Speedy gelding Meet Mr Taylor maintained his unbeaten record in spectacular style, breaking the course record for 1000m at Eagle Farm. Meet Mr Taylor ($1.80) made it five wins from five starts when he stopped the clock at 56.14 seconds in the Access Insulation Handicap. The previous record was 56.55… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla already has a Golden Slipper trophy and has tested one of his prospects for a second, Godolphin filly Amercement, winner of the Widden Stakes. A little battered and bruised after 2018 Slipper winner Estijaab tossed him in a barrier trial early in the week, Avdulla had to use… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is in no rush to get expensive colt Garibaldi to Sydney despite his easy debut win at Eagle Farm. Garibaldi ($2.80) sat behind the early leaders to the turn but came away in the straight to beat his stablemate Ready To Roam ($21) by 1-1/2 lengths with… Read More »
Golden Slipper prospect McLaren has handled his debut well to live up to his three barrier trial wins with victory in the Canonbury Stakes. Punters stuck with the colt who started the $1.55 favourite in Saturday’s six-horse field and surged to the line three-quarters of a length in front of… Read More »
Second Bullet is a stable stalwart for trainer Danny O’Brien and the eight-year-old is continuing to produce in the city arena, registering his 11th career victory with a determined display at Caulfield. Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Second Bullet ($2.80) wore down the frontrunners at the end… Read More »
Owner Linda Huddy’s liking for the offspring of sire Lucas Cranach paid dividends when Get Stuck In scored an impressive win at Eagle Farm. Get Stuck In ($4.40) came from the tail of the field to beat Drumadoir ($2.70) by a long neck with 2-3/4 lengths to Elixir ($8). Huddy… Read More »
Connections of Mystyko are considering tackling the Newmarket Handicap after the sprinter completed a winning hat-trick at Caulfield. Mystyko is among nominations for the $1.25 million sprint over the straight 1200m at Flemington on March 9. Victory in the Veuve Clicquot Lawn Handicap followed wins at Caulfield and Sandown in… Read More »
Queensland officials have confirmed they will not take any action against leading trainer Darren Weir before his show cause action in Victorian is finalised. Weir, his foreman and trainer Jarrod McLean and stable employee Tyson Kermond have been charged with multiple offences arising out of a raid on two of… Read More »
Horses are already being moved from Darren Weir’s stables as the trainer fights for his career after being charged with possessing electronic devices known as jiggers, which are outlawed in racing. The champion trainer, who has more than 600 horses on his books, was charged by Racing Victoria stewards on… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Saturday, where the feature race is the Pearce Memorial Cup (1200m), a Class 3 event over 1200m. Race One: 10 Ruminare Race Two: 3 Lucky Shiny Day Race Three: 13 Multimax Race Four: 9 Wonder Express Race Five: 1… Read More »
DARREN WEIR’S MAJOR WINNERS * Has won 36 Group One races, including six so far this season * 24 of his Group One wins have been in Victoria, nine in South Australia, two in Western Australia and one in NSW * Biggest win 2015 Melbourne Cup with Prince Of Penzance… Read More »
Australia’s leading racehorse trainer Darren Weir is fighting for his career with stewards asking him to show why he should not be stood down pending an inquiry into electronic devices found in his stables. Racing Victoria stewards charged Weir on Friday and withdrew all his horses from meetings over the… Read More »
WHAT IS A JIGGER? * A jigger is also known as a battery, harp or jack. * Usually a small electrical device used in conjunction with a whip to try to stimulate a horse to run faster. * Used in trackwork, then on race day, an action is simulated so… Read More »
Horses trained by Darren Weir and Jarrod McLean have been ordered to be scratch by Racing Victoria stewards. Racing Victoria stewards have withdrawn all horses entered for races over the weekend trained by Darren Weir and Jarrod McLean after imposing an interim order until the two face an adjourned show… Read More »
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir faces serious charges relating to electronic devices found in his stables at Ballarat and Warrnambool and Racing Victoria stewards have asked him to show cause why he should be allowed to continue his operation. RV stewards issued the charges on Friday, two days after they… Read More »
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir has been charged over electronic devices found in his stable and Racing Victoria stewards have ordered him to show cause why he should be allowed to continue his operation. Racing Victoria stewards issued the charges on Friday, two days after they and Victoria Police officers… Read More »
Mr Money Bags is currently high in All-Star Mile voting and the gelding continues his campaign towards a crack at the rich Flemington race when he runs at Caulfield. The Robbie Griffiths-trained Mr Money Bags is scheduled to contest Saturday’s Mal Seccull Handicap (1400m) and was the $2.80 favourite on… Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick has resisted the temptation to use a claiming apprentice on Winter Passage at Eagle Farm and will stick with senior rider Matt McGillivray. Winter Passage is on a mission to pick up valuable prize money in the Three-Year-Old Handicap (1200m). A Doomben winner two starts ago, Winter… Read More »
Tony McEvoy is taking an aggressive approach with I Am in a bid to secure the filly a start in the Blue Diamond Stakes. The two-year-old makes her debut on Saturday in the Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield. A win will assure the filly a start in the… Read More »
Trainer Dan McCarthy has had the Oakleigh Plate in his sights with Ashlor since the minutes after the sprinter crossed the line in his first Group One test in the Winterbottom Stakes. Ashlor finished a game sixth in the Winterbottom (1200m) in Perth on December 1 last year, won by… Read More »
