Star jumper Fieldmaster has been euthanised following a trial this morning in which he incurred a pastern injury on the flat. Fieldmaster’s most notable jumps win was in the 2014 JJ Houlahan Hurdle but also ran second in last years Grand National Hurdle as the favourite. On the flat Fieldmaster… Read More »
Should an end-of-season retirement become a reality for Two Blue, trainer Kristen Buchanan is going to give her best horse every chance to bow out at the highest level. Two Blue will take an important step towards making that plan possible in the $175,000 Godolphin Crown at Hawkesbury on Saturday…. Read More »
Andrassay has already given her trainer two milestone wins and Allison Sheehan is hoping the mare can rack up another at Caulfield. Andrassy brought up the Cranbourne trainer’s maiden city success last year while at her most recent start she gave Sheehan her first Saturday metropolitan winner. That latest victory… Read More »
Luke Nolen has had two days shaved off a careless riding ban on appeal. Nolen fronted the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Wednesday appealing the eight-meeting ban handed out at Caulfield last Saturday. Racing Victoria stewards found Nolen guilty of careless riding in the Selangor Turf Club Handicap when… Read More »
Michael Walker will ride in jump-outs later this week as he closes in on a return to competitive racing. Walker suffered bleeding on the brain in an accident at his home at the start of this month. The injury kept the Melbourne-based jockey out of the latter part of the… Read More »
Jockey Michael Walker has been cleared by doctors to return to riding following severe concussion when he hit his head in his bath around 3/4weeks ago. Walker will ride jumpouts at Flemington on Friday with his first race rides to be May 7th. Read more: Michael Walker set to ride… Read More »
An update has been provided on the four horses which were involved in Saturday’s float accident in Queensland with one of the runners a possibility to take part in Brisbanes Winter Racing Carnival. Whiskey Allround has left the Sunshine Coast veterinary clinic. Frespanol has also left the clinic and may… Read More »
Luke Nolen is appealing the severity of a careless riding ban incurred at Caulfield. Nolen will front the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Wednesday to fight Racing Victoria stewards’ decision to suspend him last Saturday. He is also fighting the severity of the eight meeting ban. In a double… Read More »
Champion Sydney apprentice Winona Costin is expecting to get the all-clear from her neurologist so she can resume riding. Costin has not ridden since she was injured in a fall at Grafton on April 15. Her mother Patricia has told Racing NSW the young rider will visit her doctor on… Read More »
Daughter of NSW trainer Michael Tubman notified Racing NSW stewards that her father had suffered a stroke today. Tubman is most notably known as the trainer of 2010 Silver Slipper and Inglis Classic winner Chance Bye. Thoughts are with Kembla Grange trainer Michael Tubman. His daughter has informed Racing NSW… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is a realist when it comes to ranking Buffering against compatriot sprinter Chautauqua. But Heathcote also knows his Buffering will be getting a start off Chautauqua when they clash in Sunday’s Chairman’s Sprint Prize in Hong Kong. The latest world ratings have Chautauqua the highest-rated sprinter on… Read More »
John Sadler hopes predicted showers arrive in time to allow Charmed Harmony to run at Caulfield. Charmed Harmony is the topweight over his preferred 1400m journey on Saturday, but will only take his place if the track has some give in it. Failing that, Sadler will take the gelding to… Read More »
A racing campaign tailored towards the back end of the Sydney autumn carnival will go up a level for Red Extension in the Hawkesbury Guineas. Heys will give Red Extension a class examination in Saturday’s $200,000 race as he looks towards next month’s $400,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas at Scone. “Just… Read More »
Top Queensland jockey Michael Cahill will ride late-entry Artlee in the Victory Stakes at Doomben. And connections of Fell Swoop, the favourite to win the Group Two sprint, have also confirmed their horse would be ridden by Jay Ford after original jockey Damien oliver was suspended. There were originally only… Read More »
Trainer Tom Cowan isn’t backing away from the task confronting lightly raced filly Big Delight ahead of her metropolitan debut at Sandown. The daughter of Lago Delight is coming off successive country wins at Stony Creek and Moe and tackles older mares in the Schweppes Handicap on Wednesday. Big Delight… Read More »
Few wins have meant as much to Michael Costa than Viaductress’ breakthrough at city level. Now Costa is hoping to further repay the faith shown in him by successful owner-breeder David Bentata when Viaductress chases back-to-back midweek wins at Canterbury on Wednesday. Viaductress stamped herself as a filly of promise… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards will launch an inquiry into the race tactics adopted by the Kym Hann trained Bolshoi Bandit at Echuca after stewards investigated and analysed wagering on the race. Bolshoi Bandit was sent out as the $4.40 second favourite before settling at the rear of the field by jockey… Read More »
Australian jockey Hugh Bowman currently leads the World’s Best Jockey Standings for the current season with Bowman ten points ahead of second placed Ryan Moore. View the standings below. .@HugeBowman No.1 in latest Longines World's Best Jockey standings. @G1X_RACING pic.twitter.com/pmy3zk1MB5 — Trent Masenhelder (@tmase04) April 25, 2016
There have been two late nominations to Saturday’s Victory Stakes field after nominations were extended. View them below. With original nominations extended for Saturday's Group 2 Victory Stakes at Doomben… Charlie Boy and Rock Royalty are late entries. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) April 25, 2016
Trainer Mick Kent has the Group One Goodwood in his sights for Supido but the emerging sprinter is not yet guaranteed a start. Supido made it five straight wins when he claimed a 1200m-Benchmark 84 at Flemington on Monday, his first start since February. Kent revealed he was keen to… Read More »
