Michael Freedman has a few options with talented three-year-old gelding Ninja that could hopefully lead to a trip to the Gold Coast. Having won two of three starts, including an 11-length romp to break his maiden at Kembla Grange before a gritty win in benchmark 72 company, Freedman will assess options in… Read More »
Godolphin on Tuesday confirmed the retirement of Golden Mile, the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas winner who retires fit and well. In a statement Godolphin said that Golden Mile now enters the next chapter under the guidance of his long-time strapper and custodian, Lizzy Grima, who has played a central role… Read More »
Unbeaten Yulong-owned filly Well Written has resumed training, and while her precise summer campaign remains to be finalised, her New Year programme is taking shape. The sole certainty is that her principal target is the NZB Kiwi (1500m), with speculation intensifying regarding which slot the Stephen Marsh-trained filly will occupy… Read More »
Racing NSW is developing contingency arrangements for Saturday’s metropolitan meeting at Rosehill amid predictions of extreme temperatures. The regulator announced on Monday that this weekend’s 10-race card could be delayed by 24 hours to Sunday if the forecast 41-degree temperatures eventuate. Racing NSW stated a decision regarding whether the Rosehill… Read More »
Grahame Begg’s recent success has seen him put in steps to grow his Cranbourne stable. Begg has sought approval from Southside Racing for an extra 20 stables, which will help expand his in-form stable from stables of 30 odd to stabling for just over 50 horses. “We’re just about to… Read More »
Magic Millions and TAB have strengthened their partnership, with the wagering operator securing naming-rights sponsorship of the 2026 TAB Gold Coast Magic Millions Carnival. Magic Millions stated the rebranded carnival represents a mutual vision to expand the event’s magnitude, influence and international prominence. “We are incredibly proud to announce TAB… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced a comprehensive overhaul of its scratching fee structure, set to commence for race meetings scheduled from February 1, 2026 onwards. The reformed fee model applies to professional flat races (excluding Group and Listed races) and jumps races, aligning Victoria with the framework already established in other… Read More »
The New York Racing Association Inc. (NYRA) was compelled to abandon the final eight races of Sunday’s nine-race programme at Aqueduct Racetrack following a protest by jockeys that resulted in their refusal to participate. Weather and track conditions played no role in the riders’ decision. After Race 1, jockeys raised… Read More »
Berkeley Square will attempt to become the second locally-trained galloper in a decade to go back-to-back in the Ballarat Cup. Kiwia won successive Cups in 2018 and 2019, firstly over 2200m for Darren Weir before the race was shortened to 2000m the following year when successful under the care of… Read More »
Popular sprinter Rey Magnerio is set to race in the $1.5 million Gold Rush at Ascot on December 13th, with trainer Robbie Griffiths opting to pay a late entry fee for the in-form speedster. Grifiths confirmed the news to racing commentator Matt Nevett on Monday morning. Trainer Robbie Griffiths says… Read More »
Few horses competing at Rosehill this Saturday will boast the profile of Just Party, albeit his racing pattern has made winning races difficult. The four-year-old was Stakes-placed behind Broadsiding at two, finished less than a length from Lady Shenandoah in Group company at three, and was narrowly defeated in in… Read More »
There was no twenty length romp this time, but the Aaron Purcell trained Farag did enough to make it historic back-to-back wins in the Jericho Cup at Warrnambool, albeit in an extraordinary edition of the Cup with the race being shifted to the course proper at a shortened distance of… Read More »
Calandagan has become the first overseas horse to take out the Japan Cup since Luca Cumani’s success with Alkaased twenty year ago and he is the first French trained winner since the Robert Colet trained Le Glorieux in 1987. It was the fourth successive Group 1 win for the Francis-Henri… Read More »
Gavin Bedggood celebrated Stakes success at Caulfield on Saturday but that does not mean he went home to Cranbourne entirely satisfied. The canny horseman knew before the meeting had even started that he pulled the wrong rein with stable stalwart Kingswood. Bedggood scratched the gelding from the Eclipse Stakes, for… Read More »
The major carnivals in Melbourne and Sydney might be grinding to a halt, but Matthew Smith has already cast his sights to ones on the horizon. The Warwick Farm trainer is keen to make up for lost time with the star of his stable, Headwall, who is edging towards the… Read More »
The lightly-raced Libertad surged past the $1.5 million prizemoney milestone with his Winterbottom heroics. The five-year-old stallion now boasts a record of five wins and two placings from 17 starts for precisely $1,695,590 in earnings. And he’s established himself as a legitimate stud prospect. The horse has consistently flashed Group… Read More »
Lloyd Kennewell saddled two unraced juveniles in Saturday’s $175,000 Listed MRC Magic Millions Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield, with longshot Eternal Warrior emerging victorious to provide Rosemont Stud’s Extreme Warrior with his inaugural stakes winner. Following two encouraging jumpout appearances where the juvenile finished runner-up on each occasion, Eternal… Read More »
Jace McMurray is a man on the move … quite literally. The young apprentice will be trading Brisbane for Sydney in the immediate future where he will be taking on a second riding stint at the Michael Freedman stable, an experience which served him well when he originally headed south… Read More »
Ten races have been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 2 Sight Hermoso Race Two: 1 Ka Ying Power Race Three: 4 Day Day Victory Race Four: 1 Ever Luck Race Five: 4 Audacious Pursuit Race Six: 6 Blazing Wind Race… Read More »
Top sprinter Overpass was the dominant favourite for the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot but it was fellow Sydneysider Libertad who caused a boilover. Winterbottom Stakes I Libertad Libertad sensationally denies Overpass a piece of history in the Winterbottom Stakes 🤩 A remarkable result for @jamieleemott, claiming his fourth… Read More »
