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Horse Racing News

  • Watch đŸ“ș $3 million colt wins impressively on debut

    Blue-blooded colt Kandinsky Abstract has shown he just might have the talent to match his $3 million price tag after overcoming difficulties to post an emphatic debut win at Canterbury. A brother to multiple Group 1 winner Sunlight and dual stakes victor Sisstar, Kandinsky Abstract is by sire sensation Zoustar out… Read More »

     
  • Local trainer gets his Wangoom victory

    Local trainer Daniel Bowman has described winning the feature sprint of the Warrnambool May Carnival as a big thrill. Recent stable acquisition Outlaws Revenge provided Bowman with his first win in the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday. The Warrnambool Carnival is built around the jump’s features, but with two major flat races, the Wangoom along with the Listed Warrnambool… Read More »

     
  • Kris Lees hoping Gosford luck holds

    The Gosford stand-alone meeting has been a successful playground for leading Newcastle trainer Kris Lees and he is hoping to continue in that vein with a trio of runners in the $500,000 The Coast. The track has hosted a Saturday metropolitan meeting for the past two years and Lees has captured… Read More »

     
  • Saunter Boy claims second Galleywood

    Saunter Boy has confirmed his star status on the jumps circuit with a second win in the feature hurdle of the Warrnambool May Carnival. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained jumper carried 70.5kg to win last year’s Galleywood Hurdle but rose just 0.5kg to take out the 3200m contest on Wednesday. Sent out… Read More »

     
  • Symon Wilde goes one-two in Bool chase

    Local trainer Symon Wilde has continued his domination of the steeplechase races at the Warrnambool May Carnival providing the quinella on Wednesday’s card. Wilde prepared Britannicus to win the first day feature, the Brierly Steeplechase, while Tolemac led home stablemate Under The Bridge in the Dunroe Steeplechase (3450m) on the middle day. The Warrnambool-based trainer will have two runners in the final day’s feature, the… Read More »

     
  • Scott Spackman’s Tiger ready to roar at Wagga

    A win in the $200,000 Wagga Town Plate would mean the world to local trainer Scott Spackman, especially if he could pull it off with former smart two-year-old Rocket Tiger. The gelding has taken Spackman on an incredible journey, placing in the 2021 Silver Slipper and Black Opal Stakes before… Read More »

     
  • Desleigh Forster cleared of animal cruelty charge

    Trainer Desleigh Forster has beaten an animal cruelty-related charge on appeal and the six-month ban imposed previously on her for her alleged actions relating to the use of a prohibitive stockwhip has been set aside. She has however been fined $1000 for possession of a stockwhip and $6000 for the… Read More »

     
  • Henry Dwyer takes Warrnambool Cup plunge with Butterfly

    It did not take long for Henry Dwyer to be convinced of starting Irish Butterfly in the Warrnambool Cup following his win at Sandown. Irish Butterfly went home from that win at Sandown over 2400m last Saturday and ate all his feed, something Dwyer said was a rarity. That feat had almost made Dwyer’s mind up on Sunday morning and all… Read More »

     
  • Survival of the fittest in Grand Annual

    Declan Maher knows only too well what is required to win Australia’s longest race, Warrnambool’s Grand Annual Steeplechase. A round table discussion between those involved in Stern Idol has led the jumper to the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained former French jumper had been entered… Read More »

     
  • RV Stewards conclude inquiry into Sires’ Produce Stakes fall

    As reported on the Racing Victoria website … ‘Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have concluded their inquiry into the reason for Flyball (Jamie Kah) falling approaching the 1000m and Dubenenko (Craig Williams), which was following, dislodging its rider in the Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m), run at Flemington on Saturday, 11 March… Read More »

     
  • Tom Prebble on the board at Warrnambool

    Apprentices Tom Prebble and Campbell Rawiller both grew up in Hong Kong as their fathers etched out successful riding careers. With their fathers Nash Rawiller and Brett Prebble now among the jockey ranks in Sydney, the two apprentices are based in Melbourne, etching out their own careers. The two apprentices were at the opening meeting of the… Read More »

     
  • Redemption for Britannicus in Brierly Steeplechase

    Britannicus has wiped away the disappointment of defeat for his connections in the Brierly Steeplechase to claim a thrilling win at Warrnambool 12 months later. A brave ride by Aaron Kuru saw Britannicus cut the corner at second of the Tozer Road obstacles that brings the field back onto the course… Read More »

     
  • Champion jockey gives thumbs up for Perth filly in SA Derby

    Champion jockey Craig Williams has given promising Perth filly She’s Fit a big push in Saturday week’s Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Craig Williams rode She’s Fit in Saturday’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) and was glowing in his assessment of the three-year-old after she ran a… Read More »

     
  • Teofilo Star strolls home at Warrnambool

    Looking after the grandchildren may have stopped Gai Waterhouse from attending another Warrnambool May Carnival but it did not stop her from having a presence. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Teofilo Star took out the George Taylor Memorial Maiden Hurdle (3200m) on Tuesday to give the stable another victory at three-day… Read More »

     
  • Daniel Bowman chases hometown sprint glory

    Local trainer Daniel Bowman will rely on former South Australian galloper Outlaws Revenge in his bid to win the Warrnambool May Carnivals feature sprint for the first time. The Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m) on Wednesday will be Outlaws Revenge’s second start for Bowman having raced for Adelaide trainer Ryan Balfour in… Read More »

     
  • Sunlight’s brother to debut at Canterbury

    Kandinsky Abstract, Sunlight’s full brother, is set to make his racing debut on Wednesday at Canterbury in a 1200-metre race. The colt was the highest-priced yearling sold at the 2022 Inglis Easter Yearling Sale, fetching an impressive $3 million. The three-year-old is owned by Coolmore and trained by Chris Waller,… Read More »

     
  • San Remo back for ‘Bool attempt

    Confidence lost, everything lost. It is what punters say, but it can also transfer over to horses and have an effect on their careers. Trainer Dane Smith has had to rebuild the confidence of San Remo following a fall in the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool last year. After two wins to start the 2023 jumps… Read More »

     
  • Archie Alexander suspended over positive swab

    Archie Alexander has been suspended for six weeks and fined $3000 by the Victorian Racing Tribunal following a positive swab result from one of his horses, Sylvan Sisterhood, who was found to have Naproxen in her system after a race on October 16, 2022. Naproxen is a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug… Read More »

     
  • Dom To Shoot on target for Winter features

    A brilliant win in the G3 Northam Stakes (1300m) on Sunday has co-trainer Jake Casey excited about the upcoming winter campaign for bay gelding Dom To Shoot. The five-year-old turned for home in last position, but sprinted powerfully in the straight to grab Comfort Me in the shadows of the… Read More »

     
  • Zac Purton to remain in Hong Kong

    Champion jockey Zac Purton has committed to continue riding in Hong Kong for the 2023-24 season, despite previously considering leaving. Purton revealed that he had “one foot out the door” but changed his mind following discussions with the Hong Kong Jockey Club. He cited the club’s willingness to allow jockeys… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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