There was hardly a dry eye at Ascot two weeks ago when Trix Of The Trade scored an emotional victory in the Railway Stakes (1600m) at Perth racing headquarters. There are wins in sport and then there are wins, some have that unique and sentimental edge to them. This Railway… Read More »
The past eight months have been tough for Vassilator and his trainer Lisa Jones. A Caulfield Guineas runner-up for co-owner and former trainer Colin Little, Vassilator has overcome an ulcer to an eye and a severe case of tying-up that had his new trainer concerned for the horse’s welfare. After a break and showing positive signs on… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have a small representation heading to Pakenham but are looking forward to learning more about the horses they have competing there. The pair has three imports running, all lining up for their second Australian starts, with the expectation they will run forward races. Spanish Kiss and Brayden Star run… Read More »
Undefeated three-year-old Chinny Boom will head into unchartered territory at Doomben when she extends to 1200 metres for the first time in the Listed Mode Stakes. The star filly, who hails from North Queensland, has raced five times, highlighted by an 1100m win at Mackay in September and a blistering… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney will have two runners in the Pakenham Cup after perfect blood results indicated they were right to go. Sound and Milford, the two topweights in Saturday’s 2500m Listed race, had been 50-50 earlier in the week of taking their place. Both horses ran at Caulfield last week with Milford… Read More »
James Mcdonald has become just the second Australian-based rider to win the Longines World’s Best Jockey competition, claiming the crown for 2022. Hugh Bowman captured the title in 2017 during the peak of Winx’s racing career, while McDonald achieved the accolade this year by winning nine of the world’s top 100 Group… Read More »
Given the dearth of high-class, middle-distance horses being bred and raised in Australia, Peter and Paul Snowden went on an international scouting mission to try to fill the void. They identified a handful of horses they thought would be a good fit locally, buying eight, and so far their experiment has… Read More »
Matthew Dale has joined the exodus of trainers from Canberra and will start work from his new base of Goulburn this weekend. Dale’s departure follows that of Luke Pepper , who relocated his operation from the nation’s capital to Scone earlier this year before talented horseman Nick Oliver followed suite, moving from Canberra to… Read More »
It’s a rare WA visit from the powerful co-training partnership of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, but they’re confident they have the right horse to make an impact at Ascot on Saturday. Fresh from winning the Melbourne Cup with Gold Trip in November, Maher and Eustace will look to add… Read More »
Papillon Club has overcome a wide run to register an impressive maiden win at Geelong with the promise of better things to come. The Cranbourne trained filly made the trip to Geelong on Wednesday to post an impressive victory in the McGrath Estate Agents Maiden Plate (1200m). Ridden by Craig Williams, Papillon Club… Read More »
In-form sprinter Axe will be having just his fourth start for Jack Bruce when he lines up in the Group 3 George Moore Stakes at Doomben, but horse and trainer share a much longer history. Axe started his career with Bjorn Baker when Bruce was learning his craft under the top Sydney trainer… Read More »
Phillip Stokes is under no illusion the task confronting Arran Bay as he makes the progression from racing against his own age to open company. Arran Bay will be racing for the second time as a four-year-old when he lines up in the Sportsbet Future Stars Jan 12 Handicap (1600m) on Saturday. The race… Read More »
The Collett surname is already well known in Australian racing thanks to the deeds of brother and sister jockey duo Jason and Alysha, but now dad Richard is muscling in on the action. A successful trainer in New Zealand for many years, Richard Collett left his homeland in August to set… Read More »
Matt Cumani is no stranger to winning the Pakenham Cup, but it is also a race that has caused the trainer a bit of grief. Etah James took out the Listed race over 2500m in 2019 forming part of a long-priced double for the Cumani stable that day. Cumani was not on course to see… Read More »
Peter Snowden has confirmed Group 1 winner Huetor will run first-up in the $2 million The Ingham with regular jockey Kerrin Mcevoy booked for the ride. The six-year-old pleased the stable with his closing second to the well-performed Eleven Eleven in a Canterbury barrier trial on Tuesday to shore up… Read More »
Yulong Investments bought the highest-rated mare retired off the track and sold at public auction in Australia this year â Tofane ($3.1m) â and has replaced her with the mare who will soon become the highest-rated female racehorse in the country. BBA’s Michael Donohue paid 5.4 million guineas â which… Read More »
Alcohol Free is heading to Australia … and, no, there doesnât have to be a rush on the bottle store shelves. Alcohol Free, a daughter of No Nay Never, became the second-most expensive thoroughbred ever sold at auction in Europe yesterday when she was knocked down to Michael Donohoe of… Read More »
Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones firmly stands behind Racing Victoriaâs strict Melbourne Cup veterinary protocols, stating that, in his view, any significant changes to the process are unlikely to occur in the immediate future. âWe do a review every year, which we are doing at the moment,â said Jones, speaking… Read More »
Star filly Amelia’s Jewel’s chances of winning Saturday’s Drummond Golf-Northerly Stakes (1800m) have been given a boost, drawing barrier one this afternoon. The WA Guineas winner will be looking to join the likes of Kay Cee and Arcadia Queen by winning the $1.5 million feature as a three-year-old. The daughter… Read More »
Jye McNeil has been ruled out of the next two meetings in Hong Kong after returning a positive PCR test for COVID on Tuesday. The Melbourne Cup winning jockey had been booked for five rides at Happy Valley on Wednesday, but will now be replaced on his rides after being… Read More »
