Champion jockey Hugh Bowman will ride in a race for the first time this season, and just the third time in almost three months, when he returns for a select book at Rosehill. Bowman has been sidelined for six weeks by a careless riding suspension incurred over the fall that… Read More »
Alligator Blood is an odds-on favourite for his return to racing at Doomben but trainer David Vandyke is keeping a lid on expectations. TAB fixed odds has installed Alligator Blood, the winner of the Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington in February, a $1.70 favourite for Saturday’s XXXX Dry Open… Read More »
Peter Gelagotis only needs to check the results of Melbourne’s spring weight-for-age races over the past year to know it’s not impossible for Levendi to come back to racing with an unexpected win at Group One level. Levendi runs in the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday and… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey James Winks has announced his retirement from the saddle on medical advice. The 36-year-old revealed the news on Racing.com’s After The Last program on Wednesday and said he had made the decision after being diagnosed with syncope, the medical term for fainting. The diagnosis was confirmed when… Read More »
It has been confirmed that star jockey Dwayne Dunn will miss the spring carnival after breaking his C6 vertebrae on Saturday when his mount Shot Of Irish reared in the barriers and the jockey smashed his head against the stalls. Dunn was transported to RM hospital for scans on his neck… Read More »
Apprentice Madison Lloyd has had a day to remember, winning her first city race when Beautiful Bee scored narrowly at Sandown Hillside. The 19-year-old was having only her fifth ride in town and said she couldn’t describe how excited she was after her narrow win in the 1000m race on… Read More »
Two colts who cost $1.7 million between them have broken their maidens in back-to-back races at Canterbury to put themselves on a path to bigger goals. Redoute’s Choice three-year-old Cadenabbia, the first foal out of Group One winner Griante, got the ball rolling with victory in Wednesday’s opening 1550m event…. Read More »
Although it wasn’t a win by a big margin, co-trainer Ben Hayes saw enough for three-year-old Aysar to continue on a path to the Caulfield Guineas. “He’s a pretty exciting horse going forward,” Hayes said after Aysar took out Wednesday’s benchmark 64 for three-year-olds over 1300 metres. Hayes pointed out… Read More »
The winning ticket numbers have been announced for the 2020 The Kosciuszko. View the list of winning tickets below. The Kosciuszko race is a 1200 metre sprint contest run under set weights and penalties conditions on the same day as The TAB Everest at Royal Randwick on Saturday 17 October… Read More »
John Moore’s move to Australia has been delayed due to the pandemic but his presence is already being felt in his newly minted training partnership with brother Gary. The pair made a flying start to their venture with their first runner, Morethannumberone, successful at Newcastle last week. They will chase… Read More »
Leon MacDonald is hoping Dalasan can finally land a Group One race when he runs in the Makybe Diva Stakes. “I’d love to win a Group One race with him. He deserves to and this race was always on our agenda,” MacDonald said. He is also keen to continue the… Read More »
The Group Two Run To The Rose this weekend will be a small field but it is jam packed with quality. Golden Slipper winner Farnan headlines the field with the star colt resuming after being the standout two-year-old of the season although this may be his toughest task to date… Read More »
In Victoria and South Australia this afternoon, younger siblings of two proven superstar Gr 1 winning mares, will attempt to win further glories for their family tree. The mares are JAMEKA (Myboycharlie-Mine Game) who won $4.8million in prizemoney inc the Caulfield Cup, and SUNLIGHT (Zoustar-Solar Charge) who landed her connections… Read More »
Danny O’Brien can’t wait to see his star galloper Russian Camelot return in the Makybe Diva Stakes but he also knows the burden of expectation the horse is carrying. “It’s really exciting to see him back at the races. His last run was terrific and he’s had a good winter,”… Read More »
Horses trained by Irish maestro Aidan O’Brien dominate the positions at the top of weights for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups. Handicaps for the Cups were announced by Racing Victoria’s Greg Carpenter on Tuesday. Last year’s English Derby winner Anthony Van Dyck has been given top weight of 58.5kg in… Read More »
Godolphin star Bivouac indicated he is ready for a return to business with a “superb” trial against a star-studded line up at Randwick. Partnered by Hugh Bowman, the dual Group One winner jumped nicely to trail Mizzy before responding strongly inside the 300m to power away for a commanding two-length… Read More »
The weights for the 2020 Caulfield Cup have today been released with Irish stayer Anthony Van Dyck given the top weight. Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has released the weights for the 2020 Caulfield Cup which will be run on October 17th with Internationals dominating the top weights. Pre-weights… Read More »
The weights for the 2020 Melbourne Cup have today been released with Irish stayer Anthony Van Dyck given the top weight. Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper Greg Carpenter has released the weights for the 2020 Melbourne Cup which will be run on November 3rd with last years winner Vow And Declare… Read More »
Queensland Racing Integrity Commission Stewards yesterday opened an inquiry into Sunshine Coast Trainer Paul Duncan to determine the circumstances around the suspected administration of a medication within one clear day to thoroughbred Galaxy Guru which was set to race at the Sunshine Coast. Carrying out a stable inspection at the… Read More »
As talk starts to climb the mountain of excitement towards the upcoming $15m The Everest at Randwick, here’s a nice timely story. Last year’s gutsy winner YES YES YES (Rubick-Sin Sin Sin) has a new family member. Meet his baby brother, born today at Kitchwin Hills Stud in NSW. This… Read More »
