Always an industry leader, it was John Messara, the Principal of Arrowfield Stud, who said of new season sire Lead Artist: “it’s a pedigree from heaven.” “I haven’t seen a pedigree like this, with that level of pre-potency on both sides, anywhere… a Group 1 winning miler by Dubawi out… Read More »
Queen Regent scored one of the biggest Black Type upsets of last season and the team involved in her won’t have to wait too long for another crack at taking big odds in a feature race. The Blake Ryan-trained filly is slated to resume in this Saturday’s $200,000 Listed The Rosebud… Read More »
Here’s the article with the featured race linked on first mention and a natural four-word betting term incorporated into the copy. It’s Ladies Day at Broome on Tuesday where the featured Broome Sprint over 1300m could be Now You See Me’s race for the taking. The Susan Olive trained son… Read More »
Western Australia’s premier sprint meeting will become part of the Hong Kong Jockey Club’s prestigious World Pool program for the first time this spring, with three races from Winterbottom Stakes Day at Ascot to be commingled through the global wagering platform. The November 28 meeting has been selected for World… Read More »
Exciting filly Pretty Baby could be on course for a Melbourne spring campaign after producing another dominant performance at Morphettville on Saturday. The three-year-old daughter of Barbados made it back-to-back victories when scoring by 2.25 lengths over 1050 metres at her first start since claiming the Listed Oaklands Plate in… Read More »
Queensland country racing is set for a major boost with the Battle of the Bush series to expand in 2027 following the announcement of a $400,000 prize money injection into the popular regional showcase. The revamped series will retain its existing 1200-metre sprint format while introducing a brand-new 1500-metre middle-distance… Read More »
Mitch Freedman is unsure if Attrition will resume at Rosehill this weekend, but the one certainty of his campaign is a trip there later in the year. The Ballarat trainer again has a ring around the Hill Stakes, which will be decided on October 10, as the major spring target… Read More »
Another Wil has made his way to Victoria and is expected to kick off his latest campaign in the PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield. The seven-year-old arrived from Sydney last Saturday morning at trainer Ciaron Maher’s Ballarat stable where some work on Tuesday will determine whether Another Wil takes his place on Saturday. Joining Another Wil… Read More »
While reigning champion Ka Ying Rising remains the overwhelming favourite to defend his crown in The Everest, the race for the remaining 11 slots is beginning to heat up. One horse to significantly boost his credentials over the weekend was the Michael Freedman-trained Ninja, who produced an impressive first-up victory… Read More »
Seeing a trainer saddle a race trifecta is not that unusual … think Waller, think Gollan … but the feat of Sharryn Livingstone in achieving that distinction at the Sunshine Coast was another story altogether, almost bordering on the extraordinary. That was because not many trainers, if any at all,… Read More »
Country race clubs, the very beating heart of Australian thoroughbred racing, could suffer dire financial consequences if gambling reforms go beyond proposed legislation. During a Senate inquiry in Canberra last week over the Federal Government’s legislation to restrict gambling advertising and operations, Racing Victoria chief executive Aaron Morrison and acting… Read More »
Tabcorp has agreed to acquire ASX-listed wagering technology provider BetMakers Technology Group in a deal valued at approximately $267 million. Under the binding agreement, Tabcorp will purchase 100 per cent of BetMakers’ shares for 24 cents per share. The acquisition is expected to strengthen Tabcorp’s technology capabilities while supporting the… Read More »
Watching Saffie Osborne chase down a fleeing Ryan Moore while spraying and soaking him with champagne amounted to witnessing one of those rare moments when the usually ultra-calm and unflappable Moore was, for once, caught well and truly out of his comfort zone. That moment came after the Great Britain… Read More »
Two runners who saluted at Eagle Farm on Saturday have highlighted what a change of scenery can do in terms of revitalising a horse’s form and redirecting them onto a positive path moving forward. Both the Jack Bruce-trained Everybody Rise and the Garnett Taylor-trained Neverenoughlego made it five wins in… Read More »
Tom Dabernig will step up the work of exciting sprinter Oliveanotherday when the gelding has a jump-out at Casterton. Monday’s appearance at Casterton will be Oliveanotherday’s first public appearance since winning the Listed Wangoom Handicap (1200m) during Warrnambool’s three-day carnival in May. Oliveanotherday has raced seven times for five wins… Read More »
Adrian Bott will decide after trackwork on Tuesday if Golden Gift winner Revengeance makes his comeback in the The Rosebud, or is given another barrier trial ahead of his return. The youngster will be nominated for Saturday’s Listed Rosehill sprint but whether he’s paid up to run will hinge on… Read More »
Daniel Morton’s talented sprinter Immortal Bliss emphatically atoned for his luckless last-start defeat with a commanding victory in the Belmont Newmarket (1200m) at Ascot. The five-year-old produced a dominant display to score by 2.73 lengths, comfortably accounting for a quality field after finishing an unlucky fifth in the H G… Read More »
Champion jockey Craig Williams has scored a sixth win in the prestigious Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence in Victoria. Williams’ victory comes 20 years after he won the award for the first time in 2006, going on to emulate the feat in 2007, 2008 and 2009. His most recent… Read More »
Trainer Matt Kropp had exhibited a fair degree of confidence in his runner Leg Drive going into the $150,000 Townsville Cup … a 2000m contest … and his judgement proved spot on when the son of Grunt outgunned the best of his rivals in a pressurised finish to take the… Read More »
Two years ago, US businessman John Stewart lost a high-profile bidding war to buy a daughter of Winx, but he was successful in purchasing another blueblood from that year’s Inglis Easter Sale. After finishing as underbidder on the $10 million Winx filly to the champion’s owner, Debbie Kepitis, Stewart secured… Read More »
