Champion jockey Glen Boss has made a habit of winning the Doncaster Mile on lightly weighted three-year-olds and will be out to do so again when he takes the ride on promising colt Brandenburg. Boss has won a record seven Doncasters at Randwick with the past five of those on… Read More »
As he prepares his contenders in two of Sydney’s signature races on the opening day of The Championships, trainer Mark Newnham believes horse racing in Australia is doing everything right to be able to continue. A former jockey and now Group One-winning trainer, Newnham has Shadow Hero set for Saturday’s… Read More »
Syndicator Terry Henderson is looking to have two Group One chances at Randwick in the two most prestigious races on the program. Henderson runs OTI Racing which has Quick Thinker in Saturday’s Australian Derby (2400m) and possibly Night’s Watch in the Doncaster Mile. Quick Thinker, trained in New Zealand by… Read More »
There is something special about both the Doncaster Mile and Australian Derby for Mark Newnham. And on Saturday the trainer hopes he can get his name etched onto the honour roll of one, or both, of the time-honoured races at Randwick. Newnham has forged a career in racing, starting as… Read More »
Racing Victoria will cut prize money and stand down staff in a bid to reduce expenditure during the coronavirus pandemic. From Wednesday, RV said 40 per cent of its permanent staff would be temporarily stood down or required to work reduced hours. The RV board and executive team have voluntarily… Read More »
Prominent trainer Adrian Bott is grateful racing is still proceeding during the coronavirus crisis and supports prize money cuts for The Championships at Randwick. The Championships are scheduled to go ahead over the next two Saturdays under strict biosecurity measures with prize money for the eight Group One races halved…. Read More »
A day after Racing NSW announced cuts to their Championships carnival the MRC has stated it is likely their feature race the Caulfield Cup will see a prizemoney reduction as well. “As I sit here, I’d probably say you’d think it would be reduced,” Melbourne Racing Club chief executive Josh… Read More »
Queensland’s top metropolitan jockeys will be divided into two divisions when regional racing starts in the state this week. Racing Queensland has introduced five regions for race meetings in an effort to combat the spread of coronavirus in the industry. Racing is continuing with no crowds and strict biosecurity restrictions… Read More »
The Provincial Championships Qualifier which was washed out at Wyong has been rescheduled to Newcastle. The $150,000 Qualifier at Wyong on Saturday was called off after heavy rain. Racing NSW has added the race to Tuesday’s Newcastle meeting which will now have 11 races. Scratchings have been reinstated for the… Read More »
Under normal circumstances, Probabeel would be on her way home to New Zealand after a profitable Sydney campaign. The filly has had three starts for a Group One win in the Surround Stakes and seconds in the Group Two Phar Lap and Group One Vinery. With uncertainty over how long… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien is unsure what the future holds for Vow And Declare’s bid for consecutive Melbourne Cup victories. O’Brien was planning to take Vow And Declare to Brisbane for a three-run campaign, part of a nine month build-up to this year’s Melbourne Cup at Flemington in November. But the… Read More »
Brad Rawiller has heaped praise on the chief executive of the Victorian Jockeys’ Association Matthew Hyland for his tireless work during the coronavirus pandemic. Rawiller said without Hyland representing the 170 plus members of the VJA, there was a strong possibility racing may have ground to halt. “Matt Hyland has… Read More »
Chris Waller is convinced a return to Sydney racing will help Kolding when the gelding heads a strong team trying to give the champion trainer a record-equalling seventh Doncaster Mile at Randwick. Waller expects to have at least six runners in Saturday’s Group One Doncaster Mile on the first day… Read More »
Brisbane three-year-old Eric The Eel has been given the green light to head to Sydney for the Australian Derby under revised coronavirus protocols for transporting horses. Trainer Stuart Kendrick waited until consulting all the owners on Sunday afternoon before making the decision to head south for the G1 Australian Derby…. Read More »
Officials believe they have the correct balance in the prize money schedule for the new zoned racing which starts in Queensland this week. The state has been divided into five regions while the south east, where most of the horses are trained, has been split into two divisions. The move… Read More »
Racing NSW has announced a major reduction in prizemoney for The Championships less than a week out from the opening day at Randwick. More than $9 million in prizemoney will be stripped from the feature races of the two day Championships. Racing NSW indicated that a reduction in wagering, due… Read More »
The Rosehill Carnival wrapped up on Saturday with a couple of outstanding wins in the features, while Bendigo hosted their stand alone meeting. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Waller Mare Verry Good In Tancred The only query… Read More »
A Group One mistake has cost Hugh Bowman rides at two upcoming carnival meetings while Tommy Berry has been ruled out of Queen Elizabeth Stakes day, Bowman was found guilty of dropping his hands on Avilius near the 50m of Saturday’s Group One Tancred Stakes. He got the horse going… Read More »
Cascadian has left it until the last minute to guarantee himself a berth in the Doncaster Mile with victory in the Prelude at Rosehill. The carnival is scheduled to move to Randwick next Saturday when the $3 million Doncaster Mile is one of the features on the first day of… Read More »
Two Bendigo Guineas runners from the Lindsay Park stable have been disqualified from the race after they were incorrectly saddled. The error was not picked up by the starters when checking the brands before the race while Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig was fined $3000 for the mistake. Racing Victoria… Read More »
