Queensland trainers are disappointed integrity officers have refused to introduce a local rule to allow the use of the drug altrenogest which many believe is essential to preparing mares. Trainers have been asking for a local rule to supplement the national rule regarding the use of the drug which can… Read More »
The breeder/owner bonus scheme in NSW is to be enhanced with Platinum and Gold categories worth $100,000 and $50,000 respectively to the winners of selected races. Racing NSW announced the changes to the BOBS scheme on Sunday to come into effect from January, 2020. The existing BOBS bonuses will be… Read More »
Prolific country winner Fab’s Cowboy gets another chance to break his city duck when he contests the $105,000 Country Cups Championship final at Doomben. Fab’s Cowboy recently won his 35th race, eclipsing the modern day record for wins in Queensland held by 1980s country star, Sleep Walk, with 34. Passion… Read More »
The closure of Caulfield as a training centre is still four years away, but trainer Andrew Noblet has decided to pull up stumps early and move to Ballarat. Stables are being built on-course with Noblet hoping to be in the new Ballarat complex in March. “There was always talk about… Read More »
Altior has suffered his first defeat over jumps with Cyrname a brilliant all-the-way winner in the Christy 1965 Chase at Ascot. Unbeaten in 19 previous starts over hurdles and fences combined, The Nicky Henderson-trained Altior was all the rage to make it 20 as the 1-3 favourite to win beyond… Read More »
The Brisbane Racing Club is facing a hefty bill to buy water for its Doomben track as the impact of the drought moves into the city. BRC chairman Neville Bell said Doomben had no water while Eagle Farm was running short with two to three weeks supply left. “We spent… Read More »
Leviathan owners Bob and Sandra Peters and star jockey William Pike have combined for yet another Group One win in Perth with Regal Power in the Railway Stakes at Ascot. Trained by Grant and Alana Williams, Regal Power ($10) started from the second-widest barrier and was well back rounding the… Read More »
Kembla Grange host their biggest race day, headlined by the inaugural edition of the Gong (1600m), while Ballarat hosted their Cup Day. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. Key News RIP Bill Waterhouse Bill Waterhouse, once regarded as the biggest… Read More »
Glen Boss has been handed a two-week ban and fined for excessive whip use on Star Of The Seas, third placegetter in the inaugural $1 million The Gong. Boss fronted before stewards after his ride in Saturday’s $1 million feature at Kembla Grange. The jockey, who missed the chance for… Read More »
Something about Ballarat Cup day gels with Hawker Hurricane with the gelding winning at the meeting for second year running. Hawker Hurricane won the Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic 12 months ago at his debut outing, and he returned to the track for the first time since to claim victory… Read More »
Jockey Matt McGillivray continued his wonderful year for feature race wins by placing Tambo’s Mate on a Magic Millions trail with a win in the Listed Recognition Stakes (1350m) at Doomben. Tambo’s Mate ($5) was caught deep early but proved too strong in the straight to beat Vega One ($12)… Read More »
Leading trainer Chris Waller has capped a lucrative spring carnival, winning the inaugural $1 million Gong at Kembla Grange with warhorse Mister Sea Wolf. Sent out at $23, the eight-year-old raced just off the speed for James McDonald and reeled in Quackerjack ($6.50) late to win by a head. It… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees decision to send regally bred Miss Fabulass to Brisbane has paid off with a stakes win. Ridden by Andrew Mallyon, Miss Fabulass stormed home to win Saturday’s Listed Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) at Doomben. The mare missed a start in last week’s $1 million The… Read More »
Locally-trained Kiwia has won a second successive Ballarat Cup in a result that left his trainer Archie Alexander a little stunned. Kiwia won last year’s Ballarat Cup over 2200m for Darren Weir but was transferred to Alexander in February after a four-year disqualification handed his previous trainer. The gelding was… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Smith is targeting the Magic Millions with talented mare Aqua D’ivina getting back on track with a win at Kembla Grange. Punters had abandoned Aqua D’ivina ($19) after three forgettable runs this campaign, when she twice beat only one home at Randwick and followed up with a last-place… Read More »
Dubbo trainer Kody Nestor has declared Sneak Preview a perfect Country Championships contender horse after his Highway Handicap win at Kembla Grange. Sent out at $4.80 in Saturda’s 1600m-race, the four-year-old, ridden by by Tim Clark, bolted to the lead at the 300m and held off a late charge from… Read More »
Tough gelding Dixie Preacher has landed a betting plunge to further cement the relationship between Melbourne owner/breeder Brian Toohey and Brisbane trainer Chris Anderson. Dixie Preacher was backed from $11 to $4.20 before scoring a dominant win under Ryan Wiggins in the G H Mumm Handicap (2020m) at Doomben on… Read More »
Euphoric Summer has booked herself a ticket to the Gold Coast after a hard- fought victory in Victoria’s only right-handed race at Ballarat. Saturday’s Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic guarantees the winner a start in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast on January 11…. Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote has had the last laugh on those who told him Guntantes would not run a strong 1600 metres, with the gelding handling the distance easily to win at Doomben. Guntantes proved the doubters wrong with a runaway win in Saturday’s $100,000 Eagle Way Prelude Three-Year-Old Handicap. Heathcote… Read More »
Godolphin-owned Destination has staked his claim as a Golden Slipper 2020 contender after breaking his maiden at Kembla Grange. The son of dual Group One winner Exceed And Excel out of unraced mare Heaven, Destination ($3) cruised a 1-1/2 length win in Saturday’s two-year-old handicap (1000m) over Mrs Maisel ($2.30)… Read More »
