Progressive gelding Soldier Of Love is scheduled to return to the scene of his most recent victory aiming to add to an already successful campaign. The Bjorn Baker-trained Soldier Of Love is among a capacity field of 14 plus six emergencies for Saturday’s De Bortoli Wines Handicap at Rosehill in… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller will be chasing his 30th Queensland feature staying race win with a strong hand at Eagle Farm. He trained the first six across the line in the Group Three Chairman’s Hcp at Doomben two weeks and could possibly do so again in the Group Three Tattersall’s… Read More »
Classy mare Outback Barbie has come through her Stradbroke Handicap run well and will back up to give trainer Tony Gollan three runners in the Group Two Dane Ripper Stakes on Saturday. Outback Barbie has not run a place in six starts at Eagle Farm but ran one of her… Read More »
Tasmanian racing is set to return from a 10-week shutdown on the weekend and online bookmaker Ladbrokes is backing the return with a financial boost that will be spread across all participants of the industry. Ladbrokes, which is the official wagering partner of Tasracing, has committed an additional $150,000 in… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Gordon Lord Byron ha sadly died following an incident whilst exercising today. Gordon Lord Byron won G1 races in England, France and Australia throughout his career which spanned 108 starts winning 16 of those. The Irish galloper made the trip to Australia in 2014 where he… Read More »
A group of high-profile Victorian jockeys have been given the green light to start riding trackwork again at selected venues. As part of the protocols in place during the COVID-19 pandemic, jockeys in Victoria have been split into two groups – a Green team and a Gold team. Jockeys in… Read More »
A Victorian apprentice will spend the night in hospital following a race fall at Pakenham. Kiran Quilty completed the course aboard The Real Wasabi in a maiden race on Tuesday, but her mount clipped heels after the winning post and fell. After being assessed on track, Quilty was transported to… Read More »
Having pinpointed the Dane Ripper Stakes as the most suitable option for Irithea during this year’s revised Queensland winter carnival, Sydney trainer Bjorn Baker believes the mare is on track to give the Group Two race a shake. Irithea is coming off a last-start win in the Group Three Dark… Read More »
Tasmanian trainers are eagerly awaiting the return to racing with 190 horses nominated for the first meeting back at Launceston. And crowds will immediately be allowed back on course, restricted to restaurant areas. Racing in Tasmania was halted in early April because of the coronavirus outbreak with its return set… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney believes Hang Man is knocking on the door of a win this preparation and hopes he can achieve it at The Valley on Saturday. Hang Man is yet to win from four starts this preparation, registering two placings, but Moroney believes there was plenty of merit in… Read More »
A crack at a late-season stakes race in Brisbane looms for Sydney three-year-old Blazing Miss if she continues her good form at Rosehill on Saturday. The Mark Newnham-trained filly will chase her third-straight city win when she runs in Saturday’s 1100m benchmark 88 handicap, having posted back-to-back victories at Randwick… Read More »
Victoria’s Racing Minister Martin Pakula says there won’t be a clash between the opening day of the Melbourne Cup carnival and the Grand Final if the AFL fixture falls that way. The COVID-19 pandemic has clouded the AFL fixture with uncertainty over when the Grand Final will be played. With… Read More »
Queensland’s premiership-leading jockey Baylee Nothdurft will take his appeal against a three-month ban to the next level after failing in an internal review. Nothdurft rode Vega One when the gelding finished fourth in an Open Handicap (1000m) after coming from last on the home turn at the Sunshine Coast on… Read More »
Leading Queensland country trainer John Manzelmann has been fined $6000 after two of his horses returned positive swabs to an anti-inflammatory steroid. Manzelmann’s horses Zoffany Rocket won at Rockhampton on August 23 which was followed by Canford Tree winning at the same track on August 28. Swabs taken from both… Read More »
It was a day to remember for Matthew Poon at Sha Tin on Sunday with the former Australian jockey riding four winners on the card. Matthew Poon was the first Hong Kong apprentice to ride in South Australia and he made his mark on the state becoming a bit of… Read More »
With no Queensland Oaks this winter, Sydney trainer Mark Newnham has had to make The Roses in Brisbane the target for some of his stable’s up-and-coming fillies. Newnham is planning to have three runners in Saturday’s Group Two Roses (1825m) for three-year-old fillies at Eagle Farm, with Celestial Falls already… Read More »
Group One-winning Sydney jockey Adam Hyeronimus is facing multiple charges over betting offences. Hyeronimus has been hit with 32 charges after a long-running Racing NSW stewards’ investigation. He will face an inquiry on Thursday and Friday when stewards will allege the jockey had an interest in 29 bets on horses… Read More »
With clarity over the spring carnival programs, trainer Mike Moroney is getting his stable’s leading prospects back to work including Cups contender Aktau and Everest hopeful Tofane. The Melbourne spring carnival program was locked in last Friday, with Racing Victoria deciding to keep the traditional dates and not adopt a… Read More »
The disappointment of missing out on a Brisbane winter carnival opportunity has been emphasised for a second time in as many starts for staying prospect Stockman. Rated a genuine Queensland Derby chance, Stockman had to settle for a win in much lesser grade at Warwick Farm on Monday. Trainer Joe… Read More »
A new-season race that has been a traditional spring starting point for many of Sydney’s best sprinters will figure in a switch of handicapping conditions. The Missile Stakes, a Group Two sprint over 1200m, will be run as a set-weights with penalties event for the first time this year. Since… Read More »
