October, a four-year-old gelding, scored an eye-catching win at Eagle Farm today in his first start in Australia since relocating to the Tony And Maddysen Sears stable, after formerly racing in Singapore. Contributing to the merit of the son of Ocean Park’s fifth career win was the fact that he… Read More »
Chris Waller will saddle up to five runners in his quest for a fourth win in the Gosford Gold Cup but in a rare position for the champion trainer, all are set to start at double-figure odds. Waller has First Light ($101), Etna Rosso ($26), Scarlet Oak ($15), Medatsu ($13) and Mr Waterville ($41) in Saturday’s… Read More »
It hasn’t been the smoothest of preparations for Deltason, but Meryl Hayley thinks it can end on a positive note when her promising juvenile tackles the final big race of the two-year-old season at Ascot on Saturday. After a late scratching in the Perth Stakes (1100m), Deltason missed out on a… Read More »
Ascot trainer Simon Miller is under no illusion of the task facing Generosity in Adelaide but says the Perth mare deserves her chance of striving for Group 1 glory in the Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday. Generosity takes on the much-anticipated return of dual group 1 champion and Everest winner… Read More »
Let a fast horse be fast worked out perfectly for debutant Frostnip at Caulfield Heath with the filly showing great speed to lead throughout. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained two-year-old took out the MRC Foundation Gala May 8 Plate (1000m) on Wednesday in a brilliant display of speed. Despite… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are hoping history can repeat with well-bred filly Agarwood, who has all but earned herself a trip to Queensland with a stylish debut victory at Warwick Farm. The two-year-old was a comprehensive 2-1/2 length winner of Wednesday’s Schweppes Plate (1000m), a race… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will look to get the maiden win out of the way with Rosangela when she lines up at Caulfield. The daughter of Too Darn Hot is down to run in the Next Payments Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Rosangela has shown promise in her only two outings… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Gavin Bedggood has been longing for the opportunity to try Oscar’s Fortune over a slightly longer trip. The opportunity will become reality on Saturday when Oscar’s Fortune runs in the Thoroughbred Club Of Australia Handicap (1400m) at Caulfield. To date, all of Oscar’s Fortune’s 16 starts, which has seen him… Read More »
A major redevelopment of Warwick Farm is at the forefront of the Australian Turf Clubs’s plans in its outline for the distribution of funds from a potential sale of Rosehill racecourse. The ATC is pledging to spend $802 million on racing and training facilities at the Western Sydney venue, including… Read More »
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 »
