Trainer Grahame Begg has secured the services of Craig Williams for Splash Back in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Splash Back made an impressive start to her Brisbane campaign winning the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on May 2 and will head to the Group 1 Kingsford… Read More »
On a day when he won the Belmont Sprint on Western Empire, star jockey Willie Pike received the news that he will be inducted into the Western Australia Racing Hall Of Fame on August 22. Darren McAullay surprised Pike with the special announcement in the jockey’s room and the scene… Read More »
Western Empire has returned as a winner, taking out the Group 3 Belmont Sprint in his first start following a five month layoff. The Grant and Alana Willimas trained eight-year-old, who was twice placed in Group 1 company over the summer … in the Railway Stakes over 1600m and the… Read More »
The NSW country racing community is in mourning following the tragic death of Tamworth-based trainer Stephen Meyer after an incident at Scone on Friday. Meyer, 71, was reportedly kicked by a horse during the opening day of the two-day feature meeting and later passed away. It remains unclear whether the… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to restrict Sun God to shorter distances has reaped immediate dividends with the import posting a stylish first-up victory in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes at Scone. A winner over 2400m in Europe, the four-year-old didn’t fire when tried over staying and middle-distances locally, prompting Waller to… Read More »
The dominant win aboard Losesomewinmore gave the 22-year-old his first Stakes win at the home of the Melbourne Cup and gave him a double having earlier won aboard a filly who might take him to even greater heights. Stanley earlier partnered exciting filly Concord Connie to another Flemington win, following… Read More »
Queensland warhorse Rothfire has added arguably the greatest chapter to his incredible story with a stunning hometown victory in the Doomben 10,000. From trainer Robert Heathcote having to pay for him twice after being duped by an internet phishing scam, to the horse breaking down so badly in the 2020… Read More »
Tuileries shouldered a weight-carrying record, overcame a wide barrier and defeated a top class field of mares in the Group 3 $250,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1300m) at Scone on Saturday. Champion Peter Snowden’s talented Tuileries turned a formidable task into a routine triumph with a win described as “breathtaking” by… Read More »
Grahame Begg’s first attempt at Melbourne Cup glory with a winner of the Andrew Ramsden Stakes ended in heartbreak, but he is hoping to have better luck in 2026. Zakouma ensured the Cranbourne trainer can start planning a path towards this year’s edition of Australia’s greatest race after winning the… Read More »
The horse at the centre of trainer John O’Shea’s four month disqualification has posted his biggest win with a tenacious effort in the Listed Ortensia Stakes at Scone. Bev’s Nine was a late scratching from a race at Rosehill in February when Racing NSW veterinarians ruled him to be lame,… Read More »
Star jockey Rachel King decision to take the shortest route home near the inside rail provided Miss Freelove proved a winning move in the Listed $200,000 Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday. In another tight finish, less than a length separated the top four finishers with Miss Freelove… Read More »
There was of repeat of the Anzac Day gap-job, but Concord Connie reinforced her status as one of the Victoria’s most promising female gallopers with another Flemington on Saturday. The Charlotte Littlefield-trained daughter of Contributer cruised to a 1-1/4-length win in the $150,000 K A Morrison Handicap (1400m) for three-year-olds…. Read More »
The Group 3 Winx Guineas is the winter carnival goal for Autumn King after the progressive colt banked his third career victory in the Highway Handicap at Scone. The three-year-old has been competitive in stakes company at his past two starts, finishing fifth in both the South Pacific Classic (1400m)… Read More »
A filly unwanted in the sale ring and betting ring caused a monumental upset as a $151 rank outsider in the Listed $200,000 Woodlands Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday. Rags to riches filly Queen Regent caught everyone by surprise except trainer Blake Ryan and jockey Jay Ford when she… Read More »
Hellsing, trained by Annabel and Rob Archibald, has struck a rich vein for form and scored a career-best win in the Listed $200,000 Arrowfield Scone Cup (1600m) at Scone on Friday. Despite having his 10th start in a preparation stretching more than six months, Hellsing is going better than ever… Read More »
Got a ticket … got a chance … and trainer Chris Waller holds a ticket with Private Harry in the Doomben 10,000 as he continues to chase down his two hundredth Group 1 victory. That milestone is inevitable, of course, but whether Private Harry is the horse to carry Waller… Read More »
The Tony and Maddysen Sears trained Nightline, an exciting winner of the Gold Coast Bracelet last Saturday, is no longer a Group 1 Queensland Oaks contender after suffering an injury setback which will prevent her from taking any further part in the Winter Carnival. “We discovered it this morning …… Read More »
It would be quite a spectacular return to winning ways if the Mick Price and Michael Kent (Jnr) trained Reserve Bank were to salute in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. The chestnut son of Capitalist spent twelve months on the sidelines, only returning to race action in the… Read More »
With each campaign has come some improvement and trainer John Moloney is hoping for a touch more from Hearcomesthestar when she lines up at Flemington. Hearcomesthestar has won six of her 28 starts with a further eight placings but has fallen short when competing at Stakes level. The rising six-year-old has one Listed placing to… Read More »
The South Australian family training team of Gary and Nichole Searle and daughter Brianna Callanan have their sights set on a Melbourne Cup start with Sir Kingsford. A trip to Flemington for the Listed Andrew Ramsden (3200m) on Saturday secures the winner a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption into November’s showpiece. Nichole Searle… Read More »
