Ciaron Maher might be away on holidays but his team at home are keen and ready for Finals Day at Flemington where the stable says they have a strong team taking on the wintertime features with lessons learnt along the way. Detonator Jack and She’s An Artist headline their team with the former… Read More »
Welwal has only been in the care of his trainers for five starts but they have been quick to identify track conditions as a key ingredient for the former French galloper. The six-year-old made a perfect start for his new stable when he landed his second black type win and first… Read More »
The decision to test Bear On The Loose over a genuine staying journey last start almost paid dividends and with that experience under his belt, the horse is expected to be hard to get past in the Caloundra Cup at the Sunshine Coast. The Tulloch Lodge gelding had done the bulk… Read More »
Group 1-winning colt El Castello, last year’s Spring Champion Stakes victor, has been transferred from Anthony Cummings to the care of Warwick Farm trainer Joe Pride. The rising four-year-old made a sharp rise through the ranks last spring, going from a maiden victory at Warwick Farm to wins in the… Read More »
New Zealand’s champion jockey Opie Bosson is set to make a return to racing, ending a brief retirement with plans to resume riding from the start of the new season. The 99-time Group 1-winning rider retired in December, but his comeback had been speculated for months, especially as he continued… Read More »
Lachlan Neindorf is taking a ‘now or never approach’ into Saturday’s Gawler race meeting as he attempts to chase down Rochelle Milnes and Taylor Johnstone in the Adelaide Jockey Premiership showdown. With four metropolitan meetings remaining this season, Neindorf sits on 36 city wins in South Australia – six behind current… Read More »
A frightening fall in the final stages of a race at Ipswich on Thursday left four jockeys needing medical attention and racegoers in shock. The incident occurred around the 100-metre mark of the TAB Maiden Plate when the $1.50 favourite, Fast Fun, faltered and fell under jockey Nikita Beriman. Three… Read More »
UK-based trainer Charlie Fellowes has earmarked the Cox Plate as a potential long-term target for his three-year-old colt Luther, who gears up to run in the Grade 1 Belmont Derby Invitational Stakes at Saratoga in New York on Saturday morning Australian time. A winner at listed level as a two-year-old… Read More »
The expression ‘everyone would love a horse like this in their yard’ can apply to many runners but one who that certainly applies to is Berkeley Square. The one-time Victoria Derby favourite is once again on a path to Victorian springtime staying features and it all begins on Saturday in… Read More »
Rachel King has been racking up her frequent flyer points this season and her travel schedule isn’t slowing down any time soon. The UK-born hoop spent much of the summer riding in Japan where she created history by becoming the first female to win a Grade 1 race, taking out the… Read More »
Michelle Payne has been busy of late not only working with brother Patrick in their training partnership but also promoting a new initiative in collecting and redistributing unused horse feed to farmers and livestock in need of it especially in drought affected areas. The positivity around that idea will hopefully translate… Read More »
The drying capacity of the Rosehill track will determine whether Accredited takes his place in the Winter Stakes at Rosehill as trainer Joe Pride mulls over a back-up plan. The course proper was a heavy 9 on Thursday and Pride is hoping it improves into the soft range as Accredited’s… Read More »
A former stable favourite is continuing to have an influence beyond the racetrack with the second foal out of Group 1 winner Invincibella set to make its debut for Chris Waller at Rosehill. Wootton Bassett youngster Barking Mad has been accepted for Saturday’s Thank You ATC Members Handicap (1100m), almost 12 months… Read More »
Exciting galloper Repossession gets a chance to enhance his Pinnacles carnival hopes in Saturday’s Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) at Pinjarra Park. The three-year-old, to be ridden by Brad Parnham on Saturday, has had just two starts this campaign, winning on both occasions. The most recent win was also down the… Read More »
Stepping up from winning a maiden race on debut and then following up to win again is hard task for most horses, but for Job Done, Michael Kent Jnr thinks he has the ability do it on Flemington Finals Day. Job Done won at Seymour on June 10 and lines up… Read More »
The scheduled meeting at Sale on Thursday has been postponed to Sunday due to significant rainfall in the Gippsland region. The racecourse recorded 25mm of rain in the 24 hours leading up to 5pm on Wednesday, and with further showers forecast overnight, Racing Victoria opted to delay the meeting by… Read More »
While Deep Field’s final Australian yearlings have already gone through the sale ring this year, his legacy remains strong overseas, with the stallion making history in Hong Kong by becoming the first sire to surpass HK$100 million in progeny earnings in a single season. Deep Field was retired from stud… Read More »
New Zealand’s reigning champion two-year-old Velocious will go under the hammer in the Inglis Digital July (Late) Online Sale. The Written Tycoon filly, who captured both the Karaka Millions and the Sistema Stakes last season, will be offered for sale by syndicator Go Racing and her New Zealand trainer Stephen… Read More »
Kevin Daffy said that winning his first metropolitan race, and with it being at Flemington, was an indescribable moment with the only horse he trains, the aptly named Oh Too Good. The small-time conditioner and his five-year-old mare have the opportunity to emulate that experience in the feature event on… Read More »
Josh Parr has continued his late-season form surge, picking up where he left off on Saturday with a victory in the opening race at Warwick Farm. Parr took riding honours at Rosehill last weekend with a treble aboard Rolling Magic, Thunderlips and Elamaz in the feature McKell Cup, and he… Read More »
