Promising colt Prost has officially been retired to stud and will join the stallion ranks at Aquis Farm in Queensland, standing at their Canungra property for the 2025 breeding season. Raced in partnership by Kia Ora Stud and Tony Fung Investments—through the racing division of Hong Kong-based Aquis—Prost made an… Read More »
Coolmore’s star colt Storm Boy is poised to make his much-anticipated international debut at Ireland’s famous The Curragh next week. Champion trainer Aidan O’Brien has nominated the Australian-bred speedster for the Group 3 Greenlands Stakes on May 24 as a key lead-up to a Royal Ascot assault, where the Group… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club will honour some of the biggest names in Australian racing by awarding honorary life memberships to trainers and jockeys who have won the prestigious Melbourne Cup. The VRC announced on Tuesday that icons such as Glen Boss, Craig Williams, and Gai Waterhouse will be among those… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Beau Treloar returned to the winner’s circle in inspiring fashion at Mornington on Monday, notching his sixth career victory and his first in nearly 12 months following a tough run of injury and illness. The 21-year-old, who is the nephew of Group 1-winning jockey Wayne ‘Smokey’ Treloar, had… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams will chase a third consecutive victory in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) this Saturday, after securing the late ride aboard emerging star Schwarz. Williams was confirmed for the mount on Tuesday morning following final acceptances, after regular rider Blake Shinn opted to serve a 10-meeting… Read More »
The father-and-daughter training team of Richard and Chantelle Jolly are looking to expand their presence in Melbourne with a small number of boxes at Flemington. The pair have had six boxes at ‘headquarters’ since March and hope to have a bigger operation in place in Melbourne in 12 months’ time…. Read More »
South Australian trainers Dan Clarken and Oopy Macgillivray have not given up hope of The Map contesting another Melbourne Cup. The Map 12 months ago won the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington which paved the way for a Cup start last November. While The Map will not be contesting the Andrew Ramsden… Read More »
Tony Mcevoy admits the decision to geld Group One winner Veight was a tough one but hopes it will be vindicated ahead of a trio of Queensland feature races. The George Ryder Stakes winner is set to resume in the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on Saturday, and McEvoy, who trains in… Read More »
Group 1-winning colt Reserve Bank will be spelled following a sensational autumn campaign, co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr have confirmed. The talented son of Capitalist capped his breakthrough preparation by toppling Everest champion Giga Kick to claim victory in the $1 million Goodwood at Morphettville on Saturday, officially… Read More »
Beadman, who delivered one of the most commanding two-year-old performances of the current season, will now be put away with a spring campaign in mind. Trained by Peter Snowden, the talented colt was in a class of his own during the Ken Russell Classic at the Gold Coast on Saturday,… Read More »
The racing community is grieving following the death of trainer Ben Smith at the age of 42. Local police are currently investigating the circumstances surrounding his passing, though it is understood there are no suspicious circumstances involved. Smith’s sudden death has deeply impacted friends and colleagues across the racing industry…. Read More »
It might have taken Just Too Fly a little longer than anticipated to shed his maiden status, but for managing owner, Kim Doak, the end justifies the means after he clinched the final big race of the two-year-old season at Ascot on Saturday. Denied feature juvenile wins previously when runner-up… Read More »
A recent stable acquisition will head the Scone squad of John O’Shea and Tom Charlton in what is shaping as a big weekend for the training partners. Along with their team for the two-day NSW racing carnival, O’Shea and Charlton will also have Group 1 aspirations in Brisbane where Schwarz is set… Read More »
Mornington based trainer Jason Warren has the Stradbroke very much in focus as he heads north with his Group 1 winning mare Benedetta, but first, there is no small matter of having to take care of business in the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. Since winning the $1 million, Group 1… Read More »
Bankers Choice already has a ballot exemption for one of this year’s spring majors in the bag and he could be given a shot at securing another at Flemington this weekend. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained Mongolian Khan seven-year-old is among the nominations for the Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m). The… Read More »
It has been almost 18 months since the most recent of Rothfire’s 10 career wins, but Robert Heathcote has no interest in taking the easy route with the veteran gelding. The seven-year-old will make his Group 1 return in this Saturday’s $1.5 million Doomben 10,000. The Doomben event will be his… Read More »
Blake Shinn will be in the saddle when Tony Gollan’s stable star Antino faces the starter for the Group 1 Doomben Cup in the Group 1 on May 24. The confirmation of that booking came after a very brief pause in proceedings when Shinn was forced to consider his immediate… Read More »
West Star is aptly named. He’s a three-year-old on the rise. If further proof was required, evidence came in the Northam Stakes (1300m). He was the best backed runner in the Group 3 feature and duly saluted like one. Trapped wide and forced to do things the hard way, it… Read More »
Yulong has added another exciting prospect to its stallion line-up for 2025, with the well-credentialed First Settler (Written Tycoon) set to stand for $11,000 (inc GST). The Group 1-winning colt becomes the third new addition to the Yulong roster this season, further strengthening the stud’s elite offering. A $750,000 Magic… Read More »
Three-time stakes winner The Map is set to make a surprise return to racing after she was passed in at the Inglis Chairman’s Broodmare Sale earlier this week. The daughter of Alpine Eagle was initially retired following an underwhelming performance in the Group 3 Lord Reims Stakes back in February…. Read More »
