The competition is heating up for Queensland’s lucrative winter features, with 127 contenders entered for the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) set to be held in Brisbane next month. Group 1 nominations officially closed at midday Tuesday for seven major races, ranging from the Doomben 10,000 on May 17 to… Read More »
Trainer Dan Meagher is set to unveil the second highest horse he brought back from Singapore in a 1400m contest at Caulfield. Meagher elected to keep Lim’s Saltoro in Melbourne for a 1400m benchmark 100 contest at Caulfield on Saturday rather than make the eight-hour journey to Adelaide to contest the Group… Read More »
Group 1 performer Soulcombe has suffered another setback, delaying his long-awaited return to racing after finishing runner-up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup. The imported stayer had been scheduled to make his return in Saturday’s Group 2 Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast, but those plans have been scrapped as… Read More »
Michael Dee has now added Japan to his growing list of countries where he has ridden a winner, securing his first Japanese victory at Tokyo Racecourse on Sunday. Already successful in New Zealand, Australia, Macau, and Hong Kong, the 28-year-old jockey broke through aboard Ask Come On More in the… Read More »
The 2026 edition of the Karaka National Yearling Sale will commemorate a century of New Zealand’s premier thoroughbred auction with a refreshed format designed to enhance the experience for both vendors and buyers. Scheduled to take place at the iconic Karaka Sales Centre from January 25 to 29, the centennial… Read More »
Naval College has a couple of stablemates kicking off Queensland Winter Carnival campaigns this weekend and he is on trial to join them when he runs at Gosford. The Annabel and Rob Archibald-trained import will contest Saturday’s $300,000 Gosford Gold Cup (2100m). The Listed event will be the second start of… Read More »
Michael Kent Jnr is under no illusions as to the task of beating a horse like Giga Kick in The Goodwood on Saturday but believes his pair are the right contenders. Kent Jnr, who trains in partnership with Mick Price, will saddle up a pair of last-start winners, headed by Group… Read More »
To their credit, co-trainers Tony and Maddysen Sears identified Beau Dazzler as their Group 1 Queensland Derby contender very early in the piece … and the colts third place finish in the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday, when hitting the line well over the 1600m trip,… Read More »
Andrew Balding’s successful history with Australian racing could continue this spring, as Bellum Justum qualified for the prestigious Caulfield Cup after a dominant victory in the Group 2 Jockey Club Stakes (2414m). The four-year-old colt, ridden by star jockey Oisin Murphy, impressed with a strong finishing kick to secure the… Read More »
A group of 12 top jockeys, including James McDonald, Zac Purton, Frankie Dettori, and Ryan Moore, are teaming up for a groundbreaking global series aimed at revolutionising horse racing. The league, set to launch in 2026, will operate on a franchise model, with jockeys acting as team principals, securing sponsorships,… Read More »
Just Folk’s hopes of going one better in this year’s Hollindale Stakes hinge on the Gold Coast’s weather. The eight-year-old was on Monday declared as one of 16 entries for the $500,000 Group 2, but trainer Gavin Bedggood said there would need to be a serious downpour for him to run… Read More »
Ka Ying Rising, the world’s top-rated sprinter, will avoid the Champions Sprint at Flemington in favour of the Russell Balding Stakes at Rosehill in November. Trainer David Hayes revealed the decision, which comes after Racing Victoria’s tough veterinary protocols prompted the change in plans. “The race after The Everest carries… Read More »
It will be Gosford’s turn to host a stand-alone Saturday meeting this weekend and trainer Peter Snowden is hoping the card can act as a winter carnival springboard for Xidaki. The four-year-old is set to take his place in the Listed Takeover Target Stakes (1200m) at Gosford after resuming with an encouraging effort… Read More »
Michael Kent Jnr acknowledges the significant challenge ahead for his stable in Saturday’s Group 1 Goodwood, with the betting market highlighting just how tough the task will be. Kent Jnr and co-trainer Mick Price will saddle up Charm Stone and Reserve Bank, the winners of the feature 1200-metre sprints at… Read More »
The form from the Quokka will come under the spotlight in Saturday’s Group 1 Goodwood, as two sprinters from Western Australia look to make their presence felt in Adelaide’s premier sprint event. Trainer Simon Miller has confirmed that Generosity, who finished in the placings in the Quokka, will travel from… Read More »
In racing terms, not too many things are a struggle nowadays for Max Whitby as his strong investment is often rewarded with feature race success, but coming into the first million-dollar running of the The Archer, he was struggling to find a horse to fill his slot. It turned out… Read More »
For all of the trainer’s success, which includes three Group One wins, one solely under his name, he’s never been successful in one of the four majors in South Australia. When in partnership with Leon MacDonald, the training duo won the 2011 Caulfield Cup with Southern Speed and the 2014… Read More »
Tony Gollan is not expecting a Toorak Handicap-like performance from Antino this Saturday at the Gold Coast, but he is holding out hope for one later in the campaign. The classy Redwood gelding will round out his preparations for the Group 1 Doomben Cup (2000m) on May 24 in the… Read More »
It will be a first for globe-trotting, gun jockey Craig Williams when he walks into the Callaghan Park entrance for the Rockhampton Turf Club’s $1 million The Archer race-day this Sunday. “I haven’t ridden in Rockhampton before,” offered Williams who, only last Sunday was in action in Hong Kong where… Read More »
Co-trainers Annabel and Rob Archibald, fresh from a fine feature race double at Eagle Farm yesterday, will be looking to plunder more Queensland riches when they send out two runners in the $1 million The Archer at Rockhampton today. With two Group 2 wins already in the bank … courtesy… Read More »
