Convict Sam showed enough staying potential as a younger horse to warrant a start in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. But when preparing for a return to racing as a four-year-old, the curse of many horses, a tendon injury, struck and sent Convict Sam to the sidelines for two years. Convict… Read More »
Trainer Terry Kelly wishes he had a stable full of horses like Skelm who will chase a maiden stakes race victory at Flemington on Saturday. Skelm runs in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) and will be racing to replicate his last start victory over 2600m at Flemington on December 18. On that occasion Skelm… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainer Ben and Jd Hayes are hoping Crosshaven can recapture his three-year-old form when he runs at Flemington on Saturday. Crosshaven lines up in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) looking to break a run of outs that stretches back to the 2020 Melbourne Cup Carnival. On that occasion, Crosshaven defeated… Read More »
It is all systems go for champion trainer Tony Gollan as he gets ready to fire up what he hopes will be an explosive start to the new year when he sends out a formidable team of horses to contest the three feature races on the card at Doomben on… Read More »
Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey has been sold to Northern Farms in Japan where she will continue life as a broodmare. The Group One winning mare amassed over $4.2m in earnings including wins in the G1 Australian Guineas and the $5m All Star Mile before being retired earlier this month…. Read More »
The Robert Heathcote trained Release The Beans, who is currently placed nineteenth in the Order Of Entry for the $2 million Three-Year-Old Magic Millions Guineas, will take his place in the Group 3 Vo Rogue Plate at Doomben on Saturday where he will look to seal his place in the… Read More »
It was a battle of master and apprentice when Tom Sherry and champion hoop Hugh Bowman fought tooth and nail down the Gosford straight in a stirring edition of the $200,000 Group 3 Belle Of The Turf Stakes on Wednesday. The Mark Newnham-trained Expat ($8) was too strong on the line for heavy… Read More »
The Exceed And Excel gelding proved too strong for Authentic Jewel ($10) by a long neck with King Of Sparta ($4) making up many lengths at the finish to be a further half length back in third. The three-year-old has turned the corner in recent times putting three wins together on the… Read More »
Jamie Kah does not believe she has ridden a horse that is as ‘horse shy’ as debut Mornington winner Liberated Girl. The Peter Moody-trained daughter of Iffraaj scored in the Polvin Fencing Straight Maiden Plate (1500m) on Wednesday under a patient ride from Kah. “I wanted to slot in three-wide with cover, but she wouldn’t go… Read More »
Progressive filly Playz With Fire has filled visiting trainer Rob Gulberti full of excitement after landing another impressive victory at Belmont yesterday. The daughter of Playing God caught the attention of onlookers when rattling home from back in the field to break her maiden status at Pinjarra on December 12… Read More »
The patience of Cliff Brown has been rewarded with Place Of Gold providing the trainer with a debut win at Mornington. A two-time trial winner at Cranbourne in August, Brown could have pressed the button then and given the son of Turffontein a start during the spring. But the Mornington-based horseman elected to give the… Read More »
For training duo Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, Saturday’s meeting on the Kensington track will outline what their team will look like at the Magic Millions raceday come January 15. The prolific partnership are hoping impressive two-year-old Pantonario and last-start placegetter Snitzonfire can book their tickets to the Gold Coast… Read More »
He was a galloper who won eight races and over $2.4 million in prize money for trainer Gary Portelli, and Rebel Dane is continuing to provide the Warwick Farm conditioner with on-track success with progeny such as Fireburn and Rebel Shadow now representing the stallion. A winner of the Group… Read More »
Sydney’s spate of wet weather has seen trainer Jarrod Austin head to Melbourne again chasing victory with Looks Like Elvis. After winning the VOBIS Gold Bullion at Pakenham on December 4, Looks Like Elvis is set to run at Flemington on Saturday in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m). To make the… Read More »
Leading Perth owner Bob Peters has two of the leading chances as he shoots for a record tenth victory in the Perth Cup. Grant and Alana Williams will saddle up TAB’s $3.60 favourite Midnight Blue along with $4.60 second elect Pure Devotion in the Group 2 race over 2400m at Ascot on Saturday. Market đ°: View… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced that the ârace free week,â which was trialled in July, will be discontinued and, as such, will not form part of the Racing Victoria calendar in 2022. Towards the end of July this year, Racing Victoria trialled a five day race-free period which was met with… Read More »
To avoid the hottest part of the day, Racing Victoria has brought forward the start of the race meeting at Echuca on Friday. With temperatures expected to peak at 41 degrees on Friday afternoon, RV has brought forward the start of the meeting to 11.10am with the final race to be… Read More »
Champion Perth jockey William Pike has been replaced aboard Midnight Blue in the Perth Cup after a change in COVID protocols. A change in West Australia’s COVID protocols will see champion jockey William Pike miss the Perth Cup. Pike had been booked to ride the Bob Peters-owned Cup favourite Midnight Blue in… Read More »
Having broken through for his first win in Victoria, Nick Ryan is now looking at a ‘black type’ race with Not To Be Mist. The former Perth galloper is among nominations for the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on Saturday. Not To Be Mist scored in the Furphy Festive Season Sprint (1200m)… Read More »
Senor Toba’s emergence as a legitimate BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) contender continued at Sha Tin on Monday (27 December) with the grey’s stout victory in the Class 2 Hong Kong Sports Institute 30th Anniversary Cup Handicap (2000m), fuelling Caspar Fownes and Joao Moreira’s hopes of successive triumphs in the… Read More »
