The Australian Jockeys Association says racing is losing an opportunity to promote the sport by banning the controversial digital service Ride Guide. Jockeys were told on Thursday they would be in breach of the rules if they gave their views on upcoming rides via the Ladbrokes betting site. Victorian and… Read More »
Champion Hong Kong apprentice jockey Kei Chiong Ka-kei will start her one-month stint in Australia with five metropolitan rides in Adelaide. Chiong is spending the Hong Kong off-season with leading Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes. She has three rides for Stokes and two for John Hickmott at Morphettville on Saturday. Chiong… Read More »
Isorich is set for the 24th start of his preparation but trainer Wayne Seelin insists he is just doing what comes naturally. The gelding has raced on nine different NSW tracks in his five-year-old season and had at least one start in every month since August except January. Isorich will… Read More »
Jockey Chris Symons hopes to continue dialogue with racing authorities despite stewards in Victoria and NSW putting a stop to Ride Guide. The stewards in both states ruled they would not consent to jockeys continuing their participation in Ride Guide which was distributed on wagering operator Ladbrokes digital platform. Symons… Read More »
Stately Boy will make his city debut at the track where trainer Shea Eden hopes he will also figure in the Victoria Derby later this year. Narrowly beaten on debut at Pakenham over 1400m earlier this month, the two-year-old will have his second start on Saturday at Flemington. “I think… Read More »
Leading syndicator Grant Morgan is looking to complete a big month with the Meagher training combination when Harada Bay tackles the Listed Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben. Morgan’s Ontrack company has had four winners with John and Chris Meagher since the start of July – Harada Bay, Cruising Speed, Savanna Amour… Read More »
Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards and Racing New South Wales (RNSW) Stewards have made public a media release regarding their ruling to stop the product ‘Ride Guide’ from continuing. View their media release below: Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards and Racing New South Wales (RNSW) Stewards [the Stewards] advise that they will… Read More »
On cold, wet winter mornings before dawn, Cannyescent is the “one-in-a-billion” horse that makes Gabrielle Englebrecht get out of bed. And it’s not just his talent and scope to win a stakes race that has his trainer smitten. “I wish I could describe how much I love him,” Englebrecht said…. Read More »
Robert Smerdon is gambling on the weight relief that comes with a rise in class to get Spreadeagled back into winning form at Flemington. Spreadeagled heads to the Flemington Event Staff Handicap on Saturday, a 1600m benchmark 90 race. At his last start Spreadeagled finished just behind the placegetters in… Read More »
A chance to test Clarendon House as a future middle distance horse has enticed trainer Chris Munce to back the filly up at Doomben. Two-year-old Clarendon House scored an impressive win against older horses over 1400m at the Sunshine Coast last Sunday. Munce said Clarendon House, who is by Real… Read More »
Jockeys have lost out in their bid to launch an online service to punters discussing their upcoming rides. Stewards from Victoria and NSW met with riders on Wednesday and said a day later any licensed jockey who continued to participate would be in breach of the rules. They said there… Read More »
Once the right-hand man in one of Sydney’s most powerful stables, Mark Newnham is surprised how much he has enjoyed starting from scratch. Former assistant to Gai Waterhouse, Newnham decided to leave Tulloch Lodge earlier this year to establish his own base at Warwick Farm. “I’m enjoying it even more… Read More »
The Monstar could be off to Sydney if he races well in his Doomben debut. The five-year-old was an impressive last-start winner at the Sunshine Coast and trainer Brett Cavanough toyed with running him in last week’s Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. But he decided to miss Grafton and start The… Read More »
Ride Guide an online view from riders of their mounts ahead of race meetings which was paid for by online bookmaker Ladbrokes through media company Unscriptd has been stopped quickly by stewards. Background: Stewards, jockeys to meet over Ride Guide Source: No Ride Guide on Saturday & fences that Banna… Read More »
The much-travelled Side Glance, a Group One winner in Australia, will be among the retired stars on display at Ascot on King George VI and Queen Elizabeth Stakes day. The now nine-year-old won the 2013 Mackinnon Stakes during the Melbourne Cup carnival and finished third in the Caulfield Stakes the… Read More »
The Queen’s horse Dartmouth is the new favourite for the King George VI And Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Ascot following the withdrawal of Postponed. Trainer Roger Varian said the former odds-on favourite was found to have a respiratory infection after failing to work as well as usual. Victory for Dartmouth… Read More »
Victorian apprentice Liam Riordan has been caught once again placing bets on horse races and will face the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board. Racing Victoria received a report that Riordan had placed a $20 bet on a French horse race. In his defence he said he thought the race was… Read More »
Ballarat won’t host another race meeting until its inaugural jumps festival next month with another program transferred. Racing Victoria announced on Wednesday that next Thursday’s Ballarat meeting had been moved to Warrnambool. Two other scheduled meetings for the track in the past three weeks were also transferred. “While it is… Read More »
The preparation of Bon Rocket is again back on track as the gelding prepares for a reappearance at Flemington. The Wendy Kelly-trained Bon Rocket has been sidelined with a minor injury which prompted his late scratching from a Flemington race on June 25. A son of Bon Hoffa who gave… Read More »
Wellington-based Cheeky will take another shot at a Sydney race but hobby trainer Cecil Maxwell insists they’re just having a bit of fun. The three-year-old gelding hung in during a Highway Handicap (1200m) at Randwick in June and came fifth under jockey Daniel Pitomac. “It was a good run, I… Read More »
