The Team Hawkes trained Grand Larceny will be looking to claim back-to-back wins when he tackles the Listed Doveton Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday. The son of Zoustar takes an impressive enough race record of five wins from twelve starts into the Doveton Stakes with the latest of those wins… Read More »
One win at happy Valley last night was all it took for Hugh Bowman to clinch a prized place in the lucrative International Jockey’s Championship which will take place at Sha Tin on December 10 … but it was a really close call. Bowman trailed Luke Ferraris by one win… Read More »
Trainer Ken Keys has been around horses long enough to know a good one, especially a youngster. Not that many have gone through Keys’ hands, although he has high hopes for Alibaba who is set to make his debut in the Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday for the Ken and Kasey Keys stable. Keys’… Read More »
Less than a month after Half Yours’ historic Melbourne Cup triumph, his sire St Jean has died. The son of Teofilo was euthanised on Tuesday morning owing to injuries sustained in a paddock accident. Brackley Park operator Grant Dwyer, who stood St Jean on behalf of a syndicate of owners… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is adamant Arctic Glamour’s first-up win was no fluke, although he admits an outside gate has added a layer of difficulty to her next task as she bids to back up the performance in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill. The mare started $41 when taking out the Hot… Read More »
David Vandyke has enjoyed racing Tuff Tu Mus through his grades, but the Sunshine Coast trainer realises the time has come to raise the bar with his winning machine. The five-year-old son of All Too Hard will chase an eighth-straight win in this Saturday’s $160,000 Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben. The 1350-metre event… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths says his latest Group 1 contender Rey Magnerio has thrived on his first trip away from home. Rey Magnerio lines up in the Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot on Saturday, bidding to give Griffiths a second Group 1 victory. Griffiths won the 2016 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington with The Quarterback and is… Read More »
Filly Tigroni is set to make her debut in the opening event at Rosehill, although co-trainer John O’Shea is quick to point out the race isn’t his first choice. Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1100m) was Plan B, O’Shea having been keen to run the youngster in a juvenile event at Wyong on… Read More »
It was this time last year that a lightly raced chestnut was placed online, up for grabs on an Inglis Digital sale with the heading “classy racing prospect.” The winner of two of his five starts at that stage, the four-year-old was promoted as “a progressive miler to middle distance… Read More »
New Zealand punters’ appetite for Australia’s major racing events continues to rise, with The Everest now comfortably overtaking the Cox Plate as the country’s second most-wagered-on race — although it still trails well behind the iconic Melbourne Cup. Entain, which now operates under a legislated monopoly in New Zealand, reported… Read More »
The 2018 ATC Australian Derby winner Levendi has died following complications related to colic. Peter Gelagotis, who prepared Levendi to five victories from 18 starts and more than $1.7 million in prizemoney, confirmed the stallion’s passing in a tribute posted on social media. “Horses like this are a miracle to… Read More »
A licensed NSW stablehand has been handed a two-year disqualification after being found guilty of multiple equine-welfare breaches. Anne Flanagan was ruled guilty on three Racing NSW charges following an inspection of three retired thoroughbreds under her care at a property on the NSW south coast. According to a Racing… Read More »
The return of the David Vandyke trained Tuff Tu Mus will add significant interest to the running of the Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben on Saturday. The son of All Too Hard has won seven races on the trot, a sequence which has left the five-year-old unbeaten since October 2024…. Read More »
The reach of the Ciaron Maher stable is underlined by the fact that Maher is the only trainer to have runners in the two richest races set to be contested in Australia on Saturday … the $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot in Perth and the $750 000 Zipping Classic… Read More »
After watching lightly raced mare Vestas work at Caulfield, trainer Clinton Mcdonald jokingly exclaimed can we arrange a wide draw for the mare. Unfortunately for McDonald, Vestas has barrier two in the in the Listed Doveton Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday, but the trainer is hoping the addition of blinkers will change the… Read More »
A lacklustre campaign from Xidaki during the autumn and winter left Peter Snowden scratching his head, but the top trainer is satisfied his charge has regained his spark. A winner of the Group 3 Winx Guineas (1600m) at three, Xidaki trained on to place in last year’s Silver Eagle (1300m)… Read More »
A four-year-old first-timer and a seasoned jockey will combine in the second race at Hawkesbury on Thursday … and both will be arriving fresh for their respective first-up assignment. Sam Clipperton will be having his first race ride for close on a year … his last ride was at Rosehill… Read More »
The Group 1 performed filly Within The Law has been valued at $1.6million dollars after two shares in the horse sold on the new Magic Millions Digital platform this afternoon. Two shares were for sale on the platform with the 6.5% share selling for $85,000 and the 5% share selling… Read More »
Annabel and Rob Archibald are drawing confidence from jockey Jamie Mott’s decision to relinquish riding at a feature Melbourne meeting in favour of partnering Libertad in the Group One Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot. Mott is bypassing Zipping Classic Day at Caulfield on Saturday, which boasts seven black type races, to make… Read More »
The rain that fell at acceptance time on Wednesday for the Caulfield meeting was music to the ears of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable. The Group 2 Zipping Classic (2400m) on Saturday is the contest the Price and Kent Jnr stable have picked out for Hezashocka. The problem is the… Read More »
