Injury has forced Liechtenstein out of Wednesday’s Warwick Farm meeting, robbing leading apprentice Sam Clipperton of one of his better chances at the meeting. Clipperton goes to Warwick Farm with a three-win buffer over Jenny Duggan in the battle for the Sydney apprentices’ title. Liechtenstein’s trainer Ron Quinton, who is… Read More »
Robert Smerdon’s outstanding jumpers Black And Bent and Brungle Cry will both race at Sandown on Saturday but only Brungle Cry will be going over the hurdles. Smerdon will run record-breaker Black And Bent in a flat race over 2100m on Saturday before stepping him back out over the jumps… Read More »
Jockey Chris Munce has received the news he has been waiting six months to hear. He is free of cancer. Munce released the news on Tuesday on Twitter after being told by his specialist the final set of scans revealed he was cancer-free. “Over the moon just got the all… Read More »
The man who blazed the trail for Australian sprinters at Royal Ascot has done an about-turn, joining the ever growing list of trainers preparing imported European stayers. Paul Perry, who famously took Choisir to England 10 years ago to claim the sprint double at the Royal Ascot meeting, will saddle… Read More »
Independent senator Nick Xenophon has likened a $5000 fine imposed on racehorse trainer Gai Waterhouse to a 20 cent fine for speeding. “It does seem to be disproportionately low,” he told reporters in Canberra on Tuesday. “A $5000 fine for Gai Waterhouse is a bit like the rest of us… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has described the More Joyous inquiry as embarrassing to her family and to racing. The leading trainer became embroiled in a public stoush with the mare’s owner John Singleton after the failure of More Joyous in last month’s All Aged Stakes. Singleton, the owner of More Joyous, sacked… Read More »
The More Joyous saga may not be over yet, with Gai Waterhouse to consider appealing a $5500 fine for non-disclosure of the condition and treatment of More Joyous before her failure in last month’s All Aged Stakes. The trainer will also have to answer more questions about the mare after… Read More »
Record-breaking jumper Black And Bent heads entries for the $100,000 Australian Hurdle at Sandown on Saturday. Black And Bent set an Australian record of 10 successive wins over obstacles in winning the Jack Dow Memorial Hurdle and he is a clear standout among 13 nominations for Saturday’s 3400m race. Trainer… Read More »
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has been fined $5500 after being found guilty of two charges relating to the condition and treatment of More Joyous. Racing NSW stewards found Waterhouse should have reported the mare’s soreness in the neck and her treatment with an antibiotic in the lead-up to the All Aged… Read More »
The man responsible for framing the weights for next month’s Stradbroke Handicap said it was almost impossible to give Epaulette less than 56kg in the Group One sprint. “It could be argued that he should have been given a fraction more and I really don’t think we could have given… Read More »
Trainer Gai Waterhouse has been found guilty of two charges relating to the More Joyous saga. Racing NSW stewards are considering penalties for not reporting a condition which could affect a horse’s performance and not keeping up-to-date records of treatment. More Joyous ran second last in the All Aged Stakes… Read More »
Streama will wear blinkers in the Stradbroke Handicap after a pleasing trainer Guy Walter in the new gear in a barrier trial at Randwick on Monday. Glen Boss, who made the trip from Melbourne to ride the dual Group One winner in the trial, confirmed she would be his mount… Read More »
Greg Hickman already has one of country racing’s richest events on his CV and now the Warwick Farm trainer wants to add a time-honoured bush Cup to his 2012-13 haul. Hickman was the toast of the Scone Cup carnival when Taxmeifyoucan won the $500,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas, providing a large… Read More »
The More Joyous inquiry has reached Buckingham Palace with trainer Gai Waterhouse saying even the Queen is aware of the publicity surrounding the case. Waterhouse has attacked the way the inquiry has been handled and accused John Singleton of intimidating witnesses, resulting in unprecedented publicity over what should have been… Read More »
The inquiry into charges against trainer Gai Waterhouse over the treatment of More Joyous has stalled almost as soon as it began with her counsel making submissions of apprehended bias by stewards. Malcolm Ramage QC, acting for Waterhouse, has challenged why the same panel of Racing NSW stewards that issued… Read More »
The inquiry into charges against trainer Gai Waterhouse over the treatment of More Joyous has stalled almost as soon as it began with her counsel making submissions of apprehended bias by stewards. Malcolm Ramage, QC, acting for Waterhouse, has challenged why the same panel of Racing NSW stewards which issued… Read More »
Tommy Berry’s introduction to Hong Kong racing continues to produce outstanding results for the Sydney jockey. In a thrilling climax to the Sha Tin Vase at Sha Tin on Sunday, Berry helped Charles The Great gain a narrow verdict in a blanket finish that involved seven horses. As a cavalcade… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse will front stewards to answer charges relating to the keeping of treatment records for More Joyous, the mare at the centre of a recent scandal. Inquiries into the passing of information about More Joyous’ fitness between well connected people began after a public argument between Ms Waterhouse and… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse will front stewards to answer charges relating to the keeping of treatment records for More Joyous, the mare at the centre of a recent scandal. Inquiries into the passing of information about More Joyous’ fitness between well connected people began after a public argument between Ms Waterhouse and… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Streama will be fitted with blinkers in a barrier trial on Monday to determine whether she wears them in the Stradbroke Handicap. Trainer Guy Walter said the mare had been wearing blinkers in trackwork and he would make a final decision on the gear change after… Read More »
