Jockey James McDonald has continued is Group 1 winning weekend taking out the G1 Queenâs Silver Jubilee Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday. James McDonald partnered Champion middle distance galloper Anamoe to win the George Ryder Stakes at Rosehill before making the trip to Hong Kong to ride at Sha… Read More »
Jockey Teo Nugent’s recovery following his fall in the $175,000 Listed Abell Stakes (1200m) at Moonee Valley on Saturday is progressing well. On Sunday morning Victorian Jockeys’ Association chief executive Matt Hyland suggested that Nugent could be released from Royal Melbourne Hospital later on Sunday and continue his rehabilitation from… Read More »
Team Nature Strip is confident the world champion sprinter is back on target in his bid for a record fourth TJ Smith Stakes after a searching trackwork hit-out this week. The eight-year-old was scratched from a barrier trial on the inside track at Rosehill last Monday in preference for a three-horse… Read More »
Grahame Begg will have dual representation in the Group 1 Australian Cup with Nonconformist and Lunar Flare set to run at Flemington. The pair will relish the rise to 2000m on Saturday after having their return runs in the Group 2 Blamey Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on March 4. Nonconformist scored a surprise… Read More »
Group l racing was the focus at Rosehill on Saturday, with five Group l races on the ten race program, while at Moonee Valley, a very much in form gelding won the All Star Mile. Down below is a review of the feature races. 2023 Rosehill Guineas Replay Lindermann rallies… Read More »
Less than a month off winning his first race at the highest level in the Oakleigh Plate (1100m) aboard Uncommon James, Ben Thompson snares both of the QTIS features run at Doomben. His haul of five winnerson Saturday sees him now trail leader James Orman in the Brisbane Metro Jockeys’ Premiership…. Read More »
Jockey Craig Newitt made a statement on All-Star Mile Day claiming a winning treble. While the feature race may have eluded him, he did bag two stakes race victories. After guiding Parisal to success in the Group 3 Typhoon Track Stakes, he buttered up in the following race to claim the Group 2 Alister Clark… Read More »
Godolphin filly Parisal has collected her first stakes race win taking out the Group 3 Typhoon Tracy Stakes at Moonee Valley. The victory in the 1200m race for three-year-old fillies on Saturday completed a winning hat-trick for the James Cummings-trained galloper. Ridden by Craig Newitt, Parisal ($4.40 Ladbrokes) scored by a neck… Read More »
Sydney’s leading apprentice steered the Joe Pride-trained mare to victory over favourite Uncommon James in the 1100-metre event and he broke down when describing what it would have meant to his ill father. “My dad, he’s got cancer, all he wanted to see was me to win a Group 1 and… Read More »
It was a Golden Slipper that had a bit of everything. Champion trainer Chris Waller scored a coveted win with Shinzo in the only grand slam race that had eluded him, globetrotting jockey Ryan Moore made it a Group 1 double after snaring the Ranvet Stakes on Dubai Honour, while for connections… Read More »
Mr Brightside has continued the recent good run of success for Lindsay Park claiming the $5 million All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley. The victory was the second autumn feature for Ben and J D Hayes after they took out the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Sandown last month. Appreciating a return to… Read More »
The scene is set for a spectacular Queen Elizabeth Stakes showdown after international raider Dubai Honour and local hero Anamoe turned in outstanding individual performances on a memorable Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill. Just 40 minutes after Dubai Honour smashed his Ranvet Stakes (2000m) rivals by more than four lengths, Anamoe rose… Read More »
English training genius William Haggas has a third Queen Elizabeth Stakes firmly in his sights after Dubai Honour annihilated his Group 1 Ranvet Stakes rivals despite being first-up and on unsuitable ground. The Haggas team had been cautious in the lead-up to Saturday as Dubai Honour’s best form was on rain-affected… Read More »
Read the latest updates of jockey Teo Nugent who suffered a heavy fall in the Abell Stakes at Moonee Valley. Teo Nugent was aboard Florescent Star when the horse collapsed during the turn into the straight. Latest Updated: Teo Nugent is currently conscious & communicating with ambulance officers. He will… Read More »
Chris Waller knew two starts ago he had a serious horse in Lindermann and on Saturday the three-year-old justified his trainer’s faith with a dogged performance to fight back and win the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. Waller was given a hint of the colt’s talent in the spring when he defied a… Read More »
One of the leading contenders in today’s Golden Slipper at Rosehill has been scratched. In a crushing blow for connections, Tulloch Lodge colt Red Resistance is out of the $5 million Golden Slipper due to an elevated temperature. The youngster was a high-profile withdrawal on race morning after trainers Gai… Read More »
Red Resistance has been scratched from the Golden Slipper, leaving the field with only 15 contenders. The Racing NSW Stewards approved the withdrawal of the colt from the prestigious race on veterinary advice. Trained by the renowned duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Red Resistance was considered a strong contender… Read More »
Jockey Rory Hutchings has been suspended for one month by Racing NSW Stewards for his riding of the second placegetter FLYING DESTINY in Race 2 at the Goulburn race meeting today. Jockey Hutchings pleaded guilty to a charge under AR131(b) for having failed to ride FLYING DESTINY out for several… Read More »
Godolphin and James Cummings had mixed reactions to the barrier draws for their two runners in the Typhoon Tracy Stakes at Moonee Valley. Parisal drew nicely in barrier two for the Group 3 race over 1200m for three-year-old fillies on Saturday while stablemate Ojai drew out second widest out in 17 in the 18-horse… Read More »
Racing Victoria vets have given Gentleman Roy and Cascadian the all-clear to run in the All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley. Both gallopers were showing sign of lameness when inspected by RV vets on Thursday. Gentleman Roy has had synthetic hoof filler applied to his left fore foot and had showed considerable improvement after his racing… Read More »
