Racing at Albury has been rescheduled with smoke haze from bushfires affecting the air quality in the area. Friday’s meeting has been moved to Monday with scratchings reinstated except for those horses withdrawn on veterinary certificates. Temperatures in the area area are expected to nudge 40 degrees on Friday with… Read More »
Well-bred gelding A Man To Match is on the road to a career as a stayer in the $250,000 The Wave over 1800 metres at the Gold Coast. The Wave is a new race on Saturday restricted to three and four-year-olds and carries a wild card entry into the Magic… Read More »
After bursting through late to win her most recent start at Flemington, three-year-old filly Kuramae is set to chase back-to-back city wins when she heads to Caulfield. Trained by Matthew Williams at Warrnambool, Kuramae has won two of her three starts this preparation, recording her first city win when she… Read More »
Leading New Zealand harness racing driver Ricky May is reportedly in a critical condition after suffering an apparent heart attack during a race at the South Island track of Omakau. May fell back into the sulky then on to the track when he was leading Thursday’s race. Medical staff worked… Read More »
The Snowden Racing stable has produced its latest juvenile winner this season with filly Fresh racing to a soft victory on debut at Geelong. Fresh stepped out against a small field in Thursday’s 1125m-maiden for two-year-old fillies and after sitting outside the leader the $1.90 favourite drew away in the… Read More »
Gary Portell-trained stablemates Time to Reign and Spaceboy have confirmed interstate assignments with sparkling barrier trial wins at Warwick Farm. Spaceboy won his 1200m-heat on Thursday by 12 lengths to set up a tilt at the $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1200m) at the Gold Coast on January 11. Silver Slipper… Read More »
A strong trial win this week by Better Rush has influenced trainer Chris Munce to match the filly against top company at the Gold Coast. The filly will make her debut in the $125,000 Gold Pearl (1200m) at the Gold Coast where she will be ridden by Munce’s apprentice Justin… Read More »
Having been bought as a middle distance and staying prospect, lightly raced import Just Benjamin will make his Australian debut at Caulfield for the Anthony Freedman stable. The winner of two of his five starts when trained in England by William Haggas, Just Benjamin is entered for Saturday’s Troy Janssens… Read More »
Owners, trainers and jockeys affected by the NSW South Coast bushfires will be able to access a relief package funded by Racing NSW. The governing body announced the funding on Thursday in response to losses incurred by abandoned race meetings and other damage caused by the fires. Financial support will… Read More »
No-one could blame trainer Kelly Schweida for feeling nostalgic when Magic Fox runs in the $250,000 Colts and Geldings Rising Stars at the Gold Coast. The race will mark 10 years since one of Schweida’s biggest wins when Magic Fox’s dam Plain Magic won the Magic Millions Fillies and Mares… Read More »
English jockey Jason Watson has had a mixed start to his summer in Victoria, notching a winner at his first ride at Mornington and incurring two careless riding suspensions in the process. A Group One-winning rider who was champion British apprentice in 2018, Watson is on a short-term stint with… Read More »
Race meetings on the NSW South Coast and in the Riverina region have been called off because of bush fires and smoke haze while others in the state are under threat from extreme heat. The Sapphire Coast (Thursday) and Moruya (Monday) are off while Tumut on Saturday has been rescheduled… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning trainer Tony McEvoy might have had a rocky start to his quest for a second Magic Millions 2YO Classic but things are now starting to fall into place. McEvoy, who is now in partnership with his son Calvin, won the 2018 2YO Classic with Sunlight after some… Read More »
Australia’s form jockey Damian Lane has four rides at the Gold Coast as he chases another major victory. Lane is on the Gold Coast to ride Conceited for Godolphin in Saturday’s $125,000 Gold Nugget (1100m) and will also partner Fun Fact (The Wave), Amorita (Fillies and Mares Rising Stars) and… Read More »
Frankel’s jockey Tom Queally has teamed up with his trainer father, Declan, for a win over hurdles on Owenacurra Lass at Tramore. Queally, who will forever be linked with superstar Frankel, was having his third ride over obstacles since taking out a National Hunt licence. With rides thin on the… Read More »
Australia may well get to see the champion 3YO of North America, MAXIMUM SECURITY. Maybe not as a racehorse, although he will be closer. He is being aimed at the US$20million Saudi Cup this year. Last night Coolmore did not announce, but Maximum Security’s owner, Gary West did, that the… Read More »
A missed opportunity for a provincial win has had a silver lining for Private Thoughts who has instead racked up a metropolitan victory at Randwick. Private Thoughts was supposed to run at Gosford on Tuesday but the meeting was called off after two races because of extreme heat. Trainer John… Read More »
El Don has edged out High Bridge to give trainer Peter Gelagotis a second Bagot Handicap at Flemington while winning jockey Beau Mertens has joined his father on the honour roll. Gelagotis won the Listed Bagot (2800m) in 2013 with Module and said he had a similar feeling about the… Read More »
Having been retired with a tendon injury, Julius has capped a remarkable comeback with a hard-fought Group One victory over Australian sprinter Winter Bride in the Railway at Ellerslie. The eight-year-old was retired 12 months ago and spent much of that time roaming the paddocks of a west coast sheep… Read More »
To look at her, you’d swear she’s just a small yearling. To put a bidle on her, and a jock, you’d think she would collapse under the impost. Step her up in trip, give her a touch of maturity (with 3 race starts) and we have a racehorse who came… Read More »
