Pat Carey says The Goodwood was a race that got away from his Stakes winner Recon. The Group 1 race at Morphettville over 1200m on May 9 was Recon’s first try at a Group 1 contest and came on top of victory in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington three weeks early…. Read More »
Racing WA stewards have disqualified trainer Mike Santich for five months after finding he struck a horse multiple times during trackwork at Ascot. An inquiry determined Santich breached the Rules of Racing on two occasions, striking the horse twice in the head and twice in the abdomen during a session… Read More »
A $1 million race … thirty-nine nominations … track currently rated a heavy 10 … field is down to seven runners, three from one trainer … prize-money from eighth to tenth place will be left unclaimed. That’s the story … so far … of the 2026 Doomben Cup and, even… Read More »
Champion jockey Willie Pike says he is willing to push himself to the limit to secure a ride in this year’s Melbourne Cup, even if it means getting down to 50kg. Pike has been offered the ride aboard Zakouma after the Grahame Begg-trained stayer booked his spot in the $8… Read More »
Flemington trainer Steve Richards is facing a lengthy recovery after suffering serious head injuries in a fall last week that has left him in a coma. The Group 1-winning horseman struck his head on the pavement last Thursday and remains in intensive care at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. Richards’ family… Read More »
Ben Hayes admits he’s trepidatious about the prospect of Oak Hill running out a strong 1350m but says the gelding will be given his opportunity to do so on Saturday when he contests the Group 3 BRC Sprint at Doomben. Hayes, who trains in partnership with brothers Will & JD… Read More »
A rare Saturday meeting at Sandown will give the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable the chance to unveil one of their latest European imports. Boniface, a €250,000 purchase from last year’s Summer Sale at Arqana in France, makes his Australian debut in a benchmark 84 contest over 1600m… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have launched an investigation into trainer Shawn Mathrick after a prohibited level of total carbon dioxide was detected in a pre-race blood sample. The irregularity relates to a sample taken from Corniche prior to the gelding contesting the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool on May 6, where he… Read More »
While the Double R Brand … Rothfire and Rawiller … justifiably dominated the racing news cycle with a flood of post-race commentary following their win in the Doomben 10,000, the storming run of the second placed Spicy Martini hardly raised a trickle of news in racing columns. The old adage… Read More »
Lindsay Park has already unleashed one above-average ready-to-run purchase this season and the training team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes will be looking to make that two this Saturday. The brothers have Stars Of Dom set to debut in the $150,000 two-year-old fillies event over 1000 metres at Sandown…. Read More »
Calvin McEvoy was initially not thrilled to see Pride Of Jenni bob up as a surprise rival for Half Yours in the Hollindale Stakes, but he is optimistic that having had a run against her will aid his prospects in features to come. The Melbourne Cup winner finished third in… Read More »
Australian Group 1 winner Lady Of Camelot has been retired following the injuries she sustained in a freak stingray incident earlier this week. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare suffered damage to her near foreleg during a beach session, ruling her out of Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer is heading off to the UK to oversee the next stage of Asfoora’s campaign as she prepares for her third shot at Royal Ascot. Dwyer leaves on Monday to watch Asfoora’s final piece of work ahead of her next start in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on Saturday. He will then… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has secured the services of Craig Williams for Splash Back in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Splash Back made an impressive start to her Brisbane campaign winning the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on May 2 and will head to the Group 1 Kingsford… Read More »
On a day when he won the Belmont Sprint on Western Empire, star jockey Willie Pike received the news that he will be inducted into the Western Australia Racing Hall Of Fame on August 22. Darren McAullay surprised Pike with the special announcement in the jockey’s room and the scene… Read More »
Western Empire has returned as a winner, taking out the Group 3 Belmont Sprint in his first start following a five month layoff. The Grant and Alana Willimas trained eight-year-old, who was twice placed in Group 1 company over the summer … in the Railway Stakes over 1600m and the… Read More »
The NSW country racing community is in mourning following the tragic death of Tamworth-based trainer Stephen Meyer after an incident at Scone on Friday. Meyer, 71, was reportedly kicked by a horse during the opening day of the two-day feature meeting and later passed away. It remains unclear whether the… Read More »
Chris Waller’s decision to restrict Sun God to shorter distances has reaped immediate dividends with the import posting a stylish first-up victory in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes at Scone. A winner over 2400m in Europe, the four-year-old didn’t fire when tried over staying and middle-distances locally, prompting Waller to… Read More »
The dominant win aboard Losesomewinmore gave the 22-year-old his first Stakes win at the home of the Melbourne Cup and gave him a double having earlier won aboard a filly who might take him to even greater heights. Stanley earlier partnered exciting filly Concord Connie to another Flemington win, following… Read More »
Queensland warhorse Rothfire has added arguably the greatest chapter to his incredible story with a stunning hometown victory in the Doomben 10,000. From trainer Robert Heathcote having to pay for him twice after being duped by an internet phishing scam, to the horse breaking down so badly in the 2020… Read More »
