Talented three-year-old Mass Destruction is poised to join boom stablemate Miami Fleiss in The Jewel next month if he wins first up at the Sunshine Coast. Mass Destruction indicated he was on target for The Jewel 3YO Prelude (1000m) on Saturday when he scored a comfortable win in a 1000… Read More »
Patrick Payne wasn’t perturbed with Cherry Tortoni’s wide barrier draw in the Australian Guineas as he believes that should suit his style of racing. Payne said barrier 17 would work for Cherry Tortoni in terms of his galloping style as it would give him plenty of room. Payne felt at… Read More »
Up-and-coming Godolphin four-year-old Criaderas will be in action at Randwick when he returns in the Liverpool City Cup. An unlucky third to Greysful Glamour in the Villiers Stakes over the summer, Criaderas has won four of his eight starts and is on a path towards the Doncaster Mile. “He is… Read More »
James Cummings is confident the race and track conditions set up for emerging star Colette to replicate her first-up performance in the Group One Chipping Norton Stakes. The mare snuck under the guard of punters when she cruised to victory as a $12 chance in the Apollo Stakes two weeks… Read More »
“Yes, Rosemont Stud is proud of this year’s 25 lot draft for the Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale, and it’s the two Starcraft colts that have drawn attention from both local and Asian trainers.” “Our main Asian interest stems from Hong Kong,” said Ryan McEvoy, Rosemont’s General Manager-Bloodstock, who knows the… Read More »
The Golden Slipper is less than a month away and the next two weeks of juvenile racing are shaping as critical form references for the world’s richest two-year-old race. Magic Millions winner Shaquero returns in the Skyline Stakes at Randwick on Saturday while two of Sydney’s most promising fillies, Four… Read More »
Champion jockey and Australian Hall Of Fame member Jim ‘Jimmy’ Johnson has passed away at the age of 92. Racing Victoria, the Victorian Jockeys’ Association and the Victoria Racing Club each acknowledged the sadness of the occasion and paid homage to the decorated hoop. Johnson was a three-time Melbourne Cup-winning… Read More »
Cody Morgan will be keeping a close watch on the skies as much as Ligulate’s opposition in Saturday’s Listed Tattersall’s Members Cup at the Sunshine Coast. Corbould Park was rated a heavy eight on Thursday after copping 41 millimetres of rain in a 24-hour period until 8am, taking the weekly… Read More »
Away Game has been cleared to line up in the Group One Surround Stakes after recovering from an injury scare. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly slipped while she was being unloaded from a float midweek, sustaining an abrasion to her hip. She was examined by Racing NSW vet… Read More »
Leading Perth trainer Sean Casey has had to venture to Melbourne to gain the services of his champion local jockey Willie Pike but he is thankful for the rare opportunity . Pike will ride Dom To Shoot for the Sean and Jake Casey stable in the Group One Australian Guineas… Read More »
The autumn in Sydney is all about Group One racing and jockey Tommy Berry is hoping to play a major role. But he isn’t taking his eye of the premiership prize. Berry set a goal at the start of the season to improve his consistency and in doing so, make… Read More »
Tom Marquand’s return to Australia for a relatively brief stint of riding kicks off at Randwick on Saturday where the highly talented rider has picked up eight rides. Marquand, who is the only overseas jockey to travel to Sydney for the big Autumn Carnival and The Championships, had to undergo… Read More »
No Warwick Farm-based trainer has won the Guy Walter Stakes since the race was named in honour of the late horseman and Matt Smith would dearly love to be the first. A gifted trainer, Walter had a procession line of top horses including champion Tie The Knot, Streama and Defier… Read More »
The sensationally bred BOJACK (Snitzel-Insinuating) steps out at Wyong this afternoon and some pretty hefty heavy-hitters will be cheering him on. The 3YO, who is unbeaten following a very impressive and runaway maiden win at Gosford when leading all the way, is up in grade here but he has been… Read More »
Jockey Jason Taylor has left hospital and is continuing his recovery at home following the serious injuries he suffered in a spine-chilling incident behind the starting gates at the Gold Coast on February 13 Taylor’s mount, Final Ascent, reared without warning behind the barriers before the fourth race and fell… Read More »
Racing in NSW has received a shot in the arm with the announcement of a $20 million prize money injection and the addition of a new race type to Sydney Saturday programs. The annual boost in stakes, unveiled by Racing NSW on Wednesday, will be spread across country and metropolitan… Read More »
Connections of Mugatoo remain intent on gaining a start in the All-Star Mile and have bypassed the Chipping Norton Stakes to concentrate on the Melbourne feature. The Australian Bloodstock galloper narrowly missed out on securing his spot among the top 10 gallopers in the public vote and now has to… Read More »
Mike Moroney is hoping Buffalo River can force his way into the $5 million March feature by snaring the Blamey Stakes, with the winner given a golden ticket into the Moonee Valley showpiece. Moroney was thrilled with Buffalo River’s first-up second to Regardsmaree over 1400 metres at Flemington, feeling the… Read More »
The D’Avila name was most prominent at the Cairns meeting on Tuesday, featuring amongst the winners in no less six of the seven races on the card. Training honours on the day belonged to Sharlee D’Avila, who saddled four winners, while jockey Wanderson D’Avila kept the name in the headlines… Read More »
Mike Moroney doesn’t run horses in Group One races for the sake of it and he thinks three-year-old Poland can give the Australian Guineas a shake. Poland has started once at the highest level when he failed to fire in last year’s Caulfield Guineas, finishing eleventh. Moroney admitted he erred… Read More »
