Eight races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, and while there are no feature races, the depth is pretty good across the evening. Race One: 9 Fire And Gold Race Two: 8 Dionysus Collin Race Three: 9 After Me Race Four: 3 All You Know… Read More »
New Zealand gelding Catalyst has been ruled out of the $5 million All-Star Mile with bruised fetlocks. Trainer Clayton Chipperfield sent him to the Ballarat Vet Clinic on Tuesday fearing he was not quite himself after his below-par run in the Australian Guineas. He told Racing Victoria stewards late in… Read More »
Her famous relative Hay List excelled as a sprinter but Miss Siska is making a name for herself as a middle distance performer. And, eight years after her late half-brother Hay List set a metric era weight-carrying record to win the Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington, the Grahame… Read More »
Boom three-year-old New Zealand galloper Catalyst has been withdrawn from the $5m All Star Mile after suffering a multiple fetlock injuries following his run in the Australian Guineas. Trainer Clayton Chipperfield has advised Racing Victoria stewards that his star horse Catalyst has been withdrawn from the All Star Mile field… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards is convinced his stable star Gytrash has improved since his Lightning Stakes win as he prepares to chase a big sprint double at Flemington. Gytrash upstaged Redzel, Loving Gaby and Nature Strip to win the weight-for-age Group One Lightning (1000m) on the straight track at Flemington… Read More »
Global Quest will wear blinkers as he attempts to cement his claims as a genuine Golden Slipper contender via the Todman Stakes. The winner of the Breeders’ Plate in October, the colt has run second in his two subsequent starts in February to Prague in the Canonbury Stakes and Farnan… Read More »
New South Wales trainer James Thomsen has been handed a 21 month ban in respect to a stable inspection conducted at Thomsen’s Hawkesbury stables. The inspection of his stables found drug paraphernalia which was found in an unlocked medication cabinet located in Mr Thomsen’s feed room. Following the findings Thomsen… Read More »
Champion jockey Hugh Bowman has been the beneficiary of Glen Boss’ suspension from the weekend by picking up the ride on key All Star Mile contender Kolding. Bowman has been booked to ride Kolding who is an $11 chance with Ladbrokes in betting after Glen Boss was ruled out of… Read More »
Star Godolphin colt Hanseatic who was runner-up in the Group One Blue Diamond Stakes will now be targeted towards the $3.5m Golden Slipper at the end of the month. Hanseatic who was sent out as the heavily backed short priced favourite in the G1 Blue Diamond will head to Sydney… Read More »
Gorup Two winner Soul Patch who ran third in Saturday’s G1 Australian Guineas has been retired after suffering a serious tendon injury. Soul Patch won the G2 Moonee Valley Vase last year before placings in the G1 Victoria Derby and Australian Guineas but will not be seen again at the… Read More »
Roy Higgins Quality winner King Of Leogrance is favourite for the Group Two Adelaide Cup after the declaration of the final field of 16. Trained by Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Danny O’Brien and racing in the colours of six-time Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams, King Of Leogrance eased from $2.50 to $2.60… Read More »
Immediate plans for promising Brisbane three-year-old Profit are unresolved despite his impressive trial win at Eagle Farm. Trainer Chris Anderson took blinkers off Profit in Tuesday’s barrier trial to assess how he would handle it in a race. Profit was about five lengths off the early pace but came wide… Read More »
All-Star Mile hopeful Catalyst has been sent to the Ballarat Vet Clinic to determine the extent of a back issue. After initially believing Catalyst had pulled up well from his unplaced run in Saturday’s Group One Australian Guineas at Flemington, trainer Clayton Chipperfield told Racing Victoria stewards on Tuesday the… Read More »
In a few months, Australian broodmares will start having babies. And among them will be the first one’s sired by the unbeaten superstar JUSTIFY (Scat Daddy-Stage Music). But before we get to see them, the world is seeing almost daily, brand new babies born by Justify in North America and… Read More »
The British Horseracing Authority will continue to liaise with the government over the threat of coronavirus ahead of the famous Cheltenham Festival. With the four-day jumps meeting a week away, four more people have been diagnosed with the virus in England, bringing Britain’s number of cases to 40. Chief medical… Read More »
To celebrate the 100th running of the Cox Plate, the specially made gold trophy will be taken on a tour to New Zealand. The Cox Plate and New Zealand have a rich history with champions like Bonecrusher and Sunline winning Australasia’s weight-for-age championship at The Valley. The tour kicks off… Read More »
Godolphin’s Alizee heads the nine entries for the Group One Canterbury Stakes at Randwick where she will attempt to add to the winning record of mares over the past decade. New Zealander The Bostonian has been added to the original eight nominations taken on Monday morning. A triple Group One… Read More »
Australian Cup titleholder Harlem is already in rare company ahead of an attempt at a record-third straight win in the Group One race at Flemington. Since the Australian Cup became a 2000m race in 1964, Harlem is the fifth dual winner, joining Craftsman, Ming Dynasty, Vo Rogue and Northerly. Vo… Read More »
Racing Queensland has stepped up its plans to overcome a shortage of stabling in south east Queensland by appointing a town planner for its Deagon Racecourse redevelopment. Deagon doubles as a training centre as well as housing the headquarters of Racing Queensland. Most racetracks in the south east are at… Read More »
Nature Strip’s absence from the Newmarket Handicap means weights have been raised, giving Andrew Mallyon the chance to reunite with Halvorsen. Now based in Queensland, Mallyon hasbeen in Melbourne to ride Halvorsen in five of his seven victories, the past two on the straight course at Flemington where the Group… Read More »
