Rather than chase a Stakes race victory in Adelaide, trainer Nick Ryan has decided to keep two of his mares in Melbourne for a lesser fillies and mares’ contest. Belle Savoir and Cap De Joie were both acceptors in the Group 2 Queen Of The South Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville but they will instead line up against each other in… Read More »
The end of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival is normally a time for Matthew Williams to regroup after the busiest few days of his year. But there will be no putting the feet up this year with the Williams’ attention quickly shifting towards the horse he hopes will secure him a… Read More »
The King’s Coronation Cup at Sandown has a ring to it of a race of importance which it may be in the career of the unbeaten Globe. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained four-year-old will look to extend his winning sequence to four when he lines up in 1800m benchmark 100 company on Saturday. Globe has gone from a 1400m Pakenham… Read More »
Brad Stewart, long considered by some of the best judges around as being amongst the top jockeys in Queensland, will undergo further surgery today … the outcome of which will go a long way towards determining his future in the saddle. As far back now as last September, Stewart broke… Read More »
Kris Lees is the first to admit he’s had doubts about Wolverine’s distance limits but while she continues to perform, he will continue to test them. The filly looked as though she may be better suited to fast-run sprints when she finished down the track in the Flight Stakes at her… Read More »
Beautifully bred colt Snapback has been scratched from the Hollindale Stakes meeting in Queensland to run at Gosford, but he could yet make a winter carnival appearance. Plans to head to Saturday’s Group 3 Ken Russell Memorial Classic (1200m) at the Sunshine Coast were quashed when he drew barrier 17… Read More »
Two horses at opposite ends of their racing careers will book end trainer Bjorn Baker’s team of runners at Gosford and both have points to prove. Seven-year-old Kiss The Bride returns to the Central Coast circuit for the first time in more than three years to tackle the Listed Gosford Gold… Read More »
Yulong Investments has continued its pursuit of top-class broodmares by acquiring Group 1 winners Montefilia and Icebath at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on Thursday night. The breeding giant paid $3.4 million for Montefilia, a four-time Group 1 winner by Kermadec, shortly after securing Icebath, the Group 1-winning daughter of Sacred… Read More »
Local trainer Maddie Raymond has missed-out on seeing her galloper Rolls take out the Listed Warrnambool Cup. Raymond and partner Paddy Bell were on the highway travelling to Melbourne airport ahead of departing for Spain for a friend’s wedding when the 2350m race was run on Thursday. Ridden by local jockey Harry Grace, Rolls ($11) scored a 1-½… Read More »
Local sprinter Mnementh has reversed the result from last year’s Wagga Town Plate, nailing a courageous Front Page in a photo finish to give trainer Mitch Beer one of his biggest career wins. Ridden by Winona Costin, Mnementh ($10) settled midfield and relished the solid tempo, unleashing a strong run down the centre of… Read More »
West Australian riders Keshaw Dhurun and Brayden Gaerth recently took on the country’s top apprentice jockeys and won during their heats of the National Apprentice Race Series 2023. RWWA Racing Training Manager Sharyn Lancaster said the winning pair were chosen to compete in Australia’s premier race series for emerging talent,… Read More »
Steven Pateman will spend the next five jumps races on the sidelines after being suspended on the final day of three-day Warrnambool May Carnival. Pateman was fined $750 for a whip breach on Tuesday and a further $3000 following his win on Saunter Boy in the Galleywood Hurdle on Wednesday. The jockey was rubbed out after riding… Read More »
Punters expected trainer Ciaron Maher to collect a seventh Grand Annual Steeplechase but it was not the one they expected. Stern Idol was sent out the $1.85 favourite in Thursday’s 5500m marathon but was pulled-up prior to the last obstacle by jockey Steven Pateman. Instead, it was left to stablemate Rockstar Ronnie who led throughout to give Irishman Chris McCarthy his… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is hoping for a timely form turnaround from smart mare Shades Of Rose when she drops back to Listed grade for the Takeover Target Stakes at Gosford. The winner of the Sheraco Stakes in the spring, Shades Of Rose has contested two rich slot races and a couple of the… Read More »
Matthew Kelley has held his trainers’ licence for less than a year, but the promising young horseman is already lining up for his second shot at a $500,000 pay day. Kelley will start progressive gelding I’ve Bean Tryin’ in The Coast (1600m) at Gosford’s premier stand-alone meeting, just over a month… Read More »
It would not be Warrnambool if trainer Eric Musgrove did not win a jumps race at the May Carnival. Musgrove has been coming to the three-day Carnival for more than 40 years and has won the feature jumps races – the Grand Annual Steeplechase, Brierly Steeplechase and Galleywood Hurdle – on numerous occasions. With a new breed of… Read More »
It was during last year’s Brisbane winter carnival that Huetor announced himself as a top-class horse and while the Group 1 winner has travelled a rocky road since then, connections are confident they have him back to his best. The Doomben Cup winner returns to his happy hunting ground of Queensland… Read More »
The Group 1 credentials of two Ciaron Maher’s Robert Sangster Stakes runners are not for debate and Australia’s leading trainer is confident it is only a matter of time before his other representative joins them. Ruthless Dame will chase a maiden win at the highest level in the 1200-metre fillies and… Read More »
Trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have lowered their expectations for He’s Our Bonneval who is set to commence his latest campaign at Sandown. He’s Our Bonneval will be joined stablemate Pascero in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Handicap (1300m) on Saturday. Expectations were high for He’s Our Bonneval when he arrived from the UK and on debut for Busuttin and Young scored a soft track… Read More »
John Sargent will head to the Listed Wagga Gold Cup with talented mare Pink Ivory hoping to settle some unfinished business. Sargent captured the race in 2020 with House Of Cartier, only to have her subsequently disqualified when she returned a positive post-race swab. It was the clean skin trainer’s first such… Read More »
