Darren Weir finished just short of 300 wins for the 2014/15 season and the trainer hasn’t taken long to get off the mark for the new campaign with First Bloom winning at Moonee Valley. Six-year-old mare First Bloom broke through for the first time in 18 months as she denied… Read More »
Flying mare Satirical Lass produced one of the fastest 1350m runs at Doomben on Saturday, earning herself an interstate trip in the process. Starting favourite, Satirical Lass ($2) ran 1min17.75secs for the distance with her 3-1/2 length win in the Qantac Pty Ltd Handicap. Only stakes-winning gallopers Natural Destiny, Takeover… Read More »
More than two years after Campania last raced at stakes level, trainer Garry Frazer has ambitions to step her up in class again. The mare won out in a four-way finish to claim Saturday’s benchmark (1900m) to set up a possible Wyong Gold Cup start. As a three-year-old, Campania raced… Read More »
Shawn Mathrick felt a sense of deja vu with the win of Our Nkwazi at Moonee Valley. At the corresponding meeting last year, Our Nkwazi landed his first Moonee Valley success when lowering the colours of dual Group One placegetter Lord Of The Sky. On Saturday, Our Nkwazi landed the… Read More »
The decision by trainer John O’Shea to drop Demonstrate back in distance at Moonee Valley has produced the desired result with the gelding scoring his first city win on the opening day of the new Australian racing season. Demonstrate was well supported, firming from $8 to $5.50, in Saturday’s 1PRINT… Read More »
Chris Waller has started the new season as he left the last with the first winner at Rosehill. But while Japonisme took out the 1100m race for newly turned three-year-olds, Sydney’s premier trainer was forced to defend himself for sending stablemate Sir Mako to Melbourne. Stewards questioned whether Waller had… Read More »
Ciaron Maher will chase black type with the unbeaten filly Petits Filous after her victory at Moonee Valley. The daughter of Street Boss progressed from a midweek Moonee Valley win to take out the United Refrigeration Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. Maher said the filly would now head to Caulfield in… Read More »
Jockey Matt McGuren was afraid he had been outsmarted before Honesta scored an impressive win at Doomben on Saturday. Honesta, the $1.90 favourite, was second last at the 500m while second favourite Halls Creek ($3.60) was 10 lengths ahead in the lead and going strongly. But Honesta charged home in… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver has signalled his readiness for the spring with a barrier trial win over older horses at Randwick. Vancouver rallied to beat Frank Packer Plate winner Hi World over 840 metres on Friday. As well as Vancouver, the heat featured Group One winners Cosmic Endeavour, First Seal,… Read More »
Injured jockey Amy Herrmann is still suffering Post Traumatic Amnesia but has improved enough to be transferred to a rehabilitation centre in Adelaide. Herrmann suffered head and spinal injuries when she fell from her horse after completing a jumps trial on June 19 at Morphettville. A statement on behalf of… Read More »
Darren Weir has fallen agonisingly short of 300 winners for season 2014-15. Australia’s leading trainer for the season, Weir has finished on 298 after a winless final meeting of the season at Pakenham. Weir saddled seven runners at the meeting with Shakespeare and Say Something both filling runner-up positions. Last… Read More »
Katelyn Mallyon is putting all her energy into outriding her metropolitan claim before the end of her apprenticeship. Last week at Caulfield Mallyon secured a career highlight with a treble which brought her to within two wins of her goal. Mallyon was due to finish her apprenticeship this week but… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Chad Schofield is excited about the challenge ahead in Hong Kong but first will be out to start the new racing season in Australia on a winning note at Moonee Valley. Schofield’s book of rides on Saturday – the first day of the 2015/16 Australian racing season… Read More »
Trainer Bryan Guy is expecting an early morning call from outback Australia before Regular runs at Doomben. Regular, who runs in Saturday’s Racezone Hcp (1350m), is a favourite of Guy’s former apprentice Janette Johnson, the winner of four races on the gelding. Johnson rode more than 100 winners until she… Read More »
A weight turnaround on Winter Stakes winner Rugged Cross can help Wouldnt It Be Nice reverse his fortunes in Sydney’s first feature of the new season at Rosehill. Wouldnt It Be Nice loomed up to Two Blue in the Winter Stakes two weeks ago and looked as if he was… Read More »
Some of trainer Tony McEvoy’s spring carnival hopefuls including Alpine Eagle will ramp up preparations with raceday gallops in Adelaide. Australian Guineas runner-up Alpine Eagle will gallop with stablemate Big Memory between races at Morphettville on Saturday while new acquisition Bull Point will gallop with Sysmo. “They have been going… Read More »
Record breaking trainer Tony Gollan will start his quest for a third straight Brisbane premiership with quality rather than quantity at Doomben. Gollan returned from an overseas holiday on Wednesday to find he had beaten the late Bruce McLachlan’s record for the most wins in a Brisbane metropolitan season. He… Read More »
Trainers are always looking for the X-factor with horses and Ciaron Maher thinks impressive debut winner Petits Filous has it. The three-year-old daughter of Street Boss returns to Moonee Valley, the scene of her debut win, on Saturday to contest the United Refrigeration Handicap over 1000m. Petits Filous was clearly… Read More »
Stablehand Daniel Schmitt has been ordered to write letters of apology to AFL players Adam Goodes and Bachar Houli after an inquiry into racial comments he posted about the pair on social media. The former jockey fronted Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary board on Friday to answer charges of conduct… Read More »
Top Perth apprentice Lucy Warwick is favourite to be the dominant female rider in Australia. With the new season starting tomorrow online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has Warwick at the top of betting. The 17-year-old is $2.30 favourite to ride the most metropolitan winners, ahead of Adelaide’s Claire Lindop ($3.30) and Brisbane… Read More »
