Frankie Dettori, one of the outstanding jockeys of his generation, failed a drugs test when riding at Longchamp in France in September, his lawyer has announced. The legendary Italian rider’s positive result will be the subject of a hearing conducted by France Galop, French racing’s governing body, in Paris next… Read More »
Racing Victoria already has adequate powers to stand down jockeys, the government has said after jockey Damien Oliver was charged over a betting scandal. Racing Minister Denis Napthine responded on Tuesday to claims by the opposition that he had dragged his feet on giving Racing Victoria Limited powers it had… Read More »
Victoria’s peak horseracing body is investigating the possibility that Damien Oliver isn’t the only big punter in the state’s riding ranks. Racing Victoria (RV) chief executive Rob Hines said various investigations were under way, instigated by a team that monitors betting patterns on most of the 4000 races run in… Read More »
Luckygray remains favourite to go back-to-back in the Group One Railway Stakes despite being given topweight for the feature race in Perth. Last Saturday’s Lee Steere Stakes winner has been given 58kg for the $1 million event at Ascot on November 24 but is at $4.40 with TAB fixed odds… Read More »
Brett Prebble spent about eight minutes on the back of Melbourne Cup winner Green Moon last Tuesday afternoon and earned $360,000. Damien Oliver rode Happy Trails to success in the main race at Flemington on Saturday and picked up $60,000. On most Saturdays in Melbourne or Sydney, the best jockeys… Read More »
A stakes-winning mare helped trans-Tasman trainer John Sargent off the mark in Sydney last weekend and another will be out to try to keep the ball rolling at Rosehill on Saturday. Group Three winner Fromelles will step up in distance in the November Topaz (1900m) in a race which will… Read More »
Victoria’s peak horseracing body is investigating the possibility that Damien Oliver isn’t the only big punter in the state’s riding ranks. Racing Victoria (RV) chief executive Rob Hines said various investigations are underway, instigated by a team that monitors betting patterns on most of the 4000 races run in Victoria… Read More »
The first three overseas-trained horses across the line in the Melbourne Cup have left Australia in search of further international riches. Third placegetter Jakkalberry, luckless Mount Athos and Red Cadeaux will have their next start in the Japan Cup in Tokyo on November 25. They departed the Werribee quarantine centre,… Read More »
Although her international standing has nosedived in the latest World Thoroughbred Rankings (WTR), the system is flawed and Black Caviar will be back near the top by year’s end, an expert involved in compiling the ratings says. Racing Victoria’s chief handicapper and Australian representative to the 15-nation WTR group, Greg… Read More »
The versatility of Tatra gives him a slight edge over stablemate Proverb as they aim to improve on trainer Peter Snowden’s excellent record in the Group Two Sandown Guineas. Snowden won the Sandown Guineas with Caymans and Kidnapped in 2008 and 2009 before Chasse was second a year later and… Read More »
Victoria’s racing minister must explain why he has delayed giving racing officials more powers to weed out wrongdoing, the state opposition says. Opposition Leader Daniel Andrews says Racing Minister Denis Napthine has dragged his feet on giving Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) powers which they had sought to clamp down on… Read More »
The winner of the most potent form race for staying three-year-olds last season is about to return to trainer Gai Waterhouse’s stable. Rosehill Guineas hero Laser Hawk is two weeks away from going into serious training after he missed the spring recovering from knee surgery. The four-year-old has been convalescing… Read More »
Jockey Damien Oliver made his first admissions in the betting scandal that has shaken Victorian racing less than 24 hours before being charged on Tuesday. Racing Victoria (RV) chief executive Rob Hines said stewards investigating allegations that Oliver breached the rules of racing by betting $10,000 on a rival horse… Read More »
David Pipe has reaffirmed his belief Grands Crus is a well handicapped horse ahead of his eagerly anticipated return at Cheltenham. The top-class staying hurdler made a brilliant start to his career over fences last term, completing a hat-trick with a devastating performance in the Feltham Novices’ Chase at Kempton,… Read More »
The successful, tragic and sometimes turbulent career of champion jockey Damien Oliver may be over following his admission to one of the most serious charges in racing. Oliver admitted on Monday to placing a $10,000 bet on a rival horse in a race in which he was riding at Moonee… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Damien Oliver has been charged over a bet he placed on a rival horse in a race in which he rode two years ago. Racing Victoria (RV) confirmed early on Tuesday that Oliver admitted placing a $10,000 bet on the horse Miss Octopussy, the winner of a… Read More »
Racing NSW will form a special unit to help stewards address potential integrity challenges for thoroughbred racing in the state. To be known as the Investigations and Surveillance Unit, the body will be headed by a person with senior police officer experience with proven investigative skills in intelligence gathering, forensics,… Read More »
Embattled Victorian racing authorities have hit out at newspaper reports that the same drug that has rocked the cycling world is in widespread use in the state. The peak bodies in both thoroughbred and harness racing issued strongly-worded rejections of a story published in News Ltd papers on Sunday, declaring… Read More »
Star sprinter Hay List is ahead of schedule in his recovery from knee surgery while his injured trainer John McNair’s rehabilitation from several broken bones is taking longer than he would like. McNair suffered broken vertebrae, a broken pelvis and more breaks to his right ankle and foot when a… Read More »
Paul Messara will have an eye on the future with two runners at separate metropolitan racetracks on Saturday. Messara will try Mahisara at Group level for the first time this campaign at Sandown and he will start to consider distance options for Secluded after she runs at Rosehill. Mahisara has… Read More »
