A trip to Queensland for Special Missile almost netted the desired result, and now the gelding is back home to contest Sydney’s final stakes race of the season as he bids to snap a lengthy absence from the winner’s circle. Special Missile finished second to Krone in the Listed Glasshouse… Read More »
Apprentice Alex Patis will have the most important ride of her career when she partners top two-year-old Kisukano at Doomben. Trainer Michael Nolan had been toying with the idea of heading straight to Sydney after Kisukano won first up on the Sunshine Coast two weeks ago. Instead Kisukano will tackle… Read More »
Tullio should get track conditions to suit when he aims for his fourth straight win at Doomben on Saturday. The four-year-old has been in top form since returning from an injury-enforced break but faces his stiffest task in the Kirin Handicap (1050m). Rain has been forecast for Doomben later this… Read More »
An inquiry into the Alligator Blood positive swab from the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas will be held behind closed doors by Racing Queensland stewards. The media will be barred from Thursday’s proceedings, where one of Australia’s top gallopers is facing disqualification. A post-race swab detected traces of the prohibited substance… Read More »
Queensland’s leading jockey has suffered a season-ending injury after a fall during trackwork. Baylee Nothdurft, who tops the state title on 108-1/2 winners and metropolitan premiership on 77-1/2 victories, fractured his jaw after he was thrown from a horse on Wednesday. Nothdurft, who is assured of becoming the first apprentice… Read More »
One of New Zealand’s long-term leading jockeys has retired from racing after injuries he suffered in a fall at the trials. Michael Coleman broke a femur and suffered serious pelvic injuries when a horse reared over at the Rotorua trials on June 30 which required the jockey to be airlifted… Read More »
The Kris Lees-trained Special Reward headlines the 10 nominations for the Listed July Sprint over 1100m at Rosehill. While Stradbroke Handicap plans did not eventuate for the dual Group winner, he heads the weights with 62kg on Saturday. Lees said at this stage he would accept with Special Reward before… Read More »
Trainer Mark Webb is favouring the idea of an attempt at repeating history with Miss Iano when the mare runs at Caulfield. Miss Iano holds a nomination in three races at Caulfield on Saturday, an 1100m mares’ race, an open handicap over 1400m along with the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes…. Read More »
Last-start Winter Stakes winner Noble Boy is on target for more black-type success in the Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill. Trainer Clare Cunningham cannot fault Noble Boy as she prepares the gelding for Saturday’s Listed 1500m Winter Challenge at the same track of his previous victory. In his first preparation… Read More »
The racing community is at a loss on Tuesday after the sudden passing of racing personality Rob Gaylard. Gaylard who worked with various racing clubs and was lecturer at the Racing Victoria’s Apprentice school in media and communications sadly passed away on Tuesday. Terribly sad news today on the passing… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Adam Hyeronimus faces a potentially lengthy ban from racing after being found guilty of 30 of 31 betting charges levelled against him by Racing NSW stewards. Stewards found Hyeronimus guilty of having an interest in a bet of $500 on Lucky Meteor, a horse he rode at… Read More »
The Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill looms as the likely kick off point for Mugatoo after the import pleased his trainer Kris Lees in a barrier trial at Newcastle. Mugatoo, winner of the Listed Canberra Cup in his first Australian racing preparation earlier this year, is among 12 initial nominations… Read More »
The decision by Te Akau principal David Ellis to leave star mares Melody Belle and Probabeel in Sydney following their autumn campaigns is already paying a dividend. They have been in the hands of travelling foreman Ashley Handley, who is providing positive feedback to trainer Jamie Richards as to how… Read More »
The Listed Queensland Cup will return to its traditional timeslot as part of a revamped spring carnival but at a much shorter distance. The Cup was run in the Queensland spring for more than 100 years and is one of the oldest races in the state. It was one of… Read More »
Streets Of Avalon is scheduled to begin his latest campaign in the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield on a path to Group One targets at the same track later in his preparation. The five-year-old became a Group One winner with an upset victory in the Futurity Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield last… Read More »
Caloundra galloper Doctor Zous will chase the remaining northern sprint feature races after his comprehensive win in the Rockhampton Newmarket. The Rockhampton Newmarket is usually the first leg of a sprint series that carries a $100,000 bonus for any horse that can win three of the five races. But there… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes has pencilled in a spring program towards the Group One Thousand Guineas for unbeaten Instant Celebrity after the filly’s impressive win in the Listed Oaklands Plate in Adelaide. Instant Celebrity sprinted quickly from back in the field to pass her rivals in the straight in Saturday’s Oaklands… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne rates Tallyho Twinkletoe the best jumper he has trained after adding the Brendan Drechsler Hurdle to his amazing record. Tallyho Twinkletoe has raced in Australia three times, claiming the Grand National Hurdle and Steeplechase double last year along with Sunday’s win at Pakenham. Payne says Tallyho Twinkletoe… Read More »
Melbourne-based jockey Patrick Moloney hopes to return to Singapore one day to build on his international career. However, he will now have to wait after the Singapore Turf Club cancelled his licence last week. Singapore Turf Club said Moloney and fellow jockeys Michael Rodd and Alysha Collett had relinquished their… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes got off to the perfect start following the exit to Hong Kong of David Hayes, but there are still many challenges facing the pair amid COVID-19. With Melbourne and the Mitchell Shire in lockdown, travel between Lindsay Park’s country base at Euroa… Read More »
