Lindsay Park is on weather watch as they split potential Caulfield Cup contenders between Caulfield and Morphettville. The stable has big numbers in the MRC Foundation Cup which affords the winner ballot exemption into the 2019 Caulfield Cup with five of the 16 acceptors while two of those horses are… Read More »
Connections of Everest-bound mare Sunlight will continue to monitor the Randwick track condition before deciding whether the triple Group One winner takes her place in one of the main lead-up races to next month’s $14 million The Everest. Sunlight is one of 11 acceptors for Saturday’s star-studded Group Two Shorts… Read More »
Lightly raced Stay Gold has broken her maiden at Cranbourne, a few days before her big brother chases a Group One win at Caulfield. Three-year-old filly Stay Gold is a sister to five-year-old Iconoclasm, also trained by Danny O’Brien, and he is among the contenders in Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke… Read More »
New Zealand trainer Chris Gibbs will be in Sydney to oversee Danzdanzdance run in the George Main Stakes while at the same time keeping an eye on Group One action at home. Gibbs will leave it to training partner Michelle Bradley to saddle up Hello It’s Me in the Windsor… Read More »
Queensland stewards have clarified the basis on which they have overturned a photo-finish result from Yeppoon meeting two months ago. A four-panel stewards’ inquiry headed by chief stipe Peter Chadwick sat in Rockhampton on Tuesday to review the finish of a race at Yeppoon on July 23. The original verdict… Read More »
Political unrest in Hong Kong has forced officials to abandon a race meeting at Happy Valley amid concerns about public safety. The Hong Kong Jockey Club has abandoned Wednedsay night’s meeting because of “the imminent threat to the safety of racegoers, jockeys and employees, and to the welfare of racehorses”…. Read More »
Caloundra trainer Stuart Kendrick put aside a disappointment early in the day to produce another promising young horse at Doomben. Kendrick got his second long-priced winner in a week when Soldiers ($21) beat Couldn’t Refuse ($1.70) by a short head in a Maiden Plate (1350m). The day started poorly for… Read More »
After two inconclusive attempts over 1400m at the top level, Despatch gets another opportunity to prove himself over the distance in the Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes when he chases his second Group One victory. Last season’s Goodwood winner runs third-up from a break in Saturday’s Sir Rupert Clarke at Caulfield… Read More »
Former apprentice jockey Stephen Brown Jr has been airlifted to Royal Melbourne Hospital following a fall at the Wangaratta jumpouts this morning. Stephen Brown Jr fell during routine track work which required immediate medical care in which paramedics placed the track worker rider into an induced coma prior to being… Read More »
Darren Mcauliffe and Adam Trinder, the trainers who prepared the Makybe Stakes quinella, have revealed how they have been target of abusive messages since the Group One race. Mcauliffe, trainer of longshot winner Gatting, and Trinder, who saddled short-priced favourite Mystic Journey, were targeted during a series telephone messages, emails… Read More »
Mystic Journey’s trainer Adam Trinder has hit back at trolls after receiving over 80 derogatory messages after his star mare ran second in the Makybe Diva Stakes on the weekend. Following Mystic Journey’s second in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes Adam Trinder received abusive messages from anonymous sources via email,… Read More »
A field of 15 is set to contest the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes with the two pre-draw favourites receiving inside barriers. Favourite Begood Toya Mother drew barrier three for Saturday’s handicap over 1400m at Caulfield with second pick Age Of Chivalry drawing the inside gate. The Sir Rupert… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Guntantes is giving every indication he can defy his breeding and win at 1600m. Guntantes will clash with unbeaten stablemate Profit in what looms as the highlight of the Eagle Farm meeting. The pair met two weeks ago when Profit beat Guntantes into second place in a over… Read More »
Happy Clapper heads a field of 11 for the Group One George Main Stakes at Randwick. The Pat Webster-trained triple Group One winner has drawn barrier four with race favourite Avilius to jump from eight. Glen Boss will ride Happy Clapper, replacing Hugh Bowman who is recovering from a broken… Read More »
Trainer Kris Lees has six horses and one emergency in his bid to win his hometown Cup at Newcastle for the first time. A capacity field of 16 plus two emergencies has been declared for Friday’s Group Three Newcastle Cup over 2300m. Field 🏆: View the Newcastle Cup Field The… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Larry Cassidy is set to return to race riding soon after recovering from a fractured leg. Cassidy plans to ride trackwork from Saturday and then take race rides at the Sunshine Coast on Friday week. He has not ridden since August 7 when what he thought… Read More »
Stakes performer Eric The Eel’s comeback has suffered another minor setback forcing his scratching from a race at Doomben. Trainer Stuart Kendrick had planned to use a race at Doomben on Wednesday as a launching pad for a possible G1 Caulfield Guineas and G1 Victoria Derby campaign. However, he decided… Read More »
Queensland Racing Stewards have overturned the result of a photo finish at Yeppoon from July. The QRIC stewards have overturned a photo finish at Yeppoon from July 23rd following a stewards inquiry on Tuesday. The result was from QTIS 3YO Handicap at Yeppoon in which Great Fox was declared the… Read More »
An eight race program has been assembled for Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Community Chest Cup, a Class Three event over 1800m. Race One: 3 Speedy King Race Two: 1 God Of Dragon Race Three: 1 Amazing Satchmo Race Four: 11 Trust Me Race… Read More »
The Racing Australia board has asked its veterinary advisory committee to report back on the science of cobalt following a letter from the Australian Trainers Association. The ATA has asked RA to review rules in light of an increasing number of scientific opinions that cobalt levels can be inadvertently boosted… Read More »
