Horse Racing News

• Code Word wins again

  Another impressive city win for recent stable acquisition Code Word has Moruya trainer John Marzol eyeing next month’s Grafton Cup.

   
• Surprise win to Jungle Ruler

  Enigmatic galloper Jungle Ruler was described as a class act by his trainer Peter White after he staged a form reversal to win the fourth heat of the Winter Championship Series at Flemington.

   
• Sincero and Steve Farley win Stradbroke

  It took 10 hard years but Wyong trainer Steve Farley’s career finally came of age when Sincero gave him his first Group One winner in the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.

   
• Dual state winners for Gai Waterhouse

  Gai Waterhouse might be in Europe but the trainer has made her presence felt at home with feature winners in Sydney and Brisbane.

   
• Graeme Rogerson caps big week with Derby win

  Trans-Tasman trainer Graeme Rogerson capped one of the best weeks of his career when Shootoff won the $500,000 Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.

   
• Perturbo looking good for Sprint final

  Five-year-old Perturbo is mounting a serious challenge for the All Victorian Sprint Final after winning the fifth heat of the series at Flemington with a powerhouse performance.

   
• Clean sweep for Snowden and McEvoy

  Peter Snowden and Kerrin McEvoy set a record which may never be equalled when Benfica won the Group One TJ Smith at Eagle Farm.

   
• Apprentice racks up Flemington milestones

  Ashley Thompson had a day he’ll never forget when he guided promising filly Midnight Martini home for his first win at Flemington at his first ride for leading trainer Mark Kavanagh.

   
• Scarf earns Brisbane trip

  A fighting win at Randwick under a big weight has secured a late Queensland carnival berth for talented three-year-old Scarf.

   
• Henry Cecil says Frankel right for Ascot

  In a statement that will send a shiver down the spine of his rivals in Tuesday’s St James’s Palace Stakes, Henry Cecil believes Frankel is finally beginning to grow up.

   
• Chris Munce kicks off Stradbroke day with win By Glenn Davis

  Chris Munce kicked off Stradbroke Handicap day with a win aboard talented filly Belle D’Amour in the Listed Lancaster Stakes at Eagle Farm.

   
• Hidden Symbol to be reserved for late spring

  Field-shy two-year-old Hidden Symbol will be reserved for the late spring races after a leading all way to score his first win at Flemington.

   
• Startreusse does it again

  Promising colt Startreusse will be set for an early season stakes mission as a three-year-old after maintaining his unbeaten record at Randwick on Saturday.

   
• Trusted Partner heads to Ramornie Handicap

  Rookie Gold Coast trainer Simon Foster will aim Trusted Partner at next month’s Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton after the gelding gave him his first black-type winner at Eagle Farm.

   
• Stradbroke Day Preview – Can Love Conquer Woorim?

  Queensland’s best raceday is suddenly upon us, with large fields and open races the order of the day.

   
• Stablemates set to lift Leon Corstens’ spirits

  Stablemates Rock Me Sweet and Johnnydrama will be doing their best to lift the spirits of trainer Leon Corstens when they contest the Listed Creswick Stakes at Flemington.

   
• Ross Simpson’s Legend back, General out

  It will be a day of mixed emotions for Ross Simpson at Randwick on Saturday when comeback galloper Viking Legend makes an unlikely return. Simpson, who trains in partnership with Tracey Barnes, was also hoping to have smart sprinter Nightofthegeneral contesting the feature June Stakes. But the gelding has suffered… Read More »

   
• Sniper’s Bullet ready for fourth Stradbroke start

  Sniper’s Bullet is set for his fourth and final Stradbroke Handicap start and trainer Tracey Bartley is holding out hope of another fairytale performance in Queensland’s feature sprint.

   
• Listen Son can win Stradbroke Handicap dogfight

  If the Group One Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm comes down to a dogfight, Tony Gollan knows who he’d like to be on.

   
• Rodd to break winter drought in Queensland Derby

  Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd believes his lean winter carnival run is set to end with his second Group One Queensland Derby victory aboard Shootoff at Eagle Farm on Saturday.