“This Chairman’s catalogue is filled with world-class athletes with some of the best and most commercial bloodlines in the world,” states Inglis’ NSW Bloodstock Manager Chris Russell in announcing The Chairman’s Sale for Friday 8 May. Commencing at 3pm the auction format will follow the Easter Yearling Sale with Virtual… Read More »
Tamworth trainer Cody Morgan has had to celebrate his home town Cup win from his hospital bed after breaking his leg in two places. Morgan was injured in a trackwork fall on Saturday, a day before Ligulate flashed home to beat Zaunkonig in the $160,000 Cup (1400m). The trainer has… Read More »
Plans for the resumption of racing in Britain have met with a positive response from the Professional Jockeys Association, although it admits some participants could be in a for a frustrating time because of rider restrictions. A communication from the Resumption of Racing Group sent to trainers via the British… Read More »
The Group One South Australian Derby shapes as the next likely target for VRC St Leger winner Sacramento. The gelding’s nose victory over Saint Eustace in Saturday’s Listed 2800m race for three-year-olds at Flemington gave co-trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott their third-straight St Leger and Waterhouse her fifth in… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare is heading for a break after disappointing trainer Danny O’Brien at Flemington. Vow And Declare finished fifth in Saturday’s William Newton VC Handicap (2600m), a little over four lengths from the winner Haky. Haky has been knocking on the door and got the job… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride is calling for changes to the Sydney racing calendar to cater for horses who would otherwise be competing in the Brisbane winter carnival. Queensland has drastically reduced its black-type offering because of the coronavirus pandemic and biosecurity protocols mean travelling horses interstate is logistically complex. Given the… Read More »
The Chris Waller stable has precedence on its side in its attempt to win the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville with Betcha Flying. A winner at Flemington over 1700m on Saturday, Betcha Flying is Adelaide-bound for the Group One Australasian Oaks for three-year-old fillies over 2000m on Saturday. Waller used the… Read More »
The success of the Sydney autumn carnival has sparked a renewed push for a further upgrade of Queensland’s winter racing. Racing Queensland originally scrapped the winter carnival features because of the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic implications. But it has since issued a revised schedule of 25 black-type races including… Read More »
Alysha Collett and Patrick Moloney are the latest ex-pat jockeys to leave Singapore with heightened restrictions introduced because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Moloney is returning to Victoria while New Zealander Collett will head to Sydney where she rode with success as an apprentice. Racing in Singapore has been put on… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club is hoping to have at least six ballot-exempt races for its two Group One features this winter. Racing Queensland has revamped the winter carnival schedule in an effort to overcome coronavirus pandemic problems. There will be 25 black-type races but only two Group One races –… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where it is Champions Day, with three majors across the afternoon to make it a high class day of racing action. Race One: 4 Sprint Forward Race Two: 12 Eligere Race Three: 8 Judy’s Star Race Four: 13… Read More »
Victoria’s leading jockey Jye McNeil has been suspended on a careless riding charge after finishing third on Wahine Toa in the VRC St Leger at Flemington. Racing Victoria stewards outed McNeil for 12 meetings after he allowed Wahine Toa to shift in near the winning post, causing interference to two… Read More »
The talented but sometimes wayward Dalasan has stamped his credentials for the South Australian Derby with victory in the Chairman’s Stakes. After winning the Port Adelaide Guineas (1800m) at his first start beyond 1600m, Dalasan stepped up to 2035m for Saturday’s Group Three feature at Morphettville. Trained locally by Leon… Read More »
Damien Lane admits he was left deflated after Oakfield Missile finished fourth for the second-straight year in the recent $400,000 Provincial Championships Final at Randwick. But it was a different story for the Wyong trainer after Oakfield Missile wore down favourite True Detective to win The Gallipoli Benchmark 78 Handicap… Read More »
Tommy Berry is hoping he has done enough to square the ledger with the Hawkes family after lifting family horse Amingiri to victory in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The mare is raced by Jenny and Clare Hawkes, the wives of father and son co-trainers John and Michael, and… Read More »
Sacramento has survived a protest to give Gai Waterhouse a fifth VRC St Leger win in the past eight years at Flemington. The victory also has given the Waterhouse and Adrian Bott training partnership their third successive win in the 2800m Listed race for three-year-olds. Waterhouse started the streak with… Read More »
Hawkesbury held their stand alone meeting at Rosehill on Anzac Day, Flemington hosted their traditional highlight, while earlier in the week, a talented rider was outed for six months. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Waller Mare Gets… Read More »
Track specialist Just Orm upset some of the winter hopefuls but it was stablemate Vega One who turned in the run of the race at the Sunshine Coast. Just Orm ($9.50) made it four wins from seven starts over 1000m at the track in the Henzells Agency Handicap. Favourite Tango’s… Read More »
The autumn resurgence of Tulloch Lodge has continued with Dawn Passage a dominant winner of the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott partnership had relatively quiet 2019 but the stable has come back with a bang this year, claiming four Group One wins over recent weeks… Read More »
Wearing special silks to commemorate Anzac Day, jockey Josh Parr has steered Tactical Advantage to victory in the Listed Hawkesbury Gold Rush at Rosehill. The riders of the horses carrying the No.1 saddlecloth in the eight races on Saturday wore khaki colours to commemorate the day. With the public unable… Read More »
