Champion jockey Craig Williams is on the road to recovery and is getting closer to his return to the saddle following a terrifying fall at Flemington just weeks ago. Williams suffered a broken collarbone and two broken ribs after a nasty fall from Dubenenko during a race in which fellow… Read More »
Prominent Victorian jumps jockey Aaron Mitchell has been slapped with a serious charge by Racing Victoria stewards after allegedly placing 311 bets on Australian racing. The charges relate to betting activity that took place between May 26 and December 14, 2022. While none of the bets placed were on races… Read More »
Golden Queen’s formlines read like a who’s who of Australian racing but the Tulloch Lodge filly has finally found the right race to shed her maiden tag. After having the misfortune of bumping into subsequent Group 1 winners Jacquinot, In Secret and Communist during her first six starts, Golden Queen ($2.05 fav)… Read More »
Three-quarters of Jye Mcneil’s Sandown book of rides were scratched because of the damp conditions but the Melbourne Cup winning jockey was still happy to head to Sandown. His solitary ride was aboard the Hawkes Racing-trained Altivo who did not let the jockey down with his comfortable win in the Evergreen Turf… Read More »
Victorian trainer Julius Sandhu can never be accused of doing things by halves. Sandhu will have his first Sydney runner at Randwick on Saturday and it will be in the cauldron that is the Group 1 T J Smith Stakes (1200m). Lofty Strike will take his place alongside three-time race winner Nature… Read More »
Jockey Damian Lane did not waste any time getting back in the winner’s enclosure after a recent stint representing Australia overseas. Lane partnered Esskay to win the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (1300m) at Sandown on Wednesday, his second ride back following a trip to Dubai for the World Cup meeting at Meydan on Saturday… Read More »
The returning star lines up in the G3 Roma Cup (1100m), her first time back at the races after last year’s Ascot Pinnacles triumphs. Amelia’s Jewel won the G2 WA Guineas (1600m) before enhancing her star status with a G1 victory in the Northerly Stakes (1800m) last December. Trainer Simon Miller says Amelia’s… Read More »
Sydney is the next stop on Joao Moreira’s global farewell tour but the superstar jockey wants to make it crystal clear he is not in town for fun. Moreira handed in his Hong Kong licence last year due to ongoing struggles with a hip issue, returning to his homeland of… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne will chase a first win in the Bendigo Guineas when he sends under-rated filly Quang Tri to the race second-up. The Listed race over 1400m on Saturday will be Quang Tri’s third start in Stakes company having won the Listed Gibson Carmichael Stakes (1600m) as a two-year-old before finishing out of… Read More »
It is one of The Championships’ iconic races but the ATC Australian Derby has been an unhappy hunting ground for Sydney’s emerging young stayers. Only three NSW-trained horses have won the classic in the past 15 years and no Sydney-based horse has been successful since Criterion in 2014. Graeme Rogerson… Read More »
With two big races on the calendar at Bendigo each year, the aim for any local trainer is to try and capture one of the those prizes. Josh Julius has his eyes on the Listed Golden Mile (1600m) at Bendigo on Saturday with Just Folk, the horse that provided him with his biggest wins in… Read More »
Blake Shinn, one of Australia’s most renowned jockeys, is set to be out of action while he awaits the results of a drug test irregularity. The news was broken today by Shinn himself, who informed the public that he had been contacted by racing stewards regarding a positive sample taken… Read More »
Multiple blacktype winner Resortman is set to launch a last-ditch effort to secure a slot in The Quokka (1200m) in Saturday’s Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m). Resortman won the Listed H.G. Bolton Sprint (1200m), Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m), Farnley Stakes (1400m) and Group 3 Eurhythmic Stakes (1400m) in a marathon six-month… Read More »
Michael Poy has ridden more than 300 winners and is the son of Michael Clarke, a champion rider of the 80s and 90s who won many of Australia’s biggest races. Poy will ride Acromantula for co-trainers Dan and Ben Pearce in Saturday’s Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m) and also has mounts at… Read More »
Lindsay Park filly Croatian Belle will have two things in her favour when she heads to Bendigo on Saturday. The Ben and J D Hayes-trained filly will have race experience on her side and more importantly is the only multiple winner entered for the VOBIS Gold Rush (1000m). The VOBIS Gold Rush is… Read More »
The time-honoured Warrnambool May Carnival is only five weeks away and those with jumpers are gearing up for the big three-day event. But getting the right program for their horse can be a problem as trainer Brett Scott found on the weekend. Scott, who needs no introduction to the jump’s fraternity, especially at Warrnambool, has Zedstar aimed at the… Read More »
He had to contend with barrier 18 when saluting in last year’s Doncaster Mile at Royal Randwick but defending champion Mr Brightside has fared much better drawing gate two of 24 in this year’s edition of the $4 million feature. The son of Bullbars, and already winner of over $5.8 million… Read More »
The major redevelopments at Caulfield Racecourse, including a new inner track named the Heath, are on schedule, with senior racing figures recently inspecting the upgraded facility. The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has replaced all turf on the main course and is set to lay down an impressive 120,000 rolls of… Read More »
Darby Racing’s Scott Darby says the door has been left ajar for Overpass to run in the $4 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot next month. According to Scott Darby, if the Bjorn Baker-trained four-year-old performs to expectations on his return in Saturday’s G1 TJ Smith Stakes (1200m) at Randwick,… Read More »
Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have reached a verdict in the high-profile inquiry into the dramatic incident during the Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on 4 March 2023, which saw the falls of Maximillius (ridden by Ethan Brown) and Holymanz (ridden by Mark Zahra) and the severe imbalance of Amenable (ridden… Read More »
