Hugh Bowman admits the social media reaction to his role in a race day fall has taken a toll on him and his family. The top jockey and regular rider of champion Winx was on Thursday suspended for six weeks for careless riding aboard Smart Image at the final meeting… Read More »
Sydney’s weather will determine the hand Peter and Paul Snowden play when the new racing season gets underway at Randwick with at least two of their team in doubt to run on a heavy track. Randwick was rated in that range on Thursday and if conditions don’t improve, Convinced and… Read More »
Japanese import Admire Winner is set for his third Australian start with a third trainer when he resumes at The Valley. Admire Winner runs in the Support Living Legends Horses’ Birthday Handicap on Saturday and is having his first outing for Paul Preusker. The Japanese-bred galloper came to Australia in… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has been suspended for six weeks for his involvement in a race fall that put jockey Andrew Adkins in hospital. Have Your Say 🗣: Is Hugh Bowman’s suspension fair or light on? Comment below 👇 Adkins fell heavily from his mount Hot ‘N’ Hazy near the 300m in… Read More »
Trainer Desleigh Forster won’t be overly worried if her promising young galloper Apache Chase can’t be ridden behind the early pace at Eagle Farm. Apache Chase faces only four rivals in the QTIS 3YO (1500m) on Saturday. Forster believes Apache Chase is potentially the next top horse to emerge from… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare and South Australian Derby winner Russian Camelot will add some star power at a winter meeting at Geelong when they head to the course for a gallop between races. Trainer Danny O’Brien said the pair would work between races on Friday as part of… Read More »
Queensland stewards have appealed decisions which reduced the sentences for two offences committed by disqualified Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie. In a media release on Thursday, the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission outlined it had appealed the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal decisions that reduced penalty on convictions for Currie QCAT delivered… Read More »
Veteran Sabkhat can join an elite group of older horses to win in Queensland metropolitan company if he is successful at Eagle Farm. Only four horses aged 10 years or older have won metropolitan Open company races in Queensland in the past 30 years. The latest was Irish Constabulary in… Read More »
Mohaather demonstrated a devastating turn of foot to win the Sussex Stakes, the feature event on day two at Goodwood. Trained by Marcus Tregoning and ridden by Jim Crowley, the four-year-old endured a luckless run in the Queen Anne Stakes at Royal Ascot – but righted the record as an… Read More »
The Goodwood Carnival continues on Wednesday night with a seven race card, highlighted by a fascinating edition of the Group l Sussex Stakes (1609m).
Lightly raced Royal Banquet has stepped up to midweek city grade and continued his winning run this winter to give emerging Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle his first metropolitan winner at Warwick Farm. The rising four-year-old gelding made it four wins from five career starts, and three victories from as many… Read More »
Tallyho Twinkletoe will create a modern day weight carrying record if he is to record a second win in the Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. The New Zealand jumper has been allocated 73.5kg in Sunday’s 4200m hurdle, a weight no horse has carried to victory since weights went metric in… Read More »
Veteran galloper Fiery Heights took advantage of a track bias to leaders and landed some big bets in winning the Canadian Club Open (1200m) at Doomben. Backed from $7 in Wednesday morning markets to $2.80, Fiery Heights crossed from the outside barrier to beat Star Reflection ($6) by 2-1/4 lengths…. Read More »
Country trainer Terry Kelly does not have the horses to be a key player during the spring, but the coronavirus pandemic may help him achieve a lifelong ambition. Kelly is yet to have a runner in the Melbourne Cup, but this may be his chance if international competitors are unable… Read More »
Trainer Mark Newnham believes he can start the 2020-21 Australian racing season on a winning note at Randwick as he looks to continue improving on his stable’s results in the next 12 months. Newnham has Black Magnum and Fulmina entered for separate races at Randwick on the opening day of… Read More »
New Zealand training partners Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman are keeping a close watch on the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia. The pair is hoping to get travel exemptions for some staff members to head to Australia ahead of sending three of their horses across the Tasman for the upcoming spring… Read More »
Multiple stakes winner Observational takes the first step to boosting Queensland’s meagre staying ranks when he makes his Brisbane debut on Saturday. Although now a 10-year-old, Observational brings some strong form lines to the XXXX Dry Open (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Observational won in Listed company at England’s Goodwood as… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan has taken over the preparation of handy sprinter Smartedge as he aims to start the new season in the same vein as he finished the recent one. Gollan had his best season to date in 2019-20 winning his seventh straight Brisbane metropolitan trainers’ premiership to put… Read More »
Stradivarius pulled off a dramatic piece of racing history to win his fourth successive Goodwood Cup – and is now set to be trained for the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe. John Gosden’s brilliant stayer faced a major challenge on paper from the Royal Ascot and Irish Derby winner Santiago… Read More »
Sam Freedman will join his father Anthony in a training partnership commencing in the new season. The pair have their first runners together at The Valley on Saturday saddling up three runners. Sam has spent the past three seasons learning the ropes under his father as assistant trainer for Anthony… Read More »
