He’s experienced fantastic success with his Scared Falls mare Icebath winning in excess of $3.7 million and counting, but Hawkesbury-based trainer Brad Widdup has another ‘Ice’ in his stables in the well-travelled campaigner Icecrusher. After starting her racing career in Perth, Icecrusher had a stint in Kalgoorlie before heading to Shayne Cahill… Read More »
Albury trainer Mitch Beer is poised to line up two Country Championship prospects at Randwick on Saturday in preparation for this month’s qualifying heats. With the countdown to this year’s Country Championships firmly on, Mitchell Beer is set to line up two of his better candidates this Saturday at Randwick…. Read More »
Greg Cave is thrilled to be involved in his first Magic Millions WA 2YO Classic (1200m) and won’t be shocked if he can cause an upset on Saturday. A former New Zealand jumps jockey, Cave harbours ambitions of landing his biggest prize as a trainer with Awesome Rock gelding Rock… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas is favouring holding off giving Crowning Moment his debut start at Caulfield in preference of another jump-out at Balnarring. Crowning Moment is entered for the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) on Saturday, but Douglas is leaning towards giving the gelding another jump-out on Wednesday. The son of Pariah was scratched from the colts and geldings division… Read More »
Last week’s Previews did nothing to loosen Jacquinot’s grip on Blue Diamond favouritism and star jockey Damian Lane has endorsed his prospects in that race after a Cranbourne jumpout on Tuesday. Lane allowed the son of Rubick to sit wide in the 800-metre jumpout before striding away late to win comfortably… Read More »
The win of Wild Ruler in a hot barrier trial at Rosehill on Monday was music to the ears of the entire’s trainers Peter and Paul Snowden . While there was no prize money involved, the victory over the Chris Waller-trained duo of Nature Strip and Espiona gave the trainers heart that their sprinter has come back in excellent order. Wild Ruler took out the Group… Read More »
Luke Currie has found early success in Hong Kong, winning on his very first ride in the precinct when he kicked off the latest chapter of his career at Sha Tin on Sunday. It was fellow Australian, trainer David Hayes who helped Currie to that success sending the Group 1… Read More »
Trial form is contentious, I get that. But at Rosehill yesterday the global superstar NATURE STRIP (Nicconi – Strikeline) stepped out over 900m and after leading under restraint, went to the line held together beaten a nose by Gr 1 winner WILD RULER (Snitzel – Gypsy Robin). They both hit… Read More »
It was only yesterday that provincial and country jockey Brodie Loy was plying his trade at a Sapphire Coast Showcase meeting, but he improved his quality of steer by taking a pair of Annabel Neasham-trained top liners for a spin at the Rosehill trials this morning. Neasham’s Mackinnon Stakes winner Zaaki blew… Read More »
Experienced trainer Colin Webster has backed a WA Derby (2400m) campaign for Trix Of The Trade after the promising son of Trade Fair maintained top form at Pinjarra on Sunday. Posting his fifth win from six starts and second straight this time in, Trix Of The Trade gave further notice of… Read More »
Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr did not train Merchant Navy, but he was thrilled to see the colt scale the heights he did due to one of his close mates Tory Dickson being in the ownership. Dickson was one of several Western Bulldogs AFL players who raced the colt, who… Read More »
Ben Allen is sweating on the Racing Victoria’s assessment of Marabi’s Australia Stakes win with the young jockey desperate to learn whether he will be able to maintain his association with her in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate. The 22-year-old is hoping the five-year-old mare gets 55kg in the 1100-metre handicap… Read More »
Glen Boss, who announced his retirement from riding at the end of November before receiving a âtoo good to refuseâ invitation to ride in the stc International Jockeyâs Challenge Day will also take his place in the line-up. Bossâs much hoped for Grand Finale result didnât go to script when… Read More »
If she needed a confidence booster as she starts to prepare for an upcoming international assignment, Samantha Collett has got that detail covered. Seven winners in the last nine days will do that for you. A New Zealand Jockey Premiership winner who is now making waves in Queensland, Collett is… Read More »
Any jockey, from veteran to apprentice, who relocates to a new racing precinct wants to get off to a fast start and apprentice Campbell Rawiller did just that when saluting in only his second ride since moving to South Australia after his original plan to move to Western Australia was… Read More »
Inglis buyers now have access to an additional $1.55 million in bonuses with the introduction of the $1 million Inglis Pink Bonus Series. Those who buy into yearlings offered for sale at next weekend’s Inglis Classic Sale in Sydney are the first eligible for the bonuses. The Pink Bonus is… Read More »
Victoria will host an unscheduled meeting on Monday after Sunday’s postponed Sale card was deferred 24 hours. The Sunday card was postponed after 50mm of rain fell on the track since Friday afternoon, leaving sections of the track between the 1400m and 1700m unsafe for racing. Racing Victoria stewards inspected… Read More »
Scorched Earth has bounced through her last-start win at Caulfield and a return to the same track on Saturday week will determine whether she gets a shot at Group 1 glory this campaign. Trainer John Moloney said the $200,000 Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) against her own age and sex looms… Read More »
Turaath was no match for Marabi in Saturday’s Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m), but her performance did little to dampen Maddie Raymond’s enthusiasm for the campaign ahead. The Warrnambool trainer reported on Sunday morning that the imported mare came through her third placing ‘really well’ and it was full steam ahead… Read More »
Sejardan has been given the thumbs up by trainer Gary Portelli and jockey Jason Collett following an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill, his final serious piece of work before the $2 million Inglis Millennium. The winner of the Breeders’ Plate and Golden Gift in the spring, Sejardan will make his… Read More »
