He broke his maiden in a $2 million race and another lucrative target beckons for Prime Star if he can measure up against the better three-year-olds this spring. The Richard and Michael Freedman-trained gelding holds a nomination for the Group One Golden Rose and will face a serious test of… Read More »
Victoria Racing Club chairman Neil Wilson is still hoping minimal crowds can attend the Melbourne spring carnival and the club is making plans around this scenario. Wilson said the VRC had been working on a number of contingencies in response to the COVID-19 situation but they had the advantage of… Read More »
The newly former Ken and Kasey Key’s training partnership has recorded it’s first win at Cranbourne on Wednesday. Trainer Ken Key’s has joined forces with his daughter Kasey to create a formidable training partnership and it did not take long to prove fruitful with Clean Acheeva winning the fifth race… Read More »
The horse at the centre of the controversial Randwick scratching last weekend, is scheduled to race at Rosehill this Saturday. Her name is MONTEFILIA (Kermadec-Bana Wu) and last weekend her scratching sent punters and rival trainers to the rule books after Racing NSW stewards tweeted she had been scratched due… Read More »
Kris Lees will have his bases covered for the first Group race of the Sydney season, regardless of whether the forecast rain arrives. The Newcastle horseman, who finished last term as the leading trainer in NSW with 193 winners, has stable mainstay Le Romain and the emerging Special Reward in… Read More »
Shortly after the Rosehill acceptances this morning a scare charged through the camp of Kiwi trainer Jamie Richards. His New Zealand champion MELODY BELLE (Commands-Meleka Belle) came out in a rash. Now, this doesn’t stop them performing but stewards can scratch a horse based on the ugly appearance a rash… Read More »
Three fillies share ‘All In’ Thousand Guineas favouritism at TAB with Hungry Heart, Instant Celebrity and Personal all $11 after nominations were confirmed. The Chris Waller-trained Hungry Heart won the Sweet Embrace Stakes – a lead-up to the Golden Slipper – at Randwick on February 29. The Phillip Stokes-trained Instant… Read More »
Group 1 winners King’s Legacy and Tagaloa, along with the unbeaten Peltzer, have opened $10 ‘All In’ equal favourites at TAB for the Caulfield Guineas on October 10 after the announcement of official nominations. The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained King’s Legacy is already a dual Group 1 winner after taking… Read More »
Two up and coming star stayers headline the betting for the 2020 Cox Plate to be staged at Moonee Valley on October 24 with Master Of Wine and Russian Camelot opening $11 ‘All In’ equal favourites at TAB after the announcement of official nominations. Master Of Wine – trained by… Read More »
Connections of Juan Diva will be hoping it’s a case of patience afforded equates to patience rewarded when the lightly-raced mare resumes at Canterbury. Juan Diva was a pre-post favourite for a race at Randwick on Saturday but the task of an outside gate on the heavy-rated track prompted co-trainers… Read More »
Prizemoney for the Schweppes Thousand Guineas was doubled to $1 million in 2019 and that pool has been retained in 2020 despite the challenges presented by the COVID-19 pandemic. Market 💰: View the Odds for the Thousand Guineas A total of 238 three-year-old fillies were today entered for the Group 1… Read More »
The Caulfield Guineas is Australia’s premier three-year-old mile and the headline among four Group 1 races on Saturday, 10 October – the opening day of the 2020 Caulfield Cup Carnival. Market 💰: View the Odds for the Caulfield Guineas A total of 264 horses have been nominated for the $2… Read More »
The chance to secure the coveted 100th Cox Plate is alive for 182 horses following the closure of nominations today for Australia’s weight-for-age championship at The Valley on Saturday, 24 October 2020. An impressive list of entries has been assembled from each state of Australia for this years Ladbrokes Cox… Read More »
The first Melbourne stakes race of the season will go ahead with only essential staff and participants as Racing Victoria responds to a tougher government lockdown in the state. The sport has been given the green light to continue despite the Victorian government’s move to put Melbourne under stage four… Read More »
Nature Strip has ticked the first box in his march towards The Everest with a comfortable barrier trial win at Rosehill. Partnered by regular rider James McDonald, the star sprinter raced on the speed and was not let off the bridle to win Tuesday’s 900m heat by three lengths. He… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker and jockey Glyn Schofield have been hit with large fines for taking a selfie after the pair combined to win the ninth event at Randwick on the weekend. NSW stewards issued trainer Bjorn Baker with a $4,000 fine and Glyn Schofield with a $2,000 fine after the… Read More »
Racing Victoria Stewards have opened an inquiry into the conduct of licensed apprentice jockeys Michael Poy and Teodore Nugent and a stablehand registered to Robert Hickmott upon receipt of information of possible breaches of COVID-19 protocols. Acting on advice from RV’s Chief Medical Officer, the three have been stood down… Read More »
‘Physically, he’s a Zoustar clone,’ stated Antony Thompson of Widden Stud with news that Zousain is retiring to the Widden Valley it is season. ‘An easy Group 2 winning 2yo and half a length from emulating his sire as a 3yo when running a close second in the Golden Rose… Read More »
Group One winning sprinter Nature Strip has returned in style with an easy trial win at Rosehill this morning. Nature Strip stepped out for the first time this preparation over 900m in a trial at Rosehill on Tuesday morning and he could not have been more impressive beating home Spiritual… Read More »
Ballarat is synonymous with being cold and it didn’t let its namesake down on Tuesday morning with snow hitting the racecourse. Watch Ballarat racecourse get covered in snow ❄️ 👇 @archi3alexander galloping in the snow @BallTurfClub pic.twitter.com/6mym81lBgP — Jeremy Rogers (@rogersbstock) August 3, 2020 Here’s something you don’t see every… Read More »
