High-class Japanese mare Lys Gracieux is set to compete in the Cox Plate and chase a lucrative bonus after being granted a special dispensation from the Australian government’s Department of Agriculture to travel to Melbourne for the race. Because Lys Gracieux ran in Hong Kong in late April in the… Read More »
Ten horses have stood their ground after acceptances to run in the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick. The 1400m Winx Stakes will be the spring starting point for several high-profile spring horses, including Avilius and Verry Elleegant. Avilius is one of two runners for trainer James Cummings with Best… Read More »
Another important challenge to the Australian Racing rules involving cobalt will continue in Queensland early next month. Gold Coast trainer Kelly Doughty is fighting a conviction and 12 months disqualification after stewards found her guilty of presenting Blue Book to race with a cobalt level above the allowed threshold at… Read More »
Japanese star Lys Gracieux has accepted an invitation to the 2019 Cox Plate after being given given special dispensation to race. Under existing quarantine guidelines Lys Gracieux wouldn’t have been allowed in to the country, let alone take race in the Cox Plate. Current quarantine regulations prevent horses who have… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant has galloped freely ahead of her assignment in the Winx Stakes after a slight scare. The mare pulled off one of her shoes last Thursday and missed a race day gallop on Saturday with some tenderness in the foot. James McDonald, who rode Verry… Read More »
Lightly raced three-year-old Deep Force will be given his chance to bounce back from a shock last-start defeat and showcase his talent at stakes level at The Valley. Deep Force was taken to The Valley for a gallop on Tuesday morning in preparation for Saturday’s Listed McKenzie Stakes (1200m) for… Read More »
Imported sprinter Spirit Of Valor could make his first appearance for his new trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace in the Listed Carlyon Stakes at The Valley. Spirit Of Valor is the highest-rated horse among the 12 nominations for Saturday’s 1000m-race in which Maher and Eustace have have also entered… Read More »
Meuse will try to maintain a perfect start to her career when she resumes in a race at The Valley against a number of other Thousand Guineas hopefuls. Saturday’s 1200m-race for three-year-old fillies has attracted 24 nominations, with the Anthony Freedman-trained Meuse to chase her third win from as many… Read More »
A Spring G1 contender has been banned from racing for three months after bleeding at trackwork. Lanciato was found to have bled from both nostrils during trackwork this morning and will incur a three-month embargo from racing. Accordingly, Lanciato will not race during the Spring Carnival. Lanciato last raced in… Read More »
Victoria Derby hopeful Eric The Eel is ready to trial in the first step to what could be a big spring for the gelding. Eric The Eel, who takes his name from Olympic swimmer Eric Malonga from Equitorial Guinea, was one of Queensland’s better-performed two-year-olds last season winning two races… Read More »
AFL Legend and Essendon and GWS coaching great Kevin Sheedy will be the face of The MRC Everest Series campaign, Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) announced today. Following the announcement last month that MRC had procured the Australian Turf Club-owned slot in The TAB Everest, MRC has built a four-stage series… Read More »
Nakeeta Jane’s racing future remains uncertain with the Group One-winning mare out for at least six months because of injury. Her trainer Mark Newnham says the four-year-old has a fractured sesamoid with the stable suffering a second blow with stalwart Lanciato also out for the spring after suffering a bleeding… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney has stakes race plans in the spring for Group-placed Tofane but first the lightly raced mare needs to boost her rating. Moroney hopes Tofane can start the process at Sandown on Wednesday when the four-year-old resumes in the MRC Membership Renewal Handicap over 1000m. Tofane, who has… Read More »
Former G1 winning WA mares Arcadia Queen and Enticing Star have both impressed at their first public appearances in NSW. The Bob Peters owned mares stepped out for their first official trials in NSW and both impressed with their displays as they progress towards the $14m Everest where both already… Read More »
Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards following an investigation into a pre-race blood sample taken at Sandown in February. The Widdison-trained Cash Crisis was tested before finishing sixth in a 1300m-race at Sandown on February 6 where he returned an elevated bicard (TCO2) reading. Racing… Read More »
Dual Everest winner Rezel has stepped up his preparation with a dominant barrier trial win at Rosehill. Wearing his race day blinkers on Tuesday, Redzel got down to business early and set a solid tempo with Nature Strip chasing him. Nature Strip picked up the pace in the closing stages… Read More »
Social media has been hot in regards to the latest Australian First season Sire Champion. It traditionally is awarded to the stallion whose progeny earns the most money that first year. But this year, some farms with their own agenda are driving the cry for other criteria to be recognised… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller will send out four runners in the first Group One race of the season named for his stable’s retired champion Winx. The Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick was formerly the Group Two Warwick Stakes and was first run at Group One level last year when Winx won… Read More »
With an arsenal of potential big race contenders, Lindsay Park has been forced to spread their three-year-olds to get their campaigns underway. Independent Road and Exeter will begin their preparations in the Listed McKenzie Stakes at The Valley on Saturday with both entered for big races in the spring. Both… Read More »
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission officers have found five trackwork riders tested positive to prohibited substances during a raid at the Gold Coast. In a media release, a QRIC spokesperson said the Monday morning operation involved the testing of 52 people including track riders and jockeys. The raid also found four… Read More »
