Officials in Victoria and NSW have made changes to race meetings because of the forecast for extreme heat. Racing Victoria has brought forward race times for this week’s Yarra Valley and Kyneton meetings in a bid to avoid the hottest part of the days. The Corowa meeting across the border… Read More »
Melbourne jockey Stephen Baster will make the trip across the Tasman to ride Victorian mare True Excelsior in the Group One Telegraph at Trentham. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained True Excelsior, who is raced by Rosemont Stud, arrived in New Zealand early on Sunday morning to prepare for Saturday’s 1200m… Read More »
Japanese stayer Glory Vase has secured a spot in the 2019 Caulfield Cup field after taking out the first ballot-exempt race for the year at Kyoto on Sunday. The four-year-old son of Deep Impact showed a powerful turn of foot as he went on to claim victory in the Group 2… Read More »
Lloyd Kennewell will train the Magic Millions sale topper after out-bidding Godolphin to secure an I Am Invincible colt out of Oakleigh Girl for $1.7 million. Kennewell recently moved from Adelaide to Melbourne where he is building his numbers at Caulfield. He bought the colt on Saturday night in conjunction… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight is building up towards her first major target of the year. This time last year Sunlight was basking in the glory of a dominant win in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic at the Gold Coast. The Tony McEvoy-trained sprinter has gone on with the job… Read More »
Desleigh Forster has again proved there are few trainers who can match her when it comes to getting the best from inexpensive horses. The latest example of Forster’s eye for a bargain horse is Chapter And Verse who won the $1 million Magic Millions QTIS Open at the Gold Coast… Read More »
The happiest connections of an unplaced runner in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic are those who race Oh Five Glory. The filly started at $101 but ran a great race, finishing fifth after coming from well back in the field. It was the best effort by a Queensland horse in… Read More »
Winx’s owners have been welcomed at Santa Anita in California to accept the prestigious Secretariat Vox Populi award to honour the mare’s status as the world’ most popular racehorse. People from more than 60 countries took part in the online poll for the award, the brainchild of Penny Chenery, the… Read More »
An inquiry into jockey Damian Browne’s ride on Cruze at Eagle Farm will be deferred until after he recovers from stomach surgery. Stewards opened an inquiry after Browne finished fifth on Cruze last month but adjourned it to make further investigations. Browne was not charged with any offence and the… Read More »
Godolphin’s royal blue colours have been to the fore in a host of Australia’s major races this season and the global operation is hoping to make an impact in one of the country’s newest features. Trainer James Cummings has announced proven Group One winners Hartnell, Alizee and Best Of Days… Read More »
The new Eagle Farm racetrack surface has had further work in the lead-up to its next race meeting. The newly renovated Eagle Farm track had its first major test with nine races on December 22 and got glowing reviews. Eagle Farm had been closed for much of the past four… Read More »
American jockey Victor Espinoza’s return to riding after serious injury has been postponed. The popular rider who is most famous for winning the 2015 Triple Crown on American Pharoah, suffered spinal injuries in a trackwork accident at Del Mar in July last year. He worked a horse a week ago… Read More »
Saturday was all about the Gold Coast and Magic Millions Day, and boy weren’t there some highlights during the afternoon. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Exhilarates Brilliant In Classic Is Exhilarates top shelf, or were the rest… Read More »
Connections of Magic Millions 2YO Classic runner up Dubious have got some consolation for their loss by picking up a $350,000 women owners’ bonus. There is $500,000 in bonus payments available on the 2YO Classic for horses owned by all-female syndicates. Dubious picked up the major portion of $325,000 to… Read More »
Robbie Dolan is a lightweight on the scales but his ability in the saddle continues to grow with the apprentice claiming a winning treble at Randwick, a week after his first double. The benefit of his weight has never been more apparent than being able to claim three kilograms on… Read More »
Bjorn Baker ended Magic Millions day on a high after Redouble ripped a fortune from bookies at the Gold Coast. At one stage in betting, Redouble’s price plunged from $8.50 into $3.80 before drifting late to $6 as support arrived for other runners. Baker charged through the enclosure knocking over… Read More »
Trainer Tony Noonan is hoping the first Australian stakes win for Manolo Blahniq in the Listed Chester Manifold Stakes at Flemington can go some way to garnering the gelding some votes for the rich All-Star Mile at the same track. Five-year-old Manolo Blahniq was a Group Three winner at his… Read More »
Godolphin could not have picked a better race to open its account at the famous Magic Millions carnival than with Exhilarates who won the $2 million 2YO Classic in outstanding fashion. Exhilarates ($4) was at the tail of the field in the middle stages but unleashed a powerful burst to… Read More »
Boomsara has provided Chris Munce with a unique piece of Magic Millions history at the Gold Coast. As a jockey Munce won the Magic Millions 2YO Classic three times aboard Sunblazer, Excellerator and Dance Hero. On Saturday he carved out his own slice of history when he made the transition… Read More »
The all-conquering New Zealand training partnership of Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman has struck again with Madison County in the Group One Levin Classic at Trentham. The winner of the Two Thousand Guineas in November, Madison County was having his first start since in Saturday’s 1600m-race, Carrying the familiar colours… Read More »
