Former Godolphin racing manager Simon Crisford is to set up his own training business, subject to approval from the British Horseracing Authority. Crisford, who worked for Sheikh Mohammed’s operation since its inception in 1994, left his position to take up the role of global racing advisor to the Maktoum family… Read More »
Wind gusts forced the major NSW thoroughbred meeting on Tuesday to be called off after three races. Newcastle racing officials stopped the provincial fixture at the Broadmeadow racetrack as high winds created safety issues for jockeys and horses. A delegation of concerned senior jockeys led by Kerrin McEvoy and Tye… Read More »
Craig Newitt will leave Melbourne racing at the end of the year to begin a six-month contract in Singapore. The 29-year-old has ridden at feature meetings in Singapore since 2009 but will start his stay in the prominent Asian racing centre on January 1. Newitt will join fellow Australians Corey… Read More »
Three-year-old Hay One is likely to debut at the scene of his brother’s greatest triumph at Flemington on Saturday. Hay List produced a mighty performance at Flemington to win the Group One Newmarket Handicap under 58.5kg in 2012 as one of four wins at the highest level. Hay One is… Read More »
Switching Wednesday’s city meeting to the Geelong Synthetic track caused the loss of a race but it has created opportunities for trainer Robbie Griffiths. Sandown was scheduled to host the meeting but Racing Victoria decided to give the track time to recover from recent use. Griffiths has further to travel… Read More »
Kevin Moses has an affinity for the progeny of Song Of Tara with his son No Wine No Song giving the trainer his biggest success so far in the 2008 Sydney Cup. Joe O’Gara set up Tobermory Stud some years ago with Song Of Tara his pride and joy and… Read More »
Five stayers have almost doubled numbers from an original Winter Cup entry and one of them will present his new trainer with perhaps the biggest challenge in racing. A week after trainer Tony Newing and his owner Steve Clarke parted with $33,000 to buy Wazn at a tried-horse sale, they… Read More »
Caulfield trainer Ross McDonald is in intensive care in a Melbourne hospital after marathon heart surgery. McDonald underwent a 13-hour operation to have six stents inserted on Monday but his son and fellow Caulfield trainer Clinton said complications arose during the procedure. “It was a massive operation because they were… Read More »
Apprentice Lester Grace is off to a flying start for his new boss Gerald Ryan and will be given the chance to maintain the momentum on the in-form Majorly in the Significant Stakes at Rosehill. Grace, who has had his indentures transferred from John O’Shea, gave a polished performance on… Read More »
Consistent two-year-old Turfane could have another chance to impress prospective buyers if he backs up at Saturday’s Flemington meeting. Turfane has produced top four finishes at each of his five runs to date, including a narrow second to the Chris Hyland-trained Gloop at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The colt’s honest… Read More »
The final Group One race of the year was a triumph for Gai Waterhouse and three-year-old Cosmic Endeavour and the swan song for her older counterparts Red Tracer, Steps In Time and Angel Of Mercy. Tommy Berry rode Cosmic Endeavour to a narrow win over Angel Of Mercy who had… Read More »
Earlier this month, Destiny’s Kiss was part of one of the most spectacular staying races in Sydney for a long time when he ran down Astro Avalanche to win over 3200 metres at Randwick. Astro Avalanche had a lead of around 100 metres mid-race in the $100,000 Stayers Cup on… Read More »
New Zealand’s dual-purpose galloper Indikator will take on the local version of himself in next month’s Grand National Hurdle at Sandown. The Darren Weir-trained Gotta Take Care is likely to start favourite in the July 13 contest but Indikator will go into the $200,000 feature unbeaten over jumps. Gotta Take… Read More »
Promising Queensland stayer Hi Son is unlikely to be ready for the Grafton Cup but his trainer David Kelly will still attempt one of the Northern Rivers feature races. The Gold Coast trainer said the South Grafton Cup over 1600 metres on July 6 was a more realistic option than… Read More »
Stewards have cleared all jockeys following an inquiry into the Cranbourne fall in which top young rider Chad Schofield sustained neck fractures. Schofield will be out of the saddle indefinitely after the incident at the June 8 meeting in which he crashed to the turf when his mount Made Of… Read More »
Trainer Kelly Schweida will be doing a lot of thinking in the next week as he reviews a day which could have been so such better at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Schweida had an impressive winner with Epic who recovered from a career-threatening injury to win the Carlton Mid Hcp… Read More »
After four decades in the racing business, Leon Macdonald believes he has a superstar on his hands. Go Indy Go has already added her name to the Adelaide trainer’s Group One honour roll with her victory in the Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick in April. She is back at Morphettville… Read More »
Star Brisbane apprentice Aidan Holt has hung up his saddle after admitting weight has beaten him. He had his last two rides at Eagle Farm on Saturday finishing second on Agitate and unplaced on Dayita. He missed the winning ride on Epic when he could not make 57.5kg and was… Read More »
Racing Queensland will look at ways to strengthen the standard of Brisbane’s winter carnival staying races. The Group sprint races in Brisbane this winter have been of a high standard but the staying races have lacked depth. It has been a long drop from the days when Australia’s best stayers… Read More »
Jockeys deal with the regal thoroughbred on a daily basis but a group of Sydney riders has joined forces with a different kind of animal royalty for charity. Josh Parr, Luke Dittman, Anthony Cavallo, Paul Hammersley and Sam Clipperton have stripped down for a photo shoot with pure-bred show dogs… Read More »
