Winx got her due recognition, the Blue Diamond picture started to take shape and the nation roared for a hero in Tom Melbourne. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Weir Empire Crumbles The story and indeed video of… Read More »
Many horses are on the move from Darren Weir’s stable with owners scrambling to find suitable trainers to take over. Weir is fighting for his career after being charged with possession of electronic devices, commonly known as jiggers, and asked to show cause why he should be allowed to continue… Read More »
A decision to be patient with Ingeegoodbe paid off when he confirmed his rating as a future top stayer at Eagle Farm. Ingeegoodbe ($8.50) won a slogging battle with Bergerac ($3.90) to score by a head with two lengths Emphasis ($4.60) in third place in the Events @ BRC Handicap… Read More »
Tin Hat has completed a two-state stakes race double for Godolphin, outpacing his rivals in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained three-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three race to complement the earlier success of Alizee in the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Completing a winning treble for… Read More »
Co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have played a starring role at Caulfield with a winning treble on a day their stable inherited some high-profile horses. In the fall-out from Racing Victoria stewards issuing six charges to trainer Darren Weir who faces a scheduled show cause hearing on Monday, a… Read More »
Star mare Alizee has continued her successful comeback with victory in the Group Two Expressway Stakes accompanied by a jockey who has also returned from adversity in winning style. After five months on the sidelines recovering from serious neck injuries, Blake Shinn rode two winners at Randwick and climbed aboard… Read More »
Australian Trainers’ Association chief executive Andrew Nicholl says there is no place in racing for jiggers to be used in the training of horses. Nicholl was responding to a Melbourne newspaper article quoting an unnamed trainer who said jiggers had always been a useful tool in helping horses jump from… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has a first Blue Diamond Stakes win in his sights after Loving Gaby raced to an impressive victory on debut in a key lead-up race at Caulfield. After being slightly slow away in Saturday’s Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (1000m), Loving Gaby was last on the fence early… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir can nominate horses for the CF Orr Stakes meeting but a determination on whether they can start in his name will be made following a show cause hearing. Racing Victoria stewards charged Weir on Friday before commencing a show cause hearing which was adjourned to until Monday… Read More »
Jockey Tegan Harrison cemented her blooming association with trainer Chris Meagher when Divine Dice won the TAB Handicap at Eagle Farm. Harrison rode Mystic Eyes to win at Ipswich for Meagher on Wednesday and carried it on with another clever ride on Divine Dice ($6). She had Divine Dice camped… Read More »
Speedy gelding Meet Mr Taylor maintained his unbeaten record in spectacular style, breaking the course record for 1000m at Eagle Farm. Meet Mr Taylor ($1.80) made it five wins from five starts when he stopped the clock at 56.14 seconds in the Access Insulation Handicap. The previous record was 56.55… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla already has a Golden Slipper trophy and has tested one of his prospects for a second, Godolphin filly Amercement, winner of the Widden Stakes. A little battered and bruised after 2018 Slipper winner Estijaab tossed him in a barrier trial early in the week, Avdulla had to use… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is in no rush to get expensive colt Garibaldi to Sydney despite his easy debut win at Eagle Farm. Garibaldi ($2.80) sat behind the early leaders to the turn but came away in the straight to beat his stablemate Ready To Roam ($21) by 1-1/2 lengths with… Read More »
Golden Slipper prospect McLaren has handled his debut well to live up to his three barrier trial wins with victory in the Canonbury Stakes. Punters stuck with the colt who started the $1.55 favourite in Saturday’s six-horse field and surged to the line three-quarters of a length in front of… Read More »
