The in-form Ciaron Maher/David Eustace training partnership can assure itself a third Magic Millions 2YO Classic runner with Amish Boy at Eagle Farm. Amish Boy is one of 18 entries for Saturday’s Group Three BJ McLachlan Stakes (1200m), a race which is a last chance for several horses to qualify… Read More »
Trainer Paul Nicholls knows better than anyone what is needed as he bids to add to his tally of 10 King George VI Chases with Clan Des Obeaux and Cyrname in the Kempton showpiece. The 11-time champion jumps trainer first enjoyed success in the Grade One contest in 1997, when… Read More »
Poor air quality has resulted in a second Victorian meeting being abandoned in the past week. The cancellation of the Wangaratta meeting on Monday follows Bairnsdale being called off last Wednesday because of poor air quality. Conditions in Wangaratta were clear on Sunday evening, but smoke haze from bushfires in… Read More »
The freshest and most exciting brand in Australian wagering will make its trackside debut in January, with Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) announcing an exciting evolution in the relationship with GVC Australia, a major partner of the Club for more than four years through its brand Ladbrokes. Ladbrokes-branded assets will transition… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has capped an amazing year for Australian jockey Damian Lane by winning the Grade One Arima Kinen at Nakayama. Having her final race before she heads to the broodmare barn, Lys Gracieux came out of the pack late to claim what was in the end… Read More »
Trainer Joe Pride has given Tamarack an extra few days after a trip to Brisbane to prepare for the Summer Cup. Tamarack ran third over 1800m at Eagle Farm on December 14 and had been entered at Randwick on a seven-day back-up. He was scratched on Saturday and will instead… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has destroyed a quality packed Arima Kinen field in Japan. Lys Gracieux the winner of this years Cox Plate was sent out as the $6.50 favourite behind the short priced Almond Eye who failed to run a placing in the race. Australia’s Damian Lane partnered… Read More »
As many as a dozen late additions are expected for the the next Eagle Farm meeting after a controversial decision to re-open nominations. Christmas and Boxing Day public holidays fall in the middle of the week which means nominations for Saturday’s meeting closed on Friday. Several interstate trainers missed the… Read More »
Smart Adelaide sprinter Gytrash is back in work after missing a spring campaign because of a knee injury. Trainer Gordon Richards hopes to target Melbourne’s rich autumn sprint races with the four-year-old but will not lock in a program until he assesses the gelding in the early stages of his… Read More »
Top Brisbane jockey Michael Cahill is hoping to be back riding by late January after having another setback in his recovery from a broken foot. Cahill, who won two Group One races in the winter carnival, was leading the Brisbane metropolitan premiership before being injured in October He struck his… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Steve Tregea will closely monitor Niccanova this week before backing him up in the Listed Bernborough Handicap at Eagle Farm. The $200,000 Bernborough Handicap is regarded as the grand final for 1600m-horses in the summer and Tregea won it last year with Bergerac. Niccanova won the Listed Brisbane… Read More »
Group One producer Tavistock has died at New Zealand’s Cambridge Stud aged 14, eight weeks after suffering an injury in a freak paddock accident. Cambridge said although Tavistock had made significant progress from the initial injury, he sustained secondary complications following further surgery last week and was put down on… Read More »
Rapid racing is the theme for a twilight meeting at Flemington with all races to be run on the straight course. The seven-race card, run over 1000m to 1200m on February 9, will also host a country versus metropolitan jockeys’ challenge with races run at 30 minute intervals. Teams of… Read More »
Hollie Doyle has added another milestone to a record-breaking season with her win aboard Maystar at her first ride in Qatar. Two weeks ago Doyle became the winning-most female jockey in a calendar year in Britain with her 107th success of 2019 on Class Clown at Southwell. With her domestic… Read More »
Stewards have closed an inquiry into jockey Dale Smith’s fall at Doomben and found no rider could be held to blame. Smith’s fall was one of three at Doomben last week which included three jockeys being dislodged past the winning post in the Phelan Ready Stakes. At a reconvened inquiry… Read More »
Queensland will have five one million dollar races during the winter carnival after the Group One Doomben 10,000 received a $200,000 stakes increase. The 10,000 is Queensland’s highest-rated race at No. 26 in the world on the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities list. It joins the Stradbroke Handicap ($1.5 million),… Read More »
There was no feature racing on Saturday but some nice types were out on display, while a leading trainer is facing a nervous wait. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Team Snowden Take Aim For Magic Millions Admittedly… Read More »
The riding record of Craig Williams saved him from a lengthier suspension on a careless riding charge at Flemington. Williams rode Bold Star to victory in the Festive Season Sprint on Saturday but was hit with a careless riding charge after bumping the Michael Poy ridden Propelle when pushing out… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has taken training honours at Randwick, producing a hat-trick of winners that was capped by Spencer’s victory in the final race. Baker took an early scalp when Edison justified his favouritism to land a narrow win in the Schweppes Handicap for jockey Kerrin McEvoy. The three-year-old will now… Read More »
Purchased as a spring Cups campaigner, Aktau has produced the goods in his Australian debut with victory at Flemington. A northern hemisphere-bred three-year-old, Aktau took out the #Lovethehorse Handicap (1600m) at his first start since August. Providing Jye McNeil the second leg of a race-to-race double, Aktau ($6.50) scored a… Read More »
