The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has landed their second Jericho Cup with Wil John prevailing in Australia’s longest flat race. Run through the paddocks of Warrnambool racecourse, the scene of Australia’s longest race, the Grand Annual Steeplechase, the Jericho Cup (4600m) was being held for the fourth time on Sunday. Maher and Eustace… Read More »
Still flushed from a trifecta of Group 1 wins during the spring, Annabel Neasham is already turning her thoughts to the next chapter as she mulls autumn plans for Zaaki and Mo’Unga. The pair have provided all five of the young trainer’s elite-level victories, Mo’unga in the Rosehill Guineas and Winx Stakes,… Read More »
A legend bid farewell, a stunning Group l winner at Ascot again and the Golden Eagle form stood up. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Legend Calls Time Glen Boss, the best big race rider in Australia of… Read More »
The racing industry has not been immune to the challenges presented by the global pandemic but one light it has shined on the sport is the benefit of resting metropolitan racetracks. Officials were forced to shift meetings away from LGAs of concern during the winter and early spring, relocating them… Read More »
Ellsberg could join stablemate Steely in the showpiece race of the Sydney summer after dominating his rivals to score a comfortable victory in the Group 3 Festival Stakes at his home track. Co-trainer Sterling Alexiou confirmed the $750,000 Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in a fortnight is under consideration after the four-year-old gave… Read More »
With three Melbourne Cup victories to his credit, Glen Boss was denied a fairytale end to his illustrious career at Caulfield on Saturday. The 52-year-old ended his 37-year career in the saddle by finishing fourth on the $1.40 favourite Spanish Mission in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m). Boss is best remembered as the jockey who rode Makybe Diva to her three… Read More »
Icebath is the undisputed queen of Brad Widdup’s stable but Vulpine has at least earned herself the title of princess after posting the second stakes win of her career at Rosehill. Vulpine made easy work of Saturday’s Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m), bouncing to the front and quickly beating off her… Read More »
The racing career for German-bred import Sound may be drawing to a close, but his trainer Mike Moroney believes the stayer is racing as well as ever. Sound ruined the farewell of jockey Glen Boss by claiming a second win in the Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m), this year at Caulfield on… Read More »
Steinem has appreciated a drop in grade to finally breakthrough for her maiden stakes win taking out the Group 3 Summoned Stakes at Caulfield. The victory on Saturday brought up a race-to-race double for trainers Ciaron Maher and jockey Jye Mcneil, having scored with Enthaar in the Listed Doveton Stakes (1000m). After being headed by the runner-up in the straight, Steinum,… Read More »
Having vacated their Caulfield stable during the week, the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr team returned to claim the Sandown Guineas on Saturday. The victory of Blue Army in the Group 2 race over 1600m for three-year-olds was the first for the stable from their new base at Cranbourne. Caulfield has officially closed the door… Read More »
Irish Angel is unlikely to ever find herself in an Everest, but the mare is a shining example of how the race’s introduction has changed Chris Waller’s thinking. The champion trainer has dominated Sydney racing for more than a decade, yet he continually searches for ways he can do things better…. Read More »
Lady Of Honour has continued her winning sequence and claimed a first stakes victory by leading throughout at Caulfield. The Ben and JD Hayes-trained filly took out the Listed Twilight Glow Stakes (1400m) on Saturday to follow wins at Ballarat and Sandown. Ridden by Jake Noonan, Lady Of Honour ($5.50) held on to score a half-length… Read More »
Polly Grey has been keeping the finest of company at home and it appears to have rubbed off with the mare lumping a big weight to victory in the Listed ATC Cup at Rosehill. A steep distance rise from 1400 metre to 2000 metres proved no issue for the seven-year-old, with… Read More »
Terry Henderson’s OTI Racing is best known for its success with stayers, but the syndication company has a handy two-year-old on it’s books in undefeated filly Lady Laguna. The youngster took her record to two wins from as many starts when she ploughed through the heavy 10 conditions in the… Read More »
The Peter and Paul Snowden stable will be able to pick the right program for Ebhaar into the rich autumn two-year-old races following her debut win at Caulfield. The daughter of I Am Invincible took out the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) on Saturday to book her place in the top two-year-old races later in… Read More »
Racing Queensland has announced that race meetings conducted in Queensland will operate under a âfully vaccinatedâ directive from December 17. This ruling applies to all attendees, including patrons, employees, racing participants and volunteers with the strict rule being that only those who are fully vaccinated will be permitted to attend…. Read More »
Rebel Rama gets her chance to build on an already strong wet track record when lining up as favourite in the Midway Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday. With all three career wins coming on rain affected surfaces, Warwick Farm trainer Marc Conners is confident Rebel Rama can return to the… Read More »
Due to the inclement weather of the past week, the first race meeting on the new all-weather Polytrack surface at the Sunshine Coast will be conducted tonight with the original meeting transferred from the grass surface at the track. The previous era of the cushion track ⊠a different surface… Read More »
After a ten year gap, jockey Ronnie Stewart is heading back to Singapore where he previously plied his trade for a six year period from 2006 to 2011. The move for the highly accomplished rider, who has been based in Brisbane in recent years, is based on both professional and… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young have a light muster of three horses heading to Caulfield, but it will be all hands-on deck for the stable. Blushing Tycoon, Mister Me and Reigateall run in the Group 2 Sandown Guineas on Saturday and Busuttin said this was not meant to be the case, but had come around by circumstance. He said Blushing Tycoon’s… Read More »
