Trainer Brian Wakefield believes he has found the key to breeding a good two-year-old – give away its mother. Wakefield bred Denarius ($11), who overcame a veterinary check at the start to score a 1200m win on debut at Doomben on Wednesday. His late father Brian Wakefield senior bought Denarius’s… Read More »
Two years spent pestering fellow trainer David Payne has helped provide Cranbourne horseman Robbie Laing with the first leg of a Sandown treble. Former Sydney galloper Diamond Jim backed up from a strong flat win a week ago to post his first jumps success in the Follow @MRCTrackNews on Twitter… Read More »
Less than two months into a training venture with his son Paul, Peter Snowden is rightly making plans to be a force during the spring carnival. The Snowdens trained their second two-year-old winner in 24 hours and their third in a week when first starter Inkling made short work of… Read More »
Racing Queensland will put a heavy emphasis on improving technology to ensure the future of horse racing in the state. As Racing Queensland prepared to release its strategic plan 2014-17 for public comment on Thursday, CEO Darren Condon said the industry’s future success hinged on its ability to sell a… Read More »
It took David Pfieffer only a curious glance at the Group One Tattersall’s Tiara field to confirm his decision to set Cradle Me for a hat-trick of Sydney wins at Randwick on Saturday. Cradle Me goes into the Instagram @ATC_Races Handicap as one of winter racing’s in-form mares but her… Read More »
Perth trainer Simon Miller believes an outside barrier will be a major plus as he chases his first Queensland Group One win with Platinum Rocker in the Tatt’s Tiara on Saturday. Platinum Rocker will jump from barrier 15 in a field reduced to 16 by the early scratching of Victorian… Read More »
Apprentice Geoff Goold showed he had put his weight demons behind him with a faultless winning ride on Coruba Queen at Doomben on Wednesday. The Len Treloar-trained Coruba Queen ($7) took a split between the leaders in the straight to win the Hidden Dragon @ Lyndhurst Hcp (1350m). Goold, a… Read More »
Queensland Oaks winner Tinto will be chasing a slice of history when she tackles the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday. No horse has won the Oaks and the Tattersall’s Cup, one of Queensland’s oldest races, in the same year. Champion mare Bright Shadow is the only… Read More »
Sole Power is set to return to Royal Ascot on Saturday after he achieved the first leg of a coveted sprint double by winning the King’s Stand Stakes for the second year running. The Eddie Lynam-trained seven-year-old will now bid to replicate Australian sprinter Choisir’s 2003 double when he runs… Read More »
Hootenanny has given American trainer Wesley Ward his fourth Royal Ascot winner with a dominant display in the Windsor Castle Stakes. Ward enjoyed a groundbreaking double with Strike The Tiger in the Windsor Castle and Jealous Again in the Queen Mary Stakes in 2009 and added to his tally with… Read More »
Frankie Dettori got off the mark for the week as The Wow Signal justified his tall reputation in the Coventry Stakes at Royal Ascot. The John Quinn-trained colt is by Australian horse Starspangledbanner who emulated his own sire Choisir when he won the Golden Jubilee Stakes at the Royal meeting…. Read More »
Kingman streaked past rival Night of Thunder with a scintillating burst in the final furlong to win the St James’s Palace Stakes, the feature race of the opening day of the Royal Ascot meeting. Kingman, the 8-11 favourite, broke to the front from the outside and pulled away for a… Read More »
The first day of the Royal Ascot 2014 carnival will commence tonight with the feature being the King Stand Stakes. We take a look at each of the races on the card and give our tips. Special Offer: 300% Deposit BONUS – Sportsbet Special Offer 2: $250 FREE BET… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke has taken his first break in more than two years but his absence from Randwick on Saturday should not be interpreted as a lack of confidence in stable newcomer Landing. As his best horse Arabian Gold spells after an extended autumn campaign, Vandyke decided it was time… Read More »
Angel Of Mercy has given her former owners a big return and trainer Gerald Ryan hopes the mare can do the same for Katsumi Yoshida in the Tattersall’s Tiara. The Japanese racing and breeding supremo bought the five-year-old at the recent National Broodmare Sale and sent her back to Ryan… Read More »
As the owner-operator of a horse transport business, trainer Don Robb knows how to take care of the needs of travelling thoroughbreds. So he has no qualms about taking Big Bonanza from Wyong to Melbourne to race at Moonee Valley on Saturday in preparation for his bid to go one… Read More »
The latter part of the Sandown Hillside straight will provide an anxious wait for the Peter Gelagotis stable during Wednesday’s Le Pine Funerals Handicap. Wet-tracker Mossale will have his first run in the 1500-metre race since scoring a determined win over 1700m at Warrnambool in late April. The form out… Read More »
Sue Grills will be out to usher in a new era of city-winning horses when Sweet Feet makes his Sydney debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. Grills is still feeling the loss of Border Rebel and Ollie Vollie, top-class sprinters who banked almost $1.3 million in stakes between them until… Read More »
Time flies… and so does our flashback runner at Royal Ascot to mark the first day of their 2014 carnival. We go back two years and watch Black Caviar’s win in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Ascot racecourse. Post your comments below with what you were thinking on the line…. Read More »
Ascot Stakes Handicap £60,000 added, 4yo plus, 2m 4f, Class 2 20 runners Going: Good to Soft, Good in places No. Form Horse Age Wt Trainer Jockey 1 (16) 607 8-57 Sir Graham Wade(IRE) 59 5 9-10 p1 M Johnston J Fanning 2 (13) 4-11 451 Villa Royale 33 5 9-8… Read More »
