Purple Sector was not able to give John Thompson the perfect spring carnival ending in the The Gong but the trainer has still enjoyed an impressive innings. The rejuvenated five-year-old, who was well-fancied in Saturday’s $1 million The Gong, finished seventh to Archedemus after settling handy to the speed and… Read More »
Talented sprinter Scallopini will be given another chance to halt the Jonker juggernaut in the George Moore Stakes. Co-trainer Matt Hoysted said Scallopini will line up in the Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on December 5 after losing round one against Jonker in the Keith Noud Quality… Read More »
Sometimes in life you just have to acknowledge death can work for you. And today at a tight little bush racetrack in northern NSW called Ballina, we see a moment in time that may be meant to be. Let me explain. Former popular, talented horse-breaker and Warwick Farm trainer Rick… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke will not be the trainer of star Queensland galloper Alligator Blood when the horse returns. David Vandyke will no longer train for owner Allan Endresz after he told him “he doesn’t want to train for him any more” last week. There has been rumoured tension between the… Read More »
The Chris Waller trained Pancho has won the feature on Sunday at Kilmore the Kilmore Cup. The form for Pancho was franked on Saturday when Irish Flame won the Ballarat Cup and it continued with the son of Dissident winning the feature event at Kilmore on Sunday. Jockey Craig Williams… Read More »
Racing Victoria is in talks with the local government around crowds returning to races with the release of new framework for COVID-19 restrictions. RV on Sunday announced that they will be discussing whether crowds will be allowed back to the races after Victoria today went 24 days without a new… Read More »
Following on from Friday’s State Government announcement of the lifting of the Stay at Home lockdown from midnight Saturday night (21 November) and the further easing of restrictions, Thoroughbred Racing SA (TRSA) wish to advise that race meetings will recommence from Tursday 24th November as below; Tuesday 24 November 2020… Read More »
Punters were on their knees at Ballarat and Kembla Grange on Saturday, but it was a case of drink what you like after the Railway. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Bloodbath For Punters The Ballarat and Kembla… Read More »
The Group 3 Rough Habit winner Ballistic Boy added the Mooloolaba Cup to his list of victories when he stormed home late to grab a thrilling win at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. It was an important win for the Chris Anderson trained son of Smart Missile who was second-up… Read More »
Punters watching the last race at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday did a quick double-take and then they still had to go and watch the race reply to try and process what they had just seen. The race favourite Tokoriki Lad got the chocolates alright, but not before giving quite… Read More »
The decision to return to Perth and quarantine for two weeks to ride in the Railway Stakes and miss Arcadia Queen’s win in the Mackinnon Stakes has been rewarded. William Pike returned home to Perth prior to Arcadia Queen’s run in the G1 Mackinnon Stakes at Flemington so that he… Read More »
This exciting WA filly WATCH ME DANCE (I’m All The Talk-Coventry To Rio) looks the next most likely WA superstar to trek across the Nullabor one day, after she showed her brilliance winning the $500,000 Sky Racing WA Guineas. The 1600m is a Gr 2 event. And all ladies syndicate… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards have adjourned an inquiry into Nash Rawiller’s ride on beaten favourite Greek Hero at Kembla Grange after giving the jockey a grilling. Rawiller’s effort aboard the Richard and Michael Freedman-trained galloper was put under the microscope after he got back to last and never threatened, despite making… Read More »
Jockey Jay Ford has turned back the clock with a daring ride aboard Team Hawkes gelding Archedemus to win the $1 million The Gong. Ford was the regular partner of champion sprinter Takeover Target, who he rode to eight Group One wins during the 2000s, and has been mainly plying… Read More »
Despite a torrid run, former Kiwi galloper Irish Flame has continued his purple patch of form and demonstrated his toughness with a narrow win in the Ballarat Cup. It was ex-New Zealanders to the fore as he is trained by former champion jumps jockey Brett Scott and ridden by Kiwi… Read More »
Forget Gr 1 racing at Ascot in WA today, the feel good run of the afternoon was by the veteran RED PUBLISHER (Publishing-Kewpie Doll). The old boy was a $28 chance and one of the very first rides for relocated Victorian hoop Brad Rawiller. And what a day for both…. Read More »
The Listed Placid Arc Stakes in Western Australia over 1200m today showcased a star in the making. Her name is CHANTORQUE (War Chant-Contortion). Willy Pike was riding a filly MYSTICAL VIEW (Canford Cliffs-Mystical Miss) in his regular pink and white colours for Grant and Alana Williams. But even that winning… Read More »
Clarry Conners was initially mesmerised by Stolen Jade’s beauty but he is quickly being won over by her talent. The mare remains undefeated this preparation after taking out Saturday’s Traffic Logistics Handicap (1200m) at Kembla Grange to earn herself a trip to the Gold Coast for the Magic Millions carnival… Read More »
An idea hatched by Warwick Farm trainer John Sargent a couple of years ago paid off handsomely when his two-year-old Readily Availabull stormed home to win the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic. The youngster is now Magic Millions Classic-bound after winning at Ballarat on Saturday and securing enough prize money to… Read More »
Adelaide raider Tradewind has emulated his sire Trust In A Gust by winning the Eureka Stockade at Ballarat in a boilover. In taking out the 1400 metre race for three-year-olds, Tradewind, a member of Trust In A Gust’s first crop, gave the Swettenham Stud-based stallion his best winner from a… Read More »
