Fierce Impact, Black Heart Bart and Superstorm are the last wild card entries for the 15-horse All-Star Mile. They join Streets Of Avalon, winner of the Futurity Stakes, and Fifty Stars who won Saturday’s Blamey Stakes, in the All Star Mile at Caulfield on March 14. Last month the 10… Read More »
The richest mile race on turf the $5m All Star Mile will be run at Caulfield on Saturday week and the three wild card entries have been announced this morning. Three wild card entries into the All Star Mile field were announced this morning along with six provisional emergencies with… Read More »
Jockey Mike Smith has been fined more than $320,000 AUD for excessive use of the whip in the $20m Saudi Cup on runner-up Midnight Bisou. Midnight Bisou finished second to Maximum Security in the richest race in the world the $20m Saudi Cup which was raced on Sunday morning AEDT…. Read More »
Glen Boss is free to ride on Golden Slipper day after having the dates of a careless riding suspension altered. Boss was outed for an incident in the Liverpool City Cup on Saturday at Randwick and suspended from March 10 to 22, the day after the Golden Slipper. On Sunday,… Read More »
Healing Hands has repaid trainer Gayna Williams patience and perseverance with his win in the $150,000 Country Championship qualifier at Mudgee. The five-year-old has had his share of injuries but is now on his way to the $500,000 Country Championships final at Randwick on April 4. He earned his way… Read More »
After having to settle for second in the Australian Guineas at Flemington with Superstorm, the same West Australian connections are hoping to go one better in the Australian Cup with Regal Power. Superstorm made his eastern states debut in Saturday’s Group One Australian Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds, closing fast to… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is ignoring public pressure while deciding whether to commit Rothfire to the Golden Slipper. Rothfire made it four wins from four starts with an effortless win in Saturday’s Two-Year-Old The Jewel Prelude at Doomben. Queensland has lacked genuine star power in recent years but Saturday’s Australian Guineas… Read More »
While the New Zealanders are crossing the Tasman to plunder Australian races, Azuro will be out to reverse the trend in the Auckland Cup. The Jamie Richards-trained Probabeel and Te Akau Shark took out Sydney’s first two autumn carnival Group One races at Randwick on Saturday, the Surround and Chipping… Read More »
All-Star Mile contender Mr Quickie will continue his build-up towards a first-up tilt at the $5 million race in a barrier trial at Cranbourne. Mr Quickie finished second to Group One winner Homesman in an 1100m-trial at Werribee on February 18 and the gelding is scheduled to trial over 990m… Read More »
Queensland trainer Tim Hurley has been disqualified for six months after being found guilty of harassment. Stewards heard the charges last month but did not publish a report until this weekend. An inquiry heard evidence from Hurley and other licensed participants, after which he faced two charges. The first involved… Read More »
Saturday’s Group Two Blamey Stakes winner Fifty Stars will not make use of his wildcard entry into the $5m All Star Mile instead he will back-up in the Australian Cup at Flemington. Fifty Stars was a gauranteed spot in the $5m All Star Mile after winning Saturday’s Blamey Stakes although… Read More »
Further delays to the Gold Coast racetrack upgrade are likely to also put on hold any plans for the club to get further metropolitan Saturday meetings in the new season. The Gold Coast Turf Club is eventually hoping to get as many as 10 metropolitan class Saturday meetings a year…. Read More »
Beaten Doomben favourite Exondabeach’s cough on the way to the barriers has cost jockey Luke Tarrant $1000. Stewards questioned Tarrant after the previously unbeaten Exondabeach was unplaced in the Three-Year-Old Jewel Prelude at Doomben on Saturday. Tarrant told stewards Exondabeach made some respiratory noises on the way to the barriers,… Read More »
Maximum Security has erased the pain of losing the Kentucky Derby with a fighting victory in the inaugural Saudi Cup. The 1800m-race worth $20 million, came down to a fight between Maximum Security and fellow American Midnight Bisou with Benbatl third. Twice a winner in Grade One company since his… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, and while there are no feature races, the depth is solid across the board. Race One: 2 Zero Hedge Race Two: 9 Regency Gem Race Three: 1 Perfect Pair Race Four: 3 Beluga Race Five: 2 Ever Laugh… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2020 Saudi Cup. The Saudi Cup was raced in Saudi Arabia on 1/3/2020. Replay: Maximum Security wins the inaugural $20m @thesaudicup! #SaudiCup pic.twitter.com/izgcRkpV7p — At The Races (@AtTheRaces) February 29, 2020
Unless he can successfully appeal a suspension, Glen Boss will miss two crucial autumn carnival meetings including the Golden Slipper. Boss rode Cascadian in the Group Three Liverpool City Cup at Randwick on Saturday but his efforts to get clear running at the top of the straight resulted in a… Read More »
It was a day where that dreaded ‘B word’ was on the lips at Caulfield, a surprise of decent proportions in the Hobartville at Rosehill while the All Star Mile top ten and overall vote numbers were revealed. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The… Read More »
The first three horses into the Provincial Championship final have crossed the line in a three-way photo finish in the qualifying heat at Newcastle. The Damien Lane-trained Oakfield Missile got the nod over the Kris Lees-trained Stella Sea Sun with Designated from the Kristen Buchanan stable third. For Lane, Saturday’s… Read More »
Things finally went right for talented Silvera when he broke a run of bad luck to win the Listed Tattersall’s Members Cup at Doomben. Silvera, who was originally with Tony McEvoy in the south, has been a great asset for trainer Tony Gollan after the grey was sent to him… Read More »
