Silly Point displayed his willingness to win on Wednesday, breaking through at start five in the Bowermans Commercial Furniture Plate (1150m). The three-year-old had missed out narrowly first-up at Canterbury but had been freshened for his second-up assignment at Randwick-Kensington. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes was full of praise for the son… Read More »
A gelding operation has done the trick with the Snowden-trained King Of Sparta as he broke his maiden at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. The son of I Am Invincible had run fourth in the Group 2 Silver Slipper and the Group 3 Kindergarten Stakes earlier in his career. But it was the… Read More »
The bid by Jamie Kah to become the first jockey to reach 100 winners in Melbourne in a season will have to wait another day. Jamie Kah will have to wait until Saturday at Caulfield for another shot at reaching the 100-win mark after a winless day at Sandown. Assured of… Read More »
Trainer Shane Nichols and jockey Dean Yendall renewed their association with the win of So You Assume at Sandown. The pair joked prior to the running of the Ladbrokes Blended Multi Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday who was responsible for dumping who from certain runners. Yendall has ridden countless winners for Nichols and was aboard… Read More »
The Moonee Valley Racing Club were saddened today to hear about the passing of 2008 W.S. Cox Plate champion Maldivian. Maldivian was a winner of nine races from 30 career starts, winning three Group 1 races and amassing $2,821,800 in prizemoney, and his victory in the W.S. Cox Plate remains… Read More »
Veteran rider Peter Hall will be guiding winners of a different kind as the new jockey coach at Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA). In announcing the appointment, Racing Careers and Training Manager Ron Fleming said Mr Peter Hall’s skills showed in his career stats of more than 1000 wins… Read More »
Mornington trainer David Brideoake is forgiving of Red Can Man’s Melbourne debut and anticipates an improved performance from the former West Australian galloper at Caulfield on Saturday. Having his first start in Victoria, Red Can Man finished seventh to The Astrologist when he started favourite in the Jack Styring OAM Sprint… Read More »
Having had the benefit of a start up the straight at Flemington, David Brideoake is expecting improvement from Red Can Man at Caulfield. David Brideoake is looking at racing around a corner to bring out the best of Red Can Man in a stakes race at Caulfield. Red Can Man will be… Read More »
Tony Gollan was understandably well pleased with what he saw at the trials at Eagle Farm yesterday morning. Gollan runners won four trials with one runner, EF Troop, catching the eye in particular, when winning Trial 14 by eleven lengths. Back in the care of @tonygollan and thriving! Ef Troop… Read More »
Multiple Brisbane Metropolitan Trainers Premiership winner Tony Gollan will be looking to flex the stable’s muscles at Grafton today where the powerful yard has the seasoned Outback Barbie and Garibaldi engaged in the $200 000, Listed Ramornie Handicap over 1200m. Outback Barbie needs no introduction. The five-year-old Spirit Of Boom… Read More »
As the current Hong Kong season draws to a close, the action is still very much alive and well in the Hong Kong sales market with another two Australian horses being snapped up by Hong Kong buyers this week. And the search for suitable horses covers all corners of Australia,… Read More »
In form Zipping Boy will chase a fourth straight win when he runs at Caulfield on Saturday. But which 1100m race the son of Squamosa contests is yet to be decided by Jerome Hunter, although the Three-Year-Old Colts and Geldings Handicap over 1100m is the favoured option. However, Hunter has… Read More »
It could be an exciting afternoon for Jarrod Austin, with two progressive three-year-old’s racing within 15 minutes of each other on Wednesday. The Warwick Farm-based trainer will see Dawn Flight go around at Kensington in the Admire Mars At Arrowfield Handicap (1300m) quickly followed by Remus in the Tursa Grafton… Read More »
Jamie Kah is expected to etched her name in the history books by becoming the first jockey to notch 100 wins in a season in the metropolitan area of Victoria. Brett Prebble came close ending the 1999-2000 season with 99-½ wins off fewer city meetings and at the start of the… Read More »
We don’t get to write many stories about riders from South Australia. Certainly not apprentice jockeys as most of the time the eastern seaboard hoops dominate the headlines. But, this story needs to be told. Sunday at Port Augusta races, the big race was the Port Augusta Cup over 2300m… Read More »
Jamie Kah is a $1.10 chance with TAB to bring up her 100th Victorian metropolitan winner of the season tomorrow at Sandown. A market this morning went up on how many winners she would ride at the meeting with the 1+ option that would see her create history as the first… Read More »
Queensland racing just can’t catch a break at the moment. The Warwick meeting, originally scheduled for last Sunday and the then transferred to this Wednesday, because of the state of the track, has now officially been abandoned. As stated on the Racing Queensland website, ‘The abandonment decision was made following… Read More »
Feature racing continues at Belmont Park on Saturday with the $100,000 Listed Beaufine Stakes, run over 1000m. The race was first held in 1979 where Nilotic, ridden by Gerry Donnelly, was the first home in the field of 15 starters ahead of Saba Minx and Gypsy Princess. TRAINERS Vern Brockman… Read More »
After finishing second in the Sir John Monash Stakes 12 months ago, Viridine will be aiming to go one better at Caulfield. Team Godolphin and trainer James Cummings will be hoping Viridine can avenge last year’s defeat in a late season stakes race at Caulfield. The evergreen sprinter is likely to be… Read More »
Having enjoyed a short break, Ayrton is all set to resume training with the Golden Eagle at Rosehill to be his main spring target. Having had a two-start campaign in Brisbane and enjoying some winter warmth up north, Ayrton is set to return to the Caulfield stables of Mick Price and… Read More »
