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 »
Veight has some quality two-year-olds to contend with in Saturday’s Group 1 ATC Sires’ at Randwick, but father/son training team Tony and Calvin McEvoy are excited about the challenge. What Calvin has seen from the colt since his brilliant win in the Victorian equivalent on March 11 has only enhanced his enthusiasm… Read More »
Racing heads away from Melbourne following the metro part of the Autumn carnival with Bendigo hosting a big Saturday of racing. The Listed Golden Mile (1600m) has some horses on the rise nominated for the black type race. Impressive recent winner Cap De Joie ($9.50) will look to bring her Moonee… Read More »
Randwick hosts one of the great days of the turf with the running of four major G1s on Day 1 of The Championships. The G1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) is such a famous race historically and always a grand betting race too. Chris Waller will play a big role in a… Read More »
Champion jockey Jamie Kah is making significant strides on the road to recovery after suffering a major fall earlier this month, according to fellow rider Ben Melham. Speaking at Flemington over the weekend, Melham expressed his delight at the progress Kah has shown in recent days as she battles the… Read More »
Trainer prepared for increased expectation around star three-year-old sprinter Clayton Douglas is excited to be returning to Randwick for a rich 1200-metre Group 1 with Giga Kick, but he knows things are different ahead of this Saturday’s $3 million T J Smith Stakes. No longer is his stable star an untapped… Read More »
Godolphin’s esteemed trainer, Charlie Appleby, is keen on making a triumphant return to Melbourne’s prestigious Spring Racing Carnival this year, with his sights set on the renowned Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate races. However, determining the ideal thoroughbreds to represent Godolphin Down Under remains a challenge for Appleby. He is… Read More »
