A colt by Extreme Choice and half-brother to Group 2 winner Prost reached $850,000 at the Magic Millions National Yearling Sale on Monday, equalling the all-time sale record. The December 19-born colt, bred and offered by Gerry Harvey’s Baramul Stud, was secured by powerhouse buyer Yulong, tying the record set… Read More »
The legendary mare WINX will visit exciting young sire TOO DARN HOT for the 2025 Southern Hemisphere breeding season, her ownership group has confirmed. Following extensive consultation with bloodstock professionals, the WINX Ownership Group has selected the European champion stallion to partner the world-famous race mare in her next mating…. Read More »
Will Freedman has already put some thought into the pre-race message he might deliver to Ang Pow’s owners ahead of this Saturday’s $200,000 Bob Charley Stakes at Randwick. The Rosehill horseman has regularly warned connections that the six-year-old was on borrowed time in his stable, which he operates with his father… Read More »
Jason Warren has some decisions to make with his star sprinting mare Benedetta. The Victorian trainer has not yet ruled out running the Group 1 winner in this Saturday’s $1 million Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m), which was postponed after last Saturday’s Eagle Farm meeting was called off early. But if she… Read More »
Admire Terra has booked a spot in the 2025 Caulfield Cup after claiming victory in the Group 2 Meguro Kinen on Japanese Derby Day in Tokyo. The win secures the Japanese mare a ballot exemption for the October 18 Group 1 classic. Trained by Yasuo Tomomichi and owned by Junko… Read More »
Oltimers looking for an omen bet on Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase Day at Sandown could not go past Diwali who took a Stakes race on Sunday. With the Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase taking naming rights at Sandown, the Listed Sandown Cup (3200m) was run for the second time transferred from its… Read More »
The toughness of The Cunning Fox has provided jockey Tommy Ryan with a fourth success in the Australian Hurdle. Ryan said it was only the jumper’s toughness that got The Cunning Fox home after the jockey felt the horse was struggling 1200m from home in the 3900m contest at Sandown on… Read More »
Champion jumps jockey Steven Pateman has finally added the one race that was missing from his glittering CV. Pateman partnered with his close friend Ciaron Maher to win aboard Stern Idol in the Australian Steeplechase (3900m) at Sandown on Sunday. Lumping 73kg and conceding his rivals a minimum of 7kg, Stern Idol,… Read More »
The racing at Eagle Farm was abandoned mid-meeting on Saturday, but not before Cool Archie turned in a scintillation come from behind win to rubber stamp the fact that he is one of the finds of the season in Queensland. Co-trainer Chris Munce had said in the days leading up… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Olivia East was taken to hospital on Saturday after suffering a suspected fractured collarbone during a fall at Werribee. The 23-year-old rider, who is apprenticed to the training duo Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, was aboard I Am Geronimo, trained by Shannon Roughan, in the fifth race… Read More »
Niance has bettered her already impressive record with a strong win first-up in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield. On an Oakleigh Plate path earlier in the year, a paddock injury forced Niance to miss the Autumn but she showed no ill effects from a head injury, sitting… Read More »
The next forty-eight hours will be crucial to the immediate future of the Robert Heathcote trained Rothfire, who has been battling the effects of a stone bruise since Tuesday. Heathcote is adamant about that. “Something has got to happen in the next forty-eight hours,” stated Heathcote. “A stone bruise is… Read More »
Imported galloper Touristic got conditions to suit and made the most of it to record his first victory in almost a year in the Listed Lord Mayors Cup at Rosehill. Bringing up a winning double of the program for jockey Andrew Adkins, the Peter Snowden-trained Touristic was sent out a… Read More »
Racing Queensland advises that the remainder of today’s Brisbane Racing Club meeting at Eagle Farm today has been abandoned. The abandonment decision was made following persistent heavy rainfall and visibility concerns. The Group 3 Fred Best Classic will be run at Doomben on Wednesday over 1350m. The Group 1 Kingsford… Read More »
Lindsay Park will look to target the Spring with promising three-year-old filly Madiyya, who won her third race in a row at Caulfield on Saturday. The Ben, Will & Jd Hayes trained daughter of Super Seth looped the field in the Rod Griffiths Handicap (1600m) at benchmark 78 level, scoring by… Read More »
The Eagle Farm race meeting scheduled for today, Saturday, May 31, 2025, has been abandoned after Race 5 due to unsuitable track conditions following recent rainfall. This decision underscores the ongoing challenges faced by Eagle Farm Racecourse, which has experienced multiple meeting cancellations in recent years due to weather-related issues…. Read More »
“Almost a trainwreck” was the feedback from jockey Ben Allen to connections of Big Swinger, who was a narrow winner at Caulfield on Saturday. The Charlotte Littlefield trained three-year-old was heavily supported, jumping a $1.80 favourite in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1200m) and would’ve been a tragedy beaten, held up and racing… Read More »
The James Cummings-trained Zebra Finch has put himself in contention for a potential crack at the Group 1 J.J. Atkins in Brisbane with a narrow victory at Rosehill. Connections of the Godolphin-owned two-year-old colt opted to apply blinkers to Zebra Finch for Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1300m) after he had finished fourth… Read More »
It’s the running of the Qatar Prix du Jockey Club for 2025, and again its France verses Ireland, with the Aga Khan Studs verses Coolmore Ballydoyle. First, it’s the charming Helene Dupuy of Galop-France Media who speaks highly of the Aga Khan Stud runners Ridari and Azimpour, while Coolmore have… Read More »
Coolmore stallion King’s Legacy has continued his strong start at stud, with his first-crop tally of winners now reaching seven after the successful debut of Nothing But Net at Goulburn on Friday. Trained by Blake Ryan and ridden by Jay Ford, the gelded son of King’s Legacy made an immediate… Read More »
