Trainer Lloyd Kennewell is already looking ahead to the major Group 1 sprint for three-year-olds in Melbourne with debut winner Mbube. The two-year-old son of Rubick was heavily supported to win the Sportsbet Fast Form Handicap (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday and Kennewell said the colt will be in the… Read More »
A tongue-in-cheek Dylan Gibbons admitted fellow jockey Tyler Schiller deserved some of his winning riding fee after he took out the opening race at Rosehill aboard Hawkes Racing youngster Marwooba. The two-year-old was backing up from Canterbury on Monday when he finished sixth over 1250m with Schiller in the saddle…. Read More »
Star mare Pride Of Jenni has been withdrawn from Saturday’s $1.2 million Group 2 The Q22 after persistent rain left Eagle Farm rated a Heavy 9. The weather has dealt a significant blow to Stradbroke Day, with racing fans denied what promised to be a fascinating clash between the champion… Read More »
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher will establish his New South Wales headquarters at Crown Lodge, taking over the renowned Warwick Farm training complex previously occupied by Godolphin. The move marks a significant expansion for the powerhouse stable and will see Maher relocate his Sydney operation from Leilani Lodge over the coming… Read More »
The southern invasion … of trainers, jockeys and horses … is something that is, and has been, a commonplace occurrence for a long time with regard to the Queensland Winter Racing Carnival, and that is often where most attention lies. A raid from the north garners little notice though, often… Read More »
At this stage, if there are no scratchings in the Stradbroke Handicap, four of the five emergency acceptances who missed out on a place in the final field for the $3 million race, will be looking to claim a consolation prize at Eagle Farm on Saturday when they tackle races… Read More »
J D Hayes said emerging stayer Simurgh is an easy read and will continue to race through his grades. A winner of three races from six starts, including his last two, Simurgh will look to extend his winning streak in the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2400m) at Sandown on Saturday…. Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable has elected to keep Storm Season in Melbourne for her return run. Storm Season was an acceptor in the Petaluma Handicap (1400m) at Rosehill on Saturday, but the stable has elected to instead start the mare in the Sportsbet Race Replays Handicap (1400m) at Sandown. A lightly… Read More »
It is a good thing Archie Alexander used his time wisely the past two Saturdays, because there will be little opportunity for household chores or family time this weekend. The Ballarat horseman has four runners engaged this Saturday, at four different venues spread across three states. Alexander will be represented… Read More »
Peter Moody might not have his training base in the Sunshine State, but it will take a brave man to suggest he is not a true blue Queenslander … and, therefore, his appetite to win a second Stradbroke Handicap, Queensland’s signature race, is undiminished. Moody had a famous day out… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Henry Dwyer has taken a major step towards establishing an international racing operation after being granted a United Kingdom trainer’s licence. The licence will allow Dwyer to operate across both hemispheres, with plans to maintain a seasonal base in Britain during the northern summer before returning horses to… Read More »
Transatlantic came agonisingly close to overcoming a wide gate in a spring feature, and Tommy Berry is banking on the horse’s toughness and stamina to help him go one better from another difficult draw in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap. Transatlantic jumped from the outside barrier in the Five Diamonds… Read More »
Matt Smith remains in two minds over whether Portland will contest The Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Rosehill with the trainer not keen to run him on a firming track. Portland was nominated for Saturday’s race and the Q22 (2200m) in Brisbane, but Smith opted not to accept for the… Read More »
It is not often a horse with Cox Plate ambitions starts in the first race on the card, well before the main feature race action of the day, but that will be the case at Eagle Farm on Saturday when the imported four-year-old gelding Yellow Jersey goes out to face… Read More »
Both the 2024 Melbourne Cup winner (Knight’s Choice) and the 2025 Melbourne Cup winner (Half Yours) will be in action in The Q22 … a Group 2 race which many feel is on its way to Group 1 recognition … when that contest rounds off the day’s action at Eagle… Read More »
Emerging gelding Nobler is in line to book himself a spot on Chris Waller’s spring carnival team if he can stretch his brilliance to 2000 metres and notch his third successive win at Rosehill. The former Irish galloper is in his first Australian campaign but has been quick to make… Read More »
Emerging stayer Straand Deal could make a play for an interstate trip if successful at Sandown. The Lloyd Kennewell-trained galloper runs in the Sportsbet Same Race Multi Handicap (2400m) looking to potentially earn a trip to Queensland. The Listed Caloundra Cup (2400m) at the Sunshine Coast on July 4 will… Read More »
Alalcance’s last-start return to the winner’s list has come as no surprise to jockey Tim Clark, who believes the Tulloch Lodge mare is going as well as she was when dominating the Sydney autumn carnival staying races 12 months ago. The six-year-old will tackle 3200m for just the second time… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards have adjourned an inquiry sparked from recent comments made by jockey Tommy Berry in relation to disqualified trainer John O’Shea. Led by chief stipe Tom Moxon, stewards questioned both parties regarding post-race comments made by Berry following his victory on the Tom Charlton-trained Hovland at Warwick Farm… Read More »
It wasn’t until 9.25am on the morning of acceptances that Rhys Archard decided to bite the bullet and accept with Boltsaver at Sandown. There were just seven acceptors at that stage on Wednesday morning for the ive> Handicap (1400m) on Saturday when Archard reasoned his galloper would appreciate the heavy… Read More »
