The lure of racing for Group One prize money under handicap conditions has enticed the connections of Dr Drill to the Ballarat Cup. Saturday’s Listed Ballarat Cup over 2000m carries a purse of $500,000, an increase of $150,000 on last year’s total prize money. David Eustace, who trains in partnership… Read More »
Hawker Hurricane will return to the scene of his only victory to chase a Magic Millions double at Ballarat. The Mike Moroney-trained Hawker Hurricane’s only win in eight career starts came at the corresponding Ballarat meeting a year ago on debut in the Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic, which is… Read More »
In form Deep Image has earned the respect of two of Queensland’s most knowledgeable racing people as he heads to his stakes race debut. Multiple Group One winners, trainer Rob Heathcote and jockey Robbie Fradd have made it clear they feel Deep Image will be among the best chances in… Read More »
Racing officials hope to have updated retirement data on 1000 Queensland horses by the end of the month after extending an amnesty on reporting details. Data on more than 700 horses has been provided since the amnesty was announced. Retired judge Terry Martin, who is heading an inquiry into the… Read More »
A race meeting at Moe will start and finish two-and-a-half hours earlier than scheduled because of a forecast for hot weather. Racing Victoria has announced revised start times for Thursday’s Moe meeting, which will now begin at 11am with the final race on the eight-race program to jump at 2.30pm…. Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Gary Doughty has been suspended from riding trackwork after a urine sample showed traces of a sleeping pill he says he took more than a day before the test. Doughty trains a team on the Gold Coast and as a former jockey he rides many of his… Read More »
West Australia’s governing body has bought Touchstone Farm to develop its retraining and rehoming program for retired racehorses. Racing and Wagering Western Australia says the breeding and agistment property will be turned into a multi-purpose facility to support the WA Racehorse Welfare Plan announced last week to address concerns over… Read More »
The Eastern state horses heading to WA for the Summer carnival in Perth have arrived safely despite a minor set-back. The plane set to carry horses including this weekends G1 Railway Stakes and G2 WA Guineas contenders was halted on Tuesday morning after a fuel leak was found on the… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the ATC Trophy, a Class Three event over 1200m. Race One: 5 Bundle Of Energy Race Two: 1 Confucius Day Race Three: 2 Oriental Elite Race Four: 10 Righteous Mate Race Five:… Read More »
Jockey Ben Thompson is set to leave Singapore at the end of the season and return home to Melbourne. The Singapore season finishes on December 8, with Thompson set to fly out the following day. Thompson was granted a 12-month licence extension for next year. He has not given up… Read More »
Despite Hang Man’s recent Group Three placing in the Bendigo Cup, trainer Mike Moroney believes his performance indicated the gelding is better suited over a slightly shorter distance. With that in mind, Hang Man drops back from 2400m to 2000m in Saturday’s $500,000 Listed Ballarat Cup and is one of… Read More »
Australia’s longest flat race, the $300,000 Jericho Cup over 4600m, has attracted 32 nominations for its second edition at Warrnambool. The Jericho Cup was first run on the desert sands of Palestine in 1918, and the race was revived 100 years later by Victorian philanthropist and amateur war historian Bill… Read More »
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are looking forward to their first foray at international jumps racing with Big Blue aimed at the Cheltenham Festival. Big Blue leaves for England on Wednesday and will be based at Lambourn under the watchful eye of Maher-Eustace stable employee Sarah Webster. The Cheltenham… Read More »
The early favourite for Saturday’s Ballarat Cup ‘Admiral’s Joker’ will not line-up in the race after his trainer was not happy with his work. Trainer Kylie Vella has announced her star galloper Admiral’s Joker who headed Ballarat Cup odds on Tuesday will not accept in the final field on Wednesday… Read More »
Testashadow may not be the best horse Gary Portelli has trained but he has earned his place near the top of the stable’s hierarchy. The eight-year-old has won more than $1.4 million for his owners Elite Thoroughbreds during a career that began almost six years ago. He has also earned… Read More »
After deciding against a Sandown Guineas start for Call Me Shamus, trainer Phillip Stokes will send him to a midweek race hoping he can end his campaign with back-to-back city wins. Call Me Shamus won a maiden at The Valley at his sixth start on November 1 and was entered… Read More »
Smoke haze from the bush fires burning in NSW has forced officials to call off a race meeting at Taree and barrier trials at Warwick Farm. Tuesday’s Taree meeting had been given the go ahead but the quality of the air deteriorated rapidly to be classed as hazardous. “Advice received… Read More »
A number of horses have been grounded in Melbourne after their flight to Perth was cancelled because of a fuel leak. Chris Calthorpe from Air Horse Transport said 18 horses had been loaded aboard the plane which was ready for pushback when the leak was discovered. “They tried to fix… Read More »
A fuel leak on a chartered flight taking eighteen Eastern state horses to Perth for the Summer Carnival has been delayed due to a fuel leak. A plane set to take eighteen horses from Tullamarine in Melbourne to Perth was set to depart before a fuel leak was found halting… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux is set to retire at the end of the year with one more start in the pipeline for the star mare. Lys Gracieux will be retired following her run in the Group 1 Arima Kinen (2500m) on December 22 in Japan. “The Arima Memorial will… Read More »
