It has been a game-changing start to the season for young Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle and he is hoping promising colt Private Harry can continue the stable’s trajectory over the summer. Doyle made his first foray into Group 1 racing during the spring with Harlem Queen, who placed in the Flight… Read More »
The opportunity to earn a ballot exemption for the Stradbroke Handicap has tempted connections of Mister Bianco to take on the older horses in The Gateway, but the move is more than just a throw at the stumps. The three-year-old has been scratched from a benchmark race on Saturday’s Eagle Farm… Read More »
It may not have been Australia’s richest race, but Phillip Stokes got a huge thrill out of winning the Birdsville Cup with Neodium. The victory in September was Neodium’s second on the outback circuit, the difference in the gelding’s latest victory, Stokes was on course to witness it. Stokes grew up… Read More »
If a week is a long time in racing, then 18 months is an eternity. That’s certainly the case for Ethan Brown, who is quickly becoming one of Australia’s best young jockeys. Brown spent more than five months on the sidelines last year, due to a race fall in March’s… Read More »
All three Australian raiders have drawn well at the HKIR barrier draw on Thursday, spearheaded by Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight. Drawn the rails for Sunday’s Group 1 Hong Kong Vase (2400m), Without A Fight lines up for just his second start since winning last year’s Cup. “He was obviously… Read More »
As the weather heats up in the Mid West coastal town, racegoers are racing to the Geraldton Turf Club with the season off to a strong start. Geraldton Turf Club, the oldest provincial race club in regional WA, remains a hotspot for community connection and serves as a popular social… Read More »
There is an air of excitement amongst the connections of Ka Ying Rising as the boom four-year-old prepares for the Group 1 Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday. Ka Ying Rising will start as an overwhelming odds-on favourite with betting sites in Australia for the Group 1… Read More »
With apologies to organisers of The Everest, barrier draws can tend to be sedate affairs but there was thunderous applause from a large gathering of Super Smink’s owners at Ascot’s Chairman’s Lounge on Tuesday and for very good reason after their wishes were granted. Joining the celebration was trainer Dan… Read More »
Ring Ahoy is favourite with Ladbrokes.com.au for the Armidale Cup (1900m) this Sunday in what looks an open contest. The former Chris Waller galloper has found a new home in the NSW country and strikes a winnable race here. Market agrees, having him as the $4.50 favourite with online betting… Read More »
Mark your calendar, Sunday is Open House at Northview Stallion Station ‘for the opportunity to connect with fellow breeders and meet the exceptional stallions.’ Located in the former stallion paddocks of the famous Winfield Farm Maryland that stood the mighty Northern Dancer, being outside Chesapeake City in the Mid-Atlantic’s Maryland…. Read More »
Three racehorses trained by a prominent Victoria racing stable have died following a crash in southeastern Victoria. The incident occurred around 9:50am on Monday on Tynong-Bayles Road in Bayles, involving a Toyota Land Cruiser towing a horse trailer. Two horses died at the scene, while a third, suffering severe injuries,… Read More »
One of syndicator OTI’s latest imports Deakin is set to make his Australian debut at the Ballarat Cup meeting on Saturday. In the care of Phillip Stokes at Pakenham, Deakin runs in the McKellar Mile (1600m), just his second start at a race of that distance. Deakin made his debut as a… Read More »
Trainer Michael Freedman would normally head to the races supremely confident in the first-up credentials of Time To Boogie, but admits he is a little wary as the sprinter prepares to return from an extended layoff at Rosehill. The five-year-old has been off the scene since January due to a combination… Read More »
A seven day back-up into the $2 million The Ingham is among the options for comeback galloper Spangler, pending his second-up performance at Rosehill. The 2023 Provincial-Midway Championships winner, Spangler spent an injury-enforced year on the sidelines after his victory in the Little Dance on Melbourne Cup day 12 months… Read More »
A longer-term plan will be at play when promising colt Theblade heads to an off-season race at Rosehill looking to keep his perfect record intact. A dominant winner by almost six lengths on debut at Randwick’s Kensington track in August, The Team Hawkes three-year-old will resume in the Petaluma Handicap (1200m)… Read More »
Wet weather thwarted Jason Deamer’s plans to run Hard To Say in last weekend’s Starlight Stake at Rosehill, but he might have found an even more suitable target in a Listed sprint at Eagle Farm. Hard To Say has been a regular visitor to Queensland throughout his career, competing there 10… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Grahame Begg is on weather watch with his two runners at Ballarat. What he does not want is the rain predicted on Friday and Saturday with up to 20mm a possibility on top of a track that was rated a Slow 6 on Thursday. Begg has Miraval Rose down to… Read More »
Daniel Stackhouse will look to parlay his recent good run of form into success in the Ballarat Cup. Stackhouse picks up the ride aboard It’s A Wild Night in the $500,000 Listed contest over 2000m on Saturday, taking over from Blake Shinn who is Hong Kong bound for Sunday’s international meeting at… Read More »
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan has confirmed Berkeley Square will contest Saturday’s $500,000 Ballarat Cup (2000m), backing up just a week after a strong performance in the Group 2 Zipping Classic. The five-year-old gelding impressed with a late surge to finish third in the 2400m Zipping Classic. O’Sullivan said Berkeley Square has… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg is optimistic about Maharba’s autumn campaign following a gallant second-place finish in the Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes at Ascot. Despite a slow start, the talented four-year-old unleashed a powerful late run but couldn’t reel in Overpass. Begg revealed jockey Jordan Childs reported an issue at the barriers…. Read More »
