Nikki the daughter of Subzero’s best mate (Graham) has been amazed and thankful of the support from Subzero’s fans over the past week taking to facebook to express their gratitude. Nikki Salisbury has given the latest update/story on Subzero but says she will leave the medical updates to the vet…. Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club has revealed the conditions regarding its slot in the $14 million Everest which will be offered to the winner of the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. Having secured a slot in this year’s Everest at Randwick after striking a deal with the Australian Turf Club, the MRC… Read More »
Valuable colt Time To Reign has blitzed a star studded field in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm. The rising three-year-old’s performance to win by more than six lengths on Friday was not a surprise to his trainer Gary Portelli who has the colt primed for his early season return… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes placegetter Free Of Debt will miss the major spring races after suffering a ligament injury in the build-up to his race return. The Chris Bieg-trained colt won his first two starts impressively at Morphettville and Flemington before finishing a game third in the Group One Blue Diamond… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes is confident Pickup The Pieces’ impressive form on the training track can translate into a winning return at Caulfield. Pickup The Pieces runs first-up in Saturday’s Long Fine Plate (1200m) for three-year-old fillies on the back of winning two jump-outs in recent weeks at Flemington…. Read More »
A change of riding tactics seems to have been t he key to classy filly Champagne Jet returning to the winners’ list. Champagne Jet has been one of the most consistent two-year-olds in Queensland with a win and five minor placings from seven starts. Her only unplaced run was in… Read More »
Instead of being a player at the recent Brisbane carnival, Spensierato will run in a late season winter race at Caulfield. A dual winner from five starts, Spensierato will attempt to back up a Cranbourne victory with success in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Reef (1600m). Trained by Nick Ryan, Spensierato scored… Read More »
The Group Three Aurie’s Star Handicap is the likely new-season kick-off point for dual Group One-winning sprinter Vega Magic but his spring path is yet to be locked in. Vega Magic stepped out in a jump-out at Flemington on Friday morning and co-trainer Ben Hayes said he was happy with… Read More »
Well-travelled mare Delectation Girl will begin the latest chapter of her career when she makes her Australian debut at Rosehill. Owned by Australian Bloodstock, Delectation Girl made her debut in Europe where she won two Group Three races before heading to America where her best result in five starts was… Read More »
Trying to replicate home conditions for Tshahitsi has resulted in a change of scenery for the Tasmanian’s Melbourne campaign. Tshahitsi runs for the second time following a long lay-off in Saturday’s Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield. The Chris Crook and Imogen Miller-trained Tshahitsi remained in Victoria after his first-up… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher admits there are a number of potential spring paths for Cliff’s Edge depending on how well the multiple Group winner returns to racing. Cliff’s Edge, formerly trained by the now-disqualified Darren Weir, resumes for his first start since last spring, and first for his new stable, in… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp has given his apprentice Nick Keal a chance to ride his first metropolitan winner with two promising rides at Eagle Farm. Keal, 21, has ridden 94 career winners with 24 this season which has been interrupted because of injury. Keal will need to be at his… Read More »
A momentous year for Edward Cummings will go to the next level at Rosehill when he saddles up his first Saturday city runner as a trainer in his own right. The young horseman dissolved his partnership with father Anthony earlier this year to become an independent trainer, setting up a… Read More »
The Bendigo Equine Hospital has provided an update on Melbourne Cup winner Subzero’s condition which was deteriorating until a visit from his owner Graham. Subzero continues to receive treatment at the Bendigo Equine Hospital in which they provided the below update on his conditions. “He had a rough start to… Read More »
The Anderson-Heathcote partnership hope to set the tone for the new racing season at Eagle Farm. Chris Anderson and Robert Heathcote started their new training partnership on May 1 and have already had 29 winners. They are relying on Ruling Dynasty to end the season on a bright note in… Read More »
Veteran NSW jockey Robert Thompson has not ridden his Townsville Cup mount The Harrovian in a race but he knows first hand about the gelding’s ability. The Harrovian is favourite for Saturday’s $150,000 Townsville Cup which is the third leg of the northern staying series. Originally trained in Victoria by… Read More »
At Kembla on Thursday we saw what may be a really, really promising stayer win his maiden. His name is AGOSTO (Nathaniel-Aigrette Garzette). He was bought by Australian Bloodstock after he had placed in a race in France late last year. Yesterday was his Aussie debut and under Hughie Bowman… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Subzero continues to battle for his life at the Bendigo Equine Hospital. The Bendigo Equine Hospital provided an update on Subzero’s condition on Thursday night which outlined he has now been diagnosed with peritonitis which an infection of his abdominal cavity. “Subzero is continuing to receive treatment… Read More »
Jockey Nash Rawiller has made an immediate impression on his return to riding after a long ban with a double at Kembla Grange. Rawiller’ had six rides at his first meeting since he was sidelined for 15 months for tipping horses he rode in Hong Kong. Rawiller’s first winner came… Read More »
With less than a week of the season remaining, Teo Nugent is hopeful of holding his lead in the Victorian apprentices premiership. While Michael Poy has an unassailable lead in the Melbourne metropolitan apprentices’ premiership, Nugent’s 84 wins across the state so far during the 2018/19 season has him six… Read More »
