Trainer Patrick Ryan has felt the exhilaration of winning his hometown Cup and would like to feel that again when Ferago runs at Warrnambool. Ryan won the first Warrnambool Cup after it achieved Listed race status in 2008 with Video Star winning the 2350m race. What made the victory even… Read More »
A capacity field of 16 sprinters has been confirmed for Saturday’s $1 million Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) at Morphettville, setting the stage for a highly competitive finale to Adelaide’s Group 1 season. Rey Magnerio will headline the field after drawing barrier five, with the Melbourne-based sprinter looking to break… Read More »
Tony & Maddysen Sears had to wait a couple more days but the win was worth it as their stable star Yellow Brick won The Archer at Rockhampton. Initially supposed to be run on Sunday, the $1 million slot race was postponed due to issues with sections of the home… Read More »
The pre-race words of trainer Ciaron Maher were ringing in the ears of Steven Pateman as he brought Stern Idol to the bottom of the hill in the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool. Pateman was aboard Tuesday’s $2.10 favourite at the Tozer Road double in the 3450m steeplechase, the feature race on the opening day… Read More »
It is a case of Western Australia’s loss being South Australia’s gain as trainer Indianna Weinert prepares to relocate her stable from Albany to Adelaide. It’s a bold move by the young, progressive trainer, one obviously buoyed by the results achieved by the stable star Smooth Chino whose win in… Read More »
Queensland Winter Carnival action moves to the Gold Coast this weekend and Pride Of Jenni’s nomination for the $500 000 Group 2 AD Hollindale Stakes has just put the expectation up another notch on the excitement barometer for the race. Pride Of Jenni’s presence in a race always does that…. Read More »
Tasracing has committed to a comprehensive review of its raceday systems after an independent investigation found a series of failures led to the 2026 Hobart Cup being run nearly 40 metres short of its advertised distance. The inquiry, led by Tasmanian Racing Integrity Commissioner Sean Carroll, revealed that an incorrect… Read More »
With Antino being removed from the list of opposition for the Tony and Calvin trained gelding Half Yours heading to towards a three-race targeted Queensland Winter Carnival campaign, the way forward still isn’t simple, but the McEvoy team does have one less formidable rival to worry about. The 2025 Melbourne… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes credited an important gear change and a jockey change for Tycoon Star’s recent Morphettville victory. Now the Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes are hoping to parlay that success into a Group 1 victory when Tycoon Star heads to The Goodwood (1200m) at… Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr have had to wait longer than they would have liked to get La Fracas back onto a Heavy track, but they’ve found one at Warrnambool. The mudlark will be out to maintain his unbeaten record on the wettest track condition in Wednesday’s $200,000 Listed… Read More »
To say that the postponement of Queensland richest regional race, the $1 million Archer at Rockhampton on Sunday, was a disappointment would be an understatement. Reports and social media posts have called it many other things, the bulk of which have been uncomplimentary in both content and tone, but with… Read More »
European galloper Portland is still searching for his first win in Australia, but trainer Matthew Smith is convinced it isn’t far away. The import has put the writing on the wall at his past two starts with a late-closing third to Wootton Verni in the Neville Sellwood Stakes (2000m) and… Read More »
The complexion of this Saturday’s Group 2 Hollindale Stakes changed on Monday when Pride Of Jenni was confirmed for the $500,000 Group 2. The popular mare is among 20 nominations for the Gold Coast event, which also includes the past two Melbourne Cup winners, Knight’s Choice and Half Yours. The… Read More »
Stern Idol will be out to better his own Brierly Steeplechase record when he contests Tuesday’s $150,000 event, the headline event on Day 1 of the Warrnambool May Racing Carnival. The Ciaron Maher-trained import will carry 75kg in the 3450-metre event. The nine-year-old claimed the metric weight-carrying record from Some… Read More »
Beatty gained his revenge over AfireofGidgeecoals and gained redemption for his only career loss at the hands of that runner when he landed the $200,000 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Ascot. The Sean and Jake Casey trained son of Gingerbread Man had gone down to Afireofgidgeecoals in their previous clash in… Read More »
The very smart four-year-old chestnut Smooth Chino claimed his seventh win from only nine starts when he won the Group 3 Northam Stakes over 1300m on Sunday. He also has one runner-up finish to his credit. The Indianna Weinert trained son of Maschino was last seen in the $5 million… Read More »
Trainer Cliff Brown is planning to press ahead with plans of a Queensland trip with his Group 1 winner Sepals. Victorious in the Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last spring, Sepals was Brown’s first Group 1 since he returned to Australia following a stint in Singapore… Read More »
As confident as Pat Carey is in Recon’s ability, after his first-up fifth placing in a Listed race at Flemington he dared not dream he would so soon be single-figure odds in a Group 1 event. But a stunning second-up win in the Hareeba Stakes virtually compelled the canny Mornington… Read More »
It is nine starts and almost 10 months since El Pensador last won a race, but Rex Lipp is optimistic his next victory could come at Ipswich on Monday. The son of So You Think will be out to back up a good first-up performance in the penultimate event, the… Read More »
For the second straight year, dual state-based trainer Phillip Stokes has won the South Australian Derby at Morphettville with a longshot. After Femminile scored at $19 last year, Wigmore, having just his second outing for Stokes, scored at $41 in the 2518m Classic for three-year-olds on Saturday. Providing Teo Nugent… Read More »
