For those peering ahead to November and the annual gathering of equine excellence at the Breeders’ Cup carnival, take note. It now may not be run at Santa Anita as previously advertised – all over the world. This is because the California government unanimously voted last night to give authority… Read More »
Leading Cox Plate contender Te Akau Shark is progressing well in his New Zealand stable as he is prepared for his Australian campaign. He will be aimed at the Epsom Handicap on October 5, the day before the NRL grand final which may or may not be a cause for… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is keeping his options open with four-year-old mare One More Try who is nominated for races in two states. One More Try is entered for the 1800m-handicap at Caulfield on Saturday and also the Kensei Handicap (2000m) at Rosehill. Cumani indicated it was more likely One… Read More »
Trainer Andrew Noblet expects to get a better guide on three-year-old Ginger Jones when the half-brother to Group One winner Silent Sedition is tested in town again at Sandown. Ginger Jones, who runs in Wednesday’s Yulong Handicap (1000m), has three provincial wins from his past four starts. His only blemish… Read More »
Queensland’s most successful trainer of winners this season, Ben Currie, has been charged with fraud involving allegations he used performance enhancing drugs to win prize money. It is believed to be the first time since the late Hayden Haitana in 1985 was charged with fraud out of the Fine Cotton… Read More »
Racing Queensland is hoping to attract record numbers of visiting trainers from southern Queensland and NSW after a major boost to prize money for its northern carnival this year. The carnival was launched in Townsville on Tuesday and RQ is hoping it will be the start of a record year… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Ben Melham is set for his return to race riding having spent three months on the sidelines recovering from a broken wrist. Melham sustained the injury when he fell from Voodoo Lad in the home straight in the Group One William Reid Stakes at The Valley… Read More »
Alf Matthews is set for a new role at Racing Victoria having been announced as a jockey coach for apprentices. A multiple Group One-winning jockey who retired in 1998, Matthews has been appointed to fill the role left by Matt Pumpa after he took up a position with the Singapore… Read More »
Care To Think has taken a major step towards a return in the Listed Ramornie Handicap with a solid barrier trial at Deagon. Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn had hoped to Care To Think could trial at Doomben last Thursday but the gelding was excluded when a large number of acceptances… Read More »
Champion sprinter Blue Point will not race again with Godolphin confirming he will be retired to stud after his wins in the two Group One sprints at Royal Ascot. Blue Point became the first European-trained horse to win the King’s Stand Stakes and back up four days later to claim… Read More »
The Kris Lees-trained Big Duke headlines the entries and the early market for the Listed Caloundra Cup. The Caloundra Cup (2400m) is one of three stakes races on Saturday’s program at the Sunshine Coast alongside the Group Three Sunshine Coast Guineas (1600m) for three-year-olds and the Listed Glasshouse Handicap (1400m)…. Read More »
A second Group One win for Damian Lane has put an exclamation mark on the Australian jockey’s successful riding stint in Japan. Lane won Sunday’s Group One Takarazuka Kinen aboard Lys Gracieux during the final meeting of his short-term riding licence with the Japan Racing Association. As the winner of… Read More »
Sydney sprinter Deploy has returned from a less than ideal trip to Brisbane but is ready to bounce back on home turf in the Civic Stakes. A three-time Group winner, Deploy beat one runner home in the Group One Stradbroke Handicap on June 6 when he was unable to get… Read More »
A winter race at Caulfield is the next step for promising two-year-old filly Sizzlefly who will be out to remain unbeaten ahead of a spring carnival campaign. The Phillip Stokes-trained Sizzlefly is scheduled to have her third start in a 1200m-handicap for two-year-olds on Saturday after winning her first two… Read More »
Two more upcoming meetings scheduled for the Ballarat turf track have been transferred because of drainage issues and the effects of wet weather. Sunday’s scheduled meeting has been switched from Ballarat’s turf to its synthetic track while the meeting programmed for July 14 has been transferred to Bendigo. The meetings… Read More »
Champion Winx is to be mated with I Am Invincible in her first season at stud later this year. Winx’s owners, Peter and Patty Tighe, Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis, announced on Monday they had chosen the Yarraman Park stallion as her first mating. They issued a statement via the… Read More »
Australian Group 1 winner Real Impact is taking a break from the southern shuttle run this year, but his first-crop Japanese 2YOs are making sure he stays on Australia’s radar. He opened his account modestly, when the filly Honey Rin won her May debut at Monbetsu, on the secondary NAR… Read More »
Australian mare Houtzen will have one more race in England in the Group Two King George Stakes at Goodwood for a new trainer. Houtzen finished eighth in the Group One King’s Stand at Royal Ascot last week after slipping at the start. Trainer Toby Edmonds has announced she will contest… Read More »
Australian jockey Damian Lane has continued his impressive form in Japan winning another Group One in The Takarazuka. Lane has added another G1 to his tally in Japan aboard Lys Gracieux in the The Takarazuka at Hanshin Racecourse on Sunday afternoon where he also rode another four winners on the… Read More »
The Winter Championship Series Final shapes as a logical next target for the Grahame Begg-trained Romancer after he pressed his claims for the Listed race with a victory at Flemington. Five-year-old Romancer is the first horse Begg has had for prominent syndicator OTI Racing and the gelding was having his… Read More »
