot into the Melbourne Cup Field and this years edition of the race has seen twenty… Read More »
Fallen Victorian racing identity Bill Vlahos has admitted to defrauding punters of almost $18 million in a complex betting ring fraud. The former BC3 Thoroughbreds chairman pleaded guilty in the County Count on Monday to two charges of obtaining financial advantage by deception totalling $17,520,225. He is accused of defrauding… Read More »
The Hawkes Racing-trained Renewal has chased down Queensland visitor Zoustyle to claim a last-stride win in his season return in the Testa Rossa Stakes at Caulfield. Racing for the first time since May, five-year-old gelding Renewal ($11) came from back in the field under Dwayne Dunn in Sunday’s 1200m-Listed race… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Williams admits the drive home to Warrnambool from Melbourne was going to be a lot easier after Harbour Views victory at Caulfield. The performance came on top of Gailo Chop’s third behind Black Heart Bart in the Group One Underwood Stakes on Sunday, his second run back after… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has won bigger Group One races during his career but admits his victory on comeback galloper Black Heart Bart in the Underwood Stakes ranks among his most satisfying. Sunday’s Underwood at Caulfield was the jockey’s first Group One success since Black Heart Bart’s previous top-level victory in the… Read More »
Two former winners of the Underwood Stakes have fought out a thrilling finish with veteran Black Heart Bart prevailing in a major upset in the Group One race at Caulfield. Black Heart Bart ($101) won the 1800m weight-for-age race in 2016 for Darren Weir and, now under the training of… Read More »
Promising filly Acting will be a late entry for the Group One Thousand Guineas after delivering a star performance to win the Prelude at Caulfield. Acting had won her past two starts at Echuca and Sandown and made the step up to stakes grade in Sunday’s Group Two Thousand Guineas… Read More »
Spring racing season is well underway but some country towns in regional Australia have been left high and dry with race meetings cancelled because of continuing drought conditions. So far a meeting in Tamworth has been transferred to Scone and another at Cessnock to Newcastle, while a racing event at… Read More »
Lessons learned from an aborted trip to Sydney have helped Alligator Blood prevail in the Group Three Caulfield Guineas Prelude. Alligator Blood was scheduled to run at Rosehill last month, only to be scratched after becoming agitated in the race day stalls. Sunshine Coast trainer David Vandyke brought the three-year-old… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride and owner Nick Moraitis will field offers to re-home Destiny’s Kiss after retiring the popular veteran stayer. The 11-year-old beat two runners home at Rosehill in Saturday’s Group Three Colin Stephen Quality and Pride and Moraitis immediately called time on his racing career which lasted 102 starts… Read More »
Jockey Jamie Kah suffered a fall in the Caulfield Guineas Prelude at Caulfield on Sunday. View the latest updates on her condition. Jamie Kah has been stood down from riding in Race Six but is set to return for the remainder of the meeting including her ride on Gatting in… Read More »
A drop in class has paved the way for Sydney sprinter Prophet’s Thumb to race to a convincing win at Caulfield. The David Pfieffer-trained mare made her season return in the weight-for-age Group Two McEwen Stakes over 1000 metres at The Valley on September 7. Despite finishing ninth of the… Read More »
Allan Cooper’s first appearance at a city racecourse in a quarter of a century has resulted in him training a winner at Caulfield. No Effort extended her winning sequence to four when successful in Sunday’s Drinkwise Plate (1800m). Ridden by Dwayne Dunn, No Effort ($21) held off Annarbor ($5.50) by… Read More »
Queensland jockey Alex Patis has been handed a one month ban for a shocking mistake at Toowoomba on Saturday. Alex Patis was given a one month ban for failing to ride her mount Just Favulous out in the opening race at Toowoomba on Saturday night which arguably cost the horse… Read More »
Nature Strip bounced back to Group l glory on Friday night, Bivouac confirmed his status as the best 3YO sprinter in Sydney while a former WA mare made an ordinary NSW debut. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS:… Read More »
