A country NSW trainer has received a six-month suspension after being found guilty of multiple horse welfare breaches. Gundagai-based trainer Michelle Teale faced a Racing NSW inquiry this week, where she pleaded not guilty to three of the four charges laid against her. Racing NSW officials conducted inspections of Teale’s… Read More »
Top jockey Jason Collett has signed off with a winning treble at the final metropolitan meeting of the season to cap what has been an outstanding year in the saddle. On a wet and cold winter’s afternoon at Warwick Farm, Collett opened his account in Wednesday’s MyPlates Handicap (1600m) aboard the… Read More »
A race day gallop at Sandown was just what the doctor ordered for Skybird following an injury enforced lay-off. Skybird has not raced since winning the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning at Flemington in February after injuring a pectoral muscle. Trainer Mitch Freedman said Skybird could have returned for a shot… Read More »
Lightly raced mare It’s A Knockout will dodge an assignment at Rosehill in favour of the Coffs Harbour Cup, but leading trainer Ciaron Maher will still have strong representation at the opening Sydney meeting of the new season. It’s A Knockout was among eight acceptors for the National Jockeys Trust Handicap (1500m)… Read More »
History was always going to be made at Doomben on Wednesday, the only thing to be decided was by who. But it is Angela Jones who is being feted as the first woman to win the Brisbane Jockeys’ Premiership after surviving a challenge from Emily Lang. The best Jones could manage… Read More »
Trainer Gerard Moloney and his jockey son Patrick did not hold high expectations for debutant Express Class at Sandown. But their attitude had changed following the Sportsbet Race Previews Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday after the gelding scored a dominant win. Settling back in the field, Express Class ($31) unwound a powerful finish… Read More »
Like a fine wine, trainer Michael Trotter says Rumbled Again is getting better with age. Rumbled Again turns eight on Friday and Trotter says the mare could not be in any better physical order as she makes her return from a break. The Victorian Jockeys’ Association Trophy (1410m) at Flemington on Saturday… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman has confirmed that Golden Slipper-winning filly Marhoona will be brought along patiently for the spring, with a later start to her campaign the preferred option. The Snitzel filly is close to making her first public appearance in a barrier trial, but Freedman is leaning towards resuming her… Read More »
Kate Pateman’s return to racing reached its pinnacle on Saturday when she booted home The Coolakin King at Roebourne to secure the Country Racing Association’s Leading Jockey title. It marked an outstanding comeback for Pateman who stepped away from racing for four years to focus on family life following the… Read More »
The upcoming return of boom four-year-old Jokers Grin has trainer Bernie Miller up and about with very good reason, declaring the son of Maschino to be back bigger and stronger. Jokers Grin is back in work after April’s fairytale triumph in the $5 million Quokka, a victory that earned him… Read More »
Over the years trainer Robert Heathcote has never been shy to give riders new to Brisbane … seniors or apprentices … an opportunity to gain some early traction with his stable in their new surroundings. Tasmanian apprentice Chloe Wells is the latest beneficiary of Heathcote’s welcoming approach and she will… Read More »
Just Horse Racing has covered the twists and turns of the intense title chase for the Brisbane Jockey’s Premiership very closely over a fair period of time. Now, the final chapter is about to be written. For many weeks Angela Jones and Emily Lang have vied for the right to… Read More »
Jockey Will Gordon is set to front the Victorian Racing Tribunal after being charged over a breach of Australian racing ownership rules. The charges stem from Gordon’s purchase of a Doubtland filly at a yearling sale in March on behalf of his partner, licensed pre-trainer Taige Weir. Gordon successfully bid… Read More »
The early spring ride on reigning Melbourne Cup hero Knight’s Choice is officially up for grabs. Co-trainer Sheila Laxon confirmed on Tuesday that a new jockey will be needed for Knight’s Choice’s opening runs this spring, as regular rider Robbie Dolan will be overseas from early August for several weeks…. Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has high hopes of Exit reaching greater heights and as part of the filly’s education she is likely to be Flemington bound. A benchmark 70 race over 1400m for three-year-olds on Saturday is the likely next assignment for Exit who scored first-up over 1300m at Sandown on July… Read More »
Last year’s Cox Plate runner-up Prognosis has been retired from racing, with the Japanese star now being prepared for a future career at stud. The Shadai Thoroughbred Club confirmed the seven-year-old suffered a sesamoid ligament injury while preparing for his return to racing. “After finishing second in the Hong Kong… Read More »
The Paul Shailer trained Mister Bianco just can’t catch a break. First there was the late scratching episode from the Winx Guineas back on July 5 when no suitable replacement jockey was available following the injury to Ryan Maloney in an earlier race … and then, on Saturday, Shailer and… Read More »
The physical consequences of a fall suffered at Ipswich on July 3 have already kept Nikita Beriman out of the saddle for twenty-nine days, and the severity of her suffering is underlined by the fact that it will be at least another six weeks before any further concussion assessment will… Read More »
There is a sense of spring in the air with a strong set of jump-outs scheduled for Caulfield. Group 1 winners Magic Time, Attrition, Mornington Glory, Pinstriped, Desert Lightning, La Dorada and Smokin’ Romans are set to go around in the opening heat over 800m on Wednesday. The jump-out session… Read More »
An interrupted Autumn campaign left Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott rueing what might have been with Newgate Bloodstock and China Horse Club owned colt North England. High up in markets for the Group 1 Golden Slipper (1200m) since his very first public trial on September 23rd, the son of the… Read More »
