Racing Victoria this morning issued the following statement in regards to the 2020 Spring Racing Carnival: “Discussions regarding programming for the 2020 Spring Racing Carnival remain ongoing and no decisions have been made at this time. “We have consistently stated throughout the COVID-19 pandemic that we will wait until June… Read More »
Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes believes the further the Melbourne spring carnival can move away from winter the better it will be for horses. Hayes, who is moving to Hong Kong next month and trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom Dabernig, does not see the need… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd has registered his first winner since returning to Victorian racing, guiding the Lindsey Smith-trained Capital Zous to victory at Hamilton. Rodd had been based in Singapore since 2015 but, with racing shut down there because of the coronavirus pandemic, he is one of three jockeys… Read More »
Spring plans for stakes winner Fituese will become clearer after the promising filly faces what is expected to be her final test for this season at Rosehill. Fituese has won five of her seven starts including two from two this preparation. A last-start 1-3/4-length winner of the Listed Denise’s Joy… Read More »
After surpassing his goal of riding 100 winners in a season, Daniel Stackhouse is now looking to challenge for the Victorian jockeys’ premiership. A city double at Sandown on Sunday and a winner at Echuca on Monday has taken 29-year-old Stackhouse’s season tally in Victoria to 109, three behind Jye… Read More »
Queensland’s winter feature-racing season has been extended into July with 10 extra races. Racing Queensland originally scrapped the entire winter carnival but under pressure from race clubs and trainers reinstated some races. It is currently conducting a vastly reduced winter which will see only two of the usual eight Group… Read More »
Rosehill trainer Gerald Ryan has confirmed unbeaten Peltzer will miss next week’s Group One JJ Atkins and be kept for the spring. Unbeaten in three starts, Peltzer scored with real ease in the Darley 2yo Handicap (1300m) at Randwick last Saturday. But Ryan said Peltzer would be unleashed in spring… Read More »
Two-year-old colt Kahaylaan has shown co-trainer Calvin McEvoy enough to take him to town for his debut. Kahaylaan is one of 36 nominations for Saturday’s 1100m handicap for two-year-olds at Caulfield where there will be a field limit of 14 plus emergencies – acceptances are due on Wednesday. A son… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien would like to see the whole spring carnival shifted and the Melbourne Cup run in the first week of December. A major overhaul could be on the agenda with the Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) exploring the option of moving its Caulfield carnival, including the Caulfield Cup, from… Read More »
Yet another class Aussie galloper, is going off to race in Hong Kong. While the owners of MASKED CRUSADER have knocked back $3m as we know, the owners of SHADOW HERO haven’t. The super 3YO, has thus far won 4 races in Australia, a pair of them at Gr 1… Read More »
Melbourne’s spring racing carnival may be overhauled because of a clash with the rescheduled AFL finals. The 2400m Group 1 Caulfield Cup, one of the biggest races of the season and a key lead-up to the Melbourne Cup, could be moved from mid-October to the end of November. The Herald… Read More »
In-form Sydney colt Dawn Passage is the early favourite to win the Fred Best Classic at Doomben and clinch his spot in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. The Group Three Fred Best Classic (1350m) on Saturday features a number of three-year-olds who also hold nominations for the Stradbroke Handicap a… Read More »
Well-related gelding Gobstopper is making his mark during this year’s Victorian jumps racing season and trainer Eric Musgrove is now plotting a path for him to the Grand National Hurdle. By Tavistock out of Bagalollies, Gobstopper’s siblings include former Hong Kong Horse of the Year Werther and recent Group One… Read More »
Hey Doc has returned to work after a spell and will be given a slow build-up before the three-time Group One winner is locked into spring targets. Six-year-old Hey Doc has not started since unplaced in the Group One CF Orr Stakes in early February. “He only came back into… Read More »
The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) has called on horse owners and trainers to be particularly aware of the threat of Hendra virus this year. QRIC Veterinary Services and Animal Welfare Director Dr Martin Lenz said now is the time to get serious about vaccination against Hendra virus. A global… Read More »
Prominent jockey Jason Waddell will quit New Zealand racing to ride in Australia as soon as travel between the two countries can resume. Waddell, regarded as one of New Zealand’s best riders with 13 Group One wins to his credit, said he had thought long and hard about the move…. Read More »
Top Queensland sprinter Tambo’s Mate has been injured and will miss the Group One Stradbroke Handicap. Tambo’s Mate had beaten the ballot for the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on June 6 after winning the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben three weeks ago. The gelding ran seventh in the… Read More »
Australian jockey Damian Lane has added another handful of winners to his tally in Japan but has come up short in the Group One Japanese Oaks won by emerging star Daring Tact. Lane rode five winners at Tokyo at the weekend, with a treble on Saturday and a double on… Read More »
Queensland’s iconic Birdsville horse racing carnival is the latest COVID-19 victim, with organisers announcing this year’s event has been scratched. The event, known as the Melbourne Cup of the outback, have been held since 1882 and is a major tourist drawcard for operators in the state’s far west. The races,… Read More »
Jockey Brad Stewart is the latest to need a stay on a suspension if he is to ride at the big Group One day of racing at Eagle Farm. There is an increasing shortage of top jockeys in Queensland which has been exacerbated by injury, suspensions and coronavirus restrictions imposed… Read More »
