Trainer Kris Lees will have at least two chances in each of the feature races at Wyong with confirmation Sixties Groove will start his spring campaign in the Gold Cup. The Brisbane Cup winner was also accepted for the Chelmsford Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on Saturday but Lees felt Friday’s… Read More »
Warwick Farm trainer Gary Portelli has stuck with a proven winning formula by sending stable favourite Testashadow to Eagle Farm. Testashadow will return to Queensland, where he has had considerable success, and run in Saturday’s Clear Insurance Open Handicap (1600m). He will be chasing his first win since the Group… Read More »
Coolmore’s Ten Sovereigns could head straight to Australia for The Everest with the Sprint Cup at Haydock doubtful because of soft ground. The July Cup winner had been in doubt to take Coolmore’s slot in next month’s $14 million Everest at Randwick after his failure in the Nunthorpe won by… Read More »
Consistent gelding Impasse has attracted attention during his career because of his breeding but gets a chance to boost his name in his own right at Eagle Farm. The Chris Waller-trained Impasse is by the Golden Slipper winner Sepoy but it is his dam Amelia’s Dream who continues to attract… Read More »
It’s always a big thing when a rider lands their first winner. But the other day, race caller Anthony Manton nearly fell out of his calling booth when 4kg apprentice Amy McLucas brought ATOMIC BLAST home to victory at Moruya in NSW. In commentary, he said, “And look at this,… Read More »
Group One producing stallion Dane Shadow has died at Kitchwin Hills Stud aged 18 after long-term health problems. The stud’s foundation stallion, Dane Shadow produced four Group One winners – Red Tracer, Hurtle Myrtle, Shellscrape and Shadows in the Sun. “It’s been a pretty sad day for all at Kitchwin… Read More »
Veteran Toowoomba trainer Harry Richardson has been suspended for nine months after Smokey Diamond was found to have illegal cobalt levels cobalt in urine samples on three occasions. Stewards opened an inquiry after cobalt was detected in samples from Smokey Diamond at Ipswich on January 5, Ipswich January 24 and… Read More »
Tasmanian apprentice Teagan Voorham plans to be back in the saddle on Saturday after being given the all clear following a fall at Gawler on Wednesday. Trainer Chris Bieg provided an update on Twitter saying Voorham was “stiff and sore” but scans had come back “all clear”. Voorham was riding… Read More »
There will never be another Winx but that hasn’t stopped a baby sister already trying to match her famous sibling. The mother of Winx, Vegas Showgirl, gave birth to the filly by late Japanese stallion Deep Impact, about 11am on Tuesday at Segenhoe Stud in the Hunter Valley. “I’ve probably… Read More »
Another female jockey has been taken to hospital after suffering a fall at Gawler. Teagan Voorham was riding Balwarra Gold in the last race on the Gawler card when her mount was squeezed for room and fell, Voorham was taken to hospital for observation. Chris Bieg Racing has given a… Read More »
Tony McEvoy has trained countless doubles over his career but none more special than the one produced at Sandown. McEvoy surprised his son Calvin by announcing at the South Australian Racing Awards last Saturday night that they would be forming a training partnership. That was officially recognised on Monday with… Read More »
Dual Everest winner Redzel heads to the Concorde Stakes as the outsider in the six-horse field. He has won the 1000m Concorde Stakes at Randwick for the past two years on his way to his wins in the world’s richest race on turf. But bookmakers are wary heading to Saturday… Read More »
Consistent sprinter Bons Away will be out to enhance his Moir Stakes prospects when he returns to The Valley for the weight-for-age McEwen Stakes. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Bons Away turned in an eye-catching first-up run in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley a couple of weeks… Read More »
There was only one downside for trainer Tony Sears when he continued his great run in QTIS bonus races with Red Bloom at Ipswich. He had hoped Red Bloom’s win would be his first in partnership with his daughter Maddy. Sears applied for a training partnership with Maddy last month… Read More »
Sam Clipperton will appeal a one-month suspension which will keep him out of major races over the Sydney spring carnival. The jockey has been outed for his handling of Irish Songs in a race at Randwick on August 17. Racing NSW stewards issued the stiff penalty on Wednesday after finding… Read More »
Pure Legend is Hong Kong bound after leading throughout in a maiden victory at Sandown. Trainer John Sadler said he had almost cost the $3.40 favourite victory in Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Plate by stepping the gelding up in distance. Pure Legend is owned in Hong Kong by Boniface Ho… Read More »
After piecing together three straight wins in South Australia late in her juvenile season, three-year-old filly Westport is back in Melbourne to face a test of her spring credentials in the Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes. Westport made her debut in Melbourne in January when she was unplaced in the Blue… Read More »
The John F Feehan Stakes at The Valley affords the winner an automatic Cox Plate start but senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes is looking at an even bigger spring picture. Lindsay Park has four runners in Saturday’s weight-for-age race – Harlem, Fifty Stars, Sikandarabad and Neufbosc – after the… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce hopes to put aside the disappointment of missing the chance of a big pay day for Snoopy with a consolation win for the evergreen gelding. Snoopy was set to run in the $105,000 Open Handicap at the Gold Coast a fortnight ago but was scratched… Read More »
Four Australian trainers and one from abroad are in the running to win this year’s Fred Hoysted Medal at the Victorian Racing Awards. The Fred Hoysted Medal is awarded to the trainer considered to have delivered the most outstanding individual training performance during the season in Victoria, with the winner… Read More »
