Al Kazeem has caused a major upset to defeat triple Classic winner Camelot in the Tattersalls Gold Cup at the Curragh. The lightly-raced five-year-old is making up for lost time in tremendous fashion after being off for almost 12 months before returning in triumph at Sandown four weeks ago. Roger… Read More »
Just The Judge has given young trainer Charlie Hills his first Classic with success in the Irish 1000 Guineas at the Curragh. It was also a first Classic triumph for Qatar Racing, owners of 2011 Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden who returned to Australia to win last year’s Caulfield Cup. The… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse will front stewards to answer charges relating to the keeping of treatment records for More Joyous, the mare at the centre of a recent scandal. Inquiries into the passing of information about More Joyous’ fitness between well connected people began after a public argument between Ms Waterhouse and… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Streama will be fitted with blinkers in a barrier trial on Monday to determine whether she wears them in the Stradbroke Handicap. Trainer Guy Walter said the mare had been wearing blinkers in trackwork and he would make a final decision on the gear change after… Read More »
Sea Siren has confirmed a start at next month’s Royal Ascot meeting with her second in the Doomben 10,000. The triple Group One winning sprinter redeemed her BTC Cup failure when she beat all but three-year-old Epaulette in the Brisbane feature on Saturday. A recent acquisition for international concern Coolmore,… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse will appear before stewards on Monday to answer charges relating to the treatment of More Joyous before the mare’s failure in the All Aged Stakes. More Joyous ran second last in the All Aged on April 27, sparking a public tirade against Waterhouse and her bookmaker son Tom… Read More »
Hot Snitzel’s stop-start Brisbane campaign is back on track with the talented sprinter to put a Stradbroke Handicap berth on the line on Saturday. The multiple stakes winner was a late withdrawal from last week’s BTC Sprint after a mishap in his box. His failure in the Prime Minister’s Cup… Read More »
Training horses like Gondokoro gives Pat Carey an opportunity to brush up on his geographical knowledge. More history buff than geography student, Carey has become well acquainted with the Google search engine to learn the origins of names of horses owned by one of his major clients, Wyadup Valley Farm…. Read More »
Tony Vasil is looking to give Caulfield Guineas hopeful Prince Harada one more off-season start before turning his attention to the spring carnival. The trainer likened Prince Harada’s talent to that of the colt’s sire Haradasun at the same stage after the two-year-old raced to a 2-1/4-length maiden win at… Read More »
Kingsgate Native has rolled back the years to make a brilliant return to winning form in the Temple Stakes at Haydock. On a long losing run since the same race three years ago when he was trained by Sir Michael Stoute, the dual Group One winning eight-year-old is now with… Read More »
Magician has given trainer Aidan O’Brien his ninth Irish 2000 Guineas with a devastating performance on the Curragh. The defection of Cristoforo Colombo elevated stablemate Magician (100-30) to the shortest-priced of O’Brien’s four runners on Saturday and he was partnered by the trainer’s son, Joseph, who claimed his third 2000… Read More »
A second blood sample has been taken from Grand Emperor after a pre-race screening at Caulfield showed an elevated TCO2 reading. The horse finished fourth in the PFD Food Services Handicap and was allowed to start after trainer Dean Howard assured stewards the horse had no alkalising agents leading up… Read More »
Ric McMahon will appeal against a nine meetings suspension which threatens to rule him out of the Stradbroke Handicap mount on Better Than Ready. Stewards suspended McMahon on Saturday for causing interference to Jetset Lad, Manawanui and Spirit Of Boom at the 300-metre mark in the Doomben 10,000 when he… Read More »
Bookmakers were saved a fortune when imported galloper Midsummer Sun failed badly in the Group Three Premier’s Cup at Doomben on Saturday. Melbourne visitor Midsummer Sun was backed as though unbeatable from $3.80 into $2.70 although during the week as much as $6 was bet with corporate bookmakers. Midsummer Sun… Read More »
A stint of boot camp proved the catalyst for Epaulette’s win in a Doomben 10,000 marred by tragedy on Saturday. Epaulette ($6) stormed home to win by two lengths from last year’s winner Sea Siren ($17) with Buffering ($7) a brave third, a short half-head away. But as jockey Kerrin… Read More »
A trainer with one promising filly and another slow horse ended a 25-year wait for a first city victory at Caulfield on Saturday. And to make Geoff Wheeler’s breakthrough city success even more special, the winning filly She Can Skate was ridden by the trainer’s son Reece. “I’m pretty speechless,”… Read More »
Showing no signs of his age, Fiumicino has put himself in the frame for the Brisbane Cup with an all-the-way win in the Listed McKell Cup at Randwick. The nine-year-old took his earnings past $3 million and turned back the clock, reviving memories of his 2007 AJC Derby win over… Read More »
Top trainer Chris Waller described jockey Jim Cassidy as a marvel after they combined to win the $125,000 Group Three Grand Prix at Doomben on Saturday. Waller and Cassidy completed a feature race double when Hawkspur, the $3.80 favourite, beat Rhythm To Spare ($6) by 2-1/4 lengths with a short… Read More »
Darley three-year-old Epaulette has added another Group One win to his record after producing a late run to claim the Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. Epaulette, winner of the Group One Golden Rose at Rosehill in September, came from beyond midfield to win the time-honoured Queensland sprint. The Peter Snowden-trained colt… Read More »
Zoustar kept his unbeaten record intact in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes and strengthened trainer Chris Waller’s grip on next month’s Group One JJ Atkins. Ridden by Jim Cassidy, Zoustar ($4.40) defeated his stablemate Vilanova ($8) to win the Sires by 1-1/4 lengths with Bound For Earth ($8.50) a long… Read More »
