The new, state-of-the-art jockey and steward’ rooms at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club (KBRC) were officially opened at Tuesday’s ANZAC Day meeting. Backed by an almost $1.2 million Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) grant, the newly constructed facility has male and female jockey changerooms and a common use jockey lounge area. It… Read More »
The racing industry has rallied behind the family of Dean Holland, and a GoFundMe campaign initiated by prominent owner Tony Ottorbre has exceeded expectations, raising over $1,400,000. Originally aiming to collect $500,000, the fundraiser received a massive boost with Ottorbre’s $100,000 contribution. As of Thursday afternoon, the total amount raised… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced some programming changes resulting from the cancellation of racing on Anzac Day. Meetings were called off in Victoria on Tuesday at Flemington and Moe as a mark of respect for jockey Dean Holland who was killed in a race fall at Donald on Monday. Racing resumes at Ballarat on… Read More »
‘That one’s for Deano’. They were the words from jockey Todd Parnelll after winning the opening race at Adelaide’s Anzac Day race meeting at Gawler on Tuesday. South Australian-born jockey Dean Holland died in a race fall at the Victorian country meeting at Donald on Monday and was remembered by his fellow riders on Tuesday…. Read More »
The hectic schedule of racing in Victoria has resulted in jockey Daniel Moor heading overseas for a ‘working holiday’. Moor will plie his trade in Singapore for the next two months, although he may extend that, if granted by Singapore authorities, by a few weeks after his work permit was delayed. Success aboard Jigsaw in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington last… Read More »
Following the tragic death of jockey Dean Holland on Monday, Racing Victoria and the Victorian Jockeys Association have confirmed that Victoria’s ANZAC Day meetings at Flemington and Moe will not proceed. Holland passed away after a race fall at Donald on Monday, prompting RV to reschedule Tuesday’s scheduled meetings out… Read More »
Victorian jockey Dean Holland has passed away after suffering critical injuries from a race fall during a country meet at Donald on Monday. Holland’s horse was one of two that fell during the first race, and he was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital. Sadly, Holland died shortly after arriving at… Read More »
The next four weeks see G1s conducted at Morphettville along with other important feature races in Adelaide at a carnival which usually throws up a good horse. We kick off with the G1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) for the fillies where they chase the ultimate prize for their futures. Arts ($4) comes… Read More »
UPDATE: Dean Holland has sadly passed away following the fall at Donald today – Read more here Dean Holland dies following Donald fall Monday’s Victorian meeting at Donald was abandoned after one race following a fall that resulted in one jockey being airlifted to hospital in Melbourne with ‘critical’ injuries…. Read More »
The Salanitri stable concedes Midnight Glow still has a bit to learn, but the progressive stayer has one big thing in his favour ahead of Tuesday’s $300,000 VRC St Leger – the distance of the race. The Listed event will be run over 2800 metres, which Frank Salanitri considers a huge… Read More »
Queensland’s Winter Racing Carnival (Stradbroke Season) begins on Saturday with a couple of G2 races. The 3yos chase a lovely race in the G2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) which can also feed into those heading to the Queensland Derby. Kovalica ($1.90) is an obvious candidate for that race after his Grand Prix… Read More »
Michael Kent Jnr can’t help but think Gunstock has the talent to be targeting better races Tuesday’s The Les Carlyon at Flemington, but that does not dampen his enthusiasm for the gelding’s return. The four-year-old will be having his first start since his three-length win in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m)… Read More »
Monday’s Coffs Harbour races have been postponed following overnight rain. With 83mls of rain recorded for the week, 52mls of which were in the last 24 hours, the track conditions are deemed unsuitable for racing. In particular, the 800m to 400m section of the course is waterlogged and squelchy, posing… Read More »
The Melbourne Spring Carnival is still months away, but jockey Jordan Childs is working hard to ensure he will be in the prime position for a Melbourne Cup ride. On of those potential rides is the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott -trained White Marlin who heads to the William Newton VC Handicap (2000m) at… Read More »
Inaugural Quokka winner Overpass is set to be given a Group 1 opportunity with trainer Bjorn Baker weighing up options in Brisbane and Adelaide. While the gelding will only be given a light campaign following his first-up win in the $4 million slot race, the stakes will be high. “There are two… Read More »
It took the Melbourne Cup favourite to halt Right You Are’s winning streak earlier this month and on Saturday the gelding returned to the winner’s list with a dramatic win in the $300,000 Listed Mornington Cup. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained galloper engaged in a stirring battle with proven… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to split up his team of milers has delivered him a two-state feature race double, the champion trainer coming away with the spoils in both the Hawkesbury Gold Cup and Tails Stakes in Doomben. Waller scratched Skyman from Hawkesbury to run in Brisbane and the horse swept… Read More »
Jigsaw’s first crack at the top level as an older horse didn’t work out how connections would have hoped, but Cindy Alderson remains hopeful he might yet retire a Group 1 winner after the gelding rebounded to claim Saturday’s Hareeba Stakes at Mornington. The four-year-old son of Manhattan Rain was… Read More »
Few jockeys can match Nash Rawiller in the nerve department and the top hoop was seen at his daring best at Hawkesbury as he extricated US import Princess Grace from a sticky situation to land her first black-type win in Australia. Held up behind shifting leader Expat, Rawiller had to… Read More »
Lethal Thoughts was set an ambitious task in Queensland around this time last year and the son of So You Think could again be Brisbane-bound after winning Saturday’s Mornington Guineas. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained colt registered his first win since his debut success at Sale on April 27… Read More »
