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 »
To this point he’s been near big wins, but not quite close enough. The trend started Saturday week ago when dreams of winning the G1 Railway Stakes (1600m) with Alaskan God sadly went astray. The star Perth three-year-old from last season started second favourite, but any hopes of victory were dashed… Read More »
Goulburn-based trainer Danny Williams has no qualms about backing up Country Classic winner Marsabit at Rosehill Gardens this weekend. The five-year-old gelding was a surprise winner of last weekend’s $150,000 feature for country-based trainers, opening at $81 before being wound into $41 when they jumped. But the plunge didn’t come from Williams… Read More »
Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes is hoping Good Idea can go one better in his bid to win his local Cup. Saturday’s Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) will be the stayer’s second shot at winning the race after finishing runner-up to Smokin’ Romans last year. Good Idea was heavily supported to win the race firming from $18 into $10 but fell two… Read More »
It remains a bit of a baptism of fire for Queensland Racingâs new Chief Steward Josh Adams whose appointment to the top stewarding job in the state was confirmed by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commissioner Shane Gillard last week. The announcement also confirmed that Adams would take over from the… Read More »
Mike Moroney will cart a big team to Geelong on Wednesday and the in-form Flemington horseman is confident his first runner can set the tone for the day. Russian Revolution gelding Mighty Sapphire makes his return in the three-year-old maiden that is the second race on the card. The 1200-metre event will be… Read More »
It took Nikita Beriman just ten rides to rubber-stamp her comeback to race riding with an emphatic win on the Garnett Taylor trained Bold And Lucy at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday. With Beriman having been out of the saddle for three years and four months since announcing her retirement… Read More »
Nick Ryan narrowly missed out on a hefty VOBIS Gold payday last start with Regardsmaree and the Flemington horseman is hoping to go one better this Saturday at Pakenham. The six-year-old son of So You Think will run in the $175,000 VOBIS Gold Bullion on the Pakenham Cup Day card. The 1400-metre… Read More »
The Robert Heathcote trained Rothfire will be returning home to Queensland on Tuesday night and will then have a well-deserved break from racing. The five-year-old son of Rothesay finished fifth, just 1.65 lengths off the winner Paulele in the Winterbottom at Ascot in Perth on Saturday … in what has… Read More »
The build-up for Hong Kongâs showpiece event, the Hong Kong International Races on December 11, could not be going any better for champion jockey Zac Purton. Fresh from breaking the record for the most wins by a jockey at the Happy Valley track last week, Purton set yet another new… Read More »
In the lead-up to Pakenham’s biggest day of the year, Pakenham Cup Day, Racing Victoria has announced the launch of a series that will be the richest of its kind that will be carried out at the venue. The Sportsbet Future Stars is a $1.2 million maiden series that will… Read More »
Read the latest racing updates and information out of Western Australia for their race meetings on Saturday, November 26th, 2022. 1 – Paulele From the shock race day scratching of their number one seed Vilana to the devastating finish from last position of Paulele, James Cummings and his Godolphin army… Read More »
