Veteran jockey Jimmy Cassidy says the the NSW racing industry must use additional resources to ensure racetracks across the state are kept in a safe condition. Cassidy claims there are not enough staff to carry out proper remedial work during racedays. “I’m not knocking racecourse managers,” Cassidy said. “I’m saying… Read More »
Apprentice Tom Sadler has teamed up with the Freedman brothers to land his first Saturday metropolitan double at Caulfield. Sadler won the opening race aboard the Lee and Anthony Freedman-trained Hazard before steering stablemate Charles In Charge to win the Sky High Mt Dandenong Handicap over 1200m. The apprentice made… Read More »
Pornichet has shown his class to win the Toowoomba Cup with trainer Gai Waterhouse labelling him a perfect Cox Plate horse.s But first she has another Group One mission for Pornichet in the Doomben Cup (2000m) next Saturday. Pornichet ($2.30) had Saturday’s Toowoomba Cup (2150m) in his keeping on the… Read More »
Two feature races from the Hawkesbury meeting will be run at Rosehill with the NSW provincial club forced to call off its premier raceday because of safety concerns. Jockeys declared the heavy track unsafe after a horse broke down in the first and only race run on Saturday. A delegation… Read More »
Trainer Stuart Kendrick’s belief in Typing as a stakes class filly has been confirmed by her dominant win at Toowoomba. Typing ($17) charged home to beat In His Stride ($4) by two lengths with 1-1/2 lengths to third-placed Jam Toast ($6) in Saturday’s Listed Dalrello Stakes (1200m). Kendrick was impressed… Read More »
Promising staying filly Anaphora has taken another step towards the Queensland Oaks with a last-to-first victory at Caulfield. Ridden by Vlad Duric, Anaphora was backed from $12 to $8 in Saturday’s No Fuss Events (1600m) before scoring a short half head victory over Violent Snow ($12) with Tears Of Joy… Read More »
Former Australian sprinter Power Alert has won the Group Three Twin Spires at Churchill Downs. The winner of four races including the 2013 Wellington Boot when trained by Trevor Sutherland at Wagga, Power Alert was sent to the United States after he bled for the second time and was banned… Read More »
Brilliant filly Hidden Pearl may step straight into Listed company after her runaway win at Toowoomba. Hidden Pearl ($1.70 fav) made it three wins from three starts for Eagle Farm trainer Barry Lockwood when she won Saturday’s Optus Hcp (1000m) by 5-1/4 lengths from I Am Boss ($5). Lockwood has… Read More »
Trainer Lee Freedman has black type on his mind for Hazard after the mare’s victory at Caulfield. The Group Three Proud Miss Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville on May 16 has been pencilled in as Hazard’s next assignment with the Group One Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at the Gold Coast next month… Read More »
Hawkesbury’s $1 million meeting has been called off after jockeys declared the track unsafe for racing. Jockeys who rode in the first race met with stewards after a horse broke down in the home straight. The meeting resulted in a 25-minute track inspection involving stewards and 10 jockeys before the… Read More »
The Hawkesbury race meeting has been called off after one race with jockeys concerned about a section of the track. Christian Reith’s mount, Proper Madam, broke down in the first race prompting a second inspection of the track which has been hit by rain this week. Steward Marc Van Gestel… Read More »
Veteran jockey Kerwin Clark has celebrated his biggest career win aboard Lovely Maria in the Kentucky Oaks at Churchill Downs. The filly burst past Angela Renee in the final furlong (200m) for a 2-3/4-length victory that left the 56-year-old jockey fighting back tears. “I’ve been riding for 40 years and… Read More »
Jockey Glen Boss has won the two big features on the second day of the Wagga Wagga carnival, steering Statton to win the Guineas and Landlocked to claim the Gold Cup. Landlocked’s emotional trainer Joe Cleary said the gelding was his favourite horse. “I knew I had him spot-on,” Cleary… Read More »
Racing NSW will be able to screen for 8000 types of drugs in one swab with a $1.5 million investment in new equipment. The current equipment can test for 1000 drugs but the analyst must stipulate which drugs to look for beforehand. The new equipment tests for 8000 types of… Read More »
Racehorse syndicator Dean Watt and his son Adam have lost their latest appeals over improper conduct convictions and been ordered to pay almost $20,000 in costs in addition to their respective fines of $15,000 and $5,000. Dean Watt, who is the head of Dynamic Syndications, and his son who works… Read More »
Victorian rider Ben Thompson will represent Australia in an apprentices only race in the United States. The 18-year-old will follow in the footsteps of Regan Bayliss and Josh Cartwright when he contests the Sheikha Fatima Bint Mubarak Apprentice World Championship in Kentucky on May 17. He will ride a purebred… Read More »
The feature meeting at Hawkesbury will go ahead on a heavy track with another inspection of the surface on race morning. The track was rated a heavy 9 on Friday afternoon with rain forecast overnight but stewards said there were no safety concerns. Hawkesbury, north west of Sydney, hosts NSW’s… Read More »
Enver Jusufovic is a hard task master when it comes to assessing not only his horses but also his own performance. With 15 horses in work and 30 on his books, Jusufovic may not be in Victoria’s upper echelon of trainers but is always striving to better himself. A decision… Read More »
Two of Pat Carey’s promising three-year-olds will be on trial for a South Australian Derby start when they run at Caulfield. All I Survey and Spur On Gold’s performances in the Terminus Hotel Healesville Plate (2000m) on Saturday will determine whether they run in the Group One South Australian Derby… Read More »
Gary Moore has his legendary late father in mind as he toils at his Australian training dream. But the son of the country’s best-ever jockey George Moore won’t be riding on the coat tails of his famous family name. Himself a former international jockey, Gary Moore forfeited a successful 13-year-long… Read More »
