Star NZ mare Melody Belle headlines the quality nominations for this weekends Group Two Missile Stakes at Rosehill. Melody Belle is set to resume in the G2 Missile Stakes over 1200m at Rosehill on Saturday as she gears up for her Spring campaign. This years edition of the race is… Read More »
A major suspension for a leading jockey was the main focus for the week, while feature jumps racing took place at Sandown on Sunday. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Bowman Gets Six Weeks Hugh Bowman copped a… Read More »
Racing Victoria this afternoon has released a statement in regards to the sports immediate future with the state government imposing stricter stage 4 restrictions on Sunday afternoon. Media release: Racing Victoria (RV) notes the announcement today by the Victorian Government regarding the strengthening of measures to contain the COVID-19 virus… Read More »
A horse at Sandown on Sunday was scratched after the stable produced the wrong horse on course. The John McArdle stabled produced the wrong horse on course at Sandown on Sunday which saw the late scratching of emerging filly Drone Strike from the fifth race on the card LATE SCR:… Read More »
New Zealand stud Windsor Park Stud this morning announced the loss of their successful stallion Rip Van Winkle due to illness. “It’s a devasting blow for us and the industry losing a successful sire, especially one who has just enjoyed a great season on the racetrack,” Windsor Park Stud’s Rodney… Read More »
After a bumpy start, a thrilled Tom Sherry has celebrated a career milestone with his first metropolitan winner at Randwick, fittingly for boss Mark Newnham. The Irish-born apprentice combined with promising mare Fulmina to claim the ATC Thank You Trainers Handicap (1800m) on Saturday, earning high praise from Newnham for… Read More »
Jason Warren is keeping his cards close to his chest but there is no doubting his excitement at having Brooklyn Hustle back in winning form. Racing for the first time since finishing fifth to Exceedance in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes in the spring, Brooklyn Hustle’s class was on… Read More »
Illness interrupted his juvenile season but Hard Landing has put his career back on track and booked a return trip to The Valley with a determined win at his seasonal return. A Group Three winner on debut, Hard Landing was in the frame for the better two-year-old races in the… Read More »
An experiment to determine the Kosciuszko credentials of Man Of Peace has put the hardy gelding firmly in the mix for the $1.3 million feature. Trainer Matthew Dale deliberately targeted Saturday’s ATC Thank You Jockeys Handicap (1300m) at Randwick to showcase the horse’s credentials for the October 17 sprint. Man… Read More »
Not Feint Hearted has snuck under the guard of punters but not trainer Gary Portelli, who was thrilled to kick off the new racing season with a Randwick win. Not Feint Hearted was having his first run in over six weeks when unplaced at his most recent start and was… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien has taken advantage of a course proper gallop at Geelong with two of his spring stars. Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and up-and-coming star Russian Camelot were put through their paces at Geelong between races on Friday. Market 💰: View the Odds for the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Andrew Campbell will once again derive great pleasure out of watching his former Group Three New Zealand Cup winner Gobstopper chase Australian riches on Sunday. The talented stayer-turned-jumper has been a revelation since switching vocation and is one of a number of Kiwi gallopers in contention for… Read More »
The start of the new racing season coincides with the return of prize money to it’s pre-COVID-19 levels in Victoria. Prize money was slashed in April to safeguard the Victorian racing industry against the looming health and economic crisis. Races conducted in the metropolitan area suffered a 20 per cent… Read More »
In-form jockey Luke Dittman’s new association with the Chris Waller stable has proved the catalyst for his ride on Right Or Wrong for trainer Lindsay Gough in XXXX Dry Open Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Dittman has been mostly riding at the Gold Coast but in recent months has been one… Read More »
Trainer Danny Bougoure finished the racing season with a surge of winners and now he hopes to start the new one in a similar vein. Bougoure made it four winners from his past six runners when Ginger Rock won at Doomben on Wednesday. He now has promising Azzareach stepping up… Read More »
In-form gelding Mr Bellagio will be facing an important audition for bigger races later this year when he returns to racing at Eagle Farm. Mr Bellagio is yet to win in four starts on the track which has a harder racing surface than most racecourses but he was still the… Read More »
Anthony and Sam Freedman have a chance to get their new training partnership off to a winning start at the first race meeting of the new season in Melbourne at The Valley. Earlier this week it was announced that Sam Freedman would join his father in partnership from the start… Read More »
The quietest horse in Jarrod Austin’s stable is also proving to be its best money-spinner. Rising seven-year-old Inanup will chase his second city win in succession when he heads to Randwick for the ATC Thank You Stable Staff Handicap (1100m) on Saturday. Austin has a boutique team of 17 in… Read More »
Lindsay Park had plans to tackle the major two-year-old races with Hard Landing but a severe respiratory complaint put an end to those after one autumn start. Following a heavy dose of antibiotics and a good spell, Hard Landing is ready for his return in the Jockey Celebration Day Handicap… Read More »
New Zealand mare Melody Belle has continued preparations towards her expected return in the Missile Stakes with a win in a star-studded barrier trial at Randwick. Three heats for Group horses were conducted on Randwick’s Kensington track on Friday morning having been pushed back from Tuesday because of the recent… Read More »
