Having recently farewelled stable star Icebath, Brad Widdup is heading to the two-day Scone carnival hopeful his next generation of horses can step up to the plate. A Group 1 winner with prizemoney earnings of more than $5 million, Icebath fetched $2.3 million at the recent Chairman’s Sale and will… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock had contemplated sending Aberfeldie Boy to Brisbane for a lead-up race to the Queensland Derby. But the logistics of getting the three-year-old north did not suit, so instead Aberfeldie Boy will head to Adelaide for the Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville on Saturday. While Aberfeldie Boy… Read More »
Aside from the fact he can now call himself a Group One-winning trainer, Clayton Douglas says Giga Kick’s breakthrough All Aged Stakes success has also allowed him some subtle shifts in mindset. Having officially ticked the Group 1 box, Douglas can now take the horse to Saturday’s Doomben 10,000 (1200m)… Read More »
Sometimes in racing events are beyond your control. That is what transpired for White Marlin who was beaten for the first time in his seven-start career at Pakenham on April 27. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained stayer will be out to rebound off that defeat in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) at Flemington on… Read More »
He resumed in great order with a slashing win in the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford on the weekend and the Joseph Pride-trained Think About It will now head up north to tackle the Group One Kingsford Smith Cup and Stradbroke Handicap. Boasting an impeccable record of seven wins from… Read More »
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will attempt to extend their Group 1 winning run in Adelaide with two runners in the South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville. Four Group 1 races are run in Adelaide each season and already this year Maher and Eustace have collected the Australasian Oaks with Affaire A Suivre and the Robert… Read More »
Brooklyn Boss is stepping into unchartered waters when he heads to Sandown for his third since joining the stables of former West Australian Shannon Roughan. The Stow Storage Solutions Handicap (2400m) on Wednesday will be Brooklyn Boss’ first foray at the trip and a rise in distance on the 2000m he last raced… Read More »
A two-year-old with a sharp turn of foot who has amassed more than half-a-million-dollars in prizemoney in only five career starts – that’s owning the dream, literally. Super Smink has taken her big group of owners, which includes Own The Dream participants, on a thrilling ride over the past three months…. Read More »
Neville Parnham is assessing a range of options for his talented three-year-old Bustler. The WA Hall Of Fame trainer is leaning towards Saturday’s Group 3 Belmont Sprint (1400m) or a 1200m ratings race on the same programme at Belmont’s season-opening meeting. On the surface the Belmont Sprint seems the obvious… Read More »
Upcoming feature weight-for-age races at Belmont has caught the attention of Jadavi trainer, Ian Shield. Ian Shield declared the Hyperion Stakes (1600m) and the Strickland Stakes (2000) as primary targets for Jadavi after she won the $100,000 Tabtouch Stakes (2100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Capel-based Shield will consult part-owner Andy Reid, but… Read More »
On a day when the powerful metropolitan stables from across the country (think Gollan, Hawkes, Heathcote, Neasham, Snowden, Waller) were all in play … Toowoomba based trainers came up trumps in the two Group 3 races on the card at the Gold Coast Turf Club’s Hollindale Stakes race-day, which this… Read More »
Dean Holland was remembered as beautiful, loving, cheeky, funny, energetic, fearless and competitive at a moving funeral service at Flemington racecourse on Monday afternoon. A huge crowd turned out at the scene of Holland’s biggest success to farewell the popular jockey who died, aged 34, from injuries suffered in a race… Read More »
Saturday’s G1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) shapes as a cracker of a race with established stars and obvious future ones as well clashing in the $1.5m contest. Everest and All Aged winner Giga Kick ($1.80) heads north to Brisbane where he will clash with another promising 3yo Aft Cabin ($6), defending champ Mazu ($8)… Read More »
Danny O’Brien will have a horse who is already a Melbourne Cup winner in Saturday’s Andrew Ramsden Stakes, in which another member of the stable will be given the chance to showcase her credentials for this year’s race. El Patroness will join Vow And Declare as O’Brien’s runners in the $500,000 Listed event… Read More »
Scone’s big two day carnival has massive numbers entered for both days with Big Dance Eligibility on the line in the Cup on Friday. That Listed Scone Cup (1600m) includes the flying Banju ($8), Sunshine Rising ($8) off his excellent carnival group form and Luncies ($11) who could sprint well fresh. On the… Read More »
Renowned jockey Brad Rawiller is set to Victoria’s riding ranks, starting with Tuesday’s meeting on the synthetic track at Ballarat, where he has secured three rides. Rawiller’s decision to leave Victoria in 2020 and venture interstate, beginning in Western Australia, brought him success and feature wins, but the limited number… Read More »
This is a serious racehorse! It wasn’t just the fact that the Tony and Maddysen Sears trained three-year-old Yellow Brick won the Group 3 Gold Coast Guineas at the Sunshine Coast on May 6 … or the fact that this victory took Yellow Brick’s race record to six wins from… Read More »
Coolangatta is looking to emulate Nature Strip at this year’s Royal Ascot meeting and trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have taken a leaf out of Chris Waller’s book when planning her UK schedule. The three-year-old daughter of Written Tycoon will stay with Charlie Hills at Lambourn, which is where Nature Strip stayed in England… Read More »
South Australian jockey David Tootell finds himself in a critical condition after a harrowing race fall at Port Augusta on Sunday. Tootell, a seasoned 61-year-old rider, was thrown off his mount Hardashian during race 3 when the horse stumbled shortly after the start. In a heartfelt social media post on… Read More »
Mazu will have a new rider when he bids to defend his Doomben 10,000 crown with Tim Clark replacing Sam Clipperton on the top-class sprinter. Clipperton has partnered Mazu in 14 of his 18 starts but has opted to ride at the two-day Scone carnival this week rather than head… Read More »
