It will be with mixed emotions that Prime Thoroughbreds will farewell Rubisaki on Tuesday’s opening day of the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale. They can look forward to it as they know a big payday is looming, but the downside of that is that it will end their association with her…. Read More »
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State Of Rest’s winning streak might have ended in Sunday night’s Tattersalls Gold Cup at The Curragh, but his performance did little to dampen connections’ enthusiasm for Royal Ascot. Last year’s Cox Plate winner enhanced his status as a genuine contender for the Group 1 Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2014m)… Read More »
Ellsberg has tuned up for his Brisbane winter carnival mission with a sparring session against the world’s best sprinter. The gelding stepped out against the Royal Ascot-bound Nature Strip in a jump out at Rosehill on Tuesday and co-trainer Gerald Ryan was pleased with what he saw. “He had a jump out (Tuesday)… Read More »
Racing Queensland has abandoned the rescheduled Doomben Cup meeting with continued heavy rain falling in Brisbane. The meeting at Doomben was called off after heavy rain fell on Saturday morning and the decision was made to transfer the meeting to Wednesday. However, with 30mm of consistent rain over the past… Read More »
Australian racing fans have been blessed to have seen some brilliant mares in the past decade and on Tuesday one who sits behind only the best of them in terms of Group 1 wins will be offered for sale. Tofane is one of the big-ticket items at this year’s Magic… Read More »
Declan Maher shed a tear after Saunter Boy recorded back-to-back victories in the Australian Hurdle with a dashing display of jumping at Sandown. One of the keys players in the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable, Declan is the driving force behind the large team of jumpers the stable has… Read More »
Jumps jockey Steven Pateman says there are better wins in store for Blandford Lad after landing his second hurdle victory. Blandford Lad gave away a healthy start in the Ladbroke It! Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown on Sunday before running down jumps debutant, former Melbourne Cup starter Constantinople. The Peter Gelagotis-trained galloper is unlucky… Read More »
Princess Rhaenys has had to overcome adversity in her short career with trainer Peter Moody hoping the mare can still make it to stakes grade. A maiden winner previously, Princess Rhaenys took out the Ladbrokes Same Race Multi Handicap (1600m) at Sandown on Sunday at only her sixth start. Moody said a… Read More »
The Price/Kent Jr camp continued their Adelaide domination, a few balloons were popped at Flemington while Doomben got washed out. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Price/Kent Jr Flex At Morphettville, Again Usually a Carnival domination is saved… Read More »
Adelaide has been a happy hunting ground for the Mick Price & Michael Kent Jr trained Lombardo, who was previously unbeaten in four trips across the border, including a win in the Listed Mahini Classic (1100m) earlier this preparation. Despite his affiliation with Morphettville, Lombardo was sent around as an… Read More »
A few small tweaks were all it took for jockey Rachel King to get the best out of former French galloper Hopeful, the pair combining for a hard-fought win in the Listed Lord Mayor’s Cup at Rosehill. King partnered the Annabel Neasham-trained five-year-old when he made his Australian debut in the… Read More »
Starting $26 chance Ocean Beyond in a black-type race at Flemington was meant to be a stepping stone to an out-of-town prize but for former St George Dragons NRL player and television cameraman Andrew Bobbin, the long trip from Stawell in western Victoria to Melbourne has delivered his first win… Read More »
Consistent rain and sodden tracks have worked against the preparation for Kir Royale and Chris Waller’s decision to switch her to Melbourne has delivered a positive return. Kir Royale ($9.50) notched an impressive win in the Sofitel Melbourne On Collins Handicap (1400m) with the filly by I Am Invincible gapping… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker admitted he had to do a double take when, sporting the same colours as superstar galloper Zaaki, outsider Arapaho annihilated his rivals at Rosehill. The pair is raced by some of the same owners but while Zaaki’s scheduled assignment in the Doomben Cup was postponed due to a water-logged… Read More »
An 1100-metres sprint for three-year-olds in May doesn’t often deliver a near-record time at Flemington but after seeing off her rivals by seven lengths over 1200 metres on Anzac Day, Star Patrol has delivered again in the Ecycle Solutions Trophy. Trainer Clinton Mcdonald revealed this week that the ownership had rejected a… Read More »
Sam Clipperton has given the Queensland Oaks-bound Aravene his seal of approval after guiding her to a dominant victory at Rosehill. Stepping up to 2000m for the first time in Saturday’s Canadian Club Handicap, Aravene ($4.60 fav) finished powerfully to defeat Ting Tong ($6.50) by three lengths with Sea Treasures… Read More »
Three-year-old Natural Mystic, by 2015 Group 1 Victoria Derby winner Tarzino, is following in his sire’s footsteps with a liking for staying trips and has co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr declaring the gelding an “out-and-out stayer”. Natural Mystic ($6.50) won the TROA Supports NJT Handicap over 2000 metres at Flemington at his second… Read More »
Considered the second seed of Chris Waller’s two runners, Madame Pommery has relished the heavy conditions to upstage stablemate Northern Beaches and race to an impressive victory at Rosehill. A $150,000 Magic Millions yearling purchase, the filly was put in the paddock after she finished unplaced at her debut on… Read More »
The Group 1 Doomben Cup will be run on Wednesday after the Brisbane Racing Club was forced to call off Saturday’s scheduled nine race card with heavy persisting in southeast Queensland. It follows the Group 1 Doomben 10,000 meeting being moved to Eagle Farm last Saturday after rain rendered the… Read More »
