Golden Slipper favourite Cellsabeel heads 25 entries for the $2 million Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm. Trainer Ciaron Maher has indicated the filly will take her place in the 1100m-race despite the prize money for the sale-restricted race not counting towards a Slipper start. The filly is the $6 favourite… Read More »
Retired jockey Stephen Baster says he has fielded countless messages of support but will not be making a comeback to ride Gold Fields in the All-Star Mile. Trainer Logan McGill has said he would like nothing more than to have Baster aboard Gold Fields in the $5 million All Star… Read More »
A Queensland country jockey has been suspended for a month and fined $500 after being found to have used modified spurs on a horse in a race. Stewards at Dalby, west of Toowoomba, opened an inquiry into the post-race condition of Smarty Jack who won the second race on Saturday…. Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Vow And Declare will take another step towards an autumn return with an important barrier trial at Cranbourne. Vow And Declare’s Cup-winning jockey Craig Williams takes the ride in the trial over 1190m on Tuesday morning. Trainer Danny O’Brien is in the United States for the Super… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan believes he has a genuine chance to become the first to reach 100 metropolitan winners in a Brisbane season. Gollan has his seventh metropolitan premiership at his mercy with 61-1/2 winners after six months of the season. He already holds the Brisbane metropolitan record with 90… Read More »
Star Tasmanian mare Mystic Journey has been ruled out of a defence of $5 million All-Star Mile. Trainer Adam Trinder has contacted Racing Victoria stewards to advise Mystic Journey will be withdrawn from the All-Star Mile (1600m) at Caulfield on March 14. Trinder told stewards last month Mystic Journey had… Read More »
Faugheen has rolled back the years at Leopardstown to claim a thrilling victory in the Flogas Novice Chase at the Dublin festival. The Willie Mullins-trained 12-year-old added a second Grade One win over fences to his multiple tally over hurdles including the 2015 Champion hurdle at Cheltenham. Sticking to the… Read More »
Star colt Yes Yes Yes has been retired with a tendon injury ending his career. The winner of the $14 million Everest in the spring, Yes Yes Yes was found to have heat in his near foreleg on Saturday morning. While the injury is not considered too serious, veterinary advice… Read More »
Top Queensland three-year-old Alligator Blood will head to Melbourne after a solid hit-out in an unofficial trial at the Sunshine Coast. Alligator Blood went around with four other runners over 1000m on Sunday and raced three-deep before winning by a long neck from another talented three-year-old, Eric The Eel. Check… Read More »
Two of Victoria’s biggest stables are set to dominate the field for the state’s richest two-year-old race, the Blue Diamond Stakes. After third acceptances last week for the $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield on February 22, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable has 17 of the 90… Read More »
While trainer Chris Waller has an anxious few days waiting for tests on star colt Yes Yes Yes, the best filly in his stable is ready to race. Funstar is likely to begin her campaign earlier than planned with Waller citing the Group Two Light Fingers Stakes on February 15… Read More »
Mike Moroney is preparing to throw stakes winning three-year-old Alabama Express in the deep end to chase a Group One win against older horses in the C F Orr Stakes. The trainer has a high opinion of Alabama Express and is keen to give the colt his chance at weight-for-age… Read More »
John Sadler says a lack of suitable options for lightly raced sprinter Sartorial Splendor means the colt will kick off his campaign in a Group Two race after missing a run at Caulfield. Sartorial Splendor was scratched from Saturday’s W J Adams Handicap because of a wide draw and will… Read More »
Visiting English jockey Tom Marquand has been cleared of any injuries to his shoulder or neck after a fall at Randwick where he rode a Group Three double. Marquand will, however, have to undergo a concussion test before he can ride again. After riding two-year-olds Away Game and Prague to… Read More »
The Kilcoy Race Club will turn back the clock to a golden period of Queensland racing when it hosts its first Wednesday meeting in 50 years. Kilcoy was part of a thriving midweek circuit which included Laidley, Oxenford, Southport, Gatton and Esk until the late 1960s. The club went to… Read More »
Ben Looker has been suspended for a month after stewards took exception to his ride on Husson’s Pride at the Gold Coast. Looker mainly rides in northern NSW and had been getting his career back on track after being suspended for a month on a handling charge in October. Stewards… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, and while there are no feature races, the depth is pretty strong right across the meeting. Race One: 8 Wayfoong Star Race Two: 1 Power King Race Three: 8 Seize The Spirit Race Four: 14 Casimiro Race Five:… Read More »
Honeysuckle has been forced to work harder than she has before to maintain her unbeaten record in the Grade One Irish Champion Hurdle at Leopardstown. She is the 9-2 second favourite for the Champion Hurdle at next month’s Cheltenham Festival behind the Nicky Henderson-trained Epatante at 4-1. The Henry de… Read More »
Some of the Autumn Carnival big guns were out on display at Randwick and Caulfield on Saturday while the Golden Slipper picture started to take shape. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Seth Super In Manfred Caulfield Guineas… Read More »
Apprentice Adin Thompson produced a daring front-running ride on Mishani El Lobo to snare his first metropolitan double and give trainer Troy Pascoe a city breakthrough at Eagle Farm. Mishani El Lobo ($10) led by six lengths at one stage before beating Sovereign Nation ($12) by two lengths in the… Read More »
