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Australian Horse Racing News

  • Ben Allen hoping Stars align in PB Lawrence Stakes

    Ben Allen is looking forward to reuniting with Fifty Stars when the five-year-old tackles a stellar field in the P B Lawrence Stakes. The Irish-bred horse is the third favourite in Saturday’s Group Two PB Lawrence Stakes behind star mare Mystic Journey and Godolphin stalwart Hartnell. Allen, who has won… Read More »

     
  • Verry Elleegant suffers injury scare

    Dual Group One winner Verry Elleegant will miss a race day gallop because of a slight foot issue but trainer Chris Waller says it will not affect her preparation. The winner of the Vinery Stud Stakes and Australian Oaks in the autumn, Verry Elleegant was scheduled to gallop at Randwick… Read More »

     
  • Tasmanian mare begins Cox Plate Journey

    Five months after emerging as a new household name in Australian racing with wins in the Group One Australian Guineas and $5 million All-Star Mile, Mystic Journey is set for her racing return at Caulfield. Trained by Adam Trinder in Tasmania, the equal Cox Plate favourite arrived in Melbourne on… Read More »

     
  • Eastender to start G1 campaign for new stable

    Former Tasmanian Eastender is poised to begin a campaign aimed at the Group One Metropolitan Handicap and nobody is more surprised than Denise Martin. The boss of syndication company Star Thoroughbreds, Martin has enjoyed decades of success at the highest level but admits she has a soft spot for the… Read More »

     
  • Begood Toya Mother starts path to G1

    Daniel Bowman believes Begood Toya Mother has improved as he begins a preparation the trainer hopes can result in big race success in the spring. Begood Toya Mother resumes from a let-up in Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield, an important race for the gelding because Bowman is… Read More »

     
  • Stayers set to launch campaigns at Eagle Farm

    The Anderson-Heathcote training partnership is hoping an Eagle Farm open handicap will be a launching pad for some high-profile staying race wins. The partnership has three runners – Ingeegoodbe, Kubis and Zafonic Dancer – in the Ascot Plaza Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. The trio are all considered more than handy… Read More »

     
  • Sizzlefly faces spring test in Quezette Stakes

    Given the strength of the Quezette Stakes field, trainer Phillip Stokes knows he will get a guide on the spring prospects of talented filly Sizzlefly in the Group Three race at Caulfield. Sizzlefly has shown promise in her three starts, winning by just over eight lengths on debut in Adelaide… Read More »

     
  • Adam Hyeronimus with a strong book of rides at Randwick

    Recently married jockey Adam Hyeronimus returns to Saturday metropolitan racing with a strong book of rides at Randwick headed by Epsom Handicap hopeful Mister Songman. Hyeronimus wed his long-time partner Lizzie in England during the Australian winter and the pair enjoyed a few weeks travelling around Europe before returning home… Read More »

     
  • Auerbach set to step up to open company

    In-form gelding Auerbach has taken to life in Queensland and gets his chance in open company when he runs at Eagle Farm. The gelding is the perfect advertisement for Chris Waller’s decision to open a Gold Coast stable two years ago to accommodate horses just below Sydney or Melbourne quality…. Read More »

     
  • NZ’s best set for a showdown

    Epsom Handicap favourite Te Akau Shark and his stablemate and New Zealand Horse of the Year elect, Melody Belle, face off in the Foxbridge Plate at Te Rapa. Melody Belle won the 1200m-Group Two race last season during which she added five Group One wins to her Sires’ Produce Stakes… Read More »

     
  • Robbie Griffiths to undergo brain surgery

    Popular Victorian trainer Robbie Griffiths will undergo surgery on a brain aneurysm which will keep him away from the track for at least six weeks. The president of the Australian Trainersโ€™ Association, Griffiths was admitted to hospital on Friday to prepare for surgery on Saturday morning after which he will… Read More »

     
  • Apprentices continue rivalry at Eagle Farm

    Apprentices Baylee Nothdurft and Nick Keal have been rivals on the provincial circuit in recent years and now switch their contest to metropolitan racing. The young jockeys have been the stars of the past two metropolitan meetings with Nothdurft riding a treble at Doomben on Wednesday and Keal a double… Read More »

     
  • Fitter Excess Funds chasing G3 Vain Stakes

    Trainer Levi Kavanagh is banking on the race fitness of Excess Funds when the three-year-old contests the Vain Stakes at Caulfield. The Group Three 1100m Vain Stakes has attracted a field of seven, of which four are resuming from a spell. Kavanagh brought Excess Funds in from a spell to… Read More »

     
  • A star is born at Willow Park Stud

    Hereโ€™s your happy, feel good story for the day. Last night Australian time, a baby foal was born at Willow Park Stud in NSW. And despite looking gangly, all legs, unco, ears flopping wide apart etc, she has a lineage to be admired and she is worth probably a million… Read More »

     
  • Horse with strange leg action set to strut her stuff

    Mounting yard watchers would recognise Velocita as the horse with the strange leg action but for connections, her exaggerated gait is just part of her uniqueness. The mare suffers from a condition known as Stringhalt, which causes the sudden flexion of one or both hind legs when a horse is… Read More »

     
  • Old hands to keep Tony Gollan on winning streak

    Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan’s young stars have been on show this week but it will be some of his old hands who can help continue his top start to the new season on Saturday. Gollan won his sixth straight metropolitan premiership last season and has begun the season showing… Read More »

     
  • Champion jockeys son set for race riding debut

    Recently retired champion jockey Jeff Lloyd will be among the family members trackside at Wangaratta in country Victoria to support his son Jaden when the apprentice begins his own riding career. Jaden Lloyd will have his first race ride on Saturday with the 17-year-old booked for three-year-old filly Fortyfivedegrees in… Read More »

     
  • World class International field in Caulfield handicap

    Hereโ€™s something you donโ€™t see in racing…anywhere really. Race 3 at Caulfield on Saturday is a $125,000 Open Handicap over 1600m and boasts a truly international field. For instance, there are 2 Aussie-bred gallopers in the field of 11. Other nationalities are: Great Britain with 2 runners; New Zealand with… Read More »

     
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  • Winx and Waller big winners at NSW awards

    Champion Winx has again been celebrated as the NSW horse of the year for her final season during which she was again unbeaten. The mare has been named the NSW miler and middle distance horse of the year in addition to the top honour at the NSW Racehorse Owners event… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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