An eight race program has been assembled for Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the January Cup, a Class Three event over 1800m. Race One: 4 Kwaichung Brothers Race Two: 1 Strathallan Race Three: 1 Split Of A Second Race Four: 10 Special Stars Race Five:… Read More »
Winx will be returning in her last campaign before retirement during the Autumn and she may face her toughest test to date with star colt Trapeze Artist set to take her on with fitness on his side. Trapeze Artist proved himself as arguably the second best sprinter in the country… Read More »
Fertility problems have put a halt to Menari’s stud career, at least for the time being, with the four-year-old to re-join Gerald Ryan’s stable at Rosehill. George Altomonte retired Menari when he suffered a suspensory injury at the beginning of the season and retained a significant share when the horse… Read More »
Last-start winner Rock ‘n’ Gold is set to race at Flemington on Chester Manifold Stakes day but which event he contests is yet to be decided. The gelding is nominated for the Listed Chester Manifold (1400m) and the 1600m open handicap with acceptances to be taken on Wednesday morning. “We… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club is set to cap the number of new memberships with a waiting list to be introduced for applications after the end of this month. The ATC has introduced the limit at a time it says membership is at a five-year high. Existing members will still be… Read More »
With a week to go before nominations close for the inaugural All-Star Mile in Melbourne, the $5 million race has already attracted entries from each state of Australia and also New Zealand. But some of the biggest stables in the country are yet to nominate horses for the rich race,… Read More »
Apprentice Stephanie Thornton has had an improper riding suspension reduced by five meetings on appeal. Thornton had been banned by Victorian stewards for 25 meetings after pleading guilty to improper riding aboard sprinter Belwazi in a 955m race at Moonee Valley on December 21. The 19-year-old appealed the severity of… Read More »
Queensland’s Magic Millions 2YO Classic hopeful The Odyssey could carry blinkers in the big race. The Odyssey was one of the few Millions chances to draw a good barrier when part-owner Joanne Whalley picked up No.2 at a function on Surfers Paradise beach on Tuesday. Godolphin filly Exhilarates is now… Read More »
The Country Championships are just under a month away from beginning and trainer Danny Williams is gearing up for his charge towards the big dance, starting this Saturday at Randwick with a couple of his key chances for the race. That pair are Highway Sixtysix and Acquittal, who will both… Read More »
Popular Victorian sprinter Jungle Edge has been added to the Summer Sprint at Randwick and is likely to become an even more regular visitor to Sydney. Jungle Edge’s affinity for soft and heavy tracks means his opportunities are limited in his home state. With Randwick a soft (6) on Tuesday… Read More »
Derby aspirations for Ridgewood Drive are likely to become clearer after the lightly raced gelding chases a second city win in quick succession. The Anthony Freedman-trained Ridgewood Drive, a half-brother to 2014 Queensland Derby winner Sonntag, scored a maiden win at his second career start at Sandown and is set… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is growing in confidence after Outback Barbie drew a “perfect barrier” for the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast. The $2.80 favourite before the barrier draw, Outback Barbie shortened to $2.60 for Saturday’s race with the TAB after she came up with gate three…. Read More »
Godolphin filly Exhilarates is now favourite for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after drawing gate nine. Field 🏆: View the Magic Millions Classic Field Exhilarates won at the Gold Coast on Saturday to cement her place in the field and returns a week later to run for the major share of… Read More »
Unbeaten colt Dubious has met every challenge so far in his short career and co-trainer David Eustace is hopeful that continues in the Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast. Dubious won the Group Three Breeders’ Plate in Sydney on debut in late September and then resumed from a break… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne will chase feature race wins in two states with Chamois Road to line up in the Chester Manifold Stakes in Melbourne while Husson Eagle and Zizzis are set for Magic Millions races at the Gold Coast. A last-start Flemington winner in an open handicap last month, Chamois… Read More »
Trainer Mick Kent has weighed in on the tracks debate in Victoria, saying the information about the rating of the surfaces needs to be accurate. In an article for rsn.net.au Kent has questioned the accuracy of some track ratings and says trainers need accurate ratings in order to make a… Read More »
Skate To Paris is one of the cheapest horses in trainer Chris Munce’s stable but he believes she can be a big part of what he hopes is a successful Magic Millions day at the Gold Coast. Before he turned to training, Munce rode a record three winners of the… Read More »
A late programming change by Racing Queensland has proved a blessing in disguise for two-year-old Neptune’s Spear. Trainer Liam Birchley had intended to run Neptune’s Spear from the outside barrier in the QTIS Two-Year-Old Handicap at the Gold Coast on Saturday. It was to be Neptune’s Spear’s last run before… Read More »
Sydney three-year-old Ljungberg will be scratched from Saturday’s Magic Millions Guineas after doubts were raised about whether he was an acceptor. When the field for the $2 million race was released on Monday it had Ljungberg at number six. Reports from Sydney indicated trainer Ron Quinton had not accepted with… Read More »
As he prepares to chase a Magic Millions Classic win at the Gold Coast with unbeaten colt Dubious, Ciaron Maher has announced the expansion of his operation to include a stable in Sydney. Maher, who trains in partnership with David Eustace, has had an increasing presence in Sydney in recent… Read More »
