The late Mike Moroney always believed Coeur Volante had the potential to be a Group 1 winner. As a three-year-old, Coeur Volante started favourite in the Group 1 Thousand Guineas at Caulfield, finishing fourth to Joliestar, while placegetters in that race were subsequent Group 1 winners Kimochi and Skybird. Coeur Volante was Moroney’s… Read More »
The ACT Government has revealed that revenue from its 25 per cent Betting Operations Tax (BOT) has fallen $5.8 million short of expectations in the current financial year. Introduced in 2022, the BOT effectively functions as a 25 per cent Point Of Consumption Tax — the highest rate applied in… Read More »
The vacant Everest slot formerly held by The Star has been secured by a relatively new name in the industry – Mulberry Racing. Racing NSW confirmed on Thursday that the organisation had acquired the slot on a three-year deal after submitting “the most compelling offer” during an expression of interest… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood is hopeful Behaviour can give him another metropolitan winner for the 2024-25 season and move him one step closer to a top ten position. The Cranbourne-based horseman has 45 horses in work and has 19 Victorian city winners for the season, one behind Phillip Stokes and two behind Robbie Griffiths… Read More »
Managing the expectations of owners is part of a trainer’s job – even when one of those owners is a former trainer himself. Progressive three-year-old Livin’ Thing is raced by a group that includes Anthony Cummings, the son of legendary horseman Bart and a 24-time Group 1-winning conditioner in his own… Read More »
There is an interesting dynamic in the makeup of the field for the Listed Tattersall’s Stakes over 1400m at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Three runners come into the race defending an unbeaten record after winning on their respective debut outings … and they represent three powerhouse stables. This unbeaten trio… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is not one to push their two-year-olds and has waited until late in the season to unveil its latest debutant. Oyster Lane makes his debut in the Vale Snitzel (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday where he will be joined by race seasoned stablemates Yolo and Life After Love…. Read More »
Sydney’s winter months might not be a peak time for racing, but it is rare they don’t produce a promising horse or two for the spring. The Bjorn Baker stable is hoping lightly raced three-year-old Puntin could fit that bill as he prepares to chase his first Saturday grade win in the… Read More »
Former Singapore trainer Tim Fitzsimmons is searching for his maiden city winner which he hopes will come with Golden Monkey at Caulfield. Golden Monkey runs in the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (1440m) on Saturday, his third run since returning from Singapore. Since setting up at Bendigo and producing his first runner in… Read More »
New legislation passed by New Zealand Parliament is set to significantly enhance the country’s betting landscape, with reforms poised to benefit both the racing industry and sporting codes while providing improved protections for local bettors. When the bill becomes law later this month, it will include robust harm minimisation measures… Read More »
A positive push from top jockey Kerrin Mcevoy has convinced connections of Arctic Glamour to roll the dice and run the backmarker in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. Co-trainer Sterling Alexiou admitted he was lukewarm on pressing onto Saturday’s 1400m feature after Arctic Glamour finished down the track in… Read More »
Annabel & Rob Archibald are hoping Saturday is the day for consistent mare Midnight In Tokyo when she lines up in the Group 3 W.J Healy Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm. The five-year-old by Kobayashi has raced at stakes or group level on sixteen occasions and netted seven minor placings, five… Read More »
Secure, a last-start Saturday placegetter in Sydney and a well-bred Snitzel gelding out of Response, is set to continue his racing career in Hong Kong. A brother to Golden Slipper winner Estijaab, Secure was knocked down for $500,000 during Wednesday’s Inglis Digital sale, making him the highest-priced lot of the… Read More »
Racing at Sale was brought to a premature end on Wednesday after Race 3 due to extreme wind and poor visibility conditions, forcing officials to abandon the meeting. The final event to go ahead was won by Quello Dorato, trained by Danny O’Brien and ridden by Zac Spain, who prevailed… Read More »
Racing Victoria and Racing WA have confirmed a new multi-year partnership that will see Western Australian thoroughbred racing featured on Racing.com, starting next week. The agreement kicks off with the meeting at Northam on Wednesday, 2 July 2025, bringing WA races to a national audience via all Racing.com platforms—free-to-air, digital,… Read More »
Quello Dorato, a half-brother to star mare Bella Nipotina, delivered a timely boost for trainer Danny O’Brien ahead of a massive weekend of racing in Queensland, scoring impressively in wet conditions at Sale on Wednesday. The lightly raced son of Trapeze Artist, stepping out for just his third career start… Read More »
An injury suffered in the opening two-year-old race of the season prevented Raging Force from playing a significant role during his juvenile year, but he is on his way to making up for lost time. The youngster was a standout winner at Randwick’s Kensington track meeting on Wednesday, trouncing his opposition… Read More »
While cautious that Glory Daze has run his best races at Randwick rather than Rosehill, the Ciaron Maher stable is confident the gelding is going well enough to make his presence felt in the McKell Cup. The six-year-old’s three local wins have all been at headquarters, although he did perform admirably at… Read More »
Comeback jockey Brad Rawiller has continued his good form with the Charlotte Littlefield stable producing another winner at Sale. Rawiller spent eight months on the sidelines and made his comeback to riding earlier this month, with his win on Yes We Are in the Ladbrokes Owners Bonus Maiden (1013m) on Wednesday his third… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote would not have been holding his breath, but you can imagine he might have fallen off his chair when the chestnut mare Abounding finally came up with a single-figure  barrier draw (barrier number 6) for Saturday’s Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm. A four-year-old chestnut mare, Abounding… Read More »
