Trainer Grant Allard has been suspended for four months and fined $5000 by Racing NSW stewards for failing to disclose the full benefit he received from the sale of a horse. Allard, who trains on the NSW Central Coast, was penalised in relation to the sale of I Am Moses… Read More »
Connections of Irish mare True Self are counting on horses higher up the ballot order not being accepted for the Caulfield Cup as their best hope to gain a start in the $5 million race. The Willie Mullins-trained mare has been scratched from Saturday’s Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield… Read More »
Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig can make a case for all three of the stable’s runners in the Group One Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. Dabernig, who trains in partnership with David and Ben Hayes, says all three are in top shape for Saturday’s 1600m Toorak Handicap. So Si Bon, Sikandarabad… Read More »
Joe Pride expects Fasika to cement her credentials for the rich Golden Eagle but will have an unexpected multi-million dollar decision to make if Ball Of Muscle defends the Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. Fasika runs in Saturday’s Silver Eagle (1300m) at Randwick as a prelude to the $7.5 million Golden… Read More »
Melbourne Cup placegetter Prince of Arran will create a “headache” if he wins the Herbert Power Stakes, but Charlie Fellowes is not complaining. The English stayer will use Saturday’s Group Two 2400m Herbert Power Stakes at Caulfield to launch his second tilt at the Melbourne Cup on November 5. Despite… Read More »
Stable heavyweights Samadoubt and Champagne Cuddles will be home in their boxes this weekend but small fish will be sweet for trainer Bjorn Baker if one of his two runners gets the cash at Randwick. Baker confirmed Group One winner Samadoubt would head to the Craven Plate (2000m) on Saturday… Read More »
Hugh Bowman feels for emerging jockey Raquel Clark but reckons she will still be cheering loudest for Dalasan when he runs as favourite in the Group One Caulfield Guineas. Connections of the Leon Macdonald and Andrew Gluyas-trained colt opted to replace Clark with champion jockey Bowman for Saturday’s $2 million… Read More »
This year’s Everest champion will have another million reasons to back up a fortnight later in the revamped Redzel Stakes. Racing NSW on Friday announced a bounty of up to $1.3 million in bonuses for Rosehill’s Redzel Stakes, formerly the Winners Stakes, on November 2. The bonuses are designed to… Read More »
Win, lose or draw Vegas Knight is heading to the paddock for a rest after he runs in the Caulfield Guineas. Trainer Colin Little has been surprised by the gelding’s resilience after being in work for more than half the year, without a spell, racing through winter and spring. Little… Read More »
In-form trainer Kelly Schweida admits he is walking a tightrope trying to get former top juvenile The Odyssey back to peak form. Schweida has had a good week with doubles at Eagle Farm and Doomben but would love The Odyssey to return to form in Saturday’s Clayfield College Three-Year-Old Handicap… Read More »
The nature of Shadow Hero’s Gloaming Stakes win sealed the deal for Joshua Parr as he grappled with the decision of which horse to ride in the Spring Champion Stakes. Parr is the regular partner of Shadow Hero and Champagne Stakes winner Castelvecchio but with the pair to clash in… Read More »
The in-form Xanthus can ensure he has an easy path to the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas by winning at Eagle Farm. Xanthus meets an above average Brisbane three-year-old field in Saturday’s Cutters Skips Handicap (1400m). Trainer Matt Dunn has always had high hopes for Xanthus who is by leading… Read More »
Famous is yet to live up to his name but if the Stan Fox Stakes record of trainers Peter and Paul Snowden is anything to go by, the horse might just make his mark. The Snowdens have won the Group Two feature twice with Shooting To Win in 2014 and… Read More »
Promising sprinter Cadogan will be ridden by a senior rider for the first time this campaign when he runs at Eagle Farm. Apprentice Jackson Murphy has ridden Cadogan in his four runs back from a spell but senior jockey Robbie Fradd has the mount in Saturday’s Juiced TV Open (1400m)…. Read More »
The Holy One has been scratched from the Caulfield Guineas giving the Anthony Freedman-trained Groundswell a start. Groundswell, the second emergency, is a brother to Group One winner Shoals and missed getting into the final 16 for Saturday’s 1600m-Group One Caulfield Guineas despite his third in the Prelude. Kerrin McEvoy… Read More »
More than a year after Iam Ekstraordinary returned an elevated cobalt reading in a pre-race urine sample, trainer Richard Laming has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards. Iam Ekstraordinary’s sample was taken nbefore he ran fifth in a maiden at Ballarat on May 23 last year. Racing Analytical Services Limited… Read More »
A video used in the case against Darren Weir has shown a runner in last years Melbourne Cup being prod with an electronic device ‘jigger’ in lead up to the race. The Darren Weird trained Red Cardinal was shown to be zapped with a ‘jigger’ whilst using a treadmill in… Read More »
There has been a key scratching in the 2019 Caulfield Guineas field on Friday morning with the Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young trained galloper failing a vet test. The Stutt Stakes winner The Holy One had heat in his near fore hoof and would be reassessed by a vet on… Read More »
Winx has claimed another record, being named Australia’s Horse of the Year for an unprecedented fourth time. The mare was retired in April after winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, her 25th Group One victory and her 33rd successive win. She was also named the champion middle distance performer for the… Read More »
Group One-winning trainer Jarrod McLean has been suspended by Racing Victoria stewards until police charges including animal cruelty are finalised in court. McLean fronted RV stewards on Thursday after being charged a day earlier by the Victoria Police Sporting Integrity Intelligence Unit. He is facing multiple counts of engaging in… Read More »
