Tumultuous will start at long odds in his first step towards writing Magic Millions history when he returns to racing at Eagle Farm. The gelding has trialled nicely in the lead-up to Saturday’s BRC Membership Open Handicap (1400m) but his main game will be in the Magic Millions Trophy (2400m)… Read More »
Champion jockey Joao Moreira has been booked to ride 2019 Melbourne Cup favourite Constantinople. Constantinople who was set to be ridden by jockey Glen Boss before his suspension will now be ridden by Hong Kong based Joao Moreira. Joao Moreira was in discussions with Lindsay Park to ride the horse… Read More »
A lucrative bonus awaits Caulfield Guineas placegetter Groundswell if he can win the $500,000 Carbine Club Stakes at Flemington. The Anthony Freedman-trained colt is the early favourite for Saturday’s Group Three Carbine Club and one of three runners eligible to claim a $1 million bonus. The winner of the Carbine… Read More »
Unable to be in two places at once, Chris Waller has decided to play at home, choosing the Golden Eagle meeting at Rosehill over Flemington’s Derby day. Waller-trained stars Arcadia Queen ($3.10) and Kolding ($5) will be at Rosehill for Saturday’s new 1500-metre Golden Eagle for four-year-olds worth $7.5 million…. Read More »
VICTORIA DERBY * The $2 million Victoria Derby is a Group One Classic for three-year-olds run over 2500m at Melbourne’s Flemington racecourse * It will run as race seven at 3.45pm AEDT on Saturday, November 2 HISTORY * First run in 1855 when won by Rose Of May, the Victoria… Read More »
Getting back aboard Caulfield Cup winner Mer De Glace for a piece of work at Werribee has put Damian Lane’s mind at ease ahead of the Melbourne Cup. Lane is aiming to become the first jockey to claim Melbourne’s big three races in the same year – the Caulfield Cup,… Read More »
The David Jolly-trained Behemoth will be required to pass a veterinary inspection on Saturday morning if he is to take his place in The Golden Eagle field. Behemoth displayed lameness in the near foreleg following an inspection by Racing NSW Veterinarians on Friday. Online bookmaker Sportsbet has Behemoth as a… Read More »
Promising first season sire Spill The Beans has died on the eve of the appearance of his first metropolitan race runner. Spill The Beans, who stood at Aquis Farm in Queensland, is tipped to be among the leading first season sires in Australia this season. The winner of the Group… Read More »
Ok, the famed Breeders’ Cup meeting is about to unfold and it is America’s day of racing. Probably is North America’s day too as many with interest from Canada get involved also. Obviously, it is also one of the very biggest meets in the world. So wouldn’t it be amazing,… Read More »
Singapore will host another quality Friday night meeting as we head into a great weekend of racing around the country with Victoria Derby day at Flemington headlining the weekends race meetings. View our Singapore tips and bets. Race One: 4 Paperback Trooper Race Two: 1 Lord Justice Race Three: 5… Read More »
July Cup winner Ten Sovereigns has been retired and will stand next to his sire No Nay Never at Coolmore Stud. The horse is in Australia after contesting the $14 million Everest in which he finished last after being outpaced. Earlier this week, trainer Aidan O’Brien announced Ten Sovereigns would… Read More »
Tensions have been running high at troubled Santa Anita Park ahead of the Breeders’ Cup meeting. Thirty six horses have died at the famed Southern California venue since the season began in late December and although the track’s safety record has improved since it implemented drug reforms in March, some… Read More »
The owners of Marmelo are considering legal options after last year’s Melbourne Cup runner-up was controversially scratched from the race. Marmelo and Godolphin’s Ispolini, trained by last year’s Melbourne Cup winning trainer Charlie Appleby, were on Wednesday scratched from Tuesday’s $8 million Melbourne Cup after standing CT scans indicated potentia… Read More »
Accession will try to add to trainer Chris Waller’s impressive list of Coolmore Stud Stakes winners when the colt bids to emulate his sire in the Group One sprint. Waller won the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) for three-year-olds at Flemington in three consecutive years from 2013 to 2015, with 2014… Read More »
Racing Victoria veterinarians completed their inspection of the top 35 horses in the Order of Entry for the $8 million Melbourne Cup to determine their suitability to accept at Saturday’s 4.30pm deadline. The Gwenda Markwell-trained Angel of Truth presented with lameness in the left fore, with connections making the decision… Read More »
Former NSW government minister and well-known racehorse owner/breeder Paul Whelan has died aged 75 after a long illness. Whelan was a member of the NSW parliament from 1976 to 2003 and a minister in the Neville Wran and Bob Carr-led governments. When he retired from politics, Whelan devoted himself to… Read More »
A trip to Perth is on the cards for Land Of Plenty, who will firstly chase his second Group One win in the Cantala Stakes at Flemington. Land Of Plenty was fourth in last year’s Group One Cantala Stakes (1600m) when trained by Darren Weir after winning the Group One… Read More »
Connections of Raheen House have had their Melbourne cup dreams dashed with the decision made not to accept for Tuesday’s $8 million Melbourne Cup at Flemington. Trainer William Haggas informed Racing Victoria stewards on Thursday that Raheen House would not accept for the Melbourne Cup 2019. Raheen House, 28th in… Read More »
Six weeks after suffering life-threatening injuries in a fall in a jump-out at Wangaratta, former apprentice jockey Stephen Brown jr has been transferred from Royal Melbourne to the Epworth Hospital to continue his rehabilitation. Brown jr sustained head injuries, as well as fractured ribs, neck fractures and a punctured lung… Read More »
Australian Derby winner Angel Of Truth won’t take his place in the 2019 Melbourne Cup field with connections choosing not to accept for the $8 million race. The Gwenda Markwell-trained four-year-old was already assured a start in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup before running in yesterday’s Bendigo Cup where he finished 11th,… Read More »
