Every racehorse deserves the best post-racing life it can have … but the plain truth is that some will be luckier than others in that regard which is why it is so good to report one of the many heartwarming stories of a horse leaving racing on its own terms… Read More »
As has been well documented, there have been a number of subtle changes in the trainers ranks for the new season including, amongst others, two high profile stables realigning their positions with Paul Snowden stepping away from the Snowden training partnership, leaving his father Peter in sole charge as he… Read More »
Chris Waller is still not 100 percent sure what Riff Rocket’s entire Spring campaign will look like, but the dual Derby winner will be given his chance to prove he can be an elite-level open-age stayer. The four-year-old American Pharoah gelding will be among the entries for the Cox Plate (2040m) and… Read More »
Two of Victorian racing’s biggest names continued their spring preparations on Monday morning, just hours before being revealed as finalists in the year Victorian Racehorse Of The Year. Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside had jumpouts 60km apart prior to being announced as Horse Of The Year rivals alongside Imperatriz, Romantic Warrior and… Read More »
Two of the highest-profile two-year-olds from last season, Lady Of Camelot and Storm Boy, took their spring preparations to a new level on Monday with trials at Randwick. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained duo made their first public appearances of the campaign in the trials that was originally scheduled for… Read More »
Bailey Wheeler has some unfinished business in town. While there is no doubt that Cejay Graham thoroughly deserved the Brisbane Apprentice Jockey Premiership for the 2023/24 racing season for her polished, professional performance both on and off the track, Wheeler was a contender for that title until he was derailed… Read More »
Racing Queensland CEO Jason Scott has given an update on the current, unfortunate track standoff at Eagle Farm, where racing has basically been suspended at this time following a fall approaching the home turn on July 20. The fall was the final straw for jockeys following their reports over many… Read More »
Apprentice Emily Lang started off the new metropolitan season with a win on Vodka Martini at Doomben on Saturday … and the 2023/24 Queensland Provincial Apprentice Jockey Premiership winner is looking forward to her first full season in town, having recently made the move from the then Steven O’Dea and… Read More »
Sunday night’s impressive Group 1 Prix Maurice de Gheest hero Lazzat could be set for a trip across the globe as trainer Jerome Reynier earmarked the Golden Eagle at Rosehill as a potential target. Trained by Jerome Reynier in Marseille, the three-year-old gelding has gone from strength to strength this season, winning… Read More »
Jockey Will Gordon has ticked off one glaring omission from his record after Affluential took out the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. While Gordon had won plenty of feature races over jumps since making the move from Ireland while also making a name for himself on the flat, he had… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Steven Pateman is likely to recommend Stern Idol head to the Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat following his easy victory at Sandown. Stern Idol ran away with the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) at Sandown on Sunday, his fourth win in a steeplechase this year. Pateman said what weight Stern Idol… Read More »
The return run of Pride Of Jenni is now less than four weeks away and the mare is set to step up her program with another jump-out at Cranbourne. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare had a jump-out over 800m at Cranbourne on July 22 and will have the second of her preparation… Read More »
The decision to geld Williamsburg has produced an immediate result with the dual Group 1 placegetter breaking a 22-month drought from the winner’s stall to post a decisive victory at Rosehill. The five-year-old hadn’t got his head in front since taking out the Dulcify Quality (1600m) in October 2022, although he… Read More »
Anthony Freedman admits that it has taken time to find the key to Right To Party and in a preparation that has delivered three-straight victories, they might just now have got the hang of her. Right To Party, ridden by Jye McNeil, stormed to the line late from last to first in… Read More »
Improving stayer Matusalem has scored an emotional win for trainer Chris Waller, reviving memories of his late father John who was in the horse’s ownership. Named after his father’s favourite rum, the $4.80 betting site favourite ground out a hard-fought victory over stablemate Monarch’s Brae ($11) to claim the Congratulations James… Read More »
Ineligible for the Kosciuszko, Lonhro’s Queen will instead be given a chance to earn a Country Championships berth after claiming her second successive Highway Handicap win. Originally trained in Sydney, the Gooree Stud-owned mare is now with Scone trainer Cameron Crockett, but she doesn’t qualify for this year’s The Kosciuszko (1200m)… Read More »
In his own words, Lindsay Smith is hesitant to become cocky by making any grand statements on the levels Horrifying could reach over the next few months, but he is willing to enjoy the return to form the seven-year-old has found after winning at Flemington. Horrifying ($9.50), ridden by Blake Shinn,… Read More »
In the short time Dominic Sutton has held a training licence, he and his small Ballarat stable has a achieved a Flemington winner together with recently turned three-year-olds with Guineas and Derby aims. Detroit City scored an emphatic win in the Tab We’re On over 1410-metres after impressing in winning on debut… Read More »
Boom import Berkshire Breeze has gone under as the long odds on favourite at Flemington with rejuvenated stayer Horrifying winning the race with ease. Horrifying sat outside of the favourite throughout the race and once the speed came on heading around the home turn the Lindsay Smith trained galloper started… Read More »
Four runners … that’s all it took for the newly formed training partnership of Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald to land their first winner together, and there is no surprise there. The powerful stable, built up to a remarkable level by Neasham in just four years of training in her… Read More »
