Trainer Mike Moroney welcomes back sprinter Tribal Wisdom in the Group One Galaxy and will be represented from both sides of the Tasman in the Group One Rosehill Guineas. Victoria Derby placegetter Chapada is trained from his Flemington stable while Arrogant has travellied from New Zealand for his Australian debut… Read More »
The Randwick Guineas did not go to plan for John Thompson and Purple Sector but the trainer is hopeful the colt can bounce back and produce a much better showing in the Rosehill Guineas. Purple Sector is among the outsiders for Saturday’s Group One Rosehill Guineas for three-year-olds over 2000m… Read More »
One of Godolphin’s $3.5m Golden Slipper contenders is in doubt to line-up in Saturday feature race after localised swelling was found on the fillies off fore cannon. UPDATE: Racing NSW Chief Vet Dr T Koenig has advised a vet inspection of Kiamichi has passed the filly fit to start in… Read More »
Jason Collett will traverse two states this weekend in search of an elusive Group One win and his best chance looks to come in one of the country’s biggest races. The in-form jockey will be in Melbourne on Friday night to partner Spright in the William Reid Stakes before returning… Read More »
A big weight and a wide draw has swayed trainer Tony McEvoy to scratch Manuel from the Listed Hareeba Stakes at Mornington. Instead McEvoy will switch Manuel to Sydney for a start in the Group Three Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday week. Manuel won the Group One C… Read More »
Former neighbours in New Zealand, dual Olympic gold medal-winning equestrian Sir Mark Todd and jockey James McDonald are joining forces in Sydney to try to win the Group One Ranvet Stakes with British horse He’s Eminent. “We go back a long way,” Sir Mark said. “We were neighbours back in… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney hopes Hang Man has a better outcome than stablemate Vengeur Masque in the Mornington Cup. The winner of Saturday’s race gains an automatic start in October’s Caulfield Cup, a race Moroney was hoping to get a start in with Vengeur Masque. But Vengeur Masque failed by a… Read More »
A Doncaster Mile start awaits Japanese visitor Kluger who is settling into the quarantine facility at Canterbury racecourse having arrived in Sydney in preparation for The Championships. Kluger arrived on Tuesday ahead of a planned start in the $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) on April 6 at Randwick and the… Read More »
Today’s Albury Cup meeting at Albury racecourse has been postponed due to the state of the track. The course received 23mls of rain in 20 minutes this morning and has significant surface water on the track. Albury races today have been postponed due to the state of the track with… Read More »
Jockey Tegan Harrison can complete a big week if she continues her good run with trainer Chris Meagher on Divine Dice in the Listed Goldmarket at the Gold Coast. In an unusual situation the Goldmarket was washed out last Saturday and transferred to this Saturday’s Gold Coast meeting even though… Read More »
Today’s Albury Cup meeting is in doubt to run after torrential rain hit the area on Friday morning. UPDATE: Today’s Albury Cup meeting has been postponed Racing NSW stewards will decide at 12:15pm whether the meeting will go ahead after 25ml fell on the track throughout the morning with a… Read More »
Group One performer The Lord Mayor has arrived in Queensland to further boost the ranks of the in-form Chris Waller Gold Coast stable. The Lord Mayor will make his Brisbane debut in the TAB Open Handicap (1500m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Waller has a strong hand in the race… Read More »
THE RANVET STAKES 2000m, $700,000, Group One standard weight-for-age for three-year-olds and up at Rosehill HISTORY *Originally named after Sir Harry Holdsworth Rawson, the Governor of NSW from 1902-1909 * The race was first held in 1903 and won by Great Scot * In 1921 Richmond Main and Poitrel dead-heated… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla was the toast of Rosehill 12 months ago when he won the Golden Slipper on Estijaab and he returns to the scene of his biggest triumph with another handy book of Group One mounts. While Avdulla doesn’t have a ride in this year’s Slipper, he has good opportunities… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie’s application for a further stay order of an internal review decision to stand him down has been deferred until early next month. In what is becoming an increasingly confusing legal battle it means Currie can continue training for at least the next fortnight. Currie was seeking… Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller believes multiple Group One-winning three-year-old The Autumn Sun will only get better, but whether the prized colt remains in training long enough to realise that potential remains to be seen. While the Waller-trained champion Winx continues to reign supreme in Australian racing having been unbeaten for… Read More »
A bruised foot has forced the Anthony Freedman-trained Shoals out of the Group One William Reid Stakes at The Valley. A three-time winner at the highest level, Shoals had been heavily supported from $4.20 into $3.10 ahead of her scratching from Friday night’s 1200m sprint. Freedman had been confident of… Read More »
With two Golden Slippers and three Blue Diamonds to his name as a trainer, Peter Snowden has often got it right when it comes to the big days with his quality juveniles. But Snowden admits he got it wrong with Catch Me in last month’s Group One Blue Diamond at… Read More »
Stakes-placed Golden Tycoon has stamped his class on the Provincial Championship qualifying race with a dominant win at Newcastle. Thursday’s 1200m-heat was transferred to the Newcastle program when Gosford was rained out on Saturday. Ridden by Shaun Guymer, the Greg McFarlane-trained Golden Tycoon ($7.50) jumped straight to the lead and… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Lankan Star has been cleared to start in the $3.5 million Golden Slipper. The Lindsay Park-trained filly finished 10th in Saturday’s Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on a heavy track and on Monday Racing NSW veterinarians found her to be slightly restricted in her action in… Read More »
