Central Queensland jockey Chris McIver has been disqualified for seven months after admitting he hit his horse on the head in a Mackay race on Tuesday. McIver rode Absolute Bonza in the last race and was seen to strike the horse’s head as the field was pulling up. Watch 📺… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth is pretty good. Race One: 7 Good Days Race Two: 3 Enjoyable Success Race Three: 2 Happy Warrior Race Four: 8 Resolute Race Five: 7 Wood On Fire… Read More »
Racing is still on track to resume in France despite other professional sports remaining on hold for some months. The racing industry comes under the jurisdiction of France’s agriculture department not the sports ministry. French prime minister Edouard Philippe announced on Tuesday that because of the coronavirus pandemic, professional sport… Read More »
New Zealand Bloodstock’s air freight division has successfully undertaken a test flight from Auckland to Sydney with a small group of horses. With new regulations and plans in place for grooms, NZB says it can confidently begin to work on limited flights for the backlog of horses requiring trans Tasman… Read More »
South Australia’s best races have special significance on more than one level for jockey Dean Holland. After starting his riding career in Adelaide, Holland has forged a successful career in Victoria. But it is in his former home town where Holland has landed some of his biggest wins. His solitary… Read More »
A small cut put paid to Bandersnatch’s Hawkesbury Guineas bid but trainer Gerald Ryan says it looked a lot worse than it was. Well supported into favouritism leading up to Saturday’s Group Three race at Rosehill, Bandersnatch was scratched at the barrier when he was found to have a wound… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan had some anxious moments before learning his filly Affair To Remember had scraped into the field for the Group One Australasian Oaks. Affair To Remember was among 12 horses on Monday night that had already accepted for the three-year-old fillies Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. By Tuesday morning,… Read More »
Racing Victoria will ask for the hearing into Ben Melham’s alleged betting activity to be held at the earliest possible date. Melham was issued with seven charges by stewards on Monday relating to betting on thoroughbred races between March and September last year and for giving false or misleading evidence… Read More »
John Moore is looking forward to the challenge of setting up a stable with his brother Gary in Sydney after reaching a compulsory retirement age in Hong Kong. Moore, 70, is a seven-time leading trainer in Hong Kong and has applied for boxes at Rosehill and is set to join… Read More »
New Zealand’s Haunui Farm will stand champion European miler Ribchester after calling time on the southern hemisphere career of his sire Iffraaj. Haunui’s Mark Chitty said 19-year-old Iffraaj had served the stud well for 12 years. “After lengthy discussions with the team from Darley, we have made the decision to… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams has big spring plans for Harbour Views but first the lightly raced import needs to get his rating up to warrant those lofty targets. Williams had planned to run Harbour Views first-up from a spell on his home track at Warrnambool next week. But when the… Read More »
Star sprinting mare Sunlight has drawn a wide barrier in a capacity field of 16 plus two emergencies for the Group One Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. A three-time Group One winner, four-year-old Sunlight has drawn barrier 16 for Saturday’s 1200m feature for fillies and mares while star two-year-old Away… Read More »
Outstanding bush jockey turned recent celebrity trainer, Robert Agnew, has won another race. When CHILLIE COD went on by ‘em all at Grafton yesterday, punters cheered and so did the Agnew family. That’s two now with two individual horses from a stable of just three! The other one is unraced,… Read More »
WATC Derby winner Tuscan Queen has suffered what could potentially be a career-ending tendon injury. Early reports suggest that the Grant & Alana Williams-trained filly will be out for a minimum of 12 months, should she make a return to racing at all. Tuscan Queen recently blitzed rivals when starting… Read More »
High profile Melbourne jockey Ben Melham faces charges relating to bets totalling thousands of dollars made through his partner’s account. Racing Victoria stewards on Monday issued seven charges against Melham over bets made during a six-month period last year. One of the charges is for giving false or misleading evidence… Read More »
Gary Portelli is as busy as ever training his horses at Warwick Farm amid some uncertainty about their goals. With the Brisbane winter carnival scrapped then reinstated on a lesser scale, plans for several horses are unclear. While racing has continued during the coronavirus pandemic, programs in Sydney and Melbourne… Read More »
Racing Victoria Stewards have issued seven charges against star jockey Ben Melham following an investigation into betting activity between March 2019 and September 2019 that the Stewards allege was in breach of Mr Melham’s obligations under the Rules of Racing. Ben Melham has also been charged with providing false and/or… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy believes star sprinting mare Sunlight has a fourth Group One win at her mercy in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Sunlight was soundly beaten by Lightning Stakes winner Gytrash in the Group Three R N Irwin Stakes (1100m) last Saturday week in Adelaide but McEvoy has… Read More »
Racing Queensland is confident there will be no problems with the newly renovated Ipswich track for coming meetings after jockeys complained about a section of the track. Ipswich hosted its third meeting back on Sunday after closing for five months for a multi-million dollar course-proper upgrade. After race six some… Read More »
A changing of the guard in Australia’s sprinting ranks has trainer Joe Pride dreaming of an Everest berth for Group One-placed mare Fasika. Several of the horses who have dominated the major short-course races in recent seasons have either been retired or sent to stud. Last year’s The Everest winner… Read More »
