The Peter Snowden-trained Long John moved to second favourite for the Caulfield Guineas with a dominant victory at Flemington on Saturday. Long John lost his unbeaten record with a first-up third at Moonee Valley to Cauthen two weeks ago but got back to winning ways as he strode clear in… Read More »
Desert Jeuney will wear blinkers in his next outing despite a strong-finishing win in the Sofitel Girls’ Day Out 2000 Handicap at Flemington on Saturday. The win made it three in a row for the four-year-old as he was nursed throughout the 2000m race until jockey James Winks found an… Read More »
Bryan Guy is wary of hardheads. That’s why he decided to book senior rider Ric McMahon instead of stable apprentice Janette Johnson for Jacquetta who won Saturday’s Magic Millions 2yo Sale Handicap (1200m) at Eagle Farm. “I felt a bit sorry for Janette because she’s been riding her all the… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse faces a distance dilemma with untapped four-year-old Spurtonic following his facile Randwick victory on Saturday. The Group One Epsom (1600m) and Metropolitan Handicaps (2400m) both loom as realistic goals for the gelding, who was never seriously challenged to post an impressive all-the-way win in the TAB.com.au Handicap. Spurtonic… Read More »
Miracle To Me is aiming for richer honours after pulling off a surprise last-to-first victory at Flemington on Saturday. Trainer John McArdle will now direct the filly towards the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude at Caulfield on September 21 after her win in the Domain 1100m. He expects the Prelude… Read More »
Jockey Joao Moreira etched his name in the Singapore horse racing history books when he rode eight winners from as many rides at Kranji on Friday night. An already memorable night reached immortal proportions for Moreira when he partnered the John O’Hara-trained Faretti to win the last race. “What’s better… Read More »
Top British betting brand Ladbrokes has officially launched in Australia, with their betting facilities going live today September 4, 2013. $250 LADBROKES FREE BET Ladbrokes have acquired Australian company Gaming Investments, which currently owns and operates local online betting site Bookmaker.com.au, for the sum of $22.5 million. There is further… Read More »
Stewards officiating at a Mildura meeting where a race was run over the wrong distance have been put on notice but no penalties have been issued after an inquiry into the error. The long-serving starter and the tractor driver who transported the barriers to the wrong position, offered their resignations… Read More »
Darley’s number one jockey Kerrin McEvoy will be free to ride in the $1 million Golden Rose despite being suspended at Wyong on Friday. McEvoy pleaded guilty to careless riding on Yulalona in the Wyong Gold Cup after stewards found he caused the favourite Julienas to be checked soon after… Read More »
An errant clod of dirt wasn’t enough to stop veteran jockey Jim Cassidy from adding the Wyong Gold Cup to a long list of riding achievements on Friday. Cassidy returned to scale in pain and looking worse for wear after Wazn landed a confident betting move to give trainer Chris… Read More »
A week after superstar mare Atlantic Jewel made a winning return to the track, trainer Mark Kavanagh will produce another Group One winner on the comeback trail in Saturday’s Makybe Diva Stakes. December Draw makes his return in the Group One 1600m feature at Flemington having not started since last… Read More »
Bad barriers are frustrating Steve Englebrecht’s plans with Malavio heading to the Epsom Handicap. At his first start from an eight-month injury-enforced break, Malavio finished a pleasing fourth in the Show County Quality (1200m) when he jumped from the outside barrier. To his trainer’s dismay, Malavio has come up with… Read More »
The trainer turned out to be a better judge than the jockey as Impetuous scored a first-up win in the $100,000 Mona Lisa Stakes at Wyong on Friday. Appreciating a race-record tempo set by Capital Commander and No Looking Back, Impetuous made a run from the rear of the field… Read More »
A pleasing gallop from Commanding Jewel this week and a step up to a more suitable distance has trainer Leon Corstens expecting a prominent showing from the Group One winner in the Let’s Elope Stakes. Commanding Jewel made her first race appearance since last year’s Thousand Guineas victory when she… Read More »
New Zealander Veyron will figure in a role reversal in the Chelmsford Stakes that trainer Linda Laing insists is more in keeping with his status as a genuine star of Australasian racing. Unloved as one of the outsiders when he edged out Streama in the Warwick Stakes, Veyron heads to… Read More »
Paul Snowden will be disappointed if Long John can’t turn the tables on boom New Zealand colt Cauthen at Flemington on Saturday. Long John came from last to finish third to Cauthen and Shamus Award in the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley first-up two weeks ago and all three meet… Read More »
Apprentice Anthony Allen was his own harshest critic after Mishani Warrior’s luckless defeat last start but trainer Les Ross wasn’t among his detractors. Allen admitted it wasn’t one of his better rides when Mishani Warrior finished a close, and unlucky, third to Billy Aucash after being blocked for a run… Read More »
Classy New Zealand filly Ruud Awakening kicks off an Australian campaign at Flemington on Saturday aimed at Group One riches later in the spring. She runs in the Domain 1100 with the Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) – Australia’s premier sprint for three-year-olds – her goal. Ruud Awakening came to Australia… Read More »
Facts and figures tell Gary Portelli his promising sprinter I’m All The Talk has a monumental task in the Concorde Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. But it’s what he doesn’t know which might be the three-year-old’s salvation in the 1000m sprint race which marks the return of Hay List, one… Read More »
Trainer-jockey Johnny Murtagh will not make any decision on a possible Melbourne Cup tilt for Royal Diamond until after his defence of the Irish St Leger on Sunday week. The consistent seven-year-old was a surprise winner of the all-aged Group One a year ago when trained by Tommy Carmody but… Read More »
