Jockey Jamie Mott has been fined on a misconduct charge following a social media post that suggested he would flout racing’s whip rules. Racing Victoria stewards on Thursday held an inquiry into a comment made by Mott on his Twitter account following the Sandown meeting on Wednesday. In issuing a… Read More »
It has been 17 years since Paul Perry donned a top hat and tails and became the toast of Royal Ascot with outstanding Australian sprinter Choisir. The Newcastle trainer still takes an interest in the famous English carnival, which is in full swing this week despite horse racing in the… Read More »
King Of Hastings will be out to deliver on a winter plan in the AR Creswick Stakes at Flemington when he drops back to racing against his own age for the first time this preparation. The Anthony Freedman-trained King Of Hastings is the early favourite for Saturday’s Listed race for… Read More »
Eduardo Cojuangco was renowned for his business sense but it was horses that captured his heart. A long-time boss of food and beverage company San Miguel and principal of thoroughbred nursery Gooree Park Stud, the Filipino businessman died this week aged 85. Gooree manager Andrew Baddock worked for Cojuangco for… Read More »
A tongue in cheek tweet about current whip rules has landed a Victorian jockey in trouble. Jockey Jamie Mott has landed himself in trouble with stewards and $1,500 out of pocket after a now deleted tweet that he made had rather tongue in cheek shot at the current whip rules…. Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan is counting on a different training regime to bring out the best in Mahamedeis over a proper staying trip at Flemington. Ryan has wanted to try Mahamedeis over an extended journey right from the time he took the gelding to Brisbane for the Queensland Derby as a… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams believes the conditions of the David Bourke Provincial Plate present an ideal chance for in-form Brilliant Concept to chase a first Flemington victory. Brilliant Concept heads to Saturday’s 1600m race at Melbourne racing’s headquarters having won at Ballarat two starts ago before adding a city win… Read More »
The Royal Ascot Carnival continues on Thursday night, highlighted of course by Stradivarius looking to make it three straight wins in the Gold Cup (4000m).
View the final field and barriers for the 2020 Gold Cup. The Gold Cup will be run on Friday 19th June at Royal Ascot. Time: 12:35AM AEDT Distance: 4000m Class: Group One Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Gold Cup – Comment below Form Horse Odds… Read More »
Talented filly The Actuary helped trainer Tony Gollan set one record this season and is set to play a role in another at Doomben. The Actuary can give Gollan another Listed winner in The Phoenix (1600m) on Saturday. She was one of four winners at Doomben two weeks ago which… Read More »
A favourable barrier draw has enticed top jockey Jim Byrne to stick with Mishani Hustler in the TAB Handicap at Doomben. Byrne rode Mishani Hustler when the gelding finished 11th in the Listed Hinkler Quality (1110m) at Doomben on May 30. Trainer Les Ross said the run was a lot… Read More »
With giant strides late, the emerging staying 3YO star of Europe, RUSSIAN EMPEROR stormed down the centre of Royal Ascot overnight to claim the Gr 3 Hampton Court Stakes. Boasting a physique that looks like a fine form of art complete with a white snip at the end of his… Read More »
Lord North has taken out the showpiece Prince Of Wales’s Stakes on day two of Royal Ascot in impressive fashion for trainer John Gosden. The four-year-old, in his first appearance in Group One company, showed a blistering turn of foot under James Doyle to finish three-and-three quarter lengths ahead of… Read More »
The Royal Ascot Carnival continues on Wednesday night, with the seven race meeting highlighted by the Prince Of Wales’s Stakes (2000m).
The decision to put blinkers on Zero To Hundred for her debut at Warwick Farm has got the desired result with the two-year-old making a winning start to her career on heavy ground. Trained by Gerald Ryan, Zero To Hundred handled the testing conditions in Wednesday’s Casino Prince @ Vinery… Read More »
Greg Eurell has celebrated his 60th birthday watching Ilovethegame score a stylish debut win at Sandown. Ilovethegame led from the outset to win Wednesday’s Ladbrokes Handicap under Craig Newitt prompting Eurell to say there is considerable improvement to come from the two-year-old. “He didn’t have any favours in the run,… Read More »
Eagle Farm trainer Lawrie Mayfield Smith again showed his professionalism when he celebrated Luskin Hero’s Ipswich win from his hospital bed. Mayfield Smith was waiting to go into surgery for an appendix operation as Luskin Hero won on debut in a two-year-old maiden over 1100m. Mayfield Smith was able to… Read More »
Two-year-old filly Angel Helena will be out to back up a maiden win at the provincials when she steps up in class and distance chasing a city win at Randwick. Angel Helena is set to have her third start in Saturday’s Magna Grecia New To Coolmore Handicap (1500m) after finishing… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2020 Hampton Court Stakes. The Hampton Court Stakes will be run on Wednesday 17th June at Royal Ascot. Time: 10:50PM AEDT Distance: 2000m Class: Group Three Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Hampton Court Stakes – Comment below… Read More »
It did not take long for trainer Kevin Corstens to switch his attention to a stakes race at Flemington with last start winner Kalkarni Royale. A winner at The Valley last week, Corstens noted the filly had taken no harm from her victory and immediately set about planning the week… Read More »
