Like a lot of connections with purchases made overseas, the new owners of former Irish galloper Dadoozdart would have had big dreams when he made his Australian debut. Melbourne Cups, Caulfield Cups and the like would have been high on their list, but after more than two years in Australia Dadoozdart is yet to… Read More »
Money From The Sky is the biggest thoroughbred Mark Newnham has trained and the astute horseman won’t be surprised to see the three-year-old reach similarly great heights on the racetrack. The untapped talent has been a work in progress, mainly due to his size, but he finally put it all together with… Read More »
Sydney’s extended run of wet weather is causing trainer Kerry Parker plenty of sleepless nights as he tries to navigate the best route to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for stable star Think It Over. The gelding, whose best form is on top of the ground, is slated to line up… Read More »
After some indifferent performances when stepped up in distance, the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has come to the realisation that Zouzarella is a sprinter. With that in mind the Freedman’s have freshened Zouzarella for a tilt at the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Friday… Read More »
Sydney’s big wet has forced a rethink and a change of plans for Perth trainer Dan Morton and his classy mare, Kissonallforcheeks. The daughter of Written Tycoon created a big impression when she won the Group 3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington two weeks ago, disposing of her rivals… Read More »
Jason Collett will undergo shoulder surgery after fracturing his clavicle in a race day fall at Warwick Farm. Racing NSW stewards confirmed the injury late on Wednesday night and the top jockey is expected to go under the knife on Thursday. “Jason has a fractured clavicle that requires surgery by… Read More »
Cliff Brown has a William Reid Stakes runner in The Inferno, but he might have been putting the polish on an even better chance in the $1 million Group 1 had fate not lured him to Singapore. The Victorian leapt at an opportunity to train at Kranji in 2008, around… Read More »
Top jockey Jason Collett has suffered a suspected collarbone injury just days after celebrating his fourth Group 1 win aboard Montefilia in the Ranvet Stakes. Collett was riding the Matthew Smith-trained Flambeur in the fourth race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when the tiring horse stumbled and fell near the 300m mark, dislodging… Read More »
The National Broodmare Sale obtained another big-ticket item on Wednesday when Away Game was confirmed as an entry for the late-May offering. Magic Millions announced that the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly would be sold on the Gold Coast after contesting the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke admits he is unsure how unbeaten Queenslander Gypsy Goddess will line up against the top Sydney fillies, despite having a couple of decent measuring sticks. Vandyke prepared Yankee Rose, who captured the 2016 Spring Champion Stakes as a three-year-old filly and was placed behind Winx in that year’s… Read More »
Soon after weighing in on former UK galloper Old Flame at Sandown, Jamie Kah said how much she loved the Peter and Paul Snowden galloper. Old Flame had just won the Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday at his first Australian start after winning two of his four starts in the UK. In… Read More »
Nick Ryan has continued his recent run of success with Belle Savoir scoring an impressive first-up victory at Sandown. Of the last nine runners the Ryan stable has sent to the races it has produced seven winners including a career high four winners at Echuca on March 13. Belle Savoir was returning from more than… Read More »
Jockey Nathan Day, who has successfully plied his trade on the Northern Queensland circuit for some time, has been handed a hefty nine-month penalty by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards to begin with immediate effect. The relevant, official steward’s report, which was issued on Monday, March 21, reads:… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has won his appeal against the severity of a careless riding suspension and will be free to partner Think It Over in the $1.5 million Tancred Stakes. The top jockey was suspended for six meetings by Racing NSW stewards on Saturday for shifting in aboard Sweet Ride near the 800m in… Read More »
Trainer Danny Williams and his now much celebrated Galaxy Group 1 winner Shelby Sixtysix have already secured their place in ‘the best racing stories of the season’ folder. The Galaxy might have provided both horse and trainer with their first Group 1 win, but an old adage was also very… Read More »
A dead-heat result between the Billy Healey trained Frankie Blue Eyes and the John Manzelmann trained Lets Torque A Deel in the Class 1 Handicap at Rockhampton on February 11 has been overturned by Queensland Racing Integrity Stewards. The details of the reasons for the Steward’s decision were released earlier… Read More »
The Steven O’Dea / Matt Hoysted trained filly She’sgottheboom continues to carry all before her with her unbeaten run reaching new heights at the Gold Coast last Saturday when she powered home in brilliant fashion to win the $500,000 Aquis Jewel Two-Year-Old feature race. It was the daughter of Spirit… Read More »
It was a case where daylight finished second! Yes, it was only a trial, but it was also very much a jaw dropping performance by the Kacy Fogden trained Maotai when winning the second trial at Rosehill on Tuesday by ten-and-a-quarter lengths … claiming that extreme margin in spite of… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler is hoping Starry Legend can follow his stablemate Sartorial Splendor by being successful at the Mornington Cup meeting. Starry Legend runs in the IDS Security Handicap (1000m) on Saturday, the same benchmark 78 grade race that Sartorial Splendor won last year. Both Starry Legend and Sartorial Splendor, besides being trained… Read More »
Newmarket Handicap runner-up The Astrologist will make his debut at The Valley on Friday night looking to go one better in a Group 1 race. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained sprinter runs in the William Reid Stakes (1200m), his first run since Roch ‘N’ Horse beat him in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap… Read More »
