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Australian Horse Racing News

  • Yulong confirms 2026 stallion roster across two states

    Yulong has finalised its expanded two-state stallion roster for 2026, confirming service fees for a number of high-profile young sprinters set to stand in New South Wales and Victoria. Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes winner Devil Night will stand at Yulong’s new Hunter Valley base, Segenhoe Stud, at an introductory… Read More »

     
  • Spicy Martini stakes her Stradbroke Handicap claim

    While the Double R Brand … Rothfire and Rawiller … justifiably dominated the racing news cycle with a flood of post-race commentary following their win in the Doomben 10,000, the storming run of the second placed Spicy Martini hardly raised a trickle of news in racing columns. The old adage… Read More »

     
  • Dual-state focus with Lindsay Park babies

    Lindsay Park has already unleashed one above-average ready-to-run purchase this season and the training team of Ben, Will and JD Hayes will be looking to make that two this Saturday. The brothers have Stars Of Dom set to debut in the $150,000 two-year-old fillies event over 1000 metres at Sandown…. Read More »

     
  • Half measures up nicely in Doomben Cup

    Calvin McEvoy was initially not thrilled to see Pride Of Jenni bob up as a surprise rival for Half Yours in the Hollindale Stakes, but he is optimistic that having had a run against her will aid his prospects in features to come. The Melbourne Cup winner finished third in… Read More »

     
  • Golden Slipper winner retired after freak incident

    Australian Group 1 winner Lady Of Camelot has been retired following the injuries she sustained in a freak stingray incident earlier this week. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained mare suffered damage to her near foreleg during a beach session, ruling her out of Saturday’s Group 1 Doomben 10,000 and… Read More »

     
  • Napoleon Solo takes out the Preakness Stakes

    The grey Napoleon Solo claimed the one hundred and fifty first running of Preakness Stakes … the second leg of the Triple Crown … outgunning Iron Honor in the home stretch to score under a hard ride from Paco Lopez. The fourteen-strong field was the largest since the same number… Read More »

     
  • Dwyer UK bound to oversee Asfoora

    Trainer Henry Dwyer is heading off to the UK to oversee the next stage of Asfoora’s campaign as she prepares for her third shot at Royal Ascot. Dwyer leaves on Monday to watch Asfoora’s final piece of work ahead of her next start in the Group 2 Temple Stakes at Haydock Park on Saturday. He will then… Read More »

     
  • Craig Williams to ride Splash Back in Stradbroke Handicap

    Trainer Grahame Begg has secured the services of Craig Williams for Splash Back in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Splash Back made an impressive start to her Brisbane campaign winning the Group 2 Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm on May 2 and will head to the Group 1 Kingsford… Read More »

     
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  • Western Empire returns a winner in the Belmont Sprint

    Western Empire has returned as a winner, taking out the Group 3 Belmont Sprint in his first start following a five month layoff. The Grant and Alana Willimas trained eight-year-old, who was twice placed in Group 1 company over the summer … in the Railway Stakes over 1600m and the… Read More »

     
  • 17/5/2026 Horse Racing Tips and Best Bets – Sha Tin

    Hong Kong racing this Sunday heads to Sha Tin, where the depth looks pretty good across the program. Race One:  7 Super Hong Kong Race Two: 1 Run Run Sunrise Race Three: 9 Triumphant Warrior Race Four: 1 Papaya Brose Race Five: 2 Island Buddy Race Six: 14 Mount Everest… Read More »

     
  • NSW trainer dies after tragic incident with horse

    The NSW country racing community is in mourning following the tragic death of Tamworth-based trainer Stephen Meyer after an incident at Scone on Friday. Meyer, 71, was reportedly kicked by a horse during the opening day of the two-day feature meeting and later passed away. It remains unclear whether the… Read More »

     
  • Sun God proves the brightest Star in Scone sprint

    Chris Waller’s decision to restrict Sun God to shorter distances has reaped immediate dividends with the import posting a stylish first-up victory in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes at Scone. A winner over 2400m in Europe, the four-year-old didn’t fire when tried over staying and middle-distances locally, prompting Waller to… Read More »

     
  • Jett Stanley doubles up at Flemington

    The dominant win aboard Losesomewinmore gave the 22-year-old his first Stakes win at the home of the Melbourne Cup and gave him a double having earlier won aboard a filly who might take him to even greater heights. Stanley earlier partnered exciting filly Concord Connie to another Flemington win, following… Read More »

     
  • Old marvel Rothfire stuns in Doomben 10,000

    Queensland warhorse Rothfire has added arguably the greatest chapter to his incredible story with a stunning hometown victory in the Doomben 10,000. From trainer Robert Heathcote having to pay for him twice after being duped by an internet phishing scam, to the horse breaking down so badly in the 2020… Read More »

     
  • Tuileries scores record-breaking win in the Dark Jewel Classic

    Tuileries shouldered a weight-carrying record, overcame a wide barrier and defeated a top class field of mares in the Group 3 $250,000 Dark Jewel Classic (1300m) at Scone on Saturday. Champion Peter Snowden’s talented Tuileries turned a formidable task into a routine triumph with a win described as “breathtaking” by… Read More »

     
  • Begg gets another Melbourne Cup shot via Zakouma

    Grahame Begg’s first attempt at Melbourne Cup glory with a winner of the Andrew Ramsden Stakes ended in heartbreak, but he is hoping to have better luck in 2026. Zakouma ensured the Cranbourne trainer can start planning a path towards this year’s edition of Australia’s greatest race after winning the… Read More »

     
  • Bev’s Nine too tough in the Ortensia Stakes

    The horse at the centre of trainer John O’Shea’s four month disqualification has posted his biggest win with a tenacious effort in the Listed Ortensia Stakes at Scone. Bev’s Nine was a late scratching from a race at Rosehill in February when Racing NSW veterinarians ruled him to be lame,… Read More »

     
  • Rachel King finds the right lane for Miss Freelove

    Star jockey Rachel King decision to take the shortest route home near the inside rail provided Miss Freelove proved a winning move in the Listed $200,000 Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Scone on Saturday. In another tight finish, less than a length separated the top four finishers with Miss Freelove… Read More »

     
  • No whip, no worries for Concord Connie

    There was of repeat of the Anzac Day gap-job, but Concord Connie reinforced her status as one of the Victoria’s most promising female gallopers with another Flemington on Saturday. The Charlotte Littlefield-trained daughter of Contributer cruised to a 1-1/4-length win in the $150,000 K A Morrison Handicap (1400m) for three-year-olds…. Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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