1 – Graeme Ballantyne Chili Is Hot is the perfect advertisement to prospective owners that you don’t need to spend big to find a good horse. Graeme Ballantyne and his wife Donna are already well in front and reaping the financial rewards after they outlaid a modest $500 for the… Read More »
Simon Zahra says a second-place finish in the Melbourne Trainers’ Premiership would be a feather in the cap for the training partnership he shares with Mathew Ellerton. Currently in third place with 38 winners for the season, Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra need four more winners to surpass the disbanded… Read More »
The transition has been smooth with the new training team of Ben and JD Hayes taking control at Lindsay Park. Two weeks into the new partnership at Lindsay Park and Ben Hayes is happy with the early results. The partnership with his brother JD commenced on June 21 with the… Read More »
The start of the new financial year didn’t bring a windfall to racing participants in Queensland. Just the opposite. It brought a wipeout … for the short-term at least. And it had nothing to do with Covid-19. This was good old fashion nature taking charge with rainfall ruling the day…. Read More »
A feature race meeting was called off due to mother nature, Jamie Kah gets closer towards history while there was a shock result in the feature at Flemington. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Sunshine Coast Postponed An… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic hopes to one day see Lindhout land a ‘black type’ race, but he was as happy to see the mare successful on Finals Day at Flemington. A lightly-raced daughter of Time For War, Lindhout registered her second win when taking out the Leilani Series Final (1400m) on Saturday. Successful on debut… Read More »
Matt Dunn covets a feature race victory at Grafton and will get two bites of the cherry this week. Having dominated racing in the NSW northern rivers region for the best part of a decade, it is little wonder Grafton’s annual July carnival looms large on Matt Dunn’s radar. But… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker will consider backing up Spencer in this week’s Grafton Cup after he passed his first genuine staying test with flying colours. Stepping up to 2400m for the first time at Rosehill on Saturday, Spencer made his own luck out in front and despite a midrace move by Nash Rawiller… Read More »
A daring ride by Tim Clark on Lackeen almost landed the Godolphin import his first Australian win before brother-in-law and fellow jockey Josh Parr arrived on the scene aboard Steely to spoil the party. Clark dictated from the front aboard Lackeen in Saturday’s Elite Sand & Soil Handicap (1800m) and upped the tempo coming… Read More »
Co-trainer Troy Corstens has credited a trip to Queensland as being instrumental in The Astrologist registering his first black type success. Following his victory at Flemington on June 19, The Astrologist followed up with an all-the-way win in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m) on Saturday. Ridden by Damien Thornton, The… Read More »
Token Spirit has showed what confidence can do in a racehorse by scoring an easy win at Flemington. Lining up for his 13th race start in the Mahogany Challenge Final (2500m) on Saturday, Token Spirit had registered just two wins, and one placing from his previous 12 outings. One of those victories… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower hopes Mongolian Marshal can be a player during the spring and would like to see the gelding back at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week. Mongolian Marshal took out Saturday’s Listed VRC/CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) and Gower would like to aim the former New Zealand gelding at… Read More »
Jockey Billy Egan believes Foxy Frida could be up to winning a better race over a longer trip following her fighting win at Flemington. Foxy Frida scored back-to-back wins at Flemington when she claimed the Rivette Series Final (1400m) on Saturday. The Andrew Noblet-trained filly was successful over 1410m on June… Read More »
The inaugural running of the Midway Handicap has been taken out by the Greg Hickman-trained Our Bellagio Miss. Greg Hickman feared the Midway Handicap was setting up so well for Our Bellagio Miss that something was sure to go awry but he need not have worried as the mare outclassed her rivals… Read More »
Jockey Ben Melham has been the beneficiary of the forced absence of Craig Williams at Flemington. Williams was stood down from riding at Flemington during the week by Racing Victoria’s Health Officer having ridden at the Eagle Farm meeting in Brisbane last Saturday. The Greater Brisbane area was declared a ‘red zone’… Read More »
Grand Promenade has continued the recent domination of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable in staying races at Flemington. At the past four meetings at headquarters, Maher and Eustace-trained horses have taken out the longer distance race on the program, all a part of the Banjo Paterson Series. Heart… Read More »
The disappointment of a last-place finish at Sandown by Seiners Express has been erased with victory his comfortable win at Flemington. A perfect ground saving ride by Harry Coffey has landed Seiners Express victory in the Silver Bowl Series Final at Flemington. The victory turned around the fortunes of the connections of… Read More »
A stable favourite of Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra has broken through for her maiden victory at Flemington. A two-year-old daughter of Zoustar, Jagar was lining up for her fourth start in Saturday’s Next Generation Sprinters Series final (1200m). Pouncing on the lead inside the final 200m, Jagar ($9), under Damian Lane, raced to a… Read More »
Ramornie Handicap ambitions might not come to fruition for Hellenism this year but a shot at The Kosciuszko is on the cards after her determined Highway Handicap victory at Rosehill. While trainer Aiden St Vincent has not ruled out backing up the five-year-old in Wednesday’s feature Grafton sprint, the decision is likely… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Tycoonist has ended a frustrating run of minor placings, leading throughout to score an overdue win at Rosehill. The $2.15 favourite had finished in the minors at his past three starts but under his 60kg top weight, he got the job done on Saturday, staving off the late… Read More »
