Gold Coast mare Starlighter will never reach heady heights in racing but she did claim one piece of history with her Ipswich win. Starlighter ($8) came from near last to win a maiden and continue the good recent run of trainer Gary Doughty. The mare is the last offspring of… Read More »
Newly crowned New Zealand Stayer of the Year, Glory Days, will get her first look at Flemington in a 1700m-handicap with connections hoping she returns to run for the big prize in the 2019 Melbourne Cup. The winner of the Auckland Cup and third in the Sydney Cup, Glory Days… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien and jockey Damien Oliver have combined for the perfect afternoon with three winners from as many runners at Bendigo. O’Brien and Oliver kicked off Wednesday’s metropolitan-graded meeting with the success of Order Of Fury in the Jayco Maiden Plate. They then combined to win the Reece Maiden… Read More »
Armed with an irresistible form line, Caulfield Guineas favourite Dalasan is set for his first Melbourne appearance of the season in the Group Two Danehill Stakes at Flemington. The colt, winner of three of his four starts, runs for the first time in four weeks in Saturday’s 1200m straight-track sprint… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Gordon Richards has sent Gytrash to the Ballarat veterinary clinic in a bid to determine the extent of a knee injury that ruled the sprinter out of a start at Flemington. Gytrash was among nominations for the Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality at Flemington on Saturday but was… Read More »
The Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington is an important race in the spring plans for Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey but her trainer Adam Trinder is confident the star mare is again ready for the challenge. Mystic Journey is the $2.20 favourite to stretch her unbeaten sequence to eight races… Read More »
Gold Coast trainer Garry Newham has secured jockey Ryan Maloney for Queensland Oaks winner Winning Ways who resumes at Doomben. Winning Ways is favourite to win the Queensland Horse of the Year on the strength of her Group One Oaks and Listed Gold Coast Bracelet wins during the winter. Matt… Read More »
Cox Plate favourite Mystic Journey headlines the 15 acceptors for the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Field 🏆: View the Makybe Diva Stakes Field The Tasmanian-trained mare will start from barrier 10 on Saturday with eight Group One winners contesting the 1600m weight-race-age race. Mystic Journey, who resumed… Read More »
Racing returns to Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where eight races have been set down, with some really good depth right across the program, especially later in the evening. Race One: 9 Speedy Wally Race Two: 1 Blade Racer Race Three: 2 Gold Velvet Race Four: 7 Enrichment Race Five:… Read More »
Magic Millions has expanded its women only owners bonus scheme to the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas for three-year-olds. A bonus has been in place for horses owned solely by females in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic for a decade. The bonus has in effect created a race… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club has revamped the third day of Melbourne Cup week, combining a later start with less time between races. Known as Ladies Day, the VRC Oaks day meeting at Flemington will commence at 1.50pm, instead of 12.15pm in previous years, with the final race to run at… Read More »
The biggest question in Australian racing right now is: has Kerrin McEvoy pulled the right rein? He was faced last night with the hardest decision in our sport: stick with Redzel in the $14 million The Everest or switch to boom sprinter, the big grey Classique Legend. And he no… Read More »
David Hayes says it has always been his intention to return to Hong Kong to train and he is grasping the opportunity. The champion trainer announced on Tuesday he was to take up a contract next year after leaving in 2005 because of family reasons. He came back to Australia… Read More »
Sheikh Mohammed’s Godolphin has outbid Coolmore to secure a colt out of Australian-bred New Zealand Group One winner Bounding for $4.1 million ($A5.9 million) at the Keeneland September sale. By Curlin, the colt was knocked down to Godolphin’s agent Anthony Stroud after a spirited bidding duel. By Lonhro out of… Read More »
Ric Chapman, our form guru who covers Woodbine races for us, has gone through the 8-race midweek card and has provided both comment and tips. Good luck, punters. Race 1 8:45am 1700m Turf Champion trainer Mark Casse is always the one to follow in these type of races. He saddles… Read More »
Damien Oliver will ride Ebor Handicap winner Mustajeer in the Caulfield Cup as the champion jockey chases a record-equalling fifth win in the rich handicap. Owners Australian Bloodstock have confirmed via Twitter, Oliver has been booked for Mustajeer who is to be trained by Kris Lees and is among a… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Matthew Williams is confident Gailo Chop has retained his ability and zest for racing. But he suspects the nine-year-old will still be lacking the necessary match fitness to challenge the favourites in his return from a lengthy injury lay-off in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Gailo Chop is scheduled… Read More »
Kathy O’Hara has appealed a hefty suspension for frequent use of her mobile phone in the jockeys’ room with the penalty to rule her out of the spring carnival and the Cups ride on Grey Lion. Racing NSW stewards took a hard line with O’Hara at Tuesday’s inquiry, suspending her… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy has been locked in as Redzel’s rider for an attempt at an Everest three-peat. In one of the most anticipated jockey moves of the spring, McEvoy has selected Redzel as his Everest mount over emerging younger sprinter Classique Legend. Syndicator Triple Crown confirmed McEvoy would ride Redzel, winner… Read More »
Golden Rose prospect Castelvecchio seems certain to figure in a change of first-up plans ahead of the $1 million race for three-year-olds. One of Australia’s best-performed two-year-olds last season, Castelvechhio is entered for two races at Rosehill on Saturday. Trainer Richard Litt had nominated the Run To The Rose, a… Read More »
