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 »
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 »
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 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 »
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 »
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 »
The first of the big WFA races through the Brisbane Winter is the G2 AD Hollindale Stakes (1800m) and it is part of a stellar program for the Gold Coast Turf Club holding their meeting on the Sunshine Coast. Zaaki ($2) chases a three peat of wins in the Hollindale but… Read More »
We are back to the provincials for the middle of the stand-alone Saturdays as it is the Central Coast’s chance to shine for The Coast meeting. Nominations for that $500,000 mile feature race has some strong 4yos taking on a couple of the lovely 3yo fillies. Loch Eagle ($8) and Kayobi ($11)… Read More »
A shorter trip for a Stakes race closer to home rather than extended travel to Rockhampton will see Ucalledit run at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer Kris Lees has elected to start Ucalledit in the Listed ATC Cup (1200m) on Saturday after the gelding was an emergency in The Archer at Rockhampton on Sunday while also an acceptor in The Fitzroy Open (1300m) at… Read More »
Henry Dwyer is looking forward to the jumps return of Riding High who will contest the first feature race of the Warrnambool May Carnival. The three-day meeting kicks off on Tuesday with the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) the feature of the opening day. It will be a little over 12 months since Riding High last… Read More »
Champion New Zealand jockey Opie Bosson is set to showcase his talents in the upcoming SA Derby at Morphettville. Bosson is widely recognized for his impressive list of victories in various Group 1 races across Sydney, Melbourne, and his home country. He will be riding Suizuro in the 2500m race that… Read More »
After finishing second in regional Queensland’s other slot race, Alpine Edge has gone one better to win the second running of The Archer (1300m) at Rockhampton. Trained by Toby and Trent Edmonds and ridden by Ben Thompson, Alpine Edge ($21) snuck in along the rails to claim victory over inaugural winner… Read More »
At the beginning of her career, a feature Sunday meeting at Rockhampton would have seemed an unlikely setting for reaching 1000 career winners by jockey Samantha Collett but 2023 The Archer Day will be one the 33-year-old will remember. In reaching this new level, Collett joins both her parents, Judy Thornton… Read More »
Barend Vorster, the star jockey from South Australia, is still battling with the symptoms of a concussion that he suffered in the mounting yard at Morphettville on February 18. Despite the head knock seeming like a minor incident, Vorster has been experiencing severe headaches, constant ringing in his ears, and… Read More »
There was a time where it was uncommon to see a horse in Australia have their first start over a mile and even rarer at 2000m. As for a hurdle race, that is almost unheard of. But the Warrnambool May Carnival is like no other with 30 races spread over the three days with a mix… Read More »
White Marlin’s unbeaten run might have ended at Pakenham last Thursday, but that has not dampened Gai Waterhouse ‘s enthusiasm for what the family might achieve in Australia. In the days following the defeat, the Hall of Fame trainer revealed that she and her training partner Adrian Bott have become further… Read More »
John O’Shea will stick to his plan to chase a weight-for-age double in Brisbane with Diamil despite a stronger than expected influx of class horses targeting Queensland. O’Shea declared his intention to head north after Diamil’s determined win in the JRA Plate (2000m) at Randwick as the race had historically proven… Read More »
Grahame Begg says Passive Aggressive is ready to bounce back to winning form when she heads across the border to run in Adelaide. Passive Aggressive will line up in the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on Saturday after giving Begg all the positive signs following a recent trip to Sydney…. Read More »
They’ve proven to be a gun stable for training stayers in recent times and the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace partnership have added more silverware to the cabinet with Affaire A Suivre ($7.50) taking out the Group One $500,000 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. After drawing the widest barrier in a… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has served a reminder of his talent with a pinpoint frontrunning ride on Coal Crusher at Rosehill, although the win might not be enough to keep the heavyweight rider in Sydney. Rawiller had been based in Perth before making the move east a few months ago and while he was… Read More »
