Wearing special silks to commemorate Anzac Day, jockey Josh Parr has steered Tactical Advantage to victory in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush at Rosehill. The riders of the horses carrying the No.1 saddlecloth in the eight races on Saturday wore khaki colours to commemorate the day. With the public unable… Read More »
When French import Haky arrived at the Ballarat stable of Archie Alexander, the trainer set about changing the stayer’s racing style. That work paid off on Saturday with Haky successful in the William Newton VC Handicap (2600m) while relegating Melbourne Cup winner and $1.90 favourite Vow And Declare into the… Read More »
Silvera has lived up to an impressive barrier trial to push his claims for a tilt at the Group One Stradbroke Handicap with a win at the Sunshine Coast. Trainer Tony Gollan scratched Silvera twice in recent weeks and instead trialled him at Doomben on Tuesday where he was a… Read More »
Trainer Chris Anderson’s top three-year-olds Profit and Ballistic Boy, who are both owned by the Think Big Stud, appreciated the return to a big track to score a race-to-race double at the Sunshine Coast. Profit ($1.90) turned in a strong winter pointer when he came from last to beat older… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained Sweet Scandal has spoiled the party for In Her Time, sweeping down the outside to deny the dual Group One winner a triumphant farewell. Racing for the final time before she is sold as a broodmare prospect next month, In Her Time started favourite in Saturday’s Hawkesbury… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has maintained his 100 per cent strike rate on the progressive Grand Piano, taking their partnership to three from three. Trained by John Thompson, Grand Piano is by Japanese stallion Lord Kanaloa who serves several mares to southern hemisphere time each season. Grand Piano came to Saturday’s benchmark… Read More »
Stakes-placed Welsh Legend has held on to beat the fast-finishing Laure Me In to claim an overdue victory at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained mare’s only previous win was in a Canterbury maiden in November 2018 but she had recorded five seconds and two thirds in 13 subsequent starts before breaking… Read More »
Chris Waller has made a habit of unearthing promising horses late in the two-year-old season and he looks to have found another one in Saffiano. Having his second start, the $600,000 Magic Millions purchase overcame a muddling tempo and tight passage early in the straight to sprint clear and score… Read More »
Flying Award has overcome a slow start to break through for his maiden win and give trainer Danny O’Brien confidence to plan a spring campaign. O’Brien has pencilled in the Group One Caulfield Guineas (1600m) after Flying Award’s victory in Saturday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington. The late-season… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan’s belief star filly Isotope was more than a speed horse was confirmed in a come-from-behind-win at the Sunshine Coast. At her first run Isotope won a Doomben two-year-old over 1050m by 10 lengths after racing in the lead. Sent out a prohibitive favourite, Isotope sat fourth,… Read More »
Hours of extra work with two-year-old Eelloh paid off for trainer Desleigh Forster when the filly gave her first $151 winner at the Sunshine Coast. As much as $151 was bet at the TAB about Eelloh before she got up in the last bound to beat Batangas Lad ($5.50) by… Read More »
Experienced jockey Dan Griffin’s decision to ride in a different racing region to his beloved Gold Coast has reaped its reward. Racing Queensland has divided the state into regions during the coronavirus pandemic with jockeys having to select one zone. Griffin is a nine-time Gold Coast premiership winner but now… Read More »
NSW racehorse trainer Cody Morgan has been injured following a trackwork incident at Tamworth this morning. Cody has been taken to Tamworth Hospital with a suspected broken leg. More to come… Racehorse trainer Cody Morgan has been injured following a trackwork incident at Tamworth this morning. Cody has been taken… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is expecting a vastly improved performance from Milwaukee when the sprinter returns to the straight course at Flemington. Milwaukee was well beaten first-up in a 1200m-handicap at Caulfield on April 11, finishing second last on a soft track, and drops back in distance in Saturday’s WCDR Ian… Read More »
Leading South Australian Derby contender Russian Camelot has been scratched from a lead-up race at Flemington but is still scheduled to head to the Classic in Adelaide. Danny O’Brien withdrew Russian Camelot from Saturday’s 1700m-Handicap on Friday afternoon, with the trainer saying on Twitter the colt had an inflamed throat…. Read More »
Jockey Matt McGillivray has said farewell to riding in Queensland’s south metro region with a winning double at the Gold Coast. Racing Queensland has divided the state into six zones with metropolitan racing in the south centred on the Gold Coast and the north based mainly in Brisbane. Jockeys elected… Read More »
Four years after capturing the Hawkesbury Guineas with Spill The Beans, Gerald Ryan is looking to Bandersnatch to deliver him another. The three-year-old resumes in Saturday’s Group Three feature, run this year on his home track of Rosehill because of protocols surrounding the coronavirus pandemic. Ryan has earmarked both the… Read More »
Guntantes can take a major step towards giving trainer Robert Heathcote a three-pronged attack on the Group One Stradbroke Handicap when he runs at the Sunshine Coast. Guntantes is considered among the best three-year-olds in Queensland but blotted his copybook when he finished last at Doomben on March 28. Heathcote… Read More »
A younger brother of multiple Group One winner Jameka, two-year-old colt Grandslam is poised to make his own mark at stakes level. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Grandslam runs in Saturday’s Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington where he will get the chance to highlight his potential… Read More »
Renowned for his ability to revive the careers of tried horses, Joe Pride is on a mission to return his latest recruit, Archedemus, to the winner’s list. The horse makes his stable debut in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday, 12 months after claiming the… Read More »
