The future of Sandown as a racing venue is fast becoming a major topic of debate with the Melbourne Racing Club scheduled to brief Dandenong’s eleven councillors on April 16 on a formal rezoning plan which has been put together by the club. This comes more than two years after… Read More »
Champion Western Australian mare Arcadia Queen may have run her last race following another injury setback. Arcadia Queen who was favourite with Sportsbet in Saturday’s Group Two Emancipation Stakes has been removed from the market after an injury setback with her racing future also in doubt. The star WA mare… Read More »
The winners of two of Australia’s biggest juvenile races are heading to the paddock for well-earned spells ahead of their three-year-old campaigns. Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside and Blue Diamond victor Artorius will miss the remainder of the Sydney Autumn Carnival after their respective connections announced they were paddock bound…. Read More »
Good news from Kylie Scott, wife of trainer Brett Scott, is that her husband is on the mend and is ‘doing well’ in his recovery following a nasty accident at his Mornington property back on March 3. On that day Scott was kicked in the head by a horse. It… Read More »
Godolphin import Munitions is yet to set the world on fire but he may get that opportunity in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday. The success of gallopers like Hartnell and Avilius on Australian shores has led to boosted numbers of imported Godolphin horses. While those gallopers… Read More »
The training partnership of Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott produced the chestnut filly Chimes in excellent order and the two-year-old daughter of Snitzel did the rest under a perfect ride from Tim Clark to land her first career win on debut at Newcastle. Up with the speed early, Chimes was… Read More »
We know most trainers generally do the hard yards anyway in terms of their commitment to the time and effort required to keep their business moving along, but every now and then they also have to deal with a curve ball that makes their task just that little bit more… Read More »
The Anthony & Sam Freedman stable have advised Racing NSW Stewards today that Artorius will be spelled and not race again during the Autumn Carnival. Artorius won the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes prior to running in Saturday’s Golden Slipper where he finished sixth behind Stay Inside. The run of Artorius… Read More »
Persan resumed victorious after running the race of his life in the Melbourne Cup and will attempt to add to his record in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. Persan has proven his trainers Ciaron Maher And David Eustace wrong on a number of occasions in the short time they have… Read More »
Fine weather in Sydney in the lead up to the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill is music to the ears of Melbourne trainer Mike Moroney. The delay of the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill is likely to suit two of Mike Moroney’s stayers who are both best suited racing on… Read More »
Racing Queensland has released the following statement in response to the Queensland Government’s decision to place several precincts with Greater Brisbane under a three-day lockdown. The statement reads: ‘Racing Queensland has advised that meetings within South East Queensland during the Greater Brisbane lockdown period from March 29 to April 1,… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Kate Southam has made the decision to relocate to Perth after a short stint in North Queensland. The 27-year-old picked up a Queensland offer with trainer Carl Spry after riding Keep Your Feet at Ascot last June. Kate Southam booted home 12 winners while away at McKay, Cairns,… Read More »
Fresh from training her first metropolitan winner at Ascot on Saturday, Sue Olive has set her sights on scoring her first black-type win. Olive took out Saturday’s Belmont’s Bunuru Plate (1000m) with Awesome Rock filly Kaymay and is set to aim her up at the WA Sires’ Produce Stakes (1400m)… Read More »
Age shall not weary him. They could very well be the words expressed by trainer Chris Gangemi about his stable star, Rock Magic. Remarkably, the 11-year-old is in line to contest another campaign of racing, principally in two races he is familiar with: the Northam Stakes and Roma Cup. The… Read More »
Three riders were involved in a fall near the 150m during race 1 at today’s Grafton meeting. So Super (Emily Atkinson) appeared to clip heels and fell resulting in Cutting Loose (Luke Rolls) and Baltic Cavalier (Tenille Gray) also falling. Luke Rolls made his way back to the jockey room… Read More »
Nick Ryan is looking forward to Easter. On Thursday Ryan moves into a new stable complex at Flemington and a couple of days later will saddle up Mahamedeis in the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield. Ryan has been based at Caulfield for the past four years and has… Read More »
Trent Busuttin says it is not ideal having to wait another week for Mirage Dancer and Impecunious to line up in their respective Group 1 races at Rosehill on Saturday. Mirage Dancer is down to run in the Tancred Stakes (2400m) with Impecunious scheduled to compete in the Vinery Stud Stakes. Saturday’s meeting has been delayed a week, with the… Read More »
Australia’s largest bookmaker Tabcorp says the several unsolicited approaches and proposals for its wagering & media business do not adequately value the business. Ladbrokes Australia and Neds holding company Entain Group was the front runner in negotiations which valued the Wagering and Media business at $3billion AUD. The Tabcorp Board… Read More »
One trainer not upset at the Sydney Autumn Carnival being delayed a week is Mike Moroney who says it may allow Tofane to resume in a stakes race for her own sex at Randwick. The winner of the Group 1 All-Aged Stakes at last year’s carnival, Tofane has had a… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable are hoping Bam’s On Fire can recapture her form of 12 months ago that delivered the mare victory in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap at Caulfield. Bam’s On Fire is heading back to the 1400m contest on Saturday, but certainly not in the… Read More »
