In-form trainer Gary Portelli is spreading his team far and wide this weekend and he hopes to deliver some joy to locked-down punters across the country. Portelli, who had produced 10 winners from his past 50 runners prior to Thursday’s Gosford meeting, will saddle up three horses in Sydney, while Spaceboy flys… Read More »
Tuvalu will be out to improve on his unbeaten record when he returns to racing at Flemington. With wins at Warrnambool and Sandown under the belt before a break, trainer Lindsey Smith says the son of Kermadec was around 90 per cent fit for the K A Morrison Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Tuvalu recorded… Read More »
Kurt Goldman has floated the concept of introducing dedicated lead-up races to the Kosciuszko to better help trainers trying to showcase their contenders for the $1.3 million feature. The Goulburn-based horseman had two runners in last year’s race, Irish Songs (eighth) and Intuition (tenth). Again his leading hopeful this spring, Irish… Read More »
Having captured a slice of history by winning the inaugural Midway Handicap, trainer Gregory Hickman will attempt to maintain his perfect strikerate with two entries in Saturday’s edition at Randwick. At first glance, his charges present with very different profiles, Get The Idea being a relatively lightly-raced gelding still improving, while Epic… Read More »
Two German imports will race as geldings in their racing returns at Flemington having undergone two rounds of surgery since they last raced. Besides a gelding operation, Schabau runs for the first time since October having had surgery on a bone chip in a fetlock while his Robert Hickmott-trained stablemate Django Freeman has… Read More »
David Payne has always seen potential in juvenile Tympanist, but it took several starts and a lot of perseverance for the horse to justify his opinion. Tympanist was beaten a total of more than 22 lengths in his first three appearances before turning that form on its head with a victory… Read More »
A track rider for the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable is in quarantine after attending a gym later declared a Tier 1 COVID exposure site. The Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra stable face an anxious wait to know whether they can start their accepted runners over the weekend. A track… Read More »
Group One winner Funstar has set a world record price for a horse bought through a digital sale. Prominent Japanese racing identity Katsumi Yoshida has paid $2.7 million for top mare Funstar – a record price for a horse bought through an online auction. The former Chris Waller-trained galloper sold overnight… Read More »
The family of Gr 1 winner FUNSTAR (Adelaide – Starspangled) is one of the very best female lines ever to race in Australia. And last night, Japan’s leading breeder, Katsumi Yoshida purchased her. He forked out $2.7million for the beautiful mare who was not in foal. The price paid is… Read More »
A leading Flemington stable has been caught up in a COVID scare with one of the track work riders attending an exposure site. The Ellerton Zahra stable was shut down overnight after it was reported one of their track work riders attended an exposure site. The track work rider however… Read More »
A gallop between races at Sandown should have Streets Of Avalon near his peak for his Bletchingly Stakes return. Shane Nichols has taken advantage of using Sandown for a gallop between races with his stable star Streets Of Avalon. The multiple Group 1 winner worked over 1000m, with regular jockey Zac… Read More »
Jockey Ben Thompson, who has enjoyed a highly successful season since relocating to Queensland, has had his momentum brought to a resounding halt by the decision of the Victorian Racing Tribunal to suspend him for four months after finding him guilty on two charges relating back to an investigation that… Read More »
James Cummings-trained filly Larkspur Run has blown her opposition away in the Admire Mars At Arrowfield Handicap (1250m) at Canterbury on Wednesday. The daughter of Sharmadal relished the Heavy conditions to run away with an impressive 2.93 length victory in the first event on the card. The two-year-old hasn’t finished worse… Read More »
The Lloyd and Nick Williams-owned Irish-bred import George Hosier remains unbeaten in Australia after recording an all-the-way win at Sandown. After successive victories at Bendigo, Hosier stepped up to 1800m to claim the Ladbroke It! Handicap on Wednesday. But don’t expect to see son of Camelot being a major player during… Read More »
An impressive debut winner is the all in top elect with Sportsbet.com.au for the Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield. Argentia, a daughter of Frankel, debuted down the Flemington straight and was an impressive winner. Tipped out with the Spring in mind, she heads the market at $13 alongside the talented… Read More »
Early morning rain dented the confidence of trainer Richard Laming prior to the debut win of Cecil Street Lad at Sandown. Laming knew he had a two-year-old of above average ability but was concerned with the Soft7-rated track for the Ladbrokes Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday. “We were confident but if the track… Read More »
Tony Gollan, the multiple Brisbane Trainer’s Premiership winner, ticked off another very satisfying box when the two-year-old, I Am Invincible colt Brentwood brought up the top trainer’s hundredth metropolitan winner for the season in Brisbane when winning impressively on debut at Doomben. Gollan had gone into the day on ninety-eight… Read More »
Exciting three-year-old Expat is chasing three wins in-a-row in the Tax Today Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. The daughter of Makfi hasn’t finished worse than fourth this campaign, when she was first-up in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes. Her last two wins have both come on Heavy rated tracks, which… Read More »
After suffering his first Australian defeat, Dice Roll will attempt a return to winning form at Flemington. Nick Ryan is confident Dice Roll can bounce back from a shock defeat at Flemington when he returns to that track on Saturday. The French-bred galloper is down to run in the Sir Eugene Gorman… Read More »
A review by Queensland Police of High Bowman and James McDonald’s recent activities in Queensland with regard to any possible breach on Covid-10 protocols had a sequel yesterday when Racing NSW’s Chief Steward Marc Van Gestel confirmed that the investigation into the case will be reopened. Both Bowman and McDonald… Read More »
