Improving Get Stuck In has made it back-to-back open company wins with an emotional all-the-way victory at Doomben. Get Stuck In is trained by Tony Gollan, whose father Darryl, a legend in Queensland racing, died on Friday night. Carrying a black armband in memory of Darryl Gollan, Get Stuck In… Read More »
Slow maturer Exasperate has continued his excellent recent run of form with a tough win on a rain-sodden track at Caulfield. Success in Saturday’s Neds Same Race Multi Handicap (1600m) was Exasperate’s third in his past three visits to the track, interspersed with a second placing at Flemington. Trainer Matthew… Read More »
James McDonald admits his feelings about Nature Strip can oscillate between extremes but jubilation reigned after the sprinter’s TJ Smith Stakes demolition. Against a top-class field boasting nine individual Group One winners, $4.20 favourite Nature Strip did what he does best: rolling along in front and breaking the hearts of… Read More »
Winning four races on the trot has come at a cost for the connections of Diamond Effort, with the mare heading for an enforced break following her latest win at Caulfield. The Clinton McDonald-trained mare landed her fourth win in succession but bled from both nostrils in winning Saturday’s Lamaro’s… Read More »
Just as it was in the Tulloch Stakes a week earlier, Quick Thinker has beaten Zebrowski to give champion New Zealand trainer Murray Baker his fifth Group One Australian Derby at Randwick. Despite being in lockdown at home in New Zealand, Baker and also his co-trainer Andrew Forsman are still… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden’s reputation as stallion makers has again been showcased with King’s Legacy winning the Group One ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes. The father-son training team has an enviable record with young colts including Pride Of Dubai, Capitalist, Shooting To Win and Revolution. A son of the late super… Read More »
An impressive winner at Caulfield has unfortunately received a ban from racing after bleeding from both nostrils post race. The impressive Clinton McDonald trained Diamond Effort made easy work of her rivals at Caulfield in a strong sprint field although in more disappointing news she has unfortunately bled post race… Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes will raise the bar with Ancestry after the gelding completed a hat-trick with an impressive win at Caulfield. Taking advantage of an inside draw and holding the fence, Ancestry won Saturday’s Selangor Turf Club Handicap (1100m) to go with victories at Pakenham and The Valley. Saturday’s win… Read More »
European import Raheen House has relished a distance rise to emerge as a serious Sydney Cup contender with a strong win in a key lead-up race at Randwick. A two-time stakes winner over staying trips in England, Raheen House had not managed a top-five finish in four previous Australian runs…. Read More »
Lightly raced Godolphin filly Colette has stormed into favouritism for the Group One ATC Australian Oaks after a convincing win in the Adrian Knox Stakes at Randwick. The James Cummings-trained Colette had come through two provincial wins before enhancing her Oaks credentials with a stylish performance in Saturday’s Group Three… Read More »
The addition of blinkers to the race gear of two-year-old Tumbler Ridge has helped him return to his best form at Doomben. Tumbler Ridge ($3.90) made his run wide from the 600m mark but was too strong for Chris Munce-trained pair Thrasher ($21) and Papaya ($3.30) in Saturday’s Nuturf Handicap… Read More »
Leading Northern Rivers trainer Matt Dunn has celebrated country racing’s biggest prize by the smallest of margins with Gracie Belle at Randwick. A $21 chance in Saturday’s $400,000 Country Championship Final, Gracie Belle put her nose down on the line under hard riding by Kerrin McEvoy to get the decision… Read More »
The decision to leave classy stayer Ilwendo in Brisbane after a disastrous previous start has paid dividends at Doomben. Ilwendo struck severe interference in the straight at Doomben last Saturday before finishing seventh behind top three-year-old Eric The Eel. Queensland racing went to regions this week, which meant Ilwendo was… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their stellar Sydney autumn carnival form, producing the lightly raced Entente for a stakes victory at Randwick. The stable has won three Group One races in as many weeks, including the Golden Slipper courtesy of Farnan, with Entente adding a Group Three to… Read More »
Veteran jockey Larry Cassidy has continued to show he has lost none of his skills with another top ride to win on Kusama at Doomben. The winner of 40 Group One races and jockeys premierships in Sydney and Brisbane, Cassidy has battled a string of injury problems in recent years…. Read More »
After a debut win at a country venue, Forever Free has stepped straight to city company at Caulfield to keep her unbeaten record intact. And Forever Free showed she is adept in all conditions with her all-the-way win in Saturday’s Robert Taranto Handicap (1100m). Rain on Friday night left the… Read More »
Doubtland has stamped himself as a colt with a bright future after destroying his rivals to win the Group Three Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick. Trained by the Hawkes Racing partnership, Doubtland was sent into Saturday’s 1100m race for two-year-olds off a debut win on the Kensington track at Randwick a… Read More »
Bobbing has been cleared to take his place in the Country Championships Final despite the discovery of a used syringe in his horse float. Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel questioned Bobbing’s trainer Bernie Kelly about the syringe before the first race at Randwick on Saturday. The Scone-based horseman… Read More »
One of the doyens of Queensland racing, Darryl Gollan, has died aged 76 after a long illness. He was first diagnosed with cancer 15 years ago but in his typical resolute way was still a regular at race meetings until recently. The father of premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan, Daryl… Read More »
This COVID thing has, in its own, annoying way, cost us all money. Let’s not even look at the cost of inconvenience, but while racing continues in Australia (and boy, aren’t we all glad about that), some deep within our sport are still hurting. Race clubs aren’t getting gate receipts… Read More »
