Champion apprentice Chad Schofield has appealed his latest careless riding suspension. The Cox Plate-winning rider was outed for 12 meetings last Thursday after being found guilty of careless riding aboard Camos in the third race at Seymour in which the pair finished fourth Schofield has appealed both his conviction and… Read More »
The first major yearling sale of the season has ended on a high with the four-day Magic Millions premium sale realising a gross of more than $75 million. Gai Waterhouse was the biggest buyer, outlaying more than $8 million for 39 lots including the sale topping $1 million Redoute’s Choice-Hades… Read More »
Nigel Blackiston’s team has made a great start to the new year and the trainer hopes the momentum continues as he builds towards the Melbourne and Sydney carnivals. Blackiston is preparing Let’s Make Adeal for Group One features in Melbourne and Sydney while stablemates You’re So Good and lightly-raced Desert… Read More »
In the absence of Black Caviar and Hay List, Queensland champion Buffering broke his Group One maiden over the spring, racking up three major sprints wins. Trainer Joe Pride reckons it’s now Rain Affair’s turn. Buffering had been Group One placed 10 times before his Manikato Stakes win while Rain… Read More »
Robert Heathcote will aim promising staying filly Sea Red at the Queensland Oaks but says Brisbane-trained horses are at a disadvantage for their home town classic. The filly scored her second win at Doomben on Saturday and Heathcote said he would be forced to continue with Sea Red’s campaign to… Read More »
Australia’s quarantine regulations mean Hong Kong Cup winner Akeed Mofeed will bypass the Sydney autumn carnival in favour of Dubai. Trainer Richard Gibson and owner Pan Sutong weighed the options but Australia’s strict quarantine protocols proved the stumbling block. After Akeed Mofeed won the Hong Kong Cup in December, Gibson… Read More »
Puissance De Lune’s tendon injury is far from healed but his trainer Darren Weir remains optimistic he can make a comeback in the spring. The high-profile galloper pulled up from his unplaced Cox Plate run last spring with the injury which put his racing future in doubt. Weir said Puissance… Read More »
It was a case of third time lucky for Velrosso whose previous attempts to get to Magic Millions day had been thwarted by injury and bad timing. Ridden by Damien Oliver and starting the $4 favourite, Velrosso won Saturday’s Magic Millions Cup (1400m) at the Gold Coast by a half… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir thought Anlon had been beaten but he was thrilled to be proved wrong with the gelding arriving in time to claim the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington. Having his first start in stakes company, Anlon ($3.50 favourite) powered down the centre of the track under jockey… Read More »
Let’s Rock’n’Roll has given trainer Joe Pride a home track double at Warwick Farm to set up a trip to Melbourne for a tilt at stakes company. Sir Berus won a 1400m race before the grey sprinter ran his rivals ragged over 1000 metres. “I always enjoy racing at home…. Read More »
When Peter Snowden leaves Darley after the autumn carnival, Agadir may well turn out to be one of the horses he misses most. The three-year-old stamped himself as a star of the future when he made it three wins from three starts at Warwick Farm on Saturday, overcoming difficulties along… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has come a long way since he scraped together $80 to back Testa Rossa to win the 1999 Magic Millions Classic. The trainer was on Saturday the toast of the Australasian racing world when his colt Unencumbered won the $2 million feature at the Gold Coast. However, Baker… Read More »
Chase the Rainbow and his trainer Rick Hore-Lacy have again found themselves in the stewards’ spotlight after the grey’s fourth in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington. In the Christmas Stakes on Boxing Day when Chase The Rainbow finished 20 lengths last, Hore-Lacy was fined $200 for failing to… Read More »
A sleep-deprived Nathan Berry stepped out of the shadow of his twin brother Tommy with a superb ride on Unencumbered to win the $2 million Magic Millions Classic on Saturday. Nathan Berry set the Gold Coast crowd alight when he brought $3.20 favourite Unencumbered with a charging finish to beat… Read More »
The Mornington Cup is among the options for Angola who broke through for his first win in almost 10 months at Flemington on Saturday. Trainer Pat Carey praised the ride of Chris Symons who had Angola perfectly positioned behind the speed in the Rain Lover Handicap (2500m) before the five-year-old… Read More »
Sweet Idea has finally ended a Magic Millions hoodoo for owners Luke and David Henderson with a Guineas victory at the Gold Coast on Saturday. The Henderson brothers have invested heavily in the racing industry over the past decade achieving success at the highest level, most notably when they shared… Read More »
Improved racing manners have helped the in-form Nesbo capture his first Saturday metropolitan win in the Straight Draw Handicap at Flemington. Darren Tymms, assistant manager to trainer Mick Kent as well as being a Melbourne podiatrist, said the work invested in improving Nesbo’s racing manners was starting to pay dividends…. Read More »
Stewards have allowed highly-fancied Magic Millions Cup hopeful Lucky Hussler to run despite finding drenching gear in his stable on Saturday. Racing Queensland integrity office John Hackett visited the complex of Lucky Hussler’s trainer Kent Fleming near the Gold Coast track shortly after midday on race day. After speaking with… Read More »
Champion trainer Gai Waterhouse delivered on her promise to get results on the racetrack as well as in the sales ring when Whittington gave her an early double at the Gold Coast. Whittington ($2.60) smashed the 1100-metre track record when he beat Emmalene ($6) by a neck in the Magic… Read More »
Less than a week after announcing an amicable split, Gai Waterhouse and Star Thoroughbreds have celebrated Driefontein’s win in the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares Classic at the Gold Coast. Denise Martin, owner of syndication company Star Thoroughbreds, confirmed last Sunday that she would be forming a new partnership with… Read More »
