Apprentice Fred Kersley says Future Score is set for a good autumn campaign after recording a first-up victory at Pakenham. Trained at Ballarat by Matt Cumani, Future Score took out the Hanson Handicap (1600m) on Saturday, his first start since scoring over 2600m at Flemington in July. Cumani is contemplating… Read More »
Canberra gelding Gunga Din has relished a hot tempo to street his Highway Handicap rivals and pull off another training coup for veteran horseman Keith Dryden. With Acquittal overdoing things in front, Nash Rawiller settled Gunga Din ($3.90 fav) midfield and the four-year-old quickly gathered in his rivals on straightening… Read More »
Trainer Chris Munce relied on his memory to help Smart Meteor score an upset win in the $125,000 Eagle Way Series heat (2000m) at Doomben. In a sprint home, Smart Meteor ($12) finished too well to beat Don’t Waiver ($4) by 1-1/2 lengths with 2-3/4 lengths to Tears of Love… Read More »
Gold Coast gelding Scout remained on course for the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas but not before surviving a Doomben protest. Scout ($4) scored by a short half-head to Rothenburg ($4.40) with a short neck to Ziemba ($3.2) in the QTIS Three-Year-Old (1350m). But Stephanie Thornton, who rode Rothenburg, claimed Scout… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have continued their impressive start to the two-year-old season, unveiling Magic Millions 2YO Classic contender Sancy for a fighting debut win at Rosehill. A daughter of top stallion I Am Invincible, Sancy was passed in at the Magic Millions Gold Coast sale and retained by Canning… Read More »
A possible trip to Dubai for Sunlight to the World Cup meeting has been ruled out after the star mare suffered a hind leg injury in a paddock accident. However, trainer Tony McEvoy said the multiple Group One winner could still be in line for an overseas trip to Royal… Read More »
Caloundra filly Red Stiletto shrugged off her reputation for being lazy and earned herself a Magic Millions 2YO Classic start with her win at Doomben. Trainer David Vandyke wasn’t surprised when Red Stiletto ($12) was last early in the QTIS Two-Year-Old (1200m.) However, Vandyke was pleasantly surprised when Red Stiletto… Read More »
Australia’s only representative at the Hong Kong International race meeting In Her Time is in doubt to start. In Her Time sustained a quarter crack to the left front foot during track work which has cast serious doubt over whether she will be fit to race. The Hong Kong Jockey… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney may be forced to put Star Surprise into open company after the three-year-old scored a first-up win at Pakenham. Moroney said the Group Three Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on New Year’s Day may be considered as there was a lack of suitable three-year-old options after Star… Read More »
Victorian Racing Club members wan’t answers after questioning chairman Amanda Elliott’s lavish spending this year. Amanda Elliott has been questioned by VRC members over lavish spending including a lunch in London which has claimed to cost $100,000. More than 100 members have questioned the extravagant spending which included four trips… Read More »
Frankie Dettori has been crowned the 2019 LONGINES World’s Best Jockey for consecutive years winning the prestigious award in 2018 – he is the first jockey ever to achieve this. The champion jockey picked up the award at a presentation during a gala dinner at The Convention Centre in Hong… Read More »
Eight-year-old Mewstone Rock can write herself into the history books as the oldest mare to win a black-type race in Brisbane if she can claim the Listed Just Now Quality at Doomben. The Just Now is one of a series of black-type races for fillies and mares in Brisbane during… Read More »
Cambridge Stud stallion Burgundy has been euthanised after contracting acute laminitis in his front feet. The 11-year-old’s condition had deteriorated over the past 72 hours and the decision was made between the major partners on Friday that he should not suffer further. Burgundy was a $1.3 million yearling when sold… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani is unsure what to expect from Future Score when the stayer makes his return to racing at Pakenham. A three-time winner for Cumani, the European import runs first-up over 1600 metres in the Hanson Handicap on Saturday. While Future Score was successful over 1614 metres at Pontefract… Read More »
Toowoomba gelding Tycoon Ace has again drawn barrier one which trainer Tony Sears believes is the key to him upsetting the speed horses in the Listed Bribie Handicap at Doomben. At his last start Tycoon Ace drew the inside and was able to sit behind the pace before finishing strongly… Read More »
Leading Brisbane apprentice Baylee Nothdurft will seek an internal review of a decision to suspend him for a month for causing interference resulting in a fall. Stewards suspended Nothdurft after he was found guilty of careless riding in an incident that led to Tegan Harrison falling at Doomben on October… Read More »
Multiple Group One winner Sunlight is set to miss the start of the Autumn racing carnival after suffering an injury in the paddock. Sunlight suffered a chipped splint bone in an accident in the paddock which is set to interrupt the beginning of her Autumn campaign. “She’s had a paddock… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is adopting the adage, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’ as Hinchbeast bids to replicate his debut win and shore up a Magic Millions Classic berth. The two-year-old will contest Saturday’s Drinkwise Plate (1100m) at Rosehill over the same track and distance he scored at last month…. Read More »
Trainer Barry Baldwin has a good reason for restricting popular grey The Candy Man’s build-up to the Brisbane Handicap to swimming in pools rather than the ocean. The Candy Man returned to form in the Mooloolaba Cup two weeks ago and is aiming for back-to-back feature wins in the $125,000… Read More »
With just two metropolitan wins to his name, apprentice Thomas Stockdale is hoping to make the most of a prized opportunity to notch a stakes race success in the Pakenham Cup. Stockdale rides the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained Maracaibo in the $300,000 Listed Pakenham Cup over 2500 metres on… Read More »
