Riding great Frankie Dettori is due to learn whether he will face a ban for a doping offence after an independent medical commission meets in Paris. The 41-year-old England-based jockey was not present for Tuesday’s hearing before the three-man commission, which was held at the headquarters of French racing’s governing… Read More »
The first race run in a clockwise direction in Victoria for 60 years has been embraced by trainers with 20 entries received for Sunday’s Magic Millions-sponsored race at Ballarat. The $200,000 Magic Millions Victorian Clockwise Classic (1000m) is part of the Ballarat Cup meeting and is an initiative seized on… Read More »
Victoria’s racing minister has questioned the sport’s governing body’s handling of the Damien Oliver case, urging the racing integrity watchdog to review the inquiry. Racing Minister Denis Napthine has asked Racing Integrity Commissioner Sal Perna to examine whether Racing Victoria acted appropriately in opting not to stand Oliver down from… Read More »
Victorian racing authorities have defended their failure to stand down Damien Oliver while an investigation proceeded into a $10,000 bet he placed which has resulted in a 10-month ban for the jockey. Racing Victoria chairman Michael Duffy said such action would have jeopardised the case against Oliver. “The investigators formed… Read More »
Jenny Duggan, an in-demand NSW apprentice who is leading three premiership titles, has been suspended on a running and handling charge. Duggan was given a one-month ban after Racing NSW stewards on Tuesday completed an inquiry into her ride in a provincial race last month. Stewards found her guilty of… Read More »
Evergreen sprinter Youthful Jack will return to Tasmania this summer to defend his wins in the state’s three weight-for-age sprints. Trained by Ross Stitt at Taree, Youthful Jack will again be transferred to Tasmania’s Adam Trinder for his campaign. The seven-year-old is the winner of 16 races and is closing… Read More »
A heavy racing schedule could end on an even more taxing note for reliable stayer Commanding Time. Trainer Brendan McCarthy is planning a Moonee Valley start on Saturday and a Ballarat Cup run 24 hours later for the horse who has already this term shunned the spelling paddock. After a… Read More »
It seems training an imported stayer is no longer a task exclusively left to Australia’s racing biggest names for their cashed-up clients. Underlining just how far the northern hemisphere thoroughbred has infiltrated our racing landscape, the Australian debut at Rosehill on Saturday of an Irish stakes winner will create interest… Read More »
In a trembling voice and with tears in his eyes, Damien Oliver set out to salvage what he could of his career, his dignity and his reputation on Tuesday. To an extent, he succeeded. The career of one of Australia’s most successful jockeys of the past 25 years was put… Read More »
A horse on its way to potential stardom or one down in weights present the biggest issues for Luckygray and another Railway Stakes victory, trainer Gino Poletti says. Luckygray will have to shoulder 58kg topweight from an outside barrier as he tries to go back-to-back in the $1 million race… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has vowed to return to the saddle after serving a 10-month ban for making a “spur-of-the-moment”, $10,000 bet on a rival horse in a race in which he rode two years ago. He has also asked for public forgiveness, declaring he has always given his mounts… Read More »
A contrite Damien Oliver will spend 10 months on the sidelines after admitting to a betting offence at a hearing in Melbourne on Tuesday. The champion jockey pleaded guilty to placing a $10,000 bet on Miss Octopussy in a race at Moonee Valley on October 1, 2010 in which he… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has been disqualified for eight months after admitting to placing a $10,000 bet via a third party on a rival horse in a race in which he rode in 2010. Oliver has received a further two months suspension for using a mobile phone in the area… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has admitted placing a bet via a third party named as well-known form analyst Mark Hunter. At Tuesday’s hearing in Melbourne an emotional Oliver read from a statement in a trembling voice as he told stewards that at the time of the offence in 2010 he… Read More »
Britain-based jockey Frankie Dettori faces a drugs hearing in Paris which could have a huge impact upon his career as one of Europe’s most successful riders. The Italian, the ‘face’ of British flat racing, tested positive for a banned substance at Parisian course Longchamp on September 16. He now face… Read More »
Damien Oliver’s immediate future will be decided on Tuesday when Victorian stewards rule on a penalty for the champion jockey who has admitted to betting offences. Racing Victoria will also reveal why Oliver was allowed to ride during the spring carnival when it became known he was under investigation for… Read More »
It seems every trainer needs a European stayer in his stable and Gerald Ryan has joined the growing list with well-performed French import Martinvast. The winner of three races from four starts in France, the four-year-old will be having his second barrier trial for Ryan at Rosehill on Tuesday. Although… Read More »
Queensland trainer Nathan Schofield has lost his appeal against a 12-month disqualification for intending to treat a horse via a stomach tube on race day. Schofield had Beseech entered for the last race at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day but the horse was forced to stay in his Geelong stable… Read More »
It’s case of so far so good, but Adelaide trainer Tony McEvoy is prepared for the long haul before he raises his expectations of his French import Mouro. McEvoy bought the four-year-old with a group of four horses after watching him race in Toulouse, where he was second first-up, and… Read More »
Star teenage apprentice Katelyn Mallyon is set to complete her comeback from serious injuries with a return to racing next month. Mallyon has graduated from riding trackwork to competing in a barrier trial last week and said she was confident her return was on target. Last season’s champion apprentice, the… Read More »
