Jockey Damian Browne has a word of warning for his southern rivals following star sprinter Buffering’s scintillating win in a barrier trial at Doomben. Browne was quick to declare while he was happy with Buffering’s effort he believed the gelding had improvement in him. It was a startling statement because… Read More »
Racing at Sandown in Melbourne has been called off after three races because of safety concerns. After two races a section of the track was aerated after jockeys said their mounts were losing their footing rounding the home turn. They agreed to ride in the third race but decided the… Read More »
Chris Waller is confident Omei Sword has the strength to match it with the colts in the $1 million Golden Rose. The lure of the rich Group One purse in Omei Sword’s backyard at Rosehill on Saturday was enough to convince the trainer to take on the strong line-up of… Read More »
Concerns over a section of the Sandown racetrack has caused a delay to the meeting. Jockeys reported to stewards following the first two races on Wednesday their mounts were losing their footing on the point of the home turn. Remedial work between the 800m and 400m marks to loosen the… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has blamed a backlog at the testing laboratory for the delays in telling trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh about their cobalt positives. Bailey said the delay was “certainly not ideal” but came down to Perth’s ChemCentre being inundated with samples from across Australia…. Read More »
Revolving Door will wear blinkers as tries to press his claims for the Caulfield Guineas when he runs in a Listed race at Flemington. Trainer Clinton McDonald believes the time is right to try the blinkers in Saturday’s Starlight Express Room Stakes (1400m). McDonald says he has always thought Revolving… Read More »
Jockey Noel Callow has been cleared to ride at Mornington after being interviewed by Racing Victoria stewards. RV senior steward Robert Cram said Callow was interviewed in a closed hearing at Sandown on Wednesday over reports he had been detained in Malaysia last month. Callow failed to attend a Cranbourne… Read More »
Terrible news has come out of Race 1 at Sandown today with the Tony Noonan trained first starter Zafiro having to be euthanised on course after breaking her leg during the race. Source: Shocking news from Race 1 at Sandown, with Tony Noonan's first starter Zafiro euthanased after breaking a… Read More »
In-form apprentice Josh Oliver has gained the ride on emerging three-year-old Ringo’s A Rockstar at Doomben with regular jockey Matt Gray recovering from shoulder surgery. Gray mainly rides at the country and provincial meetings in South East Queensland but made the trip to Doomben last Saturday week to ride Ringo’s… Read More »
Jockey Noel Callow who was detained in a Malaysian airport for holding a fake passport has been cleared to return to race riding. Callow will return to riding at Mornington on Thursday. Source: Noel Callow cleared to resume riding in Victoria. Has a ride at Mornington on Thursday. @Racing —… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has denied fabricating elevated TCO2 readings as the reason trainer Danny O’Brien’s horses were held back after a 2013 race meeting. O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh’s barrister Damian Sheales has told the trainers’ appeal against their cobalt disqualifications that Bailey should not be believed. Bailey… Read More »
TJ Smith Stakes runner-up Fell Swoop is set to trial at Warwick Farm as he tunes up for the Melbourne spring carnival’s rich sprint races. Canberra trainer Matt Dale said Fell Swoop would have the first of two trials on Friday ahead of the Group Two Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield… Read More »
Black Heart Bart headlines a field of 13 for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. One of three runners in Saturday’s weight-for-age race for Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir, last-start Memsie Stakes winner Black Heart Bart has barrier eight while stablemates Palentino and Prince Of Penzance have five… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance heads the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes Field on Saturday at Flemington with 13 runners accepting in the race. All In markets had the Darren Weir trained Black Heart Bart as the $2.20 favourite. Field: Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes on Saturday at Flemington… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has backed the regulator’s head vet regarding cobalt. Bailey will continue giving evidence in four trainers’ appeals against their cobalt disqualifications on Wednesday, before Racing Victoria chief vet Dr Brian Stewart takes the stand. Victoria brought in a cobalt threshold in April 2014, ahead… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees is hoping Damien Oliver will make an early commitment to ride Lucia Valentina in the Underwood Stakes. The mare pleased the trainer in a Wyong barrier trial on Tuesday when she worked home late under Andrew Gibbons ahead of her next race in the Group One Underwood… Read More »
Jockey Mark Zahra is being sued by WorkCover following a fall at Moonee Valley which happened six years ago. Zahra caused a fall at Moonee Valley in 2010 which left fellow jockey Danny Brereton with internal head injuries and partial paraplegia. WorkCover who claims the accident happened due to negligence… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey has admitted the rules of racing were not “followed to the letter” in testing for cobalt. Bailey blamed Victorian lab Racing Analytical Services Ltd for the decision to split urine samples for testing, which he admitted did not “strictly” follow the racing rules. “That’s… Read More »
Hong Kong champion Joao Moreira will ride Golden Rose favourite Omei Sword as she attempts to become the first filly to win the race since it was elevated to Group One status seven years ago. After drawing barrier three, the Chris Waller-trained filly assumed $3.20 favouritism for Saturday’s $1 million… Read More »
Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey admits the rules of racing were not “strictly” followed in testing for cobalt. Racing Analytical Services Ltd wanted urine samples divided with one sent to Perth-based ChemCentre for cobalt testing and RASL testing for other prohibited substances. Bailey said the procedure did not “strictly”… Read More »
