Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways has left Australia for England where she is to be served by leading stallion Kingman. Winning Ways was named Queensland Horse of the Year for last season which included her win in the Group One Queensland Oaks (2400m) in May. Aquis Farm has confirmed the… Read More »
A trip to New Zealand for the Group One Auckland Cup is the plan for imported stayer Azuro who will first try to add the Australia Day Cup at Warwick Farm to his record. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace for OTI Racing, Azuro won three times over 3200m… Read More »
The All-Star Mile is not a priority for Super Seth who is being aimed at becoming a dual Guineas winner. The colt will kick off his campaign in the Group Three Manfred Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday on his way to the Australian Guineas. Super Seth stormed home to… Read More »
Stakes-placed Queen Of Rocks will begin her campaign at Sandown over 1200m with her performance to determine whether she is a Blue Diamond prospect. Queen Of Rocks was third on debut in the Listed Debutant Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield in October and she resumes in a no-metropolitan win race for… Read More »
Jockeys Brad Stewart and Boris Thornton were the stars at the Sunshine Coast but they have both been sidelined for winning rides. Stewart made the most of some late engagements on Saturday at the expense of Ryan Maloney, who was ill, with a treble. He won on Sunny St Cloud,… Read More »
A country Queensland trainer and his wife suspended for giving false evidence at an inquiry about the welfare of one of their horses have appealed. Burnett region-based trainer Kym Afford and his wife Sonia Afford, a licensed stablehand, were suspended for three months for telling stewards Interflora Express had been… Read More »
One of Hong Kong’s biggest race meetings will go ahead with extreme restrictions on attendance because of coronavirus. Monday’s Chinese New Year meeting at Sha Tin normally attracts more than 100,000 patrons but will be limited to those with previous bookings, around 8000, as well as staff and participants. The… Read More »
Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways has run her last race in Australia. Winning Ways was named Queensland Horse of the Year for last season which included her win in the Group One Queensland Oaks (2400m) in May. Trainer Garry Newham confirmed Winning Ways had been sold and sent to Europe…. Read More »
Singapore will host a good quality betting meeting on Australia Day this Sunday at Kranji racecourse where the Fortune Bowl headlines the card. View our tips and bets for the meeting. Race One: 9 Elena Of Avalor Race Two: 1 Siam Royal Orchid Race Three: 1 Amazing Choice Race Four:… Read More »
A couple of NZ stars stole the show at Ellerslie on Saturday while at Caulfield, Godolphin tightened their grip on potentially another Blue Diamond. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Catalyst Back With A Bang It wasn’t the… Read More »
Star New Zealand filly Probabeel has confirmed a return to Australia and capped a stellar day for Te Akau Racing by beating Australian contender Conqueror in the Karaka 3YO Classic. Just over an hour after Te Akau celebrated their fourth consecutive victory in the Karaka Million 2YO (1200m) with Cool… Read More »
Trainer Steve O’Dea finally had some big-race luck and was rewarded with his second win in the Listed Sunshine Coast Cup. O’Dea has had a good season with winners for Scallopini’s owners, the Jamie Walter Proven Thoroughbreds syndicate, but luck has deserted them in the summer carnival. All that changed… Read More »
James Cummings is holding his cards close to his chest but there is no doubting his excitement about what Pandemic might be able to achieve this campaign. The three-year-old resumed with a classy win against older horses in Saturday’s Mark Alti Bookmakers Handicap (1100m) at Randwick after putting the writing… Read More »
Adelaide visitor Morvada has ended the summer winning sequence of Yulong January in the Listed John Dillon Stakes at Caulfield in a performance which has come as no surprise to his veteran trainer. The Peter Jolly-trained Morvada lined up for a rematch with Yulong January in Saturday’s 1400m Listed race… Read More »
Te Akau Racing’s stranglehold on the Karaka Million two-year-old race has extended to its fourth consecutive year with Cool Aza Beel taking out the million-dollar feature at Ellerslie. New Zealand’s racing powerhouse began its run with Melody Belle in 2017 and followed with Avantage and Probabeel. “It’s awesome,” trainer Jamie… Read More »
It was not a Group One race but Jason Collett got almost as big a buzz from delivering partner Clare Cunningham her first stakes win courtesy of a dashing front-running ride aboard Cradle Mountain. The horse had shown early promise winning six of his first nine starts but after a… Read More »
Top country sprinter Grey Missile looked the best placed horse at the Sunshine Coast meeting and that’s the way it turned out. Grey Missile ($7) went to the lead and never looked in danger in the Coastline BMW X5 Handicap (1200m). The gelding looked well placed because he had won… Read More »
Boom New Zealand three-year-old Catalyst has shown he can be a force in Melbourne, overcoming a sluggish start to win a Group Three race at Ellerslie. Second favourite for next month’s Australian Guineas, Catalyst missed the start and was a clear last until the home turn in Saturday’s Mr Tiz… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees and syndicators Australian Bloodstock look to have unearthed another promising import in Mugatoo, who has scored a determined victory at his local debut at Randwick. Stepping out over the shortest distance he has contested, Mugatoo ($2.15 fav) settled worse than midfield and chased hard to wear down… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan was the pin-up boy with the female members of his family when Just Orm won the Coastline BMW X1 Handicap at the Sunshine Coast. Gollan’s decision to book apprentice Stephanie Thornton proved a master stroke as Just Orm ($13) charged home to beat a strong field… Read More »
