Trainer Phillip Stokes cannot fault Mr Quickie’s build-up to the South Australian Derby and believes getting the favourite relaxed with cover will be a key to success in the Group One staying race. Mr Quickie has been targeted at Saturday’s SA Derby at Morphettville and has won three of his… Read More »
Racetrack manager Jim Roberts is confident the Doomben 10,000 meeting on Saturday will be run on an improving surface. The track was rated a soft 5 after 16mm of rain for the past week when acceptances were declared on Wednesday morning. Roberts said the track was drying quickly and with… Read More »
John O’Shea is an unabashed fan of stand-alone Saturday race meetings hosted by country and provincial clubs during the off-season and would be happy to see the initiative expanded. Hawkesbury held a major race day after the Sydney autumn carnival and this week it’s Scone’s turn with seven stakes races… Read More »
Outback Barbie will venture into rarely tested waters when she attempts to become only the second three-year-old filly in 86 years to win the Doomben 10,000. Unlike like other Group One races in Queensland, the Doomben 10,000 has had so many changes over the years that history has become almost… Read More »
A field of 13 sprinters will line-up for the Doomben 10,000, the first Group One race of the Brisbane winter carnival. Field 🏆: View the Doomben 10,000 Field As expected, Sydney-trained speedsters Nature Strip and Osborne Bulls are among the acceptors. Nature Strip, kept fresh since winning the Group One… Read More »
Racing Queensland will start major remediation work on the troubled Ipswich racetrack but it has upset the club by scrapping plans for an upgrade of tie-up stalls at the course. Ipswich has had several abandoned meetings in the past six months even though there was little rain in the lead-up…. Read More »
The brand new trainer for last year’s Gr 2 winner, Leonardo Da Hinchi, says the 3YO will be aimed at the Gr 1 Stradbroke Handicap. And joining him in Queensland will be last week’s Gr 1 winner Spright. Mick Price who took over the training of the gifted Leonardo Da… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won on the Sha Tin dirt this Wednesday night and while there are no feature races, the depth looks pretty good once again. Race One: 6 Buddies Race Two: 5 Sky Treasure Race Three: 9 Hidden Spirit Race Four: 4 Coolceleb Race Five: 2… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Pat Smullen has announced his retirement on medical advice. The 41-year-old Irishman was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer in March last year and has been undergoing treatment. While his progress remains positive, he said in his weekly column for thoroughbreddailynews.com the strain on his body to get… Read More »
There will be no Triple Crown winner this year with Country House ruled out of the second leg, the Preakness Stakes, because of illness. Country House was promoted from second to first in the Kentucky Derby after the controversial disqualification of Maximum Security as the winner for causing interference. But… Read More »
Trainer Ben Smith has pleaded guilty to several charges relating to elevated cobalt levels found in some of his horses including giving false evidence to stewards investigating the matter. The Newcastle-based Smith was stood down after a stable raid in September last year when several unregistered products were found on… Read More »
Top West Australian horseman Lindsey Smith is set to prepare a team of horses out of the stables of disqualified trainer Darren Weir at Warrnambool. Smith flew from Perth on Tuesday to begin setting up the satellite operation of 40 boxes he hopes will be given the tick of approval… Read More »
Talented import Fierce Impact remains on track for his Group One target despite a forced change to his lead-up race. Warwick Farm trainer Matt Smith had planned to run Fierce Impact in last Saturday’s Hollindale Stakes (1800m) at the Gold Coast in preparation for the Doomben Cup (2000m) on May… Read More »
Canberra trainer Todd Smart says being familiar with Caulfield is behind his decision to run Washington Towers in a stakes race in Melbourne rather than head north to Brisbane. Washington Towers is among nominations for the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield as well as the Group Two Champagne Classic… Read More »
Not Enough Effort will attempt to extend his unbeaten run to three with a second visit to Sandown. A debut winner on his home track at Sale, Not Enough Effort was taken to Sandown on Easter Monday where he accounted for older horses at benchmark 64 level. Not Enough Effort… Read More »
New Zealand farmers Christopher and Susanna Grace have had success racing horses in Australia, most notably with dual Group One winner Shillelagh. The are now looking to Beefeater to add his name to their sakes winners when he runs at the Brisbane winter carnival starting with Saturday’s Listed Members Handicap… Read More »
A capacity field of 16 plus four emergencies has been declared for the Group One South Australian Derby at Morphettville. Field 🏆: View the SA Derby Field Long-time favourite for Saturday’s SA Derby for three-year-olds over 2500m, the Phillip Stokes-trained Mr Quickie drew barrier 13 and has eased to $3.50… Read More »
Kings Will Dream has recovered from a fractured pelvis suffered in the Cox Plate and has been given the all-clear to resume full work. Sent off favourite when sixth in the Caulfield Cup, the Irish-bred import was retired from last year’s Cox Plate, won by Winx, and it was touch… Read More »
The Kentucky Horse Racing Commission has denied an appeal of Maximum Security’s disqualification as Kentucky Derby winner for interference, saying the stewards’ decision is not subject to appeal. The commission’s letter to attorney D Barry Stilz, who filed the appeal of behalf of owners Gary and Mary West, also denied… Read More »
Coolmore’s part-owner Tom Magnier went to $2million for the talented Gr 1 winning mare Srikandi at the Inglis Chairman’s Sale on the weekend. And he may have a bargain. But before all that, this mare Srikandi (Dubawi-Raining) has been one of those horses you just dream about. A regular instant-teller… Read More »
