Leading Sydney jockey James McDonald has had a three-week riding ban reduced to seven days by the Racing NSW Appeals Panel. The panel upheld the stewards’ decision that McDonald’s effort on beaten favourite Threeood at Randwick last month breached the running and handling rule but reduced his penalty by two-thirds…. Read More »
West Australian trainer Neville Parnham is at a loss to explain the last-start failure from Malibu Style and is hoping to see him bounce back in his defence of the All Victorian Sprint Series Final at Flemington. Saturday’s Listed 1200m sprint is also likely to prove telling in whether the… Read More »
A fact-finding mission this winter will help trainer David Payne determine if untapped youngster Bazooka has the wares to figure in the spring. The horse kicks off his campaign in the opening race at Randwick on Saturday when he takes on older rivals. It is not a perfect scenario but… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien rates this year’s Winter Championship Series Final as a strong editional of the Listed race at Flemington but he is happy to be saddling up favourite Plein Ciel. Plein Ciel has impressed in his two starts since joining O’Brien’s stable early this year, closing from… Read More »
A filly whose yearling X-rays almost condemned her to life as a broodmare will chase her third career win at Randwick, a track which also holds family significance. The Joe Pride-trained De Grawin has defied veterinary experts to make a bid as a racehorse and the results, so far, have… Read More »
The rapid rise of Tony Gollan as Queensland’s premier trainer will again be emphasised if Nicci’s Spirit can give him his 50th Listed race win. Gollan has trained 62 stakes winners including three in Group One company. He has won 49 Listed races, seven Group Threes, three Group Twos. Gollan… Read More »
Black Caviar’s latest foal has already been named by connections. The son of Black Caviar by leading stallion I Am Invincible has been named I Am Caviar but fans will need to wait for what will be a highly anticipated start to the horses racing career with the colt unlikely… Read More »
Million-dollar earner Fiesta returns to her pet distance as she aims to add to trainer Chris Waller’s impressive feature race record for Denise Martin’s Star Thoroughbreds. Fiesta will be having her 21st start in stakes class in the Listed Bright Shadow (1200m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Bright Shadow… Read More »
In a move that has angered some racing fans Group One winner Humidor will again be on the move to another stable with the multiple G1 winner to be trained by Chris Waller. Humidor who is currently in WA racing for Lindsey Smith will make the move back to the… Read More »
On the day leading NSW bush trainer Matty Dunn was asked whether he thought a permanent move to Rosehill would be on the cards soon, he comes out, flexes his muscles, and nearly trains the program. At Murwillumbah on Thursday, Dunn had runners in all 6 races. He trains his… Read More »
Disqualified Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie had some of his penalties for presenting horses to race with prohibited substances reduced on appeal. Currie, who was the leading trainer in Queensland on winners, has been on the sidelines for more than a year after a series of inquiries. His nominations have also… Read More »
Co-trainer Calvin McEvoy believes two-year-old filly Toyz On Fire has taken big strides forward in her first racing preparation which has brought a late-season stakes race at Flemington into focus. Toyz On Fire has earned her chance in Saturday’s Listed Taj Rossi Series Final (1600m) for two-year-olds having won a… Read More »
One of the countries most talked about horses Alligator Blood could bypass the Spring Carnival. Trainer David Vandyke is contemplating bypassing Melbourne’s Spring Carnival with his sights set solely on next years All Star Mile. “I doubt you will see him in the spring (in Victoria) because we’ve got The… Read More »
Matt Dunn is facing a significant career decision as the country NSW trainer contemplates a possible move to Sydney. Based at Murwillumbah in the NSW northern rivers region, Dunn has had a small team of metropolitan-class horses stabled in Sydney during the COVID-19 pandemic. Overseen by his wife Keira, the… Read More »
Trainer Colin Little is banking on Vassilator’s liking for Flemington as a key factor as the gelding chases a second stakes victory. The Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series Final on Saturday is the culmination of a series of races of which Vassilator won a heat of on June 6. Already… Read More »
Narrowly beaten in the All Victorian Sprint Series Final a year ago, the Mike Moroney-trained Milwaukee will be striving to go one better in his second attempt at winning the straight-track Listed race at Flemington. Milwaukee was second to Malibu Style in last year’s edition and that pair are among… Read More »
It has been a momentous year for Tulloch Lodge co-trainer Adrian Bott, who has kicked a number of goals both personally and professionally. In their fourth season together, Bott and training partner Gai Waterhouse have again cemented their position among the elite Sydney stables. They sit third on the premiership… Read More »
A genuine liking for the Eagle Farm racing surface is expected to help overcome a drop back in distance for Toowoomba mare Love You Lucy. Love You Lucy will be chasing her third black-type win for the winter in the Listed Bright Shadow (1200m). The mare has been the big… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson thought he was the victim of a practical joke when told his filly Plutocrat had drawn the inside barrier for the Listed Tattersall’s Club Stakes at Eagle Farm. Plutocrat has had a shocking run of drawing outside barriers in her only four starts. Anderson said to finally… Read More »
A nervous Ben Hayes wanted to see Aysar produce on race day the kind of performance that he knew was hidden within the two-year-old. Hayes, who trains in partnership with his father David and cousin Tom Dabernig, was relieved after Aysar raced to a comfortable three length win in the… Read More »
