After watching Bivouac work at Flemington, Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the star colt is likely to be given his chance in the Coolmore Stud Stakes. The final field will be declared for Saturday’s Group One 1200m Coolmore Stud Stakes for three-year-olds on Wednesday. Bivouac was expected to win last… Read More »
Punters have swarmed to Arcadia Queen to win the Golden Eagle with the mare backed from $4.20 to $2.80 after drawing barrier five of 17 in the inaugural running of the $7.5 million race at Rosehill. The mare has displaced former favourite, Doncaster Mile winner Brutal, who will start from… Read More »
A start in the Melbourne Cup for imported stayer Neufbosc will hinge on his performance in the Hotham Handicap at Flemington. Neufbosc is No.24 on the order or entry for the 2019 Melbourne Cup and can be leapfrogged if he does not win the Hotham with the winner of Saturday’s… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller is expected to rely on Accession in the Group One Coolmore Stud Stakes with Everest winner Yes Yes Yes likely to head for a spell or contest the weight-for-age Darley Sprint Classic. Fellow trainer Peter Snowden says he is leaning towards keeping impressive last-start winner California… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey turned media personality Michelle Payne has taken a swipe at an owner after his decision to replace jockey Linda Meech on a leading Victoria Derby contender. Michelle Payne has called Thought Of That’s owner Brae Sokolski a ‘pig’ after he made the decision to replace Linda… Read More »
Vow And Declare is now assured a start in the Melbourne Cup and his trainer Danny O’Brien believes the promising young stayer has had a faultless build-up. Four-year-old Vow And Declare finished second in the $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m) at his most recent start and moved to 30th in… Read More »
As Michael Walker eagerly awaits a second chance at the Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Arran, he will first take care of business on Derby day at Flemington. While Walker does not have a ride in Saturday’s Victoria Derby, he is booked on runners from Chris Waller in the three… Read More »
Relucent has followed a similar path to the Victoria Derby as Preferment and trainer Chris Waller is hoping for the same result in this year’s Classic at Flemington. The Waller-trained Preferment won the Group One Victoria Derby as a maiden in 2014 and Relucent is striving for his first win… Read More »
Doncaster Mile winner Brutal has been displaced as favourite for the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill after drawing the outside barrier in the field of 17. Arcadia Queen, who will start from barrier five, remains at $4.20, replacing Brutal at the top of the market with the latter… Read More »
A field of 16 has been declared for the $2 million Group One Victoria Derby at Flemington with Spring Champion Stakes winner and race favourite Shadow Hero drawing barrier 10. Caulfield Classic winner Thought Of That has drawn the inside barrier for Saturday’s 2500m Victoria Derby for three-year-olds while last… Read More »
The dam of star mare Mystic Journey sadly passed away last week ahead of her daughters run in the Cox Plate. White Gold who is the dam of Mystic Journey passed away last week with connections opting to announce the news following the running of the Cox Plate. “We are… Read More »
A field of 17 including three from the northern hemisphere will line up in the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill. Saturday’s race is over 1500 metres and is restricted to four-year-olds. Irish horse Never No More, trained by Aidan O’Brien, will be ridden by Pierrre-Charles Boudot who rode… Read More »
Female jockey Linda Meech has been replaced on Thought Of That ahead of the horses likely start in the Victoria Derby on Saturday. Meech gave the horse a perfect ride in the Caulfield Stakes last start where he won by close to four lengths on the line. Despite the winning… Read More »
The nominations for the Hotham Handicap (Lexus Stakes) at Flemington this weekend have been taken with almost all of the horses in the race still in contention for the 2019 Melbourne Cup. Based on the current Melbourne Cup order it is likely that both Vow And Declare and Youngstar will… Read More »
Trainer Mark Johnston has set a record for the number of winners trained in a calendar year in Britain with Bavardages’ victory at Kempton. Johnston, 60, who last year became the most successful trainer in terms of career winners in Britain, was saddling his 236th winner of 2019. The previous… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winner Magical has run her last race with a temperature ruling her out of her planned swan song at the Breeders’ Cup meeting. Trainer Aidan O’Brien has confirmed the four-year-old will now head to the broodmare barn. Magical had a stellar 2019, winning the the Tattersalls Gold Cup… Read More »
While the Victorian Racing Minister has lauded the governing authority’s $25 million commitment to horse welfare, others say it does not go far enough. Racing Victoria announced the funding on Monday with the $25 million for the first three years to be spent on improvements to retraining and rehoming retired… Read More »
Former leading country trainer Brian Cox has died after a concrete truck he was driving rolled in north-east Victoria. Wodonga-based Cox was serving a disqualification from training and had turned to truck driving during his ban ahead of being eligible to reapply for his trainers’ licence in May next year…. Read More »
One-time VRC Oaks favourite Celestial Falls will miss the race but her trainer Mark Newnham still has the chance for Classic glory in Melbourne. Shadow Hero assumed favouritism for Saturday’s Victoria Derby with his Group One victory in the Spring Champion Stakes in which he beat Castelvecchio. The Spring Champion… Read More »
Apprentice Michael Murphy has been suspended for a month on a charge of trying to cheat while weighing out for a race at Townsville. Murphy is based in Brisbane but rides at several provincial meetings each week. Stewards opened an inquiry after the clerk of scales reported Murphy attempted to… Read More »
