New Zealand Minister for Racing, Kieran McAnulty, has announced an exciting development for the country’s racing industry with the approval of a 25-year partnership between TAB NZ and UK betting company Entain. This landmark agreement guarantees at least NZ$900 million in funding for the racing industry over the next five… Read More »
Stephanie Bakranich, who will saddle up Playing Marika in Saturdays Group 3 Hyperion Stakes (1600m), admits the mare’s recent form has taken her by surprise. Stephanie Bakranich pinpointed two races for Playing Marika this campaign, but is glad she had a change of heart as it’s panned out better than she could… Read More »
While some things change, some things stay the same. It’s business as usual for veteran trainer Darryn Pateman. As he has done for nearly two decades, Pateman is getting ready for Broome’s season-opening meeting in a fortnight. Pateman is based at Karnup, but each year travels thousands of kilometres to… Read More »
He’s had 80 winners for the racing season, including 30 in town, and popular trainer Bjorn Baker will be looking to add to the win column as he travels far and wide this week. With almost 150 horses registered under the care of Baker, the former Kiwi is always looking to… Read More »
Forbidden Love almost readjusted the record for the highest-priced lot in the history of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale when the glittering offering kicked off on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. The three-time Group 1 winner became the latest high-profile member of the Yulong broodmare band when knocked down to… Read More »
The last time Ed Cummings was in Adelaide for a Group 1 race, it was as an assistant trainer to his father Anthony with a horse at the end of its preparation. Fast forward seven years and Cummings is back in town as a successful trainer in his own right, this time… Read More »
Trainer Raquel Williams could not have been more pleased with the trial of Coming Around at Lark Hill on Monday. She says it proved the seven-year-old still possessed a zest and appetite for racing. Coming Around ran second to Fiorucci Mama in a 950m heat and was strong late without… Read More »
Promising sprinter Katsu is likely to feature among acceptances at Sandown, but trainer Grahame Begg says the gelding may not be a starter. Katsu is among the 12 horses entered for the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, but Begg wants to assess all relevant information before committing to a start. “I’ll probably… Read More »
A nomination to Hellbent topped the fundraiser for Dean Holland’s family, which preceded the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. Damon Gabbedy’s Belmont Bloodstock paid $40,000 for the privilege of a visit to the son of I Am Invincible, which was donated by Yarraman Park. Fourteen… Read More »
Joe Pride says it is now up to Think About It as the gelding is about to embark on his first assault at Group 1 level. Defeated once in eight starts, Think About It is a dual winner in Stakes company but will need to lift the bar on Saturday in the Kingsford Smith… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn says a win in the Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership will look good on his record, but at the same time it is not something he has put a lot of thought into. After a double at Flemington last Saturday and another winner at Sandown on Sunday, Shinn is within 11… Read More »
This breeding season, The Oaks Stud will be adding The Chosen One to their revitalised stallion roster. Joining the likes of Champion European Two-year-old and Champion Sprinter U S Navy Flag and reputable Classic sire Roc de Cambes at the Cambridge farm, The Chosen One comes as a welcome addition,… Read More »
Renowned jockey Michael Dee is set to embark on his first racing stint in Hong Kong. This Wednesday evening at Happy Valley, Dee has three races on his agenda. Esteemed trainer David Hayes has shown swift confidence in Dee, delegating to him his three contenders in the nine-race event. Dee’s… Read More »
22-year-old jockey Kiran Quilty continues her recovery in the hospital following a racing accident at Townsville last Friday. Quilty was injured when her horse tripped over the heels of another, just before crossing the finish line. The daughter of fellow jockey Cameron Quilty, she sustained a minor brain bleed, a… Read More »
Renowned trainer Robbie Laing successfully dodged a suspension, after confessing to neglecting necessary veterinary treatment for two registered broodmares. The six-month ban handed to Laing was fully suspended for 24 months, due to his commendable track record and the surrounding circumstances. Charges were filed against Laing last September for failing… Read More »
Former racehorses are teaching children life skills through an equine-assisted learning program called Horse Sense. The initiative, supported by the new Off the Track WA Community Fund, is run by Horse Sense founder Claire Wright, a primary school teacher and equine facilitated learning practitioner who was inspired by her own… Read More »
While some things change, some things stay the same. It’s business as usual for veteran trainer Darryn Pateman. As he has done for nearly two decades, Pateman is getting ready for Broome’s season-opening meeting in a fortnight. Pateman is based at Karnup, but each year travels thousands of kilometres to… Read More »
Jockey Chloe Azzopardi, aged 26, has been handed a six-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. Azzopardi, who moved to Victoria late in 2021, produced the positive urine sample after riding trackwork at Flemington on April 17, 2023. The result came as a surprise to the racing community… Read More »
Michael Kent Jnr knows there is just as much chance of A Case Of You drawing a wide barrier this weekend as there has been in each of his previous Australian runs, but the Cranbourne trainer desperately hopes his run of tricky gates has come to an end. The imported stallion will… Read More »
Leah Kilner celebrated a birthday on Friday. Only twenty-five years young … but it was a birthday Kilner thought she might never see yet, thankfully, here she is, ten-and-a-half months after she suffered critical injuries in a race-fall at Grafton back on July 3, 2022, able to celebrate that particular,… Read More »
