Jockey Rachel King is building a handy record aboard progressive gelding Soldier Of Love, with the pair joining forces for another city win at Rosehill. The Bjorn Baker-trained Soldier Of Love is working his way through the grades and took his overall record to six wins from 15 starts with… Read More »
Classy Gold Coast filly Vanna Girl again emphasised her versatility with a storming win in the Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes at Doomben. Jockey Brad Stewart was able to angle Vanna Girl ($3.20) over one off the fence from barrier 12 at the notoriously treacherous 1600m start. Her then got her… Read More »
Sydney filly September Run has completed her lightning mission to give champion trainer Chris Waller his first stakes winner of the winter carnival at Doomben. September Run ($6) went straight to the lead and held on by a half neck to beat Plutocrat ($31) with a neck to favourite Gotta… Read More »
Lindsay Gough produced one of the training performances of the year to get Right Or Wrong to win his first race in more than four years at Doomben. Gough rated Right Or Wrong a genuine Group One horse but a series of injuries have had the horse almost continually on… Read More »
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace continue to plunder Sydney’s juvenile races, with Anders delivering their third two-year-old city win this month. Promising filly Macroura scored a brace of wins during May, highlighted by her Listed Woodlands Stakes victory, and Anders has added to the tally in capturing Saturday’s Darley… Read More »
Jockey Brad Rawiller has taken on board insight from his brother before steering Kementari’s younger half-brother Valaquenta to a determined win at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained two-year-old Valaquenta returned to Melbourne racing in the Catanach Jeweller’s Handicap (1100m) having resumed from a spell when unplaced at Randwick under Nash Rawiller…. Read More »
Master Montaro has justified a lofty purchase price with a stylish victory at Geelong and is set do his future racing in Hong Kong. The three-year-old son of Toronado was purchased for $1.5 million following his debut win for Richard Laming at Pakenham in March. Unfortunately for his new connections… Read More »
Trainer Chris Waller has declared the Caulfield Cup as a spring target for Kinane after pulling the pin on his winter campaign. Waller said the Frank Packer Plate winner had been in work for a long time and the decision was made to give him a break after his defeat… Read More »
A Queensland jockey has been suspended in three consecutive rides on Thursday at Cairns. Apprentice jockey Emily Cass saw the highs and lows of racing on Thursday at Cairns, riding two winners on the program before being suspended in three consecutive races. Emily Cass received the three concurrent suspensions in… Read More »
Promising filly Dzsenifer effectively ended the JJ Atkins hopes of her rivals when she won at the Gold Coast. Racing Queensland introduced Friday metropolitan level meetings at the Gold Coast during the coronavirus pandemic but the club will revert to provincial level next month. And several trainers used the metropolitan… Read More »
A horse of Bottega’s quality would ordinarily be in the spelling paddock preparing for the spring but his immaturity has prompted a different approach. The three-year-old, who defeated subsequent Hobartville Stakes winner Brandenburg on debut, has been a work in progress, taking time to hone his craft. With that in… Read More »
The decision to geld Translator after a spring campaign that netted one minor placing has paid off for connections. After that gelding operation, the Nigel Blackiston-trained three-year-old is undefeated in two starts and will attempt to keep the winning run going in Saturday’s Nick Johnstone Real Estate Handicap. Translator was… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida admits he is worried about the race pattern for the Group Three Fred Best Classic after The Odyssey drew an outside barrier. The Odyssey has proven one of the best three-year-olds in Queensland at distances up to 1200m but is an unknown quantity at the 1350m of… Read More »
Joe Pride is prepared to keep an open mind with Superium as he tries to get a better gauge on the horse’s capabilities during the winter. A three-time winner over 1100m, Superium will resume over that distance in the Iron Jack Handicap at Rosehill on Saturday after two promising barrier… Read More »
A fine day that is expected to produce a good track has boosted trainer Mike Moroney’s hopes that Hang Man can return to winning form. The trainer was disappointed with Hang Man’s performance at Caulfield last start when fourth over 1600m after looming as the winner. However, Moroney sees a… Read More »
Top three-year-old filly Vanna Girl’s versatility will get a major test as she aims for three wins in a row in the Listed Pam O’Neill Stakes at Doomben. The O’Neill is a new race named after Pam O’Neill, a female jockey who is a Queensland Hall of Famer. Before the… Read More »
In-form trainer Chris Anderson is hoping history will repeat itself for his mare Boomtown Lass at Doomben. Boomtown Lass will be chasing valuable black-type in the Listed Hinkler Handicap (1110m) where she has drawn barrier 15. The 1110m start at Doomben can be a real problem for horses drawn wide… Read More »
Canberra trainer Nick Olive is hopeful his opinion of Proud Mia will be proven correct when the two-year-old is tested at metropolitan level for the first time at Rosehill. Olive used a 900m maiden at Queanbeyan to launch Proud Mia’s career and admits he treated that race as somewhat of… Read More »
Jockey Matt McGillivray will be in a neck brace for a fortnight after a fall at the Sunshine Coast. McGillivray was taken to hospital after falling from Bel Strider at the 150m in the sixth race on Wednesday night. He was knocked unconscious and suffered facial and neck injuries. Queensland… Read More »
They say bad things come in threes, well, the world of horse racing is now sitting back, as collective spectators waiting for the third instalment. Bob Baffert – who two days ago was accused of supplying a prohibitive substance to one of his unbeaten superstar 3YOs CHARLATAN, has woken this… Read More »
