Punters looking for a guide need only to look to Jamie Kah riding at 50kg early in the spring. Jamie Kah says she will have no problems getting down to 50kg to ride Coolangatta in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes at Moonee Valley. The 1000m dash at weight-for-age on Saturday… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney has unearthed another smart three-year-old with Elkington Road scoring an impressive debut win at Sandown. Elkington Road took out the Ladbroke It! Plate (1200m) on Wednesday a week after stablemate Japanese Emperor created a huge impression with his debut win at the same venue. Ridden by Jamie Mott, Elkington Road ($4) scored by… Read More »
The Furious Stakes will give Team Snowden a perfect opportunity to test the depth of their three-year-old squad when a trio of their most talented fillies clash in the Group 2 race. J J Atkins winner Sheeza Belter, Magic Millions runner-up Russian Conquest and Percy Sykes Stakes winner Paris Dior are all… Read More »
Weight-for-age star Zaaki will be just one of the headline horses kicking off their spring campaigns at Randwick on a program featuring some of racing’s brightest talents. The Queen Elizabeth Stakes runner-up resumes in Saturday’s Tramway Stakes (1400m) where his rivals include Randwick Guineas winner Converge, Thousand Guineas heroine Yearning and the… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced the five finalists for the 2021-22 Victorian Racehorse of the Year. Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant, Caulfield Cup winner Incentivise, Victoria Derby winner Hitotsu, champion sprinter Nature Strip and All-Star Mile winner Zaaki are the finalists in the award which will be announced on Saturday night. The annual awards night in Melbourne will… Read More »
A spin around Moonee Valley in a track gallop has given emerging trainer Clayton Douglas the green light to press on with plans to runShambo at the course. Shambo is an acceptor for the Ladbrokes Handicap (1500m) on Saturday and Douglas is using the contest as a potential guide to a bigger three-year-old… Read More »
After doubts were expressed yesterday by Michael Browell, the CEO of the Moonee Valley Racing Club about last yearâs Cox Plate winner State Of Rest making the trip to Melbourne this year to defend his title, it has now been confirmed by trainer Joseph OâBrien that State Of Rest will… Read More »
The Birdsville races have erupted into controversy before a race has even been run with the publication of a photo on twitter, taken at trackwork, which seemingly shows the rider holding a âsuspiciousâ device in his right hand. The twitter post has subsequently been deleted, but not before the story… Read More »
If I can some day help anybody and inspire them to keep pushing, I will be happy if I can do it, so please if anyone needs help reach out!â And she wonders why she is an inspiration to us all! âSheâ ⊠being the extraordinary Leah Kilner who, after… Read More »
The connections of Catalyst have opted for a change of plan following the geldingâs withdrawal from the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate last Saturday due to the heavy track at Te Rapa, in what would have been his scheduled, long-awaited return to action. With the weather forecast not guaranteeing anything better… Read More »
Melbourne Jockeys’ Premiership winner Jye Mcneil will ride The Inferno when he resumes at The Valley on Saturday. The Inferno is chasing back-to-back wins in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) after giving Cliff Brown his first winner back following a training stint in Singapore last year. McNeil will be the fourth jockey to ride The Inferno with Damian Lane scoring… Read More »
Just imagine the dust clouds behind the convoy of vehicles as the trek to Birdsville is now well and truly on for all of those going to taste a bit of history as the iconic racing location, for the first time, hosts a second Birdsville Cup meeting in the same… Read More »
âAs soon as my phone rang this morning and I saw Air Express I thought ⊠ahh, her we go.â Robert Heathcote immediately knew all was not well with the arrangement that had been put in place to transport Prince Of Boom and Rothfire, the stableâs feature race contenders, to… Read More »
The lightly raced but very well performed Ayrton might only have won up to Group 3 level in his first ten starts, which have yielded six wins, but the five-year-old son of Iffraaj has always commanded tremendous respect in terms of his perceived, superior ability and that level of interest… Read More »
Expected to be one of the drawcards to the meeting at Moonee Valley, Queensland galloper Uncommon James has been ruled out of the remainder of the spring with a minor leg injury. Trainers Steven OâDea and Matthew Hoysted issued a statement on Tuesday that Uncommon James had presented with some minor filling in his near foreleg…. Read More »
Illation is set to undergo further tests as trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr try to get to the bottom of his disappointing run in the Memsie Stakes. Unbeaten in his first three starts, Illation was a drifter in the betting before finishing last in the Group 1 1400m contest on Saturday. Price had been bullish… Read More »
Boom Queensland sprinter Uncommon James will miss the remainder of the spring carnival after a setback. Trainer Steven O’Dea released a media statement on twitter on Tuesday morning announcing the news. Uncommon James has won five of his six career starts including an emphatic win in the Regal Roller Stakes… Read More »
Jockey Billy Egan underwent his second surgery on Monday following his heavy fall from Tagomago in the ninth and final race at Pakenham on Friday. Although X-rays cleared Egan of any fractures (there was initial concern about that possibility straight after the fall), as reported on Racing.com, he was then… Read More »
It is seemingly becoming increasingly likely that the field for this yearâs $5 million Cox Plate will not feature any international runners. Michael Browell, the CEO of the Moonee Valley Racing Club, had been hopeful that, at very least, the Joseph OâBrien trained State Of Rest would be back to… Read More »
It was good to see jockey Morgan Butler hobbling around Corbould Park on Sunday. And no ⊠that is not being nasty. Rather, it is an expression of relief after the terrible looking fall Butler suffered in the last race at Kilcoy on Saturday. When he didnât move for some… Read More »
