The road to the 2025 Melbourne Cup has begun with nominations officially announced for the $8 million race at Flemington. A total of 120 horses have been entered, featuring a strong mix of international raiders and local hopes. Among the global names are Irish contenders Adelaide River, Aftermath, Changingoftheguard and… Read More »
The lure of a return to Flemington, with the prospect of a guaranteed berth in this year’s Melbourne Cup, has won out with Robert Hickmott on Tuesday outlining plans for emerging stayer Revelare. The five-year-old gelding, who is among 120 entries for the Melbourne Cup, will have his next start in… Read More »
A capacity field of 15 plus one emergency have accepted for the Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. The 1000m Group 1 dash on Saturday is headlined by Queensland galloper Rothfire who will be joined by fellow northern-state gallopers Payline and Golden Boom. Payline was given the opportunity to get a… Read More »
Agarwood’s week on the training track will determine whether she takes her place in this Saturday’s $300,000 Furious Stakes at Randwick. The daughter of Wootton Bassett was among 20 entries for the 1200-metre Group 2, but trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are open to lowering their sights with the… Read More »
Sports Entertainment Group has finalised its acquisition of the former racing industry-owned radio station RSN, with SENTrack now broadcasting across both frequencies from Monday. The deal, which was confirmed in July, sees SEG pay $3.25 million for the audio and digital assets of 3UZ Pty Ltd, with payments to be… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has announced a new initiative to improve access to metropolitan grass tracks, scheduling 15 official trials throughout the 2025/26 season. The trials, beginning Tuesday morning, will be staged primarily on the Caulfield Heath track and are designed to complement existing jumpouts and gallops held across… Read More »
Chris Waller has resisted the temptation of launching Lady Shenandoah’s spring campaign at Group 1 level in foreign territory, electing to keep the glamour mare in Sydney. The three-time Group 1 winner was not among the entries for the $750,000 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley, which had been mooted as a… Read More »
Rothfire will return to a happy hunting ground when he tackles this Saturday’s $750,000 Moir Stakes at Moonee Valley. It will be the second edition of the 1000-metre Group 1 back at The Valley’s first meeting in spring, a fixture that Rothfire has performed well at previously. Three years ago he… Read More »
Track conditions will play a key role in determining whether talented sprinter Arabian Summer resumes in the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley this Saturday. Co-trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy have nominated the mare for the Moir, but Tony confirmed she will also hold an entry in the… Read More »
Via Sistina has capped off a remarkable 2024-25 season being announced the Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year. The Chris Waller-trained mare was honoured for her achievements through the season at a function at ‘The Star’ in Brisbane on Sunday. Via Sistina captured an amazing seven Group 1 wins during… Read More »
Doncaster Mile winner Stefi Magnetica is still a fortnight away from her race return but new barn mate Pericles is raring to go as he prepares to launch his carnival campaign in the Tramway Stakes. Trainer Bjorn Baker was given Pericles to prepare when owners Godolphin moved from a private to public training… Read More »
Former Horse Of The Year Pride Of Jenni is set to take a step towards a return to the racetrack having been entered for upcoming trials. The Ciaron Maher-trained mare is entered for a jump-out on Monday at Cranbourne and for a trial on the Caulfield Heath track on Tuesday, both… Read More »
The 2024-25 Sydney Strapper of The Year has been announced, and for this its 16th year its Lenny Todd of Ciaron Maher Racing who is the season’s champion. Presented at the NSW Racehorse Owners Association’s prestigious “Night of Champions,” it recognises the behind-the-scenes efforts by strappers who tend to go… Read More »
Jockey Tom Sherry has been suspended for a calendar month for his part in the incident that led to Tyreek and jockey Dylan Gibbons crashing through the running rail in the Up And Coming Stakes at Rosehill. The fall happened near the 300m mark in the home straight as Sherry on eventual winner… Read More »
Peter Snowden has made a clean sweep of the three-year-old features at Rosehill with Raging Force extending his winning sequence in the San Domenico Stakes to stamp himself as a genuine stakes class horse. His victory in Saturday’s sprint came two races after barn mate Grand Prairie was victorious in the Up And… Read More »
Trainer Matt Laurie was blown away with the return win of Treasurethe Moment who graduated to open Group 1 company at Caulfield. A dual Oaks winning filly during her three-year-old season, Treasurethe Moment made her season return in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. The youngest member of the nine runners that… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has some thinking to do with Magic Time after her impressive first-up win at Caulfield. Defying the pattern of the day, Magic Time charged home to claim the Group 3 Cockram Stakes (1200m) on Saturday with Begg declaring the mare has loads of improvement to come. Original… Read More »
Peter Snowden should have been celebrating after Grand Prairie’s Up And Coming Stakes victory but instead the mood was subdued after a heart-stopping incident in the straight which led to Tyreek and jockey Dylan Gibbons crashing through the running rail. Packed tightly approaching the 300m, James McDonald aboard Providence and… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and Jd Hayes are always looking for those little one percenters in bringing out the best in their gallopers. While not pinning down the victory of Tycoon Star in the Group 3 McNeil Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday entirely to a subtle… Read More »
Improving gelding Travolta is in line to join several barn mates in the Wyong Cup with the Chris Waller stable keen to back him up following his classy win at Rosehill. Lumping 59.5kg after the three kilo claim of apprentice Siena Grima, Travolta ($6.50) settled back in the field and… Read More »
