Peter Moody has black-type ambitions for stablemates Spirit Of Heaven and Miralago who kick off their campaigns in the same race at Mornington. The three-year-olds resume in Monday’s benchmark 70 Handicap (1225m) for fillies and mares with the plan to progress to either the Vanity Stakes or Angus Armanasco Stakes… Read More »
Whether as a jockey, trainer or mentor to apprentices, horse racing has been Ron Quinton’s life. The popular horseman has been recognised for service to the industry, awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) on Sunday. Champion Sydney apprentice in 1967, Quinton went on to claim the jockeys’… Read More »
In a decade at the helm of the NSW racing industry, Peter V’landys has overseen some of the most tumultuous events to strike the sport. The chief executive of Racing NSW has been recognised for his efforts to ensure the future of the state’s industry, including the delivery of a… Read More »
An upset win in the John Dillon Stakes on Finishing Card capped a big day at Caulfield for star apprentice Chad Schofield. The victory aboard the Clinton McDonald-trained Finishing Card in the 1400m Listed race gave Schofield a winning treble on Saturday. Seven-year-old Finishing Card ($17), backing up from a… Read More »
Craig Grylls became the first jockey in 27 years to ride the Thorndon Mile-Wellington Cup double at Trentham on Saturday. Grylls guided $48 longshot A Touch Of Ruby home to win the Group One Thorndon (1600m), and later took out the Group Two Wellington Cup (2400m) aboard Graphic, who is… Read More »
A new look Tegan Harrison repaid an old debt when she helped rookie trainer Lacey Morrison score her biggest win to date at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Harrison led all the way on Tukiyo ($14) to beat Avaladyluck ($10) by a short head with a half neck to Darlin’ Jules… Read More »
Peter Snowden added to his Blue Diamond fire power with Mohave’s Preview win at Caulfield on Saturday but the most impressive Diamond trial of the day wasn’t in Melbourne. The Snowden-trained Earthquake had been favourite for the Blue Diamond since betting opened but she was displaced on Saturday after the… Read More »
Having produced former New Zealander Travolta to win the Listed Australia Day Cup at Randwick, Gai Waterhouse will now send him back to his homeland for a bigger prize. Waterhouse nominated the Group One Auckland Cup (3200m) on March 5 as the target for Travolta who prevailed in a head… Read More »
The bookies friend Carn struck again at Eagle Farm on Saturday when he won his third city race at huge odds. Ridden by Alisha Taylor, Carn ($81) knocked out just about everyone in the first leg of the quadrella when he beat favourite Walhaan ($3.70) by a half neck in… Read More »
The winning run of the Hawkes training team has continued at Randwick with the promising Saralago turning the tables on her last-start conqueror Pheidon. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Pheidon and Darley’s Agadir both went into the Inglis Bonus (1600m) unbeaten but could not contain the finishing sprint of Saralago who began… Read More »
A minor setback ended hopes of a Magic Millions campaign for Eloping but the smart two-year-old earned her shot at the Blue Diamond Stakes with victory in the fillies Preview at Caulfield. The Peter Morgan and Craig Widdison-trained Eloping came into Saturday’s Listed Blue Diamond Preview (1000m) for fillies on… Read More »
BRISBANE Jan 25 AAP – Tough gelding Rocky King overcame a back injury to confirm his rating as one of Australia’s most consistent 1000m horses on Saturday at Eagle Farm. Rocky King ($4.60) made it 10 wins from 15 starts in 1000m-1050m races when he scored by 1-1/2 lengths to… Read More »
Premiership-leading trainer Darren Weir closed Friday night’s Moonee Valley meeting with back-to-back winners and wasted little time getting on the board at Caulfield with Means A Lot taking out the opening race. Means A Lot was second-up in Saturday’s Carlton Draught Handicap (1400m) and Weir was questioning whether the six-year-old… Read More »
If Gerald Ryan had any nerves before Rubick’s debut at Randwick he wasn’t letting them show. And after the much-hyped colt cruised to victory over 1000m in 56.39s the trainer said satisfaction not relief was his overriding emotion. Bookmakers reacted a little more, firming Rubick into favouritism for both the… Read More »
A heavy track holds no fears for trainer Peter Moody as he sets his consistent five-year-old Club Command on a Melbourne autumn trail at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. The Sunshine Coast meeting has been given metropolitan status and Club Command is favourite for the $100,000 Listed Sunshine Coast Cup… Read More »
Damien Oliver has upset Tony Vasil with his decision not to ride Prince Harada when he returns but the jockey went a little way to mending the relationship with a Group Two win for the trainer aboard Richie’s Vibe. Vasil said he was still angry Oliver had decided to ride… Read More »
The decision to geld Knoydart is reaping rewards with the four-year-old claiming his first stakes win in the Canterbury Classic. But he needed a little bit of luck and added skill from Kerrin McEvoy to push through a gap to win Friday’s Listed 1100m sprint from Howmuchdoyouloveme by a length…. Read More »
Bendigo trainer Steven Lake has savoured his first Melbourne metropolitan winner for almost 18 years at Moonee Valley – with a son of his previous city winner. Four-year-old gelding Master’s Degree provided Lake, who trains a team of four, with a career highlight when he won Friday night’s Tour Of… Read More »
A drop in grade has helped Solsay return to the winner’s circle at Moonee Valley to set up another tilt at Listed company. Solsay finished fourth in the Listed Christmas Stakes and the Group Three Standish Handicap in his previous two starts before dropping back to a restricted 1200m race… Read More »
Brad Rawiller is free to ride in-form three-year-old Rainbow Storm in Sunday week’s Tasmanian Derby after having two meetings shaved off a careless riding suspension on appeal. Rawiller was banned for 10 meetings at Geelong on Wednesday having pleaded guilty to careless riding. He appealed the severity and the Racing… Read More »
