After producing a possible star at the midweek meeting, premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have a limited team at the Sunshine Coast feature meeting likely to be run on a wet track. The Gollan-trained youngster Zoustyle ran 1.03.45 seconds on a soft track to win a two-year-old maiden over… Read More »
Encouraged after an eye-catching performance from Eugene’s Forest on debut, trainer Greg Eurell is looking forward to testing the two-year-old in town for the first time at Caulfield. Eugene’s Forest closed strongly for third in a 1000m-handicap for two-year-olds at Bendigo on a heavy track last Sunday week in his… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Mick Mair has given himself a double chance in the race he would most like to win at the Sunshine Coast. Mair has King of the North and Hinano in the Bruce McLachlan Classic (1200m) at Caloundra on Saturday. The Classic is named after the late champion trainer… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn is hoping jockey Jim Byrne can produce some magic for the second week in a row to give him another Queensland winter carnival Cup. Byrne produced a superb ride on Divine Unicorn for Dunn to win the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup last Saturday. A week later he… Read More »
After five weeks off the scene recovering from a fractured heel, apprentice Ben Allen is set to make his return to the races with two rides at Caulfield. Allen had a track work fall at Ballarat but it was only a couple of weeks later the apprentice discovered he had… Read More »
Top jockey Michael Cahill is known for his low-key style but even he finds it hard to hide his respect for New Zealand three-year-old The Bostonian. Cahill has ridden The Bostonian twice for a win in the Listed Daybreak Lover Stakes (1200m) two weeks ago and then in a 3YO… Read More »
A Queensland jockey has been stood down for allegedly providing a sample of fake urine to stewards. The female jockey gave the sample to Queensland Racing Integrity Commission stewards at Rockhampton last Sunday when they carried out no-notice testing at the meeting. On analysis by Racing Analytical Services Limited, the… Read More »
Trainer Kerry Parker has said losing his start galloper and last start Group1 Queensland Derby winner Dark Dream is a kick in the guts. Dark Dream provided trainer Kerry Parker his first Group 1 win in his 20 year training career in the Queensland Derby a fotnight ago but the… Read More »
Jockey Skye Bogenhuber gets a chance to win a second stakes race for the winter on another of her favourite horses at Caloundra. Bogenhuber had her first ride in a Group Two race when she won the Moreton Cup on The Monstar at the Sunshine Coast on June 2. She… Read More »
Joe Pride has revised some of his expectations for the stable’s Rosehill runners with the prospect of a slightly better than expected track. The track was in the soft range on Thursday two days out from the meeting with the Pride team headed by Destiny’s Kiss in the Listed Winter… Read More »
Imported gelding Al Galayel made an instant impression in his Australian debut and looms as the shortest-priced favourite on the program for his next test at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained Al Galayel stepped out for his local debut at Sandown earlier this month in a midweek benchmark-70 and did what… Read More »
Jockey Damian Browne has only one reservation as he chases a Caloundra Cup victory at the Sunshine Coast on Megablast. Browne was furious on Wednesday when stewards suspended him for two months on a handling charge involving Fighting Teo who was unplaced as favourite in a race at Caloundra three… Read More »
Craig Newitt will make the trip to Melbourne to continue his association with Tasmanian filly Derasa at Caulfield and is confident the filly has the quality to overcome the outside barrier. Tasmanian-based Newitt came to Melbourne earlier this month to ride the Barry Campbell-trained Derasa in a 1000m-sprint for three-year-olds… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick is in two minds about the weather as he prepares for the biggest day of the year on his home track. Kendrick has seven acceptances on Saturday but his best chances appear to be smart filly Italia Bella in the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m)… Read More »
