An eight race card has been assembled for Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Ewo Challenge Trophy, a Class Four event over the mile. Race One: 12 Happy Happy Race Two: 3 Shamport Race Three: 8 Gracious Ryder Race Four: 12 Lucky Shiny Day Race… Read More »
The iconic Cheltenham Festival continues this Wednesday night with a ripping seven race card, highlighted of course by the Queen Mother Champion Chase. Race One: 2 Battleoverdoyen Race Two: 2 Delta Work Race Three: 6 Killultagh Vic Race Four: 1 Altior Race Five: 13 Tiger Roll Race Six: 3 Band… Read More »
Espoir D’Allen has produced a scintillating performance to win the Champion Hurdle on the opening day of the famous Cheltenham jumps festival. The Nicky Henderson-trained Buveur D’Air was bidding to join the greats by recording a third successive victory in the race and Espoir D’Allen lined up very much under… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has taken the opportunity to give star colt Written By a look at Moonee Valley, 10 days out from a Group One assignment. Written By and stablemate Our Libretto galloped on Tuesday ahead of races at the track on March 22. Three-year-old Written By tackles the William… Read More »
A second jockey is to front Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board for betting on thoroughbred racing. Daniel Schmitt has been charged by Racing Victoria stewards following an investigation into a number of bets. Stewards allege Schmitt made, facilitated in or had an interest in a total of 71 bets… Read More »
Princess Posh will given the chance to add a Group One win to her resume following her victory in the Newcastle Newmarket. Trainer by Kris Lees, Princess Posh will join stablemates Invincible Gem and El Dorado Dreaming in Saturday’s 1500m Coolmore Classic at Rosehill. Her Newmarket win was a first… Read More »
Stewards have completed the first part of a hearing into charges against trainer Ben Currie. The leading Queensland trainer has been charged with 28 breaches arising from a raid on his Toowoomba stables in early April last year. Stewards heard 14 of those charges over two days on Monday and… Read More »
Queensland trainers are worried about over-use of Doomben after an Ipswich meeting was moved to the city track. Wednesday will be the fifth time in recent months the troubled Ipswich track has lost a meeting after little or no rain. Ipswich has problems with its irrigation and drainage system but… Read More »
As the summer series of staying races draw to a close, trainer Grahame Begg has been tempted to roll the dice once more with Blue Jay Way at Sandown. Blue Jay Way steps out in Wednesday’s Clanbrooke Racing Handicap over 3000m, a trip she was successful over at Moonee Valley… Read More »
British-based Irish jockey Oisin Murphy will make a flying visit to Sydney to ride Loving Gaby in the Golden Slipper for owners Phoenix Thoroughbreds. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly finished sixth as equal favourite in last month’s Blue Diamond Stakes. She was entered in Saturday’s Magic Night Stakes… Read More »
People from all walks of life have attended the funeral service of journalist and author Les Carlyon at Flemington racecourse. Hundreds gathered on Tuesday including the Governor-General, Sir Peter Cosgrove, and Lady Cosgrove, former prime minister John Howard and a host of journalists, trainers and racing industry leaders to celebrate… Read More »
Robert Smerdon has argued a racing tribunal had no power to ban him for life over the “Aquanita eight” doping scandal because he had surrendered his trainer’s licence. One of four trainers appealing their disqualifications over the cheating conspiracy, Smerdon has also challenged the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board’s jurisdiction… Read More »
Respected track specialist Lindsay Murphy is to retire after a stellar career in Sydney racing, most recently as the Australian Turf Club’s general manager of racecourses. After 42 years in Sydney racing, Murphy will retire on July 31. Murphy began his career as a junior clerk in the racing office… Read More »
Trainer James Cummings is banking on the judgment of Godolphin chief Sheikh Mohammed when William Buick rides Hartnell in the inaugural All-Star Mile at Flemington. A retained rider for Godolphin, Buick will fly in to partner the eight-year-old in Saturday’s $5 million All Star Mile over 1600m. Hartnell, who has… Read More »
The two Godolphin runners in the inaugural $5 million All-Star Mile at Flemington have drawn contrasting barriers in the field of 14 plus four emergencies. The favourite for Saturday’s race, Alizee, is drawn to start from barrier 12 while her stablemate Hartnell will jump from two. Happy Clapper, who made… Read More »
Last years Caulfield Cup favourite Kings Will Dream is set to make a full recovery and return to racing during the Spring after fracturing his pelvis in the Cox Plate. Kings Will Dream broke down during last years Cox Plate won by Champion mare Winx and there were fears the… Read More »
Group One winning sprinter Brave Smash has been confirmed for a trip to Dubai for the Al Quoz Sprint as well as a campaign at Royal Ascot during the middle of the year. Brave Smash showed connections enough to commit to an overseas campaign with a very gallant third in… Read More »
As Saturday came to a close, scone-based trainer Paul Messara was conflicted. During the day two immensely emotional moments occurred in his life. The first was finding his beloved mare, Alverta dead in a paddock. The second was watching the horse his father part-owns called The Autumn Sun doing a… Read More »
I don’t know Victorian trainer Terry Kelly. But after studying the field of runners for the $5million thing the establishment has called the All Star Mile, set for dispatch this Saturday at Flemington, I’ve come to appreciate him a great deal. He trains Foundry who will contest the 2019 All… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Rachel King has undergone surgery on her collarbone after being injured in a fall at Tamworth. King was one of three of the five riders involved in Sunday’s incident to need an operation. Her boyfriend, fellow jockey Blake Spriggs, said on Twitter on Monday evening the surgery… Read More »
