Racing at Werribee has been abandoned as smoke haze blankets Melbourne and surrounding areas. Air quality at Werribee is described as hazardous with no improvement likely throughout Tuesday. The smoke haze is from bushfires in the north and north east of Victoria and the south coast of NSW. Several race… Read More »
While Alligator Blood has played a starring role during summer culminating in his emphatic Magic Millions Guineas win, the only horse to have beaten him is steadily building towards his return. Caulfield Guineas winner Super Seth stepped out in a jump-out at Flemington last Friday and will have another next… Read More »
Spring star Kolding headlines a strong team of barrier trial runners at Rosehill for champion trainer Chris Waller. The winner of the Group One Epsom Handicap and $7.5 million Golden Eagle, Kolding runs in one of two 900m open heats on Tuesday. Waller hopes Kolding is among selections for the… Read More »
The Listed Kensington Stakes at Flemington is shaping as a small but select field with the eight nominations headlined by Group One-winning colt Microphone and Group Two winner Time To Reign. Nominations for Saturday’s 1000m straight-track Kensington Stakes have been extended until Tuesday, with the entries also featuring another three-year-old… Read More »
Like everyone in NSW, trainer Gary Portelli wants to see rain and hopes the forecast for the rest of the week is correct. If the predicted wet weather eventuates on Thursday and Friday, it will also be a bonus for the Portelli-trained Dio D’Oro at Rosehill on Saturday. “We need… Read More »
After having his spring campaign cut short after one start, promising Adelaide speedster Gytrash is building towards a return in one of Melbourne’s feature sprints. Gytrash was a luckless second in the Group Three The Heath (1100m) at Caulfield on August 31 before he was sidelined through injury. Trainer Gordon… Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick plans to have three runners in the Magic Millions Classic consolation on his home track. Kendrick had three of the five emergencies for the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast on Saturday but none got a run. The trio – Way Beyond,… Read More »
Flemington winner Jabali Ridge will be given the chance to press his claims for a Blue Diamond late entry when he heads to the Prelude for colts and geldings at his next start. Trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent jr, Jabali Ridge scored a two-length victory over 1000m at… Read More »
Alligator Blood has been promoted to favouritism for two major autumn races but trainer David Vandyke has warned he is not certain to run in either. The three-year-old confirmed his status as one of the country’s glamour horses with his win in Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the… Read More »
Queensland’s leading trainer Tony Gollan has dominated the summer carnival in recent years but this season has exceeded his expectations. Gollan’s owners had a million dollar pay day on Saturday when he won the Magic Millions Cup with Vega One and the Magic Millions QTIS Plate with Outback Barbie. Each… Read More »
Hot on the heels of welcoming a couple of million dollar babies to the stable, trainer Gerald Ryan will get back to some of his established horses this week. Stakes-winner Standout is among several Ryan-trained stablemates listed in barrier trials at Rosehill on Tuesday while debut winner Return With Honour… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher is a fan of all-women syndicates for Magic Millions horses after the stable again reaped the benefits at this year’s carnival. In the past two years his horses have picked up $712,000 in bonus payments for horses raced by all-female syndicates. Magic Millions gives a $500,000 bonus… Read More »
Premier Sydney jockey James McDonald will ride Conqueror in the Karaka Million 3YO Classic as he and the Lindsay Park stable chase back-to-back wins in the race at Ellerslie. They combined to win in 2019 with Long Leaf and McDonald will ride Conqueror for the first time in the $1… Read More »
Crowd favourite The Candy Man is headed for a short spell before being prepared for a Sydney autumn campaign. The Candy Man ran sixth as favourite in Saturday’s Magic Millions Trophy (2400m) won by Primitivo after looking in contention on the home turn. The popular grey was found to be… Read More »
The Gold Coast Turf Club is delighted with the way it was able to handle one of its most extraordinary days. Saturday’s Magic Millions meeting was thrown into chaos when an oil tanker overturned on the M1 connecting Brisbane and the Gold Coast. It meant several key runners, including Magic… Read More »
Deteriorating air quality has forced the cancellation of racing at Nowra on the NSW South Coast. The area has been hard-hit by bushfires and the Shoalhaven Club had hoped to lift local spirits with Sunday’s meeting which has been transferred to Friday. The air quality was downgraded from poor to… Read More »
Book One of the Magic Millions sale has ended with a record gross and sale average for the four days at the Gold Coast. There were 10 million dollar plus yearlings sold in the first three days with a Redoute’s Choice colt fetching $900,000 at the final session on Saturday… Read More »
The Tomy Gollan trained Outback Barbie made it third time lucky at a Magic Millions carnival when she won the $1million QTIS Plate. Outback Barbie ($5.50) has run unlucky thirds in the 2YO Classic and 3YO Guineas at the two previous Millions carnivals. However, she atoned when she got up… Read More »
Jye McNeil is a rising star of the Melbourne jockey ranks and the in-form hoop has played a leading role on Chester Manifold Stakes day at Flemington. McNeil’s victory aboard seven-year-old horse Amadeus in the feature race on Saturday’s program – the Listed Chester Manifold – brought up the fourth… Read More »
Tony Gollan has never won a Stradbroke but believes Vega One can break his drought after the gelding’s victory in the Magic Millions Cup at the Gold Coast. Ridden by Michael Rodd, Vega One, the $3.30 favourite, defeated Redouble ($18) by a half length, denying the runner-up back-to-back wins in… Read More »
