Two-year-old filly Angel Helena will be out to back up a maiden win at the provincials when she steps up in class and distance chasing a city win at Randwick. Angel Helena is set to have her third start in Saturday’s Magna Grecia New To Coolmore Handicap (1500m) after finishing… Read More »
It did not take long for trainer Kevin Corstens to switch his attention to a stakes race at Flemington with last start winner Kalkarni Royale. A winner at The Valley last week, Corstens noted the filly had taken no harm from her victory and immediately set about planning the week… Read More »
Smart sprinter Spurcraft makes a belated debut for trainer Kelly Schweida after a barrier accident sabotaged his first attempt last month. Spurcraft returns to his favourite track and distance in the Open Hcp (1110m) at Doomben on Saturday. He has won three and been second once in four starts at… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster was disappointed when See Marie missed a start in the Group One JJ Atkins two weeks ago, but it could boost the filly’s chances at Doomben. See Marie will line up in the final black-type two-year-old race of the winter in the Listed The Phoenix (1600m) on… Read More »
The thousands of Aussies watching Royal Ascot tonight, will be delighted to know they have some Down Under interest to cheer. Day 2 is set to start tonight on Sky Racing and a few with Aussie heritage should be supported. Firstly, our own former champion mare Atlantic Jewel will be… Read More »
Thoroughbred owners are set to be welcomed back to Victorian racetracks to watch their horses compete for the first time in just over three months. Since mid-March only essential personnel have been allowed on course in Victoria as part of the strict protocols while racing has continued during the COVID-19… Read More »
Bendigo trainer Shane Fliedner will drop Hi Stranger back in distance at Flemington in a bid to give the gelding options again at headquarters next month. Hi Stranger runs in the Listed AR Creswick Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, which Fliedner is using for one of two finals races at Flemington… Read More »
Restrictions on where NSW-based jockeys can ride across the state are soon to be lifted with a further easing of COVID-19 protocols. Racing NSW announced on Tuesday that effective from July 1 the jockey zones in NSW would be removed, allowing all NSW-based jockeys to ride at any meeting across… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is planning to give Cox Plate hopeful Harbour Views one more start this winter in a bid to improve his rating ahead of a spring campaign. Harbour Views raced to an impressive win over 2040m at The Valley on Saturday in a test of his spring… Read More »
Purchased to be a major player in the spring, import Ventura Storm has made the transition to jump racing by scoring at his first run over hurdles at Ballarat. The Irish-bred galloper did his early racing in Europe and came to Australia in 2017 as a potential Melbourne Cup, Caulfield… Read More »
Training partners Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have been fined $7500 by the Victorian Racing Tribunal after one of their horses returned a positive swab following a victory at Sale. Piccatric won a maiden race on February 28 before returning a positive test for Furosemide, a diuretic. Furosemide is permitted… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Jamie Richards may have lost one of his stars Te Akau Shark but he still has a strong contingent gearing up for the spring. Te Akau Shark remained in Sydney after the autumn carnival with stablemates Melody Belle and Probabeel but requires surgery for an eye injury…. Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Toby Edmonds has confirmed two of his best young horses will leave his stables. The Drinks Cart, who ran third in the Group One JJ Atkins two weeks ago is headed for Hong Kong. Wisdom of Water, who was unplaced in the JJ Atkins after winning two… Read More »
Two stayers well known to Australian racing fans will try to deny Europe’s star stayer Stradivarius a hat-trick of wins in the Royal Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday. The field of eight for the Group One Ascot Gold Cup (4014m) includes 2018 Melbourne Cup winner Cross Counter and dual Melbourne… Read More »
A rare eye condition that needs surgery will delay the return to training of two-time Group One winner Te Akau Shark. Trained in New Zealand, Te Akau Shark has been spelling in NSW since a successful autumn that netted elite-level wins on both sides of the Tasman. “Whilst spelling, we… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Mick Kent is gradually getting a team of racehorses back together but exciting staying prospect Kinane won’t be one of them. Having started his career with Kent, Kinane transferred to Chris Waller’s care for an autumn campaign when his former trainer headed overseas for a trip of a… Read More »
Queensland jockey Luke Tarrant has been granted a stay on his six-month disqualification for allegedly assaulting another rider in the weigh-in area at Doomben. Tarrant has missed riding in the winter carnival after being disqualified on April 22. An internal review confirmed the stewards decision last month but Tarrant lodged… Read More »
Craig Williams has his sights set on another Melbourne jockeys’ premiership and is banking on a return to trackwork to increase his chances. Waking up early is what Williams is hoping will get his eye in while improving his fitness. “I was personally delighted to get up and ride trackwork… Read More »
Two months after his starring role during the Sydney autumn carnival, English-trained Addeybb is ready to take on the best at Royal Ascot. Addeybb is among a final field of seven that has been declared for the Prince of Wales’s Stakes on Wednesday. Trained out of Newmarket by William Haggas,… Read More »
Racing Victoria’s head of integrity Jamie Stier says if ever a protest is to be upheld for a breach of the whip rules, it would most likely come as the result of a dead-heat. However, Stier said there was many complexities surrounding those whip rules. Jockey Billy Egan was suspended… Read More »
