Melbourne Cup winning jockey Robbie Dolan is a ‘late entry’ into Saturday’s Stradbroke Handicap and you wouldn’t put it past the amicable Irishman to pull another rabbit out of the hat when he rides the Toby Edmonds and Stephen McLean trained Spicy Martini in Queensland’s $3 million signature race. The… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable had hopes of tackling the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with Derivative. But after a pear-shaped debut, those plans were iced, with the stable deciding to lower their initial targets. After a spell and some solid jump-outs, Derivative is ready to make it back to the… Read More »
Star jockey James McDonald is battling a bout of illness but remains determined to fulfill his riding commitments at Eagle Farm this Saturday. After being ruled out of Wednesday’s Kensington meeting due to illness, McDonald was still clearly under the weather when he spoke on Friday, yet remains optimistic about… Read More »
From the country they come … with a $1.8 million first prize on the line. Front Page and Far Too Easy have won the last three editions of The Kosciuszko, a $1 race restricted to country trained horses in New South Wales. Front Page was a back-to-back winner of The… Read More »
The Lindsay Park team of Ben, Will and J D Hayes have always held lightly raced galloper Aztec State in high regard. But for a number of niggling issues, the rising five-year-old will be lining up for just his tenth start when he contests the Ray Poter’s 90th Celebration Classic (1600m) at… Read More »
The Stradbroke Handicap lost one of its leading contenders on the eve of the $3 million Group 1 following the scratching of Kimochi. Retirement is now likely for the Gary Portelli-trained mare, who suffered a tendon injury after a freak mishap following light exercise at trackwork on Friday morning. The… Read More »
The dark green and red chevroned silks of Hermitage Thoroughbreds have been featuring strongly this season, particularly through the feats of Coolmore Classic winner Lady Shenandoah. Hermitage have had a strong industry presence for over a decade, celebrating success with the likes of The Autumn Sun, September Run and Egg… Read More »
Rod Lyons does not have a share in either The Inflictor or Call Da Vinci, but the prominent owner will be chuffed should either log a Group 1 win this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The geldings are both sons of Under The Louvre, who carried Lyons’ colours to victory in the… Read More »
Jockey Noel Callow has been suspended for three months after facing a charge of improper conduct brought against him by stewards to which he subsequently entered a guilty plea. The charge stemmed from Callow’s initiation of a physical altercation in the jockey’s room at Doomben at a midweek Wednesday meeting… Read More »
Sometimes it’s the horse that nobody imagines anything of that does the things that nobody can imagine. That’s certainly been the case for Richard Jolly with his emerging filly Out Of Square, who will attempt to stretch her record this campaign to five wins from six starts at Thomas Farms… Read More »
Wind And The Lion carries top weight and steps from a wide gate, but jockey Jarrad Noske believes the talented three-year-old has the class to overcome both hurdles in Saturday’s Listed Raconteur Stakes (1400m) at Bunbury on Saturday. Noske backs up to ride Wind And The Lion again after piloting him… Read More »
Who is going to be in hot enough form to stop Cool Archie in the J J Atkins? The Chris and Corey Munce trained colt has not only carried all before him since resuming in a humble Maiden on April 16, but his unbeaten, four race winning blitz over the… Read More »
You could mark him down as almost being the forgotten horse in this year’s Stradbroke Handicap, but co-trainer Tony Sears (he trains in partnership with his daughter Maddysen) is happy he has the eight-time winner Yellow Brick right where he wants him to be going into Saturday’s big race. You… Read More »
Two newcomers to Lindsay Park are expected to line up against each other at Sandown, although trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes are concerned by their draws. Katsu and Kristilli are down to run in the Thoroughbred Club of Australia Handicap (1000m) on Saturday and have shown their trainers they are ready… Read More »
Same horses, same track, same jockey, same result. That is what Peter G Moody & Katherine Coleman are hoping for when they return to Sandown on Saturday with the three horses that gave them a treble on May 24. Suances, Saban and Roadcone return to the Hillside track with apprentice Luke Cartwright, claiming… Read More »
Trainer Matthew Smith believes Icebreaker can continue his progression through the grades this campaign, even if he doesn’t win first-up at Rosehill. The four-year-old strung together a hat-trick of victories at Canberra last preparation, all over a mile, and looks to pick up where he left off in Saturday’s Racing And Sports… Read More »
Cejay Graham is living the dream. Last Saturday Graham rode an inch perfect race in a driving finish on the Kelly Schweida trained Vodka Martini to take out the Listed Lightning Handicap … a win which gave her particular pleasure as it came on a horse and for a trainer… Read More »
Against the odds … that could be a book title for the career of Rothfire. The story of Rothfire’s career … both in terms of his inherent superior-class quality on the racetrack as a racehorse and his unbending resilience against the injury adversity he has faced off the track …… Read More »
In the wake of Touristic’s Lord Mayors Cup win, Peter Snowden is beginning to wonder if he might have uncovered the key to the gelding. The six-year-old, who kicked off his current preparation in January, was having his eighth campaign start when triumphant in last month’s Listed event. While few horses… Read More »
It is not often a horse gets a second chance at running in one of Australia’s feature handicaps. Father-and-daughter training combination Tony and Maddysen Sears were left devastated when Yellow Brick missed gaining a start in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm 12 months ago. Move forward a year… Read More »
