As a jockey Hugh Bowman copes with pressure on a daily basis but he admits to an added responsibility when it comes to riding Winx. The champion mare runs in her first Group One race of the new season in Saturday’s George Main Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. Just six horses… Read More »
With Terravista missing the spring, sprinting understudy Ball Of Muscle carries trainer Joe Pride’s Group One hopes. He gets his first chance to prove he can take centre stage in the Group Two Shorts at Randwick on Saturday. The six-year-old has trialled twice ahead of his first-up run. He has… Read More »
The spring carnival of 1991 is one jockey Steven King will never forget, thanks to deeds of Let’s Elope. The Caulfield and Melbourne Cups winner has died at the age of 29 and King has paid tribute to the champion mare. “It’s sad, because she was such an important part… Read More »
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is hoping to fire his first shot in the spring carnival with Amexed in the Newcastle Gold Cup. The Group Three Newcastle Cup (2200m) on Friday will be a spring carnival launching pad for several classy stayers and Gollan doesn’t believe Amexed will be out… Read More »
Alpine Eagle’s disappointing performance in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes has prompted his trainer to try something new. The five-year-old will run on Saturday in either Melbourne or Adelaide with Tony McEvoy hoping the seven-day back-up can switch him on. McEvoy has entered Alpine Eagle for Saturday’s Group Three… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Let’s Elope has died, aged 29. Let’s Elope’s 1991 Cup win was her fourth-straight victory in a seven-race streak for trainer Bart Cummings before her racing career ended in the United States. Lauriston Park’s Chris and Kathie Bakker said Let’s Elope died peacefully in her sleep lying… Read More »
Sydney trainer Con Karakatsanis has been disqualified for four months after stewards found five horses he claimed were in his stable were being trained by their owner. Karakatsanis was given the penalty on Monday following a hearing before Racing NSW stewards. Owner Angelis Vasili was also outed for four months… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner and champion mare Let’s Elope has sadly passed away overnight in her sleep at age of 29. Let’s Elope was a four time Group 1 winner including a three length victory in the Melbourne Cup. Let’s Elope’s 1991 Cup win was her fourth-straight victory in a seven-race… Read More »
Premier Melbourne trainer Darren Weir is sending two of his spring hopefuls on Sydney mission to determine their carnival targets. Former Japanese horse Tosen Stardom will tackle Winx in the George Main Stakes at Randwick on Saturday with Signoff to run in the Hill Stakes field. Tosen Stardom, to be… Read More »
Michelle Payne says she feels like she’s never been away although there has been no fairytale result to her return to competitive riding. The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey suffered a career-threatening injury in fall in May when she split her pancreas. But she said she was back where she belonged after… Read More »
An interruption to Winx’s campaign is of no concern to trainer Chris Waller. After a comprehensive win over Hartnell in the Warwick Stakes, Winx missed a scheduled start in the Chelmsford Stakes because Waller did not want to risk her on a heavy track. The champion mare is again likely… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has finished just out of the placings in her return to the saddle at Sale in country Victoria. Payne made her comeback to competitive riding after injury with one ride at Sunday’s meeting, finishing fourth aboard the Henry Dwyer-trained Lucky Liberty. It was Payne’s first… Read More »
The Quarterback has beaten two of the country’s best horses in a Newmarket Handicap and his next challenge is to match it with the top sprinters at weight-for-age. Trainer Robbie Griffiths is hopeful the gelding can prove his credentials this spring during a three-run preparation in Melbourne. The Quarterback gave… Read More »
Te Akau Racing will continue to monitor Xtravagant but have not found anything amiss in the 24 hours since his failure at Flemington. The New Zealand star behaved badly before Saturday’s Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington and Damien Oliver eased him down in the race. His co-trainer Stephen Autridge… Read More »
Jockey Larry Cassidy admits he was sceptical when Brian Smith steered him into an unusual aid to try to help with his crippling knee pain. Cassidy rode his first winner after a lengthy injury lay-off aboard the Smith-trained Sony Legend at Doomben on Saturday. Smith has played a big part… Read More »
Hucklebuck will kick off his spring campaign earlier than expected in a stakes race at Caulfield. Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes will bring him to Melbourne for Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) rather than wait to start him off in the Schillaci Stakes on October 8. Stokes changed his mind… Read More »
Doomben racecourse is recovering quickly after being hit by a deluge in a bizarre afternoon of weather. Light rain fell early on Saturday afternoon and was followed by a storm which dumped about 25mm on the track in 15 minutes just after the running of race five. The official enclosure… Read More »
A race meeting at Casterton in western Victoria has been called off because of localised flooding in the area. The Glenelg River has peaked and caused flooding throughout the town and access routes to the racecourse on Sunday are blocked.
Tony McEvoy has his eyes set on a Group One race with Don’t Doubt Mamma after her victory in a mares stakes race at Flemington. Don’t Doubt Mamma will tackle the males after her pattern defying win in the Group Two Let’s Elope Stakes on Saturday. McEvoy is hoping a… Read More »
Chris Waller was denied the major prize on Golden Rose day, but dominated the undercard to come away with a winning treble. Invinzabeel was the trainer’s third victory at Rosehill on Saturday, taking out the final race at Sydney’s first Group One meeting of the season. Earlier, Mackintosh won the… Read More »
