Australian sprint star Asfoora is set to resume her northern hemisphere campaign at Newmarket after drawing barrier 11 for the Group 3 Palace House Stakes. The Henry Dwyer-trained mare heads into the five-furlong contest as the highest-rated runner in the field, boasting an international mark of 115. She will again… Read More »
Yellow Brick, who won the $1.5 million Magic Millions QTIS Open over 1300m at the Gold Coast in January, will take aim at a second $1 million race win at Rockhampton on Sunday where he currently holds down the second favourite status for The Archer. In the process Yellow Brick… Read More »
Bianco Vilano completed the rare Riverina big-race double when he defeated a classy field in the Listed $200,000 Wagga Wagga Gold Cup (2000m) at Wagga Wagga on Friday. Trained by the highly respected Ron Stubbs, Bianco Vilano became only the fourth horse to complete the Albury Cup–Wagga Wagga Gold Cup… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is quietly confident imported galloper Zahrann can make a strong impression when he debuts in Australia at Bendigo on Saturday. The Irish-bred entire will line up in the Listed Golden Mile (1600m), his seventh career start, bringing solid European form to his local debut. Bendigo has… Read More »
Leading jockey Jamie Melham will be sidelined for the middle part of May after receiving a 10-meeting suspension for careless riding at Ballarat on Thursday. The ban will commence following next week’s Group 1 The Goodwood meeting at Morphettville, with Melham eligible to return to riding on May 19. It… Read More »
A New South Wales trainer has been handed a six-month ban following an inquiry into the handling and care of an injured racehorse that was later euthanised. Racing NSW Stewards concluded proceedings against licensed trainer Julie Lynch after investigating the circumstances surrounding the injury and subsequent treatment of seven-year-old gelding… Read More »
Trainer Danny O’Brien will be looking to tick off another box when Cannae runs in the South Australian Derby at Morphettville. O’Brien has 23 Group 1 winners to his credit and has, on occasions, been a shareholder in the ownership of some of those wins. But to date he has not owned a… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable has high hopes for imported galloper Zahrann who will make his Australian debut at Bendigo. The Listed Golden Mile (1600m) on Saturday will be the Irish-bred galloper’s seventh race start, and he comes to Australia with some good form behind him. Bendigo has been dubbed the ‘Nursery of Champions’ with horses the… Read More »
The James H B Carr Stakes might have been the race that got away for Karinska, but she has another golden opportunity to land an overdue stakes win in the Group Three Hawkesbury Guineas. The filly was desperately unlucky at Randwick when James McDonald angled her to the outside to… Read More »
Well-travelled sprinter Way To The Stars will return to his home state for the first time in more than a year at Hawkesbury where trainer Matt Smith expects him to run a bold race. A dual Listed winner, Smith says the gelding has had genuine excuses at his past two… Read More »
Held in Saudi Arabia on 9 February, the International Forum for the Aftercare of Racehorses staged its 10th Annual Conference in conjunction with the 41st Asian Racing Conference. In opening, HRH Prince Bandar bin Khalid Al Faisal, JCSA Chairman and SE Authority stated “Horse racing, like all horse sport, is… Read More »
The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has confirmed its 2026/27 racing calendar, highlighted by the return of Group 1 racing to Sportsbet Sandown and a series of transferred feature meetings from Moonee Valley. Sandown Hillside will take centre stage during the 2026 Spring Racing Carnival, hosting two Group 1 contests, including… Read More »
Having finished runner-up last year, champion jockey Craig Williams will again head to Rockhampton for the $1 million The Archer (1300m) on Sunday, booked to ride none other than Rothfire for Robert Heathcote. Both horse and rider are a big pull for the Rockhampton Jockey Club, with the slot race… Read More »
Vinery Stud has confirmed its 2026 service fees for a nine-strong stallion roster, headlined by rising star Ole Kirk, as the farm continues to build momentum following the integration of Kia Ora Stud bloodlines. General Manager Adam White said the lineup offered breeders strong depth across all price points. “We… Read More »
Kembla Grange horseman Paul Murray has continued his family’s wonderful association with the Wagga Cup carnival, plundering the $200,000 Town Plate with Harry’s Bar. Murray’s late father, legendary South Coast trainer Bede, first started travelling horses to the feature country meeting in the 1970s and rarely a year went by… Read More »
Queensland chief steward Josh Adams is overseeing a review into the start of a controversial race at Toowoomba on ANZAC Day, where winner Drums Of War appeared to gain an early advantage out of the barriers. Had to go watch the replay and well You decide Correct weight over 870m@shaneciurleo… Read More »
A day after the Stradbroke Season officially kicks off at Eagle Farm with the $350 000 Group 2 Queensland Guineas on Saturday, the provincial venue at Rockhampton will host The Archer, a $1 million slot race, which has attracted a notable field of runners for their Sunday extravaganza. Tony Gollan,… Read More »
Consistent filly Gold Coast Belle will look to add some Black Type to her name when she runs in a Stakes race at Bendigo. A winner of three races and placed second on two occasions from her five career starts, Gold Coast Belle runs in the Listed Bendigo Guineas (1400m)… Read More »
If Tommy Berry can win the $1 million The Archer for the first time, he will have fellow jockey James Mcdonald to thank. Berry has picked up the mount on the Tony and Maddysen Sears -trained Yellow Brick in Sunday’s Rockhampton feature after McDonald was initially offered the ride but declined due to a pre-booked family… Read More »
Trainer Matt Cumani would not mind a sedately run South Australian Derby. Single Choice runs in the Group 1 classic over 2518m at Morphettville on Saturday and comes into the race having won two of his past three starts. He scored over 1800m in Group 2 company in the Autumn Classic at Caulfield three runs back… Read More »
