Sky Racing is joining the world’s only tri-code slot race series in 2024, securing the only available slot in The Quokka. The major racing broadcaster has joined wagering operators and big names in racing by signing up for three years to the $5 million Thoroughbred race. Racing and Wagering Western… Read More »
Luca Cumani no longer trains racehorses, but he is still imparting his wisdom and Phillip Stokes hopes to be the beneficiary in this Saturday’s Zipping Classic at Caulfield. The 10-year-old was up to his old tricks in the Group 3 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on November 11, missing the… Read More »
The WFA horses run in the G2 Zipping Classic (2400m) and Vow And Declare ($4.50) tries to make it back to back wins. He will have some company from the likes of front runner Deny Knowledge ($4.50), the flying Muramasa ($4.50), Duke De Sessa ($6) and G1 horse Huetor ($6). In the G2 Sandown Guineas… Read More »
At Swan Hill’s Sunday races, three jockeys, Adam McCabe, John Keating, and Makisha Salter, faced suspensions for whip rule violations. Both McCabe and Keating admitted to exceeding the allowed whip use in race four, while Salter acknowledged a similar breach in race eight. McCabe, riding Ceejay, exceeded the whip limit… Read More »
Run Harry Run, an impressive three-year-old gelding, has made headlines in the Australian racing world. His owners have opted not to sell him to Hong Kong, choosing instead to continue his promising career in Australia. Trained by Mike Moroney, he has quickly risen to prominence, securing three consecutive wins, including… Read More »
A wet track prompted Matt Dunn to scratch Cepheus from Saturday’s $1 million The Gong but the in-form import’s campaign is not over. The last-start Big Dance runner-up will head to the $2 million The Ingham (1600m) at Randwick on December 9 with a trial on Tuesday to keep him up to… Read More »
James McDonald delivered a masterful ride on The Golden Scenery to win the Class 1 Chevalier Cup Handicap (1600m) at Sha Tin, earning praise from trainer Tony Cruz. Despite concerns about the horse’s performance at 1600m, McDonald’s strategy of sticking to the fence from barrier one led to victory in… Read More »
For the second consecutive year, Kilmore’s Cup meeting has faced abandonment, as a section of the track around the home bend was deemed unsafe for racing by jockeys on Sunday. Concerns were raised by several riders, notably during the third event when Tony and Calvin McEvoy’s So Distinguished appeared to… Read More »
Parnham runners Bustler and Zipaway are the notable movers in early betting for the Group 1 Northerly Stakes on December 9 after their respective feature wins at Ascot yesterday. It was a day to remember for the Parnham family yesterday as they came away with a feature race to race… Read More »
In a week when Australia’s first lady of racing was justly feted and elevated to Legend status in the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame in Perth last Thursday, it was WA’s first family of racing, the Parnham’s, who took centre stage at Ascot on Saturday. It was a red-letter day… Read More »
While The Pinnacles race series begins to heat up Neville Parnham already has a view to February after winning the $100,000 Magic Millions Gai Waterhouse Crystal Slipper at Ascot with Onemoretwomany. One of only three horses in the field with race experience having won on debut at the course and… Read More »
There was no doubt who the class of the field was in the Listed Tattersall’s Classic (1200m) with Group 2 winning mare Comrade Rosa giving weight to all of her rivals but still proving too strong under a perfect Ryan Maloney ride. The Tony Gollan trained mare was something of a revelation last… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have set Muramasa one more task before he can have some down time ahead of an autumn campaign. The Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) at Caulfield on Saturday is on the radar for the training partnership which could lead the gelding to Group 1 contests in the… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is hoping to use Sydney’s compressed summer carnival timetable to his advantage when he runs Williamsburg and Grebeni in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. A traditional lead-up to the $2 million The Ingham (1600m), the Festival Stakes (1400m) is usually held two weeks prior but will fall just seven days out… Read More »
In a remarkable weekend for the Parnham family, the father-son duo of Neville and Steven Parnham celebrated a significant victory at the Group 1 Railway Stakes with their four-year-old gelding, Bustler. This triumph in the prestigious $1.5 million Railway Stakes, held over a mile at Ascot, marked a career milestone… Read More »
The shortest price runner of the day and by some margin was Kazou, many expecting the progressive mare to take out the Rosemont Stud Fillies & Mares Pendant at $1.60. Alas, she was no match for Revolutionary Miss, who appreciated a sharp drop in grade having contested Group races in… Read More »
The judge took their time to confirm that Is It Me ($5) was the winner of Race 6 with the progressive four-year-old holding on by the barest of margins over the fast-finishing Bel Air ($6) a nose away in second. Beaten first up by subsequent Thousand Guineas placegetter Skybird, Is It Me… Read More »
In nine races on Cranbourne Cup day, no favourites had managed to salute but the progressive Jimmysstar ($2.40 fav) ensured some respite, building on an impressive Australian debut win at Bendigo to take out the Class 3 Shooting Stars Plate by 2-ÂĽ lengths. Jockey Craig Williams was happy to stay out of… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis and connections of Extremely Rowdy could be seen celebrating their smart filly in style as the $4 chance backed up a last start dead heat maiden win to take out a 3yo handicap on Cranbourne Cup day. Gelagotis was full of confidence pre-race and was justified with what he… Read More »
Charterhouse had only had four runs in Australia leading into Saturday’s Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m) and was largely unwanted in betting at $16 but relished a strong tempo set by stablemate Ascension ($6.50) to charge home and win by a head from Foxy Cleopatra ($3.90 fav) with Just Folk ($7) a further length away… Read More »
