Horse Racing News

• Graeme Rogerson putting stamp on Brisbane

  He may have cut back his Australian racing interests but trainer Graeme Rogerson is set to make a big impact on the Brisbane winter carnival.

   
• Mick Price points to Group One for Dubleanny

  The Rupert Clarke Stakes emerged as a Group One target for Dubleanny later this year after the mare notched successive stakes wins from her past two starts.

   
• Shackleford wins 2011 Preakness Stakes

  Shackleford has denied Kentucky Derby winner Animal Kingdom a shot at the Triple Crown, leading all the way to take the Preakness Stakes by three-quarters of a length.

   
• Damian Browne suspended at Doomben

  Damian Browne will miss the plum ride on Chateau Fort in the QCT Derby on June 11 after he was suspended for his winning ride on Woorim at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Klose wins travelling expenses

  An overseas trip for New Zealand galloper Klose has already paid off with the lightly-raced four-year-old storming home to grab victory in a blanket finish at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Christian Reith goes from strength to strength

  Christian Reith achieved his season ambition this week and raised the bar even higher after a winning double at Rosehill.

   
• Nash Rawiller in demand

  Nash Rawiller was absent from Rosehill on Saturday but still managed to be the centre of attention in a dispute between Gai Waterhouse and John O’Shea for his services.

   
• Falino headed for Stradbroke Handicap

  Unheralded Doomben trainer Jeffrey Caught will roll the dice with talented sprinter Falino and chase a back door entry into the $1 million Stradbroke Handicap after his game win at Doomben.

   
• Emotional Shane Scriven wins Doomben Cup

  An emotional Shane Scriven fought back tears after combining with his favourite horse Scenic Shot to land their second Group One Doomben Cup on Saturday.

   
• Josh Adams wins on Ironstein

  Leading apprentice Josh Adams had been pestering Gerald Ryan to put him back on talented stayer Ironstein and he repaid the trainer with victory in the Listed W J McKell Cup at Rosehill.

   
• Kanzan sets scene for Winter Stakes showdown

  The Darley team set the scene for an enthralling Group One Winter Stakes next month following gutsy mare Kanzan’s thrilling win in the Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Doomben.

   
• Woorim in battle for Stradbroke Handicap berth

  Robert Heathcote is willing to tackle a Stradbroke Handicap hoodoo that spans 32 years to ensure brilliant sprinter Woorim earns a start in the Group One feature on June 11.

   
• Fibrillation turns in strong Queensland Oaks trial

  The Queensland Oaks is back on the agenda for Fibrillation who has revived her Group One aspirations with victory at Rosehill.

   
• Euryale wins at Flemington

  Assistant trainer Paul Snowden was happy to be proven wrong when Euryale took out the Listed Gibson Carmichael Stakes at Flemington.

   
• Scarlett Lady comes up roses

  New Zealand unleashed two of its biggest stars when gun filly Scarlett Lady and boom apprentice James McDonald justified their raging reputations at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Glyn Schofield in rushed trip to ride Hay List

  Glyn Schofield has given Hay List the tick of approval for the the Group One Doomben 10,000 after making a rushed trip from Sydney to ride the giant sprinter in a course proper gallop at Doomben.

   
• Darley on track for clean sweep

  Talented youngster Free Wheeling boosted Darley’s hopes of a clean sweep of the Group One juvenile races this season with an impressive victory in the Group Two Champagne Classic at Doomben.

   
• Nobby Snip may go to Brisbane

  Gai Waterhouse has some thinking to do after two-year-old Nobby Snip highlighted his potential with an impressive all-the-way win at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Single one out of the box

  A Queensland Derby start for his stable star Single may be more than a pipedream for trainer Craig Carmody.

   
• Varenna Miss stakes winter claims

  Trainer Tony Noonan has not ruled out a tilt at next month’s Group One Stradbroke Handicap with Varenna Miss following the Victorian mare’s classy win at Doomben.