Dan Morton’s King Of Light created a big statement on the weekend, making a faultless debut in the Tabtouch Place A Same Race Multi Plate (1300m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. Adding another potential Ascot carnival contender to his team, Morton hopes King Of Light’s impressive first up victory is a… Read More »
Baraqiel could well race again before the season is finished, with the Group 2 winning sprinter surprising co-trainer Will Larkin with his recovery from a suspensory issue. Flagged as one of the up-and-coming stars of the sprinting ranks after his dominant win in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1200m) in October last… Read More »
Promising gallopers Damask Rose and Return To Conquer have officially joined Te Akau Racing’s Australian base at Cranbourne as preparations begin for an ambitious spring campaign. Star filly Damask Rose, a winner of the NZB Kiwi, has the $10 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill on November 1 firmly in her… Read More »
Champagne brand G.H. Mumm will continue its long-standing association with the Victoria Racing Club, having renewed its sponsorship of the Melbourne Cup Carnival through to 2028. The extension cements an 18-year partnership between the two iconic names. As part of the renewed agreement, G.H. Mumm will retain its role as… Read More »
There has been a bump in the road in Angela Jones’ quest to become the first female rider to win the Brisbane Jockey’s Premiership with Jones failing to get a ten-day suspension overturned at an appeal hearing. Jones picked up the suspension for her ride on Floozie in the Group… Read More »
Scone-based trainer Stephen Jones will now serve his full three-and-a-half-year ban again, with the penalty reset after he was found to have breached the terms of his disqualification. In February, the NSW Racing Appeal Tribunal upheld Jones’ disqualification over race-day treatment offences, ruling him out until October 2027. Despite the… Read More »
With stable star Veight ruled out of the spring due to a neck injury, trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy are pinning their Group 1 hopes on rising talent Half Yours. Following his dominant win in the Listed Caloundra Cup, the stayer is now being aimed at the Group 1 Metropolitan… Read More »
King Tut’s debut victory on Pakenham’s synthetic track may not top Ciaron Maher’s highlights reel, but it marked a major milestone—his 300th winner of the 2024–25 season. It’s the fourth consecutive season Maher has reached the 300-win mark, a streak that began in 2021–22 when he notched 317 victories. This… Read More »
Racing invariably writes its own script, often deviating from the expected, and the story of Nikita Beriman being stood down for a twelve-day period under concussion protocols is another tale with an unusual twist. Beriman was one of the riders involved in a four-horse fall at Ipswich last Thursday. She… Read More »
The race for Melbourne’s 2024–25 jockeys’ premiership heats up again on Wednesday, with both Blake Shinn and Craig Williams set to ride at Sandown. Shinn currently leads the title chase with 67 wins, eight ahead of Williams on 59, with just seven metro meetings remaining in the season. Wednesday marks… Read More »
Veteran jockey Luke Nolen is nearing a return to trackwork riding after a lengthy break due to a serious knee injury. The 45-year-old, who boasts over 40 Group 1 wins, has been sidelined since a fall at Geelong in December 2024 that left him with broken ribs, facial injuries and… Read More »
The curtain has been drawn on the Queensland Racing Carnival but for some of the headline acts, attention is firmly turning to springtime features. Co-trainers Chris and Corey Munce will be keeping Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes (1600m) winner Cool Archie out of the limelight for the remainder of 2025… Read More »
Racing Queensland is urging horse owners to vaccinate against Hendra virus after the deadly disease claimed a horse’s life in southeast Queensland — the first confirmed case in the region in three years. Biosecurity Queensland confirmed the horse tested positive last Friday and its condition “rapidly deteriorated”. The animal had… Read More »
Public Attention is set to continue his racing career in Hong Kong after being sold to new owners in the lucrative Asian racing circuit. Originally purchased by Coolmore for $160,000 as a yearling, the colt made a strong impression on Australian tracks. He claimed victory in the Group 3 Eskimo… Read More »
Australia’s iconic Melbourne Cup is set to offer $10 million in prizemoney from 2025, fulfilling a long-held dream of the Victoria Racing Club. Racing Victoria is expected to confirm the record increase for the 2025-26 season later this week. The Cup has held an $8 million purse since 2020, marketed… Read More »
It was indeed a kiss of good fortune for Luke Tarrant when he picked up the ride on the Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans trained Fortunate Kiss in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap at the Sunshine Coast after Ronnie Stewart, who had originally been booked for the ride picked up an… Read More »
Joe Pride has been heartened by the performances of a horse from a rival yard this season as he begins to plot a spring carnival path for stable flag bearer Ceolwulf. The Warwick Farm conditioner watched with interest as Antino thumped his rivals in the Hollindale Stakes (1800m) and Doomben Cup… Read More »
Repossession gave another reminder of his class when he bounced back from a setback to win the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Pinjarra on Saturday. Showing a liking for the Pinjarra straight for a second time this campaign, Repossession completed a winning hat trick and vindicated a chaotic week for… Read More »
While the McEvoy stable has just had one emerging feature race prospect show his potential in the staying ranks, another proven miler has a challenge ahead to keep his career in motion after a an otherwise innocuous setting in Queensland has seen Veight battling a neck injury. A broken bone in… Read More »
The Peter Robl trained Overfull earned his way back into the winners’ enclosure when he held off the challenge of Charming Nic to land the $200 000 Bernie Spilsbury Three-Year-Old Handicap over 1000m, a race named in honour of the long-time Sunshine Coast Turf Club doctor who is now retiring… Read More »
