Despite Red Cadeaux not having won a Melbourne Cup his prolific results have meant a barn at Werribee has been named after him, whilst stable foreman Robin Jones hopes the three time Cup runner up will be back in 2015. Stable foreman @Robintrevorjone says he'd love to see Red Cadeaux… Read More »
Kensington was scheduled for a meeting this Friday but after the track was scrutinised by punters and jockey’s on Saturday the meeting has been moved to Warwick Farm. So it's Warwick Farm for Fridays twilight as the first of several meetings moved from Kensington track Some changes pic.twitter.com/FDnTvfDr7j — Richard Callander (@richieplz)… Read More »
The eastern states bid to win Perth’s richest races fell apart on Saturday with the locals triumphant in both Group One races. The Jim Taylor-trained Magnifisio took out the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) while Elite Belle, from the Grant Williams stable claimed the Railway (1600m). The best of the visitors was… Read More »
Two upcoming meetings will be transferred from Randwick’s Kensington track to allow remedial work to begin immediately. The surface again failed to come up to the desired standard on Saturday with leaders favoured as those behind received kick-back as the track cut up. Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy said… Read More »
An autumn campaign is back on the agenda for impressive debut Caulfield winner Of The Brave. The Mark Riley-trained youngster was injured in a paddock accident not long after his win in the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) on October 11 and the chances of him racing in the autumn looked… Read More »
Tony McEvoy’s search for the perfect surface for Mouro means the horse could head north while most of his Villiers opponents have their lead-up in Sydney. The trainer will monitor the weather in both Sydney and Brisbane during the week with Mouro to be entered in Saturday’s Recognition Stakes (1600m)… Read More »
The final boxes will be ticked this week ahead of Buffering’s trip to Hong Kong for the International Sprint. The Queensland champion will be given a thorough veterinary examination on Wednesday and a gallop on Friday. Rather than take him home to Brisbane, trainer Robert Heathcote left the seven-year-old in… Read More »
Sam Clipperton’s first Saturday metropolitan treble is a building block for the young rider’s future with Godolphin trainer John O’Shea already among his admirers. At Randwick on Saturday, Clipperton rode the O’Shea-trained Terai as well as Aegean Sea for Clarry Conners and Eisenhower from the Gai Waterhouse stable to victories…. Read More »
After a career spanning almost 40 years, journeyman jockey Kevin Forrester returned home to land the Ballarat Cup aboard Mujadale. The 53-year-old Forrester relocated to his hometown of Ballarat four months ago after riding the length and breadth of Australia as well as overseas. In a well-judged front-running ride, Mujadale… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchley has used kid gloves to coax Tie To Plunder give him the final leg of his first Saturday metropolitan treble at Doomben. Time To Plunder ($12) got up in the last stride to win the Listed Keith Noud Handicap (1200m) which followed on earlier Birchley wins with… Read More »
Upcoming meetings on Randwick’s Kensington track are in doubt with the surface again performing below par on Saturday. Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy expressed his concerns before the meeting and midway through nothing had happened to change his mind. There is a meeting scheduled for next Friday and another… Read More »
Trainer Gai Waterhouse was at her persuasive best before Carriages took out the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. Waterhouse “nagged” owner David Henderson into sending Carriages down from Sydney for the one-off race at Ballarat, restricted to graduates of Magic Millions sales. It took until last Saturday before Henderson… Read More »
Trainer Brendan McCarthy has his eyes on better races after the debut win of Murt The Flirt at Ballarat. The three-year-old son of Murtajill scored a comfortable one-length victory in the Magic Millions 3YO Classic (1100m) on Saturday. With Murt The Flirt’s debut victory out of the way, McCarthy is… Read More »
A delay in getting all the horses to the barriers before the first race at Randwick has had a dramatic effect with three late scratchings and lucky escapes from injury. Most of the field for the two-year-old Plate (1000m) was loaded while Brother Wind was still a long way from… Read More »
Jockey Brad Stewart could offer no excuses for the defeat of boom two-year-old filly Frequendly at Doomben on Saturday. Frequendly had won her first two starts in easy fashion and was backed from $1.45 into $1.35 before finishing third, 4-1/2 lengths behind winner Pepperano ($7.50) in the Capture The Feeling… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien is looking to richer city races over the summer following the win of De Little Engine at Ballarat. Da Little Engine showed staying promise when he raced away from his opposition in the People @ Work Handicap (2300m) to win by 4-3/4 lengths. Jockey Chad Schofield had… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is to shut his Randwick stable, ending a family association with the famous Sydney racetrack spanning almost half a century. Begg, who has won 12 Australian Group One races, will wind up the stable’s racing commitments next month. “After 25 years I am closing my Randwick stable… Read More »
HIGHLIGHTS OF TRAINER GRAHAME BEGG’S CAREER * Began training at Randwick in 1990 after 12 years as foreman for his father Neville * First Group One winner: Eye Of The Sky 1990 Fourex (Doomben) Cup * Other elite winners include Mahaya (1993 AJC Oaks), Ilovethiscity (2011 Randwick Guineas), Bonanova (1999… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes has issued a warning to punters to dismiss Ballarat Cup contender Motivado at their peril. Motivado, a $14 chance for Saturday’s 2200m race, may look out of form but Hayes said there were genuine excuses for his last-start flop at Flemington on November 8 when he finished… Read More »
The debut of Grand Cross has been delayed with the autumn carnival uppermost in the minds of trainer Gerald Ryan and the colt’s owners. A $1.3 million Easter yearling, Grand Cross was entered for Saturday’s 2YO Plate at Randwick but will be saved for a campaign aimed at the Golden… Read More »
