Star sprinting mare Loving Gaby has been retired due to injury which would have seen her miss the Spring carnival. Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have been dealt a blow on the eve of the spring carnival with the retirement of top mare Loving Gaby due to a leg… Read More »
This is the day, this is the day, that the Lord has made…for Annabel Neasham. The one time Sydney maestro for the powerful Ciaron Maher-David Eustace training operation, has split with the squad and gone out on her own. And today, this afternoon, at Scone, she will saddle up the… Read More »
Proud trainer Richard Litt said it all. “It was obvious from the start that Castelvecchio was a pure athlete, and very fast with a great turn of foot. He always did everything so easily.” “He was extremely enthusiastic, very, very sound and never had a backward day” with Castelvecchio retiring… Read More »
A stablehands hair regrowth shampoo has cost NSW trainer Gary Portelli a hefty fine. A stablehand that works for trainer Gary Portelli has cost their employee a fine of $3,000 after their hair regrowth shampoo which contained Minoxidil found it’s way into a horses urine. Racing NSW stewards have issued… Read More »
The Memsie stakes this weekend looks to be shaping up as a cracking edition and the TAB has opened their all-in markets with Godolphin mare Savatiano the early favourite. Savatiano won the PB Lawrence Stakes last time out beating home some of the leading contenders in this weekends Memsie Stakes… Read More »
Peter Moody will make his return to Group One racing in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield where he is planning to have two runners in Gatting and Glenfiddich. Moody was successful the last time he had a runner in a Group One, which was in March 2016 when he won… Read More »
The new-season three-year-olds will have their next opportunity to stake their spring claims when a number of leading contenders clash in the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill. Anders made a clear statement with a commanding first-up win in the Listed Rosebud, and along with his Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained… Read More »
Prolific Group One winner Melody Belle will return to New Zealand and take no further part in the Australian spring following two unplaced runs in Sydney. John Galvin, director of her ownership group Fortuna Syndications, confirmed the mare had been booked on a flight home. While her owners have been… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced that the seven Cranbourne stables that had been on lockdown due to a COVID-19 scare can resume training from Monday. The stables of Richard Laming, Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Wendy Kelly, Nathan Dunn, Michael Trotter, Adrian McGregor and Tom Nikolic went into lockdown on Friday… Read More »
Racing Victoria has today been advised that the 88 COVID-19 tests taken from licensed and registered participants at Cranbourne Turf Club yesterday have all returned as negative. As a result of this, the lockdown on the seven Cranbourne stables has been lifted and they are permitted to resume normal activities… Read More »
Read what each of the jockeys had to say bout their rides in Saturday’s Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick. James McDonald (Verry Elleegant): “Without doubt she is an absolute star. She has been working. She has progressed so much the last six months it is incredible. She would have… Read More »
A difficult week for apprentice Tom Sherry got even worse at Randwick when he was fined $1000 by stewards for failing to comply with an order. Sherry, who rode in the first race and had a four-hour gap until his next engagement, sought permission to leave the course to go… Read More »
Bush trainer John Matheson’s only galloper in work, Jittery Jack, made it successive city wins when he relished the heavy conditions to thump his Moonee Valley rivals by seven lengths. Jittery Jack ploughed through the ground to win the 1600 metre event in what would prove to be the final… Read More »
The handicapper will determine whether Verry Elleegant gets a chance to deliver trainer Chris Waller his first Melbourne Cup but there is little doubt the mare is set for an outstanding spring. Verry Elleegant made a spectacular return at Randwick on Saturday to beat a high-class field in the Winx… Read More »
Incessant rain has caused the Moonee Valley meeting to be abandoned over safety concerns after just five races were run on the nine-race program. Jockeys and stewards inspected the track after the fifth race, which was won by Jittery Jack, and they agreed to call off the meeting on safety… Read More »
Renowned Wangaratta horse breaker Adrian Corboy recorded his first city winner as a trainer when mudlark Roland Garros led throughout to win the benchmark 78 staying event over 2500 metres. Corboy said he couldn’t have been happier with the track rating of heavy as Roland Garros had won a race… Read More »
Three-year-old Dirty Thoughts has kept her undefeated record this campaign intact with a tough on-speed victory in the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap at Moonee Valley. Co-trainer Simon Zahra said Dirty Thoughts was a professional who had the early gate speed to get into a forward position, which was the key to… Read More »
Wow, what a win by Verry Elleegant (Zed-Opulence) in the first Gr 1 race of the season at Randwick. But what did we learn from this fantastic rendition of the race Winx made her own? Well, perhaps we saw some of the winners of future major Gr 1 races this… Read More »
Godolphin sprinter Roheryn ($4.40) claimed some high-profile scalps to land his first stakes win in the Show Country Quality (1200m). The gelding had race fitness on his side and it told over the final stages as he held on to beat the fast-finishing Probabeel ($18) by a neck with Special… Read More »
John Thompson feared Sweet Deal would be outsprinted in the Toy Show Quality but instead found himself hankering for the finishing line. Concerned the mare would find the 1100 metres too sharp under her top weight, Thompson was delighted to see Sweet Deal put herself in the race and hit… Read More »
