Former AFL Chief Executive Gillon McLachlan is out of the running as Chairman of Racing Victoria as he continues his search for full time employment. The Victorian Government’s Minister for Racing Anthony Carbines on Friday announced two new appointees to the RV Board, Mark Player and Tim Rourke, while a new… Read More »
Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior has stormed into the world’s top four racehorses after a win in Japan. His Yasuda Kinen victory earned a 121 rating, putting him alongside American star National Treasure. Dubai’s Laurel River remains king with a 128 rating, but Romantic Warrior is now a major player. Meanwhile,… Read More »
Trainer Paul Hunter is banking on an encouraging trial at Lark Hill last week to be the catalyst for a return to form from his talented mare Feels Playful. The mare had just one start last campaign, where she finished more than five lengths behind Pompey over 1400m at Ascot…. Read More »
Jockey Grant Buckley has been airlifted to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital following a race day incident in the mounting yard at Wyong. Buckley suffered possible pelvic and spinal injuries when his mount in the fourth race, Cunning Calle, reared in the enclosure, landing on the jockey. The popular hoop, who is married… Read More »
No horse engaged in this year’s Stradbroke Handicap can boast a family connection to the race like Stefi Magnetica. The Bjorn Baker-trained filly is by All Too Hard, who never raced in Queensland, but is from a mare who etched her name into Stradbroke history just over a decade ago…. Read More »
Godolphin might have the favourites for the two Group One races in Brisbane, but head trainer James Cummings will be keeping a keen eye on a couple of its improving young horses at Rosehill. Champagne Stakes winner Broadsiding is odds-on to add Saturday’s JJ Atkins (1600m) to his resume, while Vilana… Read More »
Interest Point will attempt to stretch his winning sequence to three for Mornington trainers David Brideoake and Matt Jenkins when he lines up at Sandown. If successful in the Sportsbet Set A Deposit Limit Handicap (1000m) on Saturday, it may see Brideoake, who bred the colt and retains a share in the… Read More »
One trainer not unhappy to see a track in the soft range for the Sandown meeting is Warrnambool-based Maddie Raymond. Provided the track remains in that soft range, Raymond will send Heart Of Puissance to Melbourne on Saturday to contest the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1800m). As a back-up, Raymond also… Read More »
A formula that worked to perfection for Coco Jamboo’s Australian debut has been replicated by her trainers in their hunt for another feature race win. The former English mare made a winning start for Peter and Paul Snowden in the Hawkesbury Crown on May 4, getting the job done off the… Read More »
With only weeks remaining in the current racing season, trainer Rhys Archard reasons now is the time to come to town with last-start maiden winner Warakurna. The three-year-old heads to Sandown on Saturday to contest the ive> Handicap (1400m), provided the track is not too wet. On Thursday the track was… Read More »
With an international resume that reads like a ‘Who’s Who’ of racing, emerging trainer Marc Chevalier is unsurprisingly beginning to make some important inroads. Originally from France, Chevalier honed his craft working for the Aga Khan and Shadwell Stud in Europe before he was encouraged to spend time abroad to further… Read More »
Saturday night racing will return to Victoria with a four-meeting summer trial starting in late December. Racing Victoria (RV) announced the trial, which includes four consecutive Saturday night meetings at Cranbourne, replacing the previously scheduled Friday night fixtures from December 28 to January 17, 2025. Requested by Southside Racing, the… Read More »
Tyler Schiller has found himself in an unusual position just days out from the Stradbroke Handicap as he works double time to prepare for Queensland’s premier race. The Sydney jockey has been booked to ride two horses, Prince Of Boom, who is safely in the field, and first emergency Freedom Rally…. Read More »
Adrian Bott is keeping the faith in Sir Lucan, confident the horse can stage a rapid about-face at Rosehill despite his well beaten effort as favourite in the Lord Mayors Cup. The six-year-old carried the hopes of many punters at Randwick last Saturday but was one of the first horses beaten,… Read More »
Jockey Steven Vella has made the most of a rare visit to the racetrack to win a race prepared by his wife at Ballarat. The Kylie Vella-trained Demojo took out the AJM Contracting Maiden (1100m) on Wednesday at his first run back from a spell. Vella’s rides are few and… Read More »
A week after coming agonisingly close to winning their first major with Our Gold Hope in the Queensland Oaks, Robert and Luke Price will get another bite of the Group 1 cherry with the up-and-coming Smashing Time. The father and son training partners had mixed emotions following last weekend’s Oaks after Our… Read More »
Consistent mare The Velvet Queen is set to end her racing career in Saturday’s Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont Park. The five-year-old has built a formidable record of seven wins and six placings from her 24 starts. She was placed twice at Group 3 level and won the… Read More »
A 1.6 per cent share in superstar stallion Zoustar has fetched a staggering $1.3 million in an Inglis Digital online sale that concluded on Wednesday afternoon. Offered by part-owners Qatar Bloodstock, the share was snapped up by Bangaloe Stud in a hotly contested auction. Zoustar, who commands a fee of… Read More »
It might have been an early-winter meeting, but imperially bred filly I Found You was giving co-trainer Peter Snowden Yuletide vibes with her dominant debut win on Randwick’s Kensington track. A $1.3 million yearling, I Found You is a daughter of super sire I Am Invincible out of Listen Here, making her… Read More »
Kyneton trainer Michael Jones is searching for his first city win as a trainer and is banking on Inglis Digital purchase Maximillius being that success. Whether it is in the LockettLED.au Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday, or in another start or two, Jones is unsure, but Maximillius has shown his new… Read More »
