Group One winning mare I Am Excited has been retired following her run in the Robert Sangster Stakes on the weekend. I Am Excited won the G1 Galaxy during The Championships before two below par performances in the G2 Sapphire Stakes and the G1 Robert Sangster prompting connections to retire… Read More »
Group Two-winning sprinter Cosmic Force has joined the list of new season stallion prospects and will stand at Newgate Farm. Trained by Peter and Paul Snowden, the colt won three of his 11 starts including the Pago Pago Stakes at two and the Roman Consul Stakes at three, beating Standout… Read More »
After a ground-breaking stint in Australia, jockey Tom Marquand is determined to make his mark at home in Britain when the Flat season gets under way. With racing sidelined amid the coronavirus crisis, the 22-year-old took full advantage of the opportunities that came his way during his time on the… Read More »
After farewelling the best three-year-old in his stable, trainer Mike Moroney is looking to another to win a feature race against older horses. Group One C F Orr Stakes winner Alabama Express has joined the ever-growing list of this season’s retirees and will stand at Yulong Stud in the spring…. Read More »
After passing a serious staying test with his narrow defeat in the VRC St Leger, Saint Eustace is on target for a Classic race in Adelaide. Trained in Victoria by Mick Price and Mick Kent jr, Saint Eustace is returning to Adelaide on Saturday to contest the Group One South… Read More »
Trainer Bob Baffert has won both divisions of the Arkansas Derby with Charlatan and Nadal who have each earned maximum points towards the Kentucky Derby. The 1800m-race was run at Oaklawn on the day the Kentucky Derby would normally have been held. It has been pushed back to September 5… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell will rely on a little-known Adelaide trainer to keep Jungle Edge in peak condition for a shot at the Group One Goodwood at Morphettville. Jungle Edge won his first South Australian start on Saturday, leading throughout in the Group Three D C McKay Stakes (1100m) with apprentice… Read More »
The decision to self-isolate for two weeks to compete during the Adelaide carnival has already paid off for Damien Thornton who has become Australia’s newest Group One-winning jockey. With the lure of some prized rides during the Adelaide carnival, the Victorian jockey made the call to relocate and fulfilled the… Read More »
Queensland’s biggest trainers’ body has defended officials over criticism of the quality of the metropolitan meeting at Doomben. Racing Queensland has split the state into zones with metropolitan racing at the Gold Coast on Fridays and Brisbane on Saturdays. The Brisbane meeting on Saturday had four races which did not… Read More »
Secretariat has won the virtual Kentucky Derby against 12 fellow Triple Crown winners, 47 years after the chestnut colt won the real race at Churchill Downs. The 1-1/4-mile (2000m) race featuring computer-generated imagery was held on Saturday (Sunday AEST), the same day the 146th Derby had been scheduled until it… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where the feature race is the Group lll Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m). Race One: 4 Like That Race Two: 2 E Generation Race Three: 1 Eagle Way Race Four: 8 Kinda Cool Race Five: 13 Happy Alumni… Read More »
Plans to restart racing in Germany have been delayed with the opening eight-race card at Dortmund postponed. Racing has been on hold since March because of the coronavirus outbreak, but authorities had hoped to restart the sport with a six-week program of races announced, with no spectators and strict hygiene… Read More »
A Group l double header was the drawcard for punters on Saturday at Morphettville while a champion hoop reminded us again of status as one of the best at Randwick. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Maiden Major… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Will Clarken has achieved a milestone first Group One win with bargain-buy Bella Vella who has capped a stunning rise in the Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville. Bella Vella was bought online for $22,500 last year and she has won six of her 11 starts since joining Clarken’s… Read More »
Imported galloper Buffalo River has graduated to open company with a strong on-pace victory at Sandown. The Mike Moroney-trained four-year-old has now won five of his six starts in Australia following his win in the Ladbrokes Money Back Odds Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Sent off the $1.90 favourite under Damien… Read More »
Hugh Bowman headed to Randwick with an unflattering opinion of the Kensington circuit but surely emerged with a fresh view following a brilliant five-winner haul. The top jockey was almost unstoppable, opening his account in the second race aboard Yonkers and followed with wins on Dirty Work, Rocha Clock, Hightail… Read More »
Chris Waller has pulled off another Group One training coup with Toffee Tongue breaking her maiden in style in the Australasian Oaks at Morphettville. The filly had been runner-up at her four starts leading into Saturday’s Adelaide feature, twice to Colette in the Adrian Knox Stakes (2000m) and the Australian… Read More »
Final Man has overcome a slow start to complete a winning hat-trick in strong fashion at Sandown. After wins at Pakenham and Sandown at his past two starts, Final Man added Saturday’s Salute Frontline Workers Handicap (1200m) to his record. Final Man has now won four of his seven starts… Read More »
Injury-prone galloper Rising Red has made a return to the winner’s list with an emphatic win on testing ground at Sandown. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Rising Red on Saturday scored his first win in almost two years in taking out the Ladbrokes Switch Handicap (2100m). Ridden by… Read More »
After going close to winning a Group One in Sydney earlier this year, Xilong has again shown her quality to score a determined win in the Group Two Euclase Stakes at Morphettville. Only 40 minutes after her stablemate Shrouded In Mist led to win the Group Two Queen Of The… Read More »
