Hot on the heels of welcoming a couple of million dollar babies to the stable, trainer Gerald Ryan will get back to some of his established horses this week. Stakes-winner Standout is among several Ryan-trained stablemates listed in barrier trials at Rosehill on Tuesday while debut winner Return With Honour… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher is a fan of all-women syndicates for Magic Millions horses after the stable again reaped the benefits at this year’s carnival. In the past two years his horses have picked up $712,000 in bonus payments for horses raced by all-female syndicates. Magic Millions gives a $500,000 bonus… Read More »
Premier Sydney jockey James McDonald will ride Conqueror in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic as he and the Lindsay Park stable chase back-to-back wins in the race at Ellerslie. They combined to win in 2019 with Long Leaf and McDonald will ride Conqueror for the first time in the $1… Read More »
Crowd favourite The Candy Man is headed for a short spell before being prepared for a Sydney autumn campaign. The Candy Man ran sixth as favourite in Saturday’s Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) won by Primitivo after looking in contention on the home turn. The popular grey was found to be… Read More »
The Gold Coast Turf Club is delighted with the way it was able to handle one of its most extraordinary days. Saturday’s Magic Millions meeting was thrown into chaos when an oil tanker overturned on the M1 connecting Brisbane and the Gold Coast. It meant several key runners, including Magic… Read More »
Deteriorating air quality has forced the cancellation of racing at Nowra on the NSW South Coast. The area has been hard-hit by bushfires and the Shoalhaven Club had hoped to lift local spirits with Sunday’s meeting which has been transferred to Friday. The air quality was downgraded from poor to… Read More »
Book One of the Magic Millions sale has ended with a record gross and sale average for the four days at the Gold Coast. There were 10 million dollar plus yearlings sold in the first three days with a Redoute’s Choice colt fetching $900,000 at the final session on Saturday… Read More »
The Tomy Gollan trained Outback Barbie made it third time lucky at a Magic Millions carnival when she won the $1million QTIS Plate. Outback Barbie ($5.50) has run unlucky thirds in the 2YO Classic and 3YO Guineas at the two previous Millions carnivals. However, she atoned when she got up… Read More »
Jye McNeil is a rising star of the Melbourne jockey ranks and the in-form hoop has played a leading role on Chester Manifold Stakes day at Flemington. McNeil’s victory aboard seven-year-old horse Amadeus in the feature race on Saturday’s program – the Listed Chester Manifold – brought up the fourth… Read More »
Tony Gollan has never won a Stradbroke but believes Vega One can break his drought after the gelding’s victory in the Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Vega One, the $3.30 favourite, defeated Redouble ($18) by a half length, denying the runner-up back-to-back wins in… Read More »
This racing week was all about the Gold Coast and Magic Millions, with big names both on and off the track highlighting the week that was. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Invincibella Completes Hat Trick Invincibella is… Read More »
Co-trainer Ciaron Maher struggled to think of a more satisfying win in his career after Away Game won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. All week Maher, who co-trains with David Eustace, had been predicting Away Game was ready to fire on the big stage but his claims were ignored by… Read More »
It was meant to be. Alligator Blood overcame a horror float trip to give trainer David Vandyke and Ryan Maloney career highlights when he demolished his rivals to win the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast. A start in the Guineas was thrown into jeopardy for Alligator… Read More »
Classique Legend appears to have run his last race in Australia with trainer Les Bridge all but resigned to losing the horse to Hong Kong. Bridge revealed at Randwick on Saturday that Classique Legend had not returned to his stable and while the international transfer had yet to be confirmed,… Read More »
The absence of Sydney’s top jockeys has paved the way for emerging Englishman Tom Marquand to play a starring role at Randwick, booting home a double for the man who lured him back to Australia. Trainer John O’Shea is an unabashed fan of the young rider and convinced him to… Read More »
Tough mare Invincibella sailed past $3 million in prize money and wrote her name into Magic Millions history at the Gold Coast. Invincibella ($6) made it three wins in a row the $1 million Magic Millions Fillies and Mares (1300m) when she beat Irithea ($4.60) by three-quarters of a length…. Read More »
Cejay Graham did not always plan to follow the same career path as her father, jockey Peter, but she was glad she changed her mind after celebrating her first Saturday metropolitan win at Randwick. The 21-year-old, who is indentured to Peter and Paul Snowden, rode a well-judged race to lead… Read More »
Travelling Light has dealt with her male rivals in the Group One Levin Classic for three-year-olds at Trentham to give her trainer a first win at the highest level. Ben Foote, a former top jumps jockey in New Zealand, said he and jockey Sam Collett had discussed tactics which worked… Read More »
Blazejowski has made a promising start to his campaign with a narrow win at Flemington which has trainer Greg Eurell looking to raise the bar with the progressive gelding. Making his first appearance since running a close second at the same track in a heat of the Winter Championship Series… Read More »
Rejuvenated mare Luvaluva will be given a Group One opportunity across the Tasman after landing back-to-back stakes wins with a classy performance in the January Cup. In a race that did not go to plan, Luvaluva was flushed out into a three-wide position when the speed slowed but rather than… Read More »
