Fiveandahalfstar made a brief visit to the new Randwick parade ring on Monday for a familiarisation tour of the facility. The favourite for Saturday’s BMW at Rosehill, Fiveandahalfstar will back up a week later in the Australian Derby to take on It’s A Dundeel, winner of the Randwick and Rosehill… Read More »
There is still much to be done, but the promise of what will be had racegoers enthusiastic about the future of Randwick. A partial opening of the incomplete facilities on Monday drew a restricted crowd of 3359 with amenities given a test run before the Australian Derby meeting on April… Read More »
Paul Nicholls has confirmed Daryl Jacob will partner Join Together in the Grand National at Aintree on Saturday. Nicholls and Jacob combined to take the famous steeplechase with Neptune Collonges 12 months ago and will this time team up with a horse who is best priced at 20-1 for the… Read More »
Isabella Snowflake has undergone surgery on a severed tendon but her racing days are almost certainly over. The filly suffered the injury to her off hind leg in Saturday’s Group One Galaxy at Rosehill won by Bel Esprit. Her breeder and managing owner Craig McDonald said on Twitter the surgery… Read More »
Chris Waller will send hardened warriors Shoot Out and Danleigh on a difficult mission to topple Pierro in Saturday’s George Ryder Stakes. Danleigh won the Group One race three years ago and showed with his recent third to Shoot Out in the Chipping Norton Stakes he still retained his zest… Read More »
Coolmore stalwart St Nicholas Abbey has set a 2400 metre track record at Meydan in winning the Dubai Sheema Classic. Given an inspired ride by Joseph O’Brien, the Aidan O’Brien-trained six-year-old avenged his close second last year to Cirrus des Aigles when he beat Japanese mare Gentildonna. St Nicholas Abbey… Read More »
Randwick Racecourse will open its gates for the first time in five months on Monday for a test run of the new amenities ahead of its autumn carnival feature days. About 60 per cent of the facilities will be operating but for some, the chance to race their horses on… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Rex Lipp says Tinto’s laid-back nature is what distinguishes her from most two-year-olds. “She’s got one of the best temperaments of any filly I’ve had anything to do with,” he said. “At the Gold Coast before her first start she walked around the enclosure with her head down… Read More »
Mat Ellerton described Melting Pot as a raw talent after his eye-catching first-up win and the co-trainer will be hoping the gelding goes on with the job at Caulfield on Monday. Three-year-old Melting Pot had his first campaign cut short after his second start in September when he suffered injuries… Read More »
A decision on the racing future of Animal Kingdom will be made after the euphoria of his Dubai World Cup win dies down. Arrowfield Stud boss John Messara, who owns a controlling share in the horse who will stand in Australia, says there are many options. Late last year Messara… Read More »
Racing Victoria has appointed two former police officers to its compliance assurance team (CAT) which has been behind a number of high-profile prosecutions over the past six months. Former Victoria Police detectives Tim Robinson and Rhys Melville will join the CAT in May. Robinson, a former member of the Purana… Read More »
Promising three-year-old Pro Consul resumes at Muswellbrook on Monday beginning a campaign aimed at the $400,000 Inglis 3YO Guineas. Pro Consul, with Greg Buckley aboard, tackles the Mangoola Coal Class 1 Hcp over 1000m first-up from a 71-day break. “The 1000 metres is probably a bit short but we’ve got… Read More »
Injured jockey Davy Russell has failed to get a medical clearance to ride in Britain despite being allowed to ride in Ireland and will miss the Grand National meeting. Russell partnered Lord Windermere to win the RSA Chase on the Wednesday of Cheltenham, but suffered a heavy fall later in… Read More »
Australia-bound American horse Animal Kingdom won the $US10 million ($A9.62 million) Dubai World Cup, the world’s richest race, here on Saturday. The 2011 Kentucky Derby winner (11-2), trained by Graham Motion and ridden by Joel Rosario, beat home English raider Red Cadeaux by two lengths while another English-trained runner Planteur… Read More »
Cox Plate winner Ocean Park’s quest for international glory began poorly on Saturday night as he ran a flat 12th in the Group 1 Dubai Duty Free (1800m) behind Godolphin mare Sajjhaa. Sajjhaa won comfortably from Mike de Kock’s The Apache, with French mare Giofra third. The Godolphin mare had… Read More »
Shea Shea proved himself one of the world’s emerging sprinters with a dominant performance in winning the Group 1 Al Quoz Sprint (1000m) at Meydan, smashing his own track record in the process. The Mike de Kock-trained galloper came down the centre of the track and proved too strong for… Read More »
Cavalryman returned to his best form with a slashing win in the Group 3 Dubai Gold Cup (3200m), ensuring Godolphin remain the only owners to win this race in its short history. The son of Halling showed an electric turn of foot, coming from the rear of the 10 horse… Read More »
The Dubai World Cup is racing’s unofficial world championships, a chance for horses from all nations to compete for ridiculous prizemoney at the world’s most lavish and opulent racecourse. Tonight’s card features a number of horses with Australian links – every race from the third onwards has at least one… Read More »
A second stakes win in her past two starts has Arinosa on a Group One mission in Brisbane. The Chris Waller-trained five-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three Birthday Card Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill two weeks after claiming her first black-type win in the Wenona Girl Quality. As she did last… Read More »
Havana Rey has been a special horse to Bjorn Baker and capped a memorable day for the trainer’s family with victory in the Group Two Ajax Stakes at Rosehill. Havana Rey has been a major player in Baker’s emergence in the Sydney training ranks in the past 18 months and… Read More »
