A key runner has been scratched from Saturday’s Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes at Doomben after excess mucus in his airways was detected. NZ colt Qiji Phoenix who was an $11 chance with Sportsbet has been officially scratched from the field in which fellow kiwi Melody Belle dominates betting. Field: View… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards have warned trainers of variations in withdrawal times after John Thompson was fined for a positive swab despite following the recommended guidelines. A blood sample taken from Astronomos after his fourth in the Group Three JRA Plate on April 15 showed the presence of triamcinolone acetonide,a corticosteroid,… Read More »
Chris Waller has not ruled out a potential showdown between super mare Winx and the up-and-coming Egg Tart when the world’s best horse on turf attempts to win her third Cox Plate. Sydney’s premier trainer said he was reluctant to race two stars of his stable head-to-head in the Melbourne… Read More »
Having finalised plans to return to the family’s spiritual home Leilani Lodge, Anthony and Edward Cummings are also happy ahead of Top Of My List’s first start outside NSW. The father and son training team will move into Leliani Lodge at Randwick in the new season with Edward’s brother James… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Brad Smith has again failed to attend an inquiry after telling stewards he had a medical condition. Smith was suspended last month after failing to attend other inquiries on medical grounds. “The matters concern a possible breach of AR 175 which relates to penalising any person who, in… Read More »
Napoleon has already won an important battle on foreign soil to simply still be in the running for the Stayers Cup. The seven-year-old’s Randwick debut on Saturday looked unlikely when the German-bred gelding was diagnosed with a suspensory injury after racing at Kembla Grange in April, 2016. It was a… Read More »
Trainer John Thompson has been fined $6000 despite following the guidelines for the administration of a corticosteroid to treat an injury to Astronomos. A blood sample taken from Astronomos after his fourth in the Group Three JRA Plate on April 15 showed the presence of triamcinolone acetonide which is banned… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Nick Smart is eyeing a move to Victoria and hopes the Flemington performance of Docker Pav can help facilitate the plan. Smart is looking at the start of the new racing season to make the shift to Ballarat and victory by Docker Pav in the Henry Bolte Handicap… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap favourite Clearly Innocent has more than an outside barrier to contend with as he will also have to defy recent history in the Group One race. Cleary Innocent remains the dominant favourite despite drawing barrier 20 in Saturday’s $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap at Doomben. He will jump from… Read More »
Trainer Nigel Blackiston believes Amarela has been knocking on the door of an overdue win and hopes the mare can achieve it at Flemington. Amarela is chasing her first win since May last year in Saturday’s Ken Cox Handicap (1800m) which is over the same course and distance as her… Read More »
The final day of the winter carnival, the Queensland Cup meeting, will be moved to the Sunshine Coast following the closure of Eagle Farm. Racing Queensland has released a revised calendar for the remainder of June and July after consultation with clubs. Doomben will take over most of the Saturday… Read More »
De Little Engine is among the favourites to claim a third-straight win on his home track at Flemington and apprentice Ben Thompson is thrilled to get a recall to ride the in-form stayer. Thompson guided De Little Engine to a drought-breaking win two starts ago over 2800m before connections opted… Read More »
History-making jockey Rachael Murray is hoping to guide Wouldnt It Be Nice to his own long-awaited achievement when they pair up in the Listed June Stakes at Randwick. Fresh from becoming the first female rider to record a century of wins in NSW in a season, Murray now plans to… Read More »
New Zealand filly Melody Belle dominates betting for the Group One J J Atkins Stakes but two Queensland stables have reasons to believe better conditions can help them cause an upset. Melody Belle is the $2.10 favourite for the season’s final Group One race for two-year-olds on Saturday after her… Read More »
