Recommendation and Mrs Chrissie have been staples of the Ciaron Maher sprint team for a number of seasons now, but both will make a rare appearance at Flemington this Saturday. The pair will have just their second start each at Australia’s most famous racecourse in the 1100-metre Quality Handicap. Mrs Chrissie hasn’t been… Read More »
Former champion junior rider Andrew Adkins has been making a splash in recent weeks and he is focused on building that momentum into the backend of the Sydney season. The hoop celebrated his second metropolitan double this month at Rosehill on Saturday with winning efforts aboard the John Thompson-trained Motoscafo in the… Read More »
The battle for Melbourne’s jockeys’ premiership is set for a thrilling finish, with Craig Williams chasing down an injured Blake Shinn, who may not add to his current tally. Shinn leads with 67 metropolitan wins but is sidelined with a foot injury, giving Williams — on 55 — a fighting… Read More »
Last winter, Recommendation established himself as the standout winter sprinter in Victoria, stringing together three Group 3 wins at Caulfield. Now, he’s set to return for another shot at the same races that made him a standout last year. His remarkable 2023 campaign included a seven-length demolition in the Sir… Read More »
Trainer Tom Dabernig is considering a start for Cleo Cat down the famous Flemington straight. An 1100m Quality Handicap at Flemington on Saturday, a heat of the Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series, could be used to ascertain whether Cleo Cat handles the sometimes-difficult straight course. Dabernig said if the mare… Read More »
Not a lot can come between Mark Zahra and Ibiza at this time of year but a ride at Royal Ascot will see him delay his holidays slightly and take part in one of racing’s biggest stages opn Tuesday. Zahra set off for England from Brisbane on Saturday night after riding… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday 14/6/2025. Tim Clark (War Machine) On picking up the ride: “Thrilled to get on him, obviously. He put the writing on the wall a few weeks ago and it was a pleasant… Read More »
Jockey Martin Harley will board a flight to England happy in the knowledge he is now a Group 1 winning jockey in Australia. Harley guided Cool Archie home in the J J Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday to go with previous Group 1 victories in France, the UK and Ireland…. Read More »
Holding an almost unassailable advantage in the race for the Sydney apprentices’ title, Braith Nock has an opportunity to make a play for state honours. With just over six weeks of the season remaining, Nock has inched to within two wins of NSW leader Ash Morgan after booting home his first… Read More »
War Machine has cemented his status as one of the country’s rising sprint stars with an emphatic Group 1 victory in the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm, paving the way for a potential Hayes family showdown in The Everest. Formally in the care of the late Mike Moroney, War Machine has… Read More »
A drop back to 1600m or a rise to 2000m is the question Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman face after the win of Saban at Sandown. Saban made it back-to-back victories at the track when he took out the Sportsbet More Places Handicap (1800m) on Saturday having been successful over the same… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys said about their rides in the JJ Atkins Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday 14/6/2025. Martin Harley (Cool Archie) On the horse: “I think the horse has done most of the talking. He’s taken a big step forward each run and that’s what the good… Read More »
It has been a case of rinse and repeat for Tulloch Lodge stayer Sir Lucan, who has become just the third horse in almost 70 years to win the Winter Cup twice. Rebounding from an indifferent first-up performance last month when he settled with the tailenders and never threatened, the… Read More »
A brilliant ride by Dylan Gibbons has helped King Of Roseau end an 18-month hiatus from the winner’s list and shed his tag as “the best class one horse going around”. The gelding was successful on debut at Canberra in December 2023 but hadn’t managed to repeat the dose since. He had… Read More »
Tianni Chapman is recovering in hospital after sustaining serious injuries during a trackwork mishap at Pakenham on Saturday morning. The 26-year-old jockey suffered three broken ribs along with a punctured lung as a result of the incident and was subsequently airlifted to The Alfred hospital for immediate treatment. The accident… Read More »
One week apprentice Hannah Edgley and the stable of Leon and Troy Corstens and Will Larkin were the toast of punters, the following they were their nightmare. Edgley landed her first Flemington winner last week when she teamed for the first time in town with the Corstens and Larkin stable… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes has taken advantage of a winter contest at Sandown to add to their haul of two-year-old winners. Success by Hello Romeo in the Sportsbet Jockey Watch Handicap (1000m) on Saturday was the Lindsay Park stable’s 25th juvenile winner for the season…. Read More »
A difficult week has ended on a high for trainer Gary Portelli with juvenile Queen Of Clubs delivering a promising win at Rosehill just a day after injury cut short the racing career of stable star Kimochi. Kimochi was due to contest Saturday’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) in Brisbane but was ruled… Read More »
Can there be any more twists in the Rothfire buildup to the Stradbroke Handicap? Even at the eleventh hour , on race-day morning, there has been a change in Rothfire’s circumstances with Criag Williams taking over the ride from James McDonald. McDonald has been battling illness this week and the… Read More »
Trainer Luke Fernie is adamant Ripper Farooq isn’t just making up the numbers in tomorrow’s Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Bunbury. The gelding possesses a record of one win and two placings from nine starts but has been placed in blacktype company in last year’s Listed Supremacy Stakes (1000m). He enters… Read More »
