The new training partnership of Robert Heathcote and Chris Anderson will kick off with six acceptors at Eagle Farm. The multiple Group One and five-time premiership winning trainer Heathcote and Anderson, who is regarded as a rising star of Brisbane racing, have spent the past six weeks putting the finishing… Read More »
TAB Classic favourite Sunlight won’t line up in Saturday’s Group 1 TAB Classic, registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes, in Adelaide this weekend. Sunlight had a 1000m-trial at Gawler on last Friday ahead of her anticipated start in the TAB Classic. The decision not to run the 3-year-old was made… Read More »
When Unbiased with Mitchell Bell riding hard, crossed the line on Sunday to win the big $150,000 Tamworth Cup, screams of pure joy could be heard all over the parade ring. Because this wasn’t just another victory. This was a well planned, co-ordinated, sharply, deeply emotional, family involved campaign that… Read More »
Santa Ana Lane has finished fourth in the Chairman’s Sprint Prize at Sha Tin in Hong Kong won by Beat The Clock. Ridden by Hugh Bowman, the Anthony Freedman-trained Santa Ana Lane made his usual run from back in the field but could not make up enough ground in Sunday’s… Read More »
Country jockey Michael Hackett remains in a critical condition in Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital after three riders fell in a race at the Tomingley Cup picnic meeting. Ricky Blewitt, Michael Gray and Hackett all fell in the second race of the once-a-year meeting on Saturday. Dr David Duckworth reported on Sunday,… Read More »
Australia was represented by two horses in today’s feature Sprint in Hong Kong the G1 Chairman’s Sprint Prize but neither ran in into the placings. Santa Ana Lane who jumped as the odds on favourite in the race was the best of the Australian’s running fourth whilst Viddora ran near… Read More »
Jockey Ryan Maloney has been taken to hospital after a fall in the straight at the Sunshine Coast. Maloney was riding Oh Mona in race seven on Sunday when she appeared to stagger near the finish line and dislodged him. Maloney was taken to hospital with a suspected broken nose,… Read More »
Mick Price will rely on Princess Of Queens as his sole runner in his latest bid to add to his Group One tally. Saturday’s Sangster Stakes at Morphettville is one of two Group One races on the card and Price has three horses entered in the 1200m Robert Sangster Stakes… Read More »
Joe Pride will set Hawkebsury winner Tamarack on a winter staying campaign as he prepares to welcome the best distance horse in his stable back to the races. A 10-year-old, Destiny’s Kiss is twice the age of Tamarack who won first-up over 1500m on Saturday. Destiny’s Kiss will also have… Read More »
Star filly Mystic Journey is about to get back to work to build up for a campaign aimed at the Cox Plate which will begin before this season is over. The Adam Trinder-trained Mystic Journey emerged as a star last campaign, winning twice in her home state of Tasmania before… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Tony Pike has put the finishing touches on his team of Brisbane winter carnival aspirants with five of the six having race day gallops at Te Rapa. Bostonian, Ever Loyal, Indecision, Intrigue and Terra Sancta all pleased the trainer in Saturday’s work-outs and will be joined by… Read More »
Two of Queensland’s most promising horses Meet Mr Taylor and Mr Marbellouz are set to clash for the first time during the winter. Mr Marbellouz won his first black-type race in the Listed Ascot Handicap at Doomben two weeks ago taking his record to eight wins from 15 starts. Meet… Read More »
Queensland racing officials will review their systems after an apprentice who was ineligible to ride at metropolitan meetings rode a winner at Ipswich. Adam Spinks was on A Little Crafty when he beat the odds-on favourite Rock ‘N’ Sol in a maiden on Wednesday. After spending time out of the… Read More »
Star sprinter Redzel will take no further part in the Brisbane winter carnival after his defeat in the Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm. The dual Everest and Group One winner finished second as odds-on favourite to I Am Excited in Saturday’s Group Two 1200m-race and co-trainer Peter Snowden said he… Read More »
The nominations for the Group One races held by the Brisbane Racing Carnival this winter will close this week. The BRC will host seven Group One races this winter starting with the Doomben 10,000 on May 11. It will be followed by the Doomben Cup (May 18), Kingsford Smith (May… Read More »
Hawkesbury had their day in the spotlight, big money was on offer at Caulfield while the respective Brisbane and Adelaide Carnivals continued to roll on. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Mr Quickie Too Fast In Derby Lead… Read More »
Loftier targets are in the sights of the connections of Iconoclasm after scoring a first-up win for his new trainer at Caulfield. Iconoclasm was having his first run for Danny O’Brien when successful in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Sprint. O’Brien’s assistant trainer Ben Gleeson said Iconoclasm was now Brisbane bound with… Read More »
Archedemus has erased memories of his Provincial Championship failure with his victory in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. After stringing together five wins, Archedemus started favourite in the $500,000 Provincial Championship final at Randwick two weeks ago but finished eighth when he got hemmed in behind horses. His defeat… Read More »
Widgee Turf, the horse bought for $4500 as a weanling, has taken his career earnings past $1.1 million with a strong win in the $250,000 VOBIS Gold Mile at Caulfield. The five-year-old has proven a bargain buy for his owners Gordon and Marlene McIntosh, with Saturday’s victory the Patrick Payne-trained… Read More »
Three country jockeys have been injured in a fall at the Tomingley Cup picnic meeting in central western NSW. Ricky Blewitt, Michael Gray and Michael Hackett all came off in an 800m-race with Hackett’s condition causing the most concern. Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel said he had been… Read More »
