Godolphin’s Charlie Appleby-trained stayer Ghostwatch has been ruled out of a trip to Victoria for next month’s Andrew Ramsden Stakes. The 2800m-Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington on May 25 had been earmarked for Ghostwatch with this year’s race doubling as a Melbourne Cup qualifier with the winner to earn… Read More »
Having prepared Leone Chiara during her racing career, trainer Danny O’Brien is hoping Lady Lupino can become the second Group One winner he has trained out of the mare. Lady Lupino earned her shot at Saturday’s Group One Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick with an all-the-way win over 1400m at… Read More »
Trainer Liam Birchley has elected to go with the lesser of two evils by backing up smart galloper Fit For Purpose at Doomben. The gelding resumed at Eagle Farm last Saturday and came from second last to be fourth behind Scallopini in a handicap over 1400m. Birchley was happy with… Read More »
Racing Queensland is understood to have asked trainer Ben Currie to show cause why it should not refuse his nominations in Queensland. Currie has been a controversial figure in Queensland Racing and is facing 42 allegations, none of which have currently been resolved. He has been training for the past… Read More »
ALL AGED STAKES 1400m, $600,000, weight-for-age at Randwick HISTORY * Before 2004 run over 1600m * First run in 1866 when won by Falcon * Outstanding winners include: Tim Whiffler (1870-71), Carbine (1889-90), Wakeful (1902), Chatham (1934), Peter Pan (1935), Ajax (1938-39-40), Bernborough (1946), San Domenico (1952), Tulloch (1958), Lord… Read More »
Mark Zahra has failed in his appeal against the severity of a lengthy careless riding suspension but fellow Melbourne jockey Jye McNeil has had a suspension overturned. Zahra was outed for 25 meetings and fined $3800 for careless riding aboard the winner Power Scheme at Randwick last Saturday, resulting in… Read More »
After electing to keep Addictive Nature in Melbourne rather than sending him north for a tougher race at Randwick, trainer Danny O’Brien is anticipating a good showing from the stakes winner in his first start for his new stable at Caulfield. Addictive Nature began his racing career with trainer Bjorn… Read More »
Two years after he posted back-to-back wins in Group races, Man From Uncle will attempt to reignite a derailed career when he steps out in a benchmark race at Randwick for new trainer Clare Cunningham. It has been no easy task for Cunningham to get Man From Uncle this far…. Read More »
Canberra trainer Matt Dale has a happy knack of picking off target races in Melbourne when he crosses the border. On Saturday at Caulfield he saddles two runners, Dark Eyes in one of the day’s features, the Group Three Victoria Handicap (1400m) and last-start Flemington winner Prometheus in the Bert… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Daniel Bowman has ambitions to win the two major flat races at his hometown carnival with horses that will have their final prep runs at Caulfield. Like a number of other local trainers, the Warrnambool three-day carnival, which begins on April 30, is highlighted in Bowman’s calendar. Bowman… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been granted an extension of a stay which will allow him to continue training through Easter. Currie gave phone evidence on Thursday from Bali where he is at a wedding, during a hearing in the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He was suspended in February… Read More »
Bridesmaid in the past two editions of the All Aged Stakes, Le Romain will wear blinkers for the first time in his career in a bid to make it third time lucky in the Group One sprint at Randwick. The six-year-old has narrowly missed having his name on the All… Read More »
Chris Munce holds the record for winning the most Queensland Oaks as a jockey and will take the first step towards another record at Doomben. Munce, now a leading trainer, has Oaks-bound filly Ceol Na Mara in Saturday’s Listed Princess Stakes (1600m). As a jockey, Munce won the Oaks on… Read More »
Brent Stanley has earmarked races during the Queensland winter carnival as targets for Bendigo Cup winner Red Alto but first the stayer will try to win the Easter Cup at Caulfield. The Stanley-trained Red Alto steps up to 2000m for the first time this campaign in Saturday’s Group Three Easter… Read More »
