Jockeys agents in NSW will have to get written permission to bet under a new local rule. The Racing NSW board has introduced the rule to come into effect on March 1 next year. The matter has been under consideration for some time and surfaced again after an inquiry into… Read More »
Perth Cup second favourite Material Man will not head to the race with owner Michael McDermott outlining a plan to target the $5m All Star Mile in Melbourne as the horses long term plan. Owner McDermot said Material Man who is the $4.80 second favourite in 2019 Perth Cup odds with Sportsbet will… Read More »
Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea is bringing Doubt Defying back to Randwick hoping for the same result as the last time he visited. The gelding won a 1400m-race at the track in early October which set him up for a trip to Victoria and a Listed win in the Sale Cup… Read More »
A return to his favourite track and the addition of blinkers are seen as key ingredients to Rocket Tommy returning to winning form at Flemington. Rocket Tommy runs in Saturday’s 1100m handicap in which he will be ridden by Jarrod Fry who has been aboard the seven-year-old in his eight… Read More »
Mornington trainer Shane Bottomley has been suspended and fined over the disposal of a dead horse. Bottomley faced the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Tuesday to answer two Racing Victoria stewards’ charges, one of giving false or misleading evidence and one of misconduct, improper conduct or unseemly behaviour. Three-year-old… Read More »
Racing will return to Eagle Farm racecourse on Saturday week after a series of successful barrier trials and jump-outs. Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Racing Club confirmed in a joint media release that the December 22 meeting set down for Doomben would be transferred to Eagle Farm Queensland’s premier track… Read More »
The “Aquanita eight” doping scandal will again play out in court as four trainers including Robert Smerdon fight their disqualifications. Smerdon, Stuart Webb, Tony Vasil and Queensland trainer Liam Birchley’s appeals begin in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Wednesday. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board declared the long-running… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Keane hopes Shaquiana can help erase his bad memories of Sandown when she lines up in a three-year-old fillies race at the city track. A winner at Cranbourne last month when she downed a $1.28 hot-pot, Shaquiana runs in Wednesday’s The Big Screen Company Handicap (1000m). A former… Read More »
Connections of flying sprinter Tarzan want only one thing and that is a good barrier for the gelding at Doomben. Tarzan is set to take on star mare Houtzen in Saturday’s Listed Bribie Handicap (1050m). The gelding’s best form is at the Sunshine Coast where his seven wins on the… Read More »
Nominations have opened for Victoria’s new $5 million All Star Mile at Flemington. Connections have five weeks to enter their horses with 10 of the 14-horse field to then be decided by public vote. The nominations close on January 15 with the raced run on March 16. After the popular… Read More »
Senior jockeys have given an endorsement for the new Eagle Farm track surface after a series of trials and jump-outs. Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Racing Club are expected to announce on Wednesday morning if the track is in good enough condition to hold a full race meeting on Saturday… Read More »
The prospect of Winx returning for an autumn campaign is tantalisingly closer with the mare in pre-training and soon to return to Chris Waller’s stable. Waller said although the final decision had not yet been made, the likelihood was the champion would have one final campaign. After she won her… Read More »
The heir apparent to champion Winx is close to returning to trainer Chris Waller to begin his autumn campaign which is likely to be his last. Triple Group One winner The Autumn Sun has, according to part-owner John Messara, strengthened during his break and is expected to return to Waller’s… Read More »
Online bookmaker Unibet has sent an inquiry into Racing NSW this morning in hope to sponsor next Novembers $7.5m Golden Eagle. The TAB formally retracted their sponsorship of the race yesterday as it clashed with Derby Day in Melbourne where the TAB has naming rights for a feature race on… Read More »
