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Australian Horse Racing News

  • Asfoora primed for UK return in Palace House Stakes at Newmarket

    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 chases more riches in The Archer

    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 »

     
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  • Maher team upbeat on Zahrann ahead of Bendigo debut

    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 »

     
  • Jamie Melham hit with 10-meeting ban after Ballarat incident

    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 »

     
  • NSW trainer banned over treatment of injured racehorse

    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 shoots for SA Derby success as an owner

    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 »

     
  • Irish import kicks off campaign at Bendigo

    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 »

     
  • Karinska chasing Guineas redemption after luckless defeat

    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 »

     
  • Smith hoping Stars can shine in Hawkesbury Gold Rush

    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 »

     
  • Saudi Arabia hosts 10th IFAR Conference

    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 »

     
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  • Willo to ride Rothfire in $1million The Archer

    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 »

     
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  • Paul Murray continues family legacy in the Wagga Town Plate

    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 »

     
  • Stewards to conduct review over controversial Toowoomba start

    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 »

     
  • Gollan duo loom large in $1 million The Archer showdown

    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 »

     
  • Gold Coast Belle in line for more honours

    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 »

     
  • Berry follows Yellow Brick road to Rockhampton

    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 »

     
  • Cumani after first G1 in SA Derby

    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 »

     
 
 
 
 
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