Victorian jockey Beau Mertens has been granted a short-term licence to ride in Singapore for the final four meetings this year. The 22-year-old’s short-term visiting jockeys’ licence issued by the Singapore Turf Club runs from November 25 until December 8. Singapore’s final meeting of the season is at Kranji on… Read More »
Seven months ago, Andrew Adkins was lying in a hospital bed, his body battered and a multitude of bones broken after a fall in a carnival race at Randwick. He had three fractures in his back, a fractured sternum and ribs, and two fractures to his face. It was a… Read More »
Gold Coast mare Churning can give her injured trainer Toby Edmonds a lift if she runs well when she resumes in the Listed Spirit of Boom Classic at Doomben. Churning has won three of her 14 starts and was also entered for a restricted class race but Toby Edmonds and… Read More »
Much-travelled Silvera can earn the chance to win a race in a fourth state if he races well in his comeback at Doomben. Silvera will resume in Saturday’s Listed Recognition Stakes (1350m) on the back of some impressive barrier trials and jump-outs with next month’s Group Two Villiers in Sydney… Read More »
The smoke haze from NSW bush fires has claimed another race meeting with the provincial program set down for Hawkesbury abandoned. Racing officials made a mid-morning decision not to proceed with Thursday’s meeting because of deteriorating air quality. “Heavy smoke is now present at the course and in the interest… Read More »
Followers of Ric Chapman at Woodbine are substantially in front this season. Just last week: 8 tips – 3 winners, 5 place getters and 2 x trifectas. Let’s hope the winning continues this week. Race 1 10:45am 1400m Synthetic Off this alley I think MYSTIC NILE will punch up and… Read More »
Anthony Van Dyck is likely to be Aidan O’Brien’s main challenger for the Hong Kong International races with Magical a probable no-show. The Epsom Derby winner was most recently third in the Breeders’ Cup Turf, suffering an unfortunate passage at a crucial stage in the Santa Anita showpiece. He is… Read More »
Racing Australia has reaffirmed its position on cobalt and will not be making amendments to the Australian Rules of Racing. The Australian Trainers’ Association (ATA) wrote to Racing Australia (RA) in August asking the Veterinary and Analysts Committee (VAC) for its expert advice on cobalt. The ATA letter raised a… Read More »
Brad Rawiller is no stranger to winning Group One races in Perth and the Victorian jockey is excited to head west again chasing his first Railway Stakes success. Rawiller has two feature race rides for Godolphin trainer James Cummings at Saturday’s Ascot meeting including Best Of Days in the Group… Read More »
One of Victoria’s brightest young riding talents has finally broken through for his maiden city success at Sandown. Injury had put apprentice Tom Stockdale’s career on hold and the 20 year-old was beaming after guiding Maracaibo home in the MRC 6 Month Membership Handicap on Wednesday. Stockdale burst onto the… Read More »
Expensive colt Chicago Bull looked certain to be beaten before breaking his maiden status at Toowoomba in an effort jockey Jim Byrne felt was a lot better than it appeared. It was a long way from Chicago Bull’s first start when he ran third in the Group Three Maribyrnong Plate… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla has been booked to ride dual Group One winner In Her Time in the Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin. Trainer Kris Lees confirmed Avdulla would partner the mare in the 1200m feature after riding her at her past two starts in The Everest and Darley Classic…. Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes expects a more professional performance from filly La Girl when she races for the second time in the $250,000 Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. La Girl finished fourth on debut in the Group Three Ottawa Stakes (1000m) for two-year-old fillies on November 5… Read More »
Kristen Buchanan has a white board in her office, written on it are the names of her horses and races that might suit them. It is a programming schedule and while the horse’s names stay fairly constant, the races ebb and flow according to form and need. One of the… Read More »
An afternoon of near-misses defined Kris Lees’ day at Newcastle but all will be forgotten if the stable can make amends in the $1 million The Gong at Kembla Grange. A week after Newcastle hosted its first stand-alone Saturday meeting in almost 20 years, Kembla will get its turn with… Read More »
One of the most expensive horses sold through the sales last year is set to make his debut at Rosehill on Wednesday. The I Am Invincible colt out of Tai Tai Tess was sold at the Magic Millions sale for a massive $1.3million dollars and he (Volterra) is set to… Read More »
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 »
