Horse Racing News

• Eagle Farm races abandoned due to Visibility

  Jockeys’ safety concerns have forced the final three races of Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting to be abandoned.

   
• Zavite causes major upset in Ranvet Stakes

  Veteran warhorse Zavite has caused a major upset in the Ranvet Stakes with the 100-1 shot fighting off Caulfield Cup winner Descarado to take the Group One prize by a half-head.

   
• Golden Slipper market thrown open

  The $3.5 million Golden Slipper has been thrown open with the defeats of Sepoy and Satin Shoes at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Elite Falls on track for Golden Slipper

  Elite Falls caused the second upset of the day in the Golden Slipper lead-ups, getting the better of Satin Shoes to throw open the $3.5 million race in two weeks.

   
• Gailbraith breaks his five month losing streak

  Veteran sprinter Galbraith has broken a five-month losing streak for Mornington trainer Peter Healey with an all-the-way win at Caulfield.

   
• 19/3/2011 Rosehill Race Scratchings – Coolmore Classic day

  There have been some very important scratchings at Rosehill today including scratchings in the Coolmore Classic. View the full list of Rosehill Scratchings on Coolmore Classic day.

   
• Clarry Conners to pay attention to the Todman Stakes

  Clarry Conners doesn’t have a runner in the Todman Stakes but he will be paying as much attention to that Golden Slipper lead-up as he does to the Reisling Stakes.

   
• Tommy Berry hoping to end apprenticeship with a win

  Tommy Berry is hoping to end his apprenticeship on the best possible note with Group One success at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• McDonald to ride Keep The Peace in Ranvet Stakes

  James McDonald wasn’t even born when champion jockey Jim Cassidy first won the Group One Ranvet Stakes on Late Show in 1986.

   
• Excellantes returns at Eagle Farm on Saturday

  The Brisbane winter carnival can’t come quickly enough for Rob Heathcote who is hopeful Excellantes can add his name to the stable’s contenders following his comeback at Eagle Farm.

   
• Bold Glance to have fitness edge in Gold Coast Stakes

  Trainer Norm Hilton believes Bold Glance will have a fitness edge over stablemate Poor Judge when the pair clash in the $100,000 Gold Coast Stakes on Saturday.

   
• The Fairy’s Kiss debuts at Caulfield

  Special steps will be taken with well-bred two-year-old The Fairy’s Kiss to ensure her race debut at Caulfield goes as smoothly as possible.

   
• Dan Nolan hopes for betters news with Jo

  Dubai television journalist Dan Nolan is hoping for some good news from his brother, trainer Michael Nolan, when he reports on the performance of Toowoomba mare Scarlett Jo at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

   
• Elmore headed to the Werribee Cup

  Caulfield trainer Luke Oliver is hoping the revival of the Werribee Cup will coincide with a return to winning form for veteran stayer Elmore.

   
• Maluckyday beatable in the Ranvet Stakes

  Joe Pride has great respect for star stayer Maluckyday but believes the Melbourne Cup runner-up is under the odds and beatable in Saturday’s Ranvet Stakes.

   
• Stanzout returns at Caulfield

  Veteran sprinter Stanzout resumes at Caulfield on Saturday in a preparation ultimately aimed at The Goodwood, and trainer Colin Davies is happy with the way he has come back.

   
• Potential stallions on show at Rosehill

  In the business of horse trading, it doesn’t get much more serious than the wheeling and dealing in the weeks before the Golden Slipper.

   
• Tiger Won’t Tell aimed at the VRC St Leger Stakes

  Tasmanian-trained Tiger Won’t Tell is set to make a raid on a series of three-year-old staying races culminating in next month’s VRC St Leger Stakes at Flemington.

   
• Azzaland to make his comeback at Eagle Farm

  Toowoomba trainer Richie Stephenson will keep a close watch on the weather but is likely to give Azzaland the green light to make his comeback at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

   
• Graceful Anna in contention for Coolmore Classic win

  If Graceful Anna can provide David Pfieffer with a breakthrough Group One win in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic, the late Tony Wildman won’t be far from the trainer’s thoughts.