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 »
Champion trainer Chris Waller found himself in a rare situation at Kembla Grange when he won the third race twice with two different horses. The Waller-trained Relucent was first past the post in Saturday’s 2000 metre event, narrowly staving off the late charge of stablemate Accountability. But it was a… Read More »
Sydney trainer John Sargent has pulled off a hit and run mission at Ballarat to win the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic. Sargent brought bargain buy two-year-old Readily Availabull to Ballarat to make his racing debut after trialling well in Sydney. “I went to the Ballarat Cup meeting a couple of… Read More »
A strong, progressive win by BIGBOYROY (Dissident-Follonica) in the first at Kembla’s marquee meeting set the scene for a big, big day. After a cracking pace was set by Knight, who made the race at times look like a 1000m sprint, rather than a 1500m affair allowing Air To Air… Read More »
Goulburn horseman Jade McDonald is gearing up for the biggest day of his training career with stable duo Roc De Khaper and Departing Bullet tackling the TAB Highway Handicap at Kembla Grange. McDonald said he couldn’t be happier with both his charges heading into Saturday’s stand-alone south coast meeting, which… Read More »
Leading jockey Baylee Nothdurft believes a recent barrier trial win by speedy mare Sugar Boom has her primed to win the Swiss Ace Plate at the Sunshine Coast. Sugar Boom resumed from a spell to score in restricted company at Doomben on October 17 before an all-the-way win in a… Read More »
Putting in the extra yards for Chris Waller at trackwork has not only given Glyn Schofield a good insight into the premier trainer’s horses, it has also led to him securing the mount on Reloaded in The Gong. Schofield headed out to Rosehill last week to put a few of… Read More »
Mornington trainer Brett Scott received the news he had been waiting for when he found out his in-form galloper Irish Flame had gained a start in the Ballarat Cup. Irish Flame was first emergency but secured a run when Power Scheme was scratched on Friday morning. The former champion jumps… Read More »
One of the most expensive horses sold in recent years has gone unplaced on debut in a maiden at Terang on Friday. Strategy was the $1.7million dollar 2019 Magic Millions Yearling Sale sale topper where he was purchased by trainer Lloyd Kennewell for Group One Bstock/Aquis/Ozzie Kheir out of the… Read More »
Rule The World will be on a mission to get his career back on track when he lines up for just his third start in 12 months at the Kembla Grange stand-alone meeting. The Gooree Stud product showed enormous promise to win his first three outings and was immediately stepped… Read More »
Racing participants in NSW and Victoria from Monday will be allowed to move freely between the two states without isolating. Effective from 11.59pm (AEDT) on Sunday, 22 November 2020, participant access to NSW will be allowed coinciding with the NSW Government’s opening up of the border. Licensed and registered persons… Read More »
Mike Moroney is hoping rising star Shelby Cobra can answer one burning question when he bids to extend his winning streak at Ballarat. Moroney is in two-minds about whether the three-year-old is purely a sprinter or if he will be even better extended to a mile. Shelby Cobra is a… Read More »
Racing Victoria have confirmed that the closing of Victoria’s western border it will not impact trainers who want to run their horses in Victoria. The TRSA announced on Wednesday night that all racing in the state had been cancelled for six days as the state was rushed into lockdown following… Read More »
Ben Thompson’s flourishing combination with the O’Dea-Hoysted stable has resulted in him being booked to ride talented miler Reckless Choice in the Mooloolaba Cup at the Sunshine Coast. Thompson has cracked the top 10 on the Brisbane jockeys’ premiership riding 12 winners since leaving Melbourne to join his partner, fellow… Read More »
It’s not quite the green jacket awarded to the champion at Augusta but trainer John Thompson has a pretty special garment of his own. During his years working for legendary horseman Bart Cummings, Thompson was closely involved with 2008 Melbourne Cup winner Viewed. The horse carried late owner Dato Tan… Read More »
Racing Victoria Stewards issued a charge against jockey Noel Callow following an inquiry into his ride on Grand Pope in Race 1 at Benalla on Friday 25th September 2020. Noel Callow has been issued one charge under AR 129(2) which states that a rider must take all reasonable and permissible… Read More »
One of the leading contenders in Saturday’s Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot will require a replacement jockey. Jockey Steven Parnham who was booked to ride Kay Cee in the Railway Stakes will miss at least three weeks after a fall at Ascot on Wednesday. Parnham suffered a bad fall… Read More »
It wouldn’t quite match Dennis Pagan’s fairytale Victoria Derby win but if Maddie Raymond could secure the Ballarat Cup with Pacodali in her first year of training, it would be one of the stories of the spring. In some ways, if Raymond’s runner Pacodali won the $500,000 Ballarat Cup on… Read More »
