In-form Divine Dice is set to take advantage of the absence of several key rivals and score a deserved win at Doomben. Divine Dice will take on seven rivals in Saturday’s Open Handicap (1200m) but in previous years the field would have been larger. A boost in prize money for… Read More »
Has global powerhouse Godolphin retired its champion sprinter Blue Point too soon? That may well be the question now that a $600,000 The Everest slot has become available following the arrest of previous slot owner Damion Flower. Because Godolphin want that slot. On July 12 Racing NSW will announce who… Read More »
A colt that went through the sales ring for $1million dollars last year will be making his debut at Canterbury today. The John O’Shea trained Duty will debut at Canterbury in Race Two on the card where he is currently a $15 chance with Sportsbet. Duty is a son of… Read More »
Queensland trainer Peter Fleming has been fined $3000 after a urine sample taken from Text Book was found to contain the prohibited substance Methocarbamol. The case created interest among trainers because Fleming told stewards Text Book had been treated with the pain killer to prevent her tying up in the… Read More »
A horse trained by Peter Gelagotis has returned a positive sample to a prohibited substance on race day, with Racing Victoria stewards continuing their investigations. RV stewards have told Gelagotis a pre-race blood sample taken from Strong Influence before the gelding ran at Sandown on June 26 was shown to… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne believes promising filly Rubisaki will get better with time but the two-year-old will try to cap her first racing campaign with a stakes race win at Flemington. Rubisaki has two wins and a narrow second from three starts and goes to Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Series Final… Read More »
After passing his first test over jumps, New Zealander Gobstopper will be given his chance in Australia. A talented stayer on the flat, Gobstopper won a maiden hurdle last month with trainer Andrew Campbell now eyeing off the Brendan Drechsler Hurdle (3500m) at Pakenham on July 21 and the Grand… Read More »
A winning double at Ballarat has got prominent West Australian trainer Lindsey Smith off the mark from his new Warrnambool base. In the past couple of months Smith has opened a satellite stable at Warrnambool, in the stables formerly occupied by the now-disqualified trainer Darren Weir, while also keeping his… Read More »
Mark Newnham has had a successful season by anyone’s standards with two Group One wins and a position in the top 10 Sydney trainers. He is already beginning preparations for the spring but also has some off-season ammunition to keep his momentum going. Larson won the last race at Gosford… Read More »
After closing strongly for second behind the promising Excused on debut, two-year-old filly Indiscretion will head back to Sandown chasing a late-season city win ahead of a potential spring campaign. Indiscretion got back in the field on a heavy track two weeks ago on the Hillside course over 1000m but… Read More »
A new bet type, Odds and Evens, has been introduced by the TAB and Racing NSW to attract young punters and help fund the $7.5 million Golden Eagle. Odds and Evens is available from Tuesday across all three codes- thoroughbred, harness and greyhounds. This new bet type will fund the… Read More »
Racing Victoria Stewards have received a report from RASL advising that a prohibited substance has been detected in a blood sample collected from the Peter Gelagotis trained Strong Influence. The report relates to a pre-race blood sample taken from Strong Influence prior to the gelding finishing third at Sandown Racecourse… Read More »
Andrew Mallyon has had one meeting shaved off a careless riding ban on appeal, meaning he is ruled out of two city meetings instead of three. Mallyon was suspended for 10 meetings, three metropolitan and seven provincial, after pleading guilty to careless riding aboard runner-up Sweet Jazz in the fourth… Read More »
Eight major country Cups across NSW will be worth $200,000 under further prize money increases announced for the upcoming season. Racing NSW on Tuesday revealed significant boosts to country racing with prize money to increase to $81 million annually. The Cups worth $200,000 are: Port Macquarie, Goulburn, Albury, Wellington, Tamworth,… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Garry Frazer hasn’t given up hope his star mare Spright will secure one of the remaining five slots in the $14m TAB Everest, but concedes she may have run her last race. Spright has returned to NSW to part-owner Greg White’s property at Scone following her 11th to… Read More »
Caulfield Cup winner Boom Time has found a stud to stand at following his racing retirement a fortnight ago. The Caulfield Cup winner will stand at Rangal Park Stud at Euroa which is just minutes away from Lindsay Park’s country Victorian base where he was trained. Rangal Park Stud has… Read More »
The Rivette Series Final shapes as the most likely option for filly Shamal Lass at Flemington but trainer Symon Wilde is keeping his options open. Wilde has also nominated the last-start Geelong winner for Saturday’s Silver Bowl Series Final (1600m) which is for three-year-olds while the Rivette (1600m) is restricted… Read More »
Winners of four of the nine heats feature among the nominations for the Winter Championship Series Final, including the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer who has earned his shot at the Listed race with his last-start win at Flemington. The $160,000 VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final (1600m) is one of the features on… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Katrina Alexander is to return to racing after several years away caring for her sick son Jackson. Alexander’s biggest win was with Honor Babe in the 2003 Sydney Cup in which the mare beat grand stayer County Tyrone. She has applied to renew her licence from the… Read More »
As he prepares to farewell the best stayer in his stable, David Payne is looking to one he hopes will make the grade with Costello to begin his campaign at Randwick. Dual Group One winner Ace High has been in light work at Rosehill but has now found a new… Read More »
