South Australian Group 1 winner Queman has died after suffering complications from colic. The Oakleigh Plate-winning sprinter was euthanised on Tuesday morning after his condition deteriorated despite veterinary treatment. Trainer Shane Oxlade confirmed the news, describing the loss as âdevastatingâ in comments reported by news.com.au. Queman had been transferred to… Read More »
Pope Leo XIV is expected to visit Sydney in early October 2028 for the 54th International Eucharistic Congress, with Randwick Racecourse identified as a potential venue for a major public Mass. The trip would represent the first papal visit to Australia in two decades, following Pope Benedict XVIâs tour for… Read More »
A potential overseas campaign has seen Chris Waller and Godolphin dispatch Beiwacht to Melbourne to get some experience of straight track racing. Beiwacht is down to run in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday where he will be pitted against another exciting Godolphin-owned three-year-old Tentyris, prepared by Anthony and Sam Freedman. Both Godolphin… Read More »
Brad Widdup is looking forward to a rematch with star filly Apocalyptic when Savvy Hallie lines up in the Group 2 Light Fingers Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday. Savvy Hallie emerged as one of the better fillies of her generation as a two-year-old, running second to the likes of Nepotism and Tempted,… Read More »
Widden Stakes winner Chilly Girl has been ruled out of the Golden Slipper after sustaining a minor injury that has ended her autumn campaign. The Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou-trained daughter of Trapeze Artist has been sent to the spelling paddock less than two weeks after her commanding victory in… Read More »
Godolphinâs sprinting depth will again be on display when two of its leading three-year-olds line up in Saturdayâs Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington. The powerhouse operation heads into the feature on the back of Temptedâs dominant victory in the Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick and will now present Tentyris… Read More »
Ben Melham has confirmed he will partner Streisand in the $2 million Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield. Melham rode the Clinton McDonald-trained filly to victory in the Group 2 Blue Diamond Prelude for fillies at Caulfield last Saturday, further enhancing her credentials for the February 21 feature. The… Read More »
Hong Kong-bound Ethan Brown continued his hot run of form with a second Caulfield double in three days after contrasting victories aboard a pair of odds-on favourites at Monday’s Super Bowl meeting on the Heath track. After guiding untapped gelding Yes Yoshi ($1.65) to a dominant win in the third race… Read More »
Aggressive placement has been the hallmark of Rosberg’s brief career to date and Clinton Mcdonald would love to continue that with a first-up run in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. But the Cranbourne trainer is resigned to the fact he might have to reintroduce his boom colt, who finished third in… Read More »
Chris Waller has three of his brightest stars nominated for Saturday’s $300,000 Expressway Stakes at Randwick, but it is unlikely that they will all clash. Joliestar, Angel Capital and Lady Shenandoah were among 10 entries for the 1200-metre Group 2, which is a stepping stone to Group 1 targets second up, and Waller… Read More »
Blonde Star has caused an upset in the Hobart Cup (2400m), giving both trainer Imogen Miller and jockey Erica Byrne Burke their first Group 3 victory. Sent out a $31 chance, the daughter of Starcraft outstayed the race favourite to score in a photo finish and breaking the 2400m course record at Elwick… Read More »
Racing on Saturday heads to Flemington with the running of Black Caviar Lightning Day, which sees the first Group 1 of the new year. The race is the Horse Racing equivalent of the 100m Sprint in Athletics, reserved for the top line speedsters and this year has attracted a top… Read More »
Ethan Brown has accepted a position on the Hong Kong jockey roster to begin from April 20 through until the end of the current season. The 26-year-old, who currently sits third on Melbourne Jockeys’ premiership with 27 winners, will be eligible for rides in Hong Kong from April 26. Brown took… Read More »
A trip to Caulfield for an exhibition gallop between races has knocked the rough edges off Tentyris ahead of his return in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained three-year-old is gearing up for a two-run campaign ahead of a potential overseas adventure that may… Read More »
One-time Golden Slipper favourite Incognito remains in the mix for the world’s richest two-year-old race, but he will undergo some gear changes to get his campaign back on track. The Breeders’ Plate winner disappointed first-up in the Canonbury Stakes last weekend, jockey Tommy Berry reporting post-race that he thought the colt suffered… Read More »
His name is hidden away in the ownership group of the Peter Snowden trained Divine Secrets ⊠listed eleventh out of fourteen owners in fact ⊠but Nick Kyrgios was in demand for the post-race interview after the Deep Field filly had saluted at Canberra and the colourful character didnât… Read More »
Bella Nipotina won almost $19 million and an Everest during her illustrious career but connections of glamour three-year-old Tempted are daring to believe she might be their best filly yet. “She is pretty special,” trainer Ciaron Maher’s assistant, Johann Gerard-Dubord said. “I would quote Craig Williams when he jumped off her after… Read More »
James McDonald has been sidelined for the Silver Slipper meeting after being suspended and fined for excessive use of the whip aboard Fireball in the Inglis Millennium. The champion hoop was found to have used the whip nine times prior to the 100m, four times more than is permitted under… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller continues to strengthen his Golden Slipper arsenal, producing unbeaten youngster Fireball for a classy first-up win in the $2 million Inglis Millennium at Randwick. Spelled after scoring on debut at Rosehill in November, the James Harron-owned colt and $4.60 favourite powered down the outside to deny Ghana’s Akan ($17)… Read More »
After a spring of chasing their tail with Tom Kitten, the autumn campaign of the Group 1 winner has commenced in far better fashion at Caulfield. Tom Kitten returned from a spell to claim the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on Saturday after the gelding gave his father-and-son training partners Anthony… Read More »
