Star jockey Joao Moreira will return to Hong Kong as stable rider for champion trainer John Size. The three-time champion jockey in Hong Kong surprised officials and fans at the end of last season when he told them he was moving to Japan. He has ridden many winners in his… Read More »
Liam Birchley is eyeing another win in the Karaka Millions after Neptune’s Spear produced a stylish all-the-way win at Doomben. Ridden by Brad Stewart, Neptune’s Spear led throughout to win the Novotel Brisbane Airport Handicap (1050m) on Saturday by 1-1/4 lengths as a $3.10 favourite. Birchley plans to give Neptune’s… Read More »
Yogi has won a 3200m handicap but not the one trainer Darren Weir and connections were hoping for. The addition of blinkers in Saturday’s Sandown Cup enabled the gelding to overcome a slow start and produce a strong finish to claim the Listed race. Weir was hoping to gain a… Read More »
A stakes win on debut at Sandown for Steal My Kisses has set the filly up for a crack at the Blue Diamond series next preparation. The Mick Price-trained two-year-old showed speed and professionalism as she won Saturday’s Listed Merson Cooper Stakes (1000m) by three-quarters of a length under Damien… Read More »
Jarrod McLean is hoping one of the stable’s former Perth horses can follow the lead of Trap For Fools and give the trainer another feature win. Trap For Fools gave McLean his first Group One win in the Mackinnon Stakes last week and he is banking on Cougar Express in… Read More »
Hawkesbury trainer Tommy Wong will face an inquiry into an elevated level of cobalt found in Story Of Song Tai after the horse won a race on his home track. Analysis by two laboratories of a urine sample taken from Story Of Song Tai after his win on September 20… Read More »
The racing future of veteran Who Shot Thebarman will be determined by his performance in the Zipping Classic at Sandown. The 10-year-old, an 11-time winner from 56 starts, is chasing a second victory in Saturday’s Group Two weight-for-age race over 2400m. The winner of the 2014 Auckland Cup, Who Shot… Read More »
Trainer Peter Gelagotis is confident the step up in distance is going to suit sprinter Illustrious Lad when he runs in a stakes race at Sandown. The seven-year-old will be racing second-up in Saturday’s Group Three Kevin Heffernan Stakes, a weight-for-age contest over 1300m. Illustrious Lad’s spring campaign got off… Read More »
Former Hong Kong sprinter Strathmore has had to come a long way to make his Australian debut. The gelding, by Fastnet Rock out of Group One performer Our Egyptian Raine, was foaled in Australia and exported to Hong Kong to race. He won his debut and another four races from… Read More »
Punters should not take too much notice of Dal Harraild’s appearance before he contests the Zipping Classic at Sandown. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained imported stayer runs in Saturday’s 2400m weight-for-age race and is starting to look a bit shaggy in the coat as he adjusts to the southern… Read More »
Red Excitement is vying for favouritism at Rosehill but win or lose, he remains a stable favourite with trainer Gerald Ryan and his staff. The nine-year-old has overcome a tendon injury which threatened to end his career four years ago and runs in Saturday’s November Topaz (1900m) on his way… Read More »
Mike Moroney wants to find out for sure if imported stayer Vengeur Masque is a genuine stayer. At his only start at 3200m, Vengeur Masque finished 15th behind Cross Counter in the Melbourne Cup, a run that left Moroney and connections wondering. To put their minds at ease, Vengeur Masque… Read More »
Reigning Australian champion first season sire Zoustar is to shuttle to Tweenhills Stud in England where he will stand alongside newly crowned European Horse of the Year, Roaring Lion. Part-owned by Qatar Racing, Zoustar stands at Widden Stud in Australia for $60,500 and his European fee will be STG25,000 (abt… Read More »
Singapore hosts another quality Friday night meeting which will race in conjunction with Moonee Valley and Canterbury tonight in what looks to be a good betting night. View our tips and bets for each of the eight races on tonights Kranji meeting in Singapore. Race One: 8 Berlinetta Race Two:… Read More »
Trap For Fools has figured in a switch of plans with the Mackinnon Stakes winner to return to Perth for the summer carnival. Trainer Jarrod McLean confirmed his stable star has been booked on a charter flight out of Melbourne on Sunday night and will contest the Group One Kingston… Read More »
The horse anointed as the next superstar of New Zealand racing has the legendary Winx in his sights. Te Akau Shark will be set for a Sydney autumn campaign that could include a start in Winx’s possible farewell race, the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick. A sparingly raced… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is treating the first Australian defeat of Our Libretto as a barrier trial ahead of the mare running in a stakes race at Sandown. Our Libretto tackles the weight-for-age Zipping Classic on Saturday at her first try at 2400m. The mare joined Begg earlier in the year… Read More »
A filly tantalisingly close to being part of the pageantry of Royal Ascot has made a winning debut in country Victoria. Luck Favours overcame inexperience and an age disadvantage to win at Seymour. Bred to northern hemisphere time, Luck Favours was set to accompany Group One sprinter Redkirk Warrior to… Read More »
For most horses the Sandown Cup distance will test the limit of their stamina reserves. In Gold Medals’ case, the 3200m will be a mere stepping towards a more exhaustive assignment that looms next month. Gold Medals won Australia’s longest race, the Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) at Warrnambool in May… Read More »
Tony Gollan will get a preview of the depth in his summer carnival stocks when he heads to Doomben on Saturday with a team led by seasoned campaigner Most Important. A multiple stakes winner, Most Important will resume in the Listed Keith Noud Quality (1200m) alongside stablemates I’m A Rippa… Read More »
