Race fitness will be the key ingredient Midnight Dynamite takes into his Missile Stakes clash against more highly lauded sprinters Angel Capital and Napoleonic, albeit that advantage will be offset by a distance drop. One of the form horses of the Sydney winter, Midnight Dynamite posted Listed wins in the… Read More »
King Island Racing Club has abandoned its racing season for the second year in succession after being unable to secure enough horses to stage meetings, but officials remain determined to revive the island’s long-standing thoroughbred tradition. The decision was made unanimously at a committee meeting on Wednesday after months of… Read More »
Racing NSW stewards have disqualified Forbes Jockey Club president and registered owner Randal Grayson for nine months after he admitted two welfare-related offences involving the care of the mare Spectrum’s Image. The charges followed an investigation into the condition of the 27-year-old mare, who was examined by a veterinarian on… Read More »
Half Yours, Autumn Glow, Via Sistina, Sheza Alibi and Sir Delius have been shortlisted for the 2025/26 Australian Racehorse of the Year award ahead of Racing’s Night of Champions at Royal Randwick on August 27. Racing Australia unveiled the finalists on Thursday, with the annual awards recognising performances on Australian… Read More »
The Chris and Corey Munce trained Star Of Jamaica will be the focus of some attention when he steps out for his first start as a three-year-old in the fourth race at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The chestnut son of Profiteer might only have won once (in a QTIS Two-Year-Old… Read More »
The Northern Queensland Winter Racing Carnival continues on Saturday with the Townsville Cup taking pride of place and with the Belle Of The Burdekin and the Townsville Guineas lining up as strong supporting feature races. The Townsville Guineas presents the John Dann trained Illegal Justice with the opportunity to continue… Read More »
After missing her autumn three-year-old season, Magenta Skies will be out to make up for lost time as she prepares for her first race day appearance in ten months. The daughter of Frankel showed enough promise in her first two starts to earn a shot at last year’s Group 1… Read More »
Dan Meagher says it will be like getting the old band back together when Lim’s Saltoro runs in Adelaide. Lim’s Saltoro heads to Morphettville on Saturday to run in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes (1200m) where he will be partnered by Noel Callow. Meagher, the son of Melbourne Cup winning trainer John Meagher, spent considerable time… Read More »
Tom Dabernig and the connections of Cavalry Girl will try to continue the successful campaign of Cavalry Girl when she heads to Caulfield Heath. Cavalry Girl captured an important victory in Adelaide last start and is down to run in the Sweeney Estate Agents Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. The now four-year-old took… Read More »
The first three runners past the post in the Mackay Cup will renew their keen rivalry in the $150,000 Townsville Cup on Saturday with Journalism, Smart Legend and Odegaard again primed for action. Journalism saluted that day at the juicy odds of $14, getting home along the inside to keep… Read More »
Toby Edmonds says that the best of Fire Bomber is still to come but that does not mean the gelding cannot strike again at Ipswich on Friday. At his eighth career start, Fire Bomber takes on the $28,000 TAB QTIS 3&4yo Benchmark 68 Handicap (1350m) in search of his third… Read More »
Having got the season off to a flying start with a winning treble at Rosehill, Tim Clark is turning his attention to claiming the first Sydney stakes race of the new term aboard Gangsta Granny. Clark will reunite with the Hawkes Racing mare in Saturday’s Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m),… Read More »
Trainer Jason Warren has a dream That dream is to get Grand Pierro into the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 3. The clock has already started ticking with Grand Pierro resuming in last month’s Mildura Cup, in which he finished fourth, and progresses to the Travis Harrison Cup (1800m) at… Read More »
Connections of in-form stayer Tazima are hoping their patience is rewarded when the horse chases a fourth straight win at Randwick. The gelding has been kept on ice since making it a hat-trick of victories on July 11, trainer Chris Waller saying they’ve deliberately waited for Saturday’s Premier’s Cup Prelude… Read More »
Matamata trainer Danica Guy is preparing Group 3 winner Lupo Solitario for his long-awaited return to elite-level racing in next month’s Proisir Plate at Ellerslie. The six-year-old enjoyed a breakout three-year-old season, winning three of his six starts, including the Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes, where he defeated future Group 1… Read More »
Queen Of The Turf Stakes winner Idle Flyer will be among a number of stars stepping out at another key barrier trial session at Rosehill as the Matt Smith-trained mare ramps up preparations for her return. Idle Flyer will tackle Friday’s opening 1000m Group heat, which includes ATC Australian Derby… Read More »
Matt Smith is ever patient in his approach with thoroughbreds, and he won’t be rushing Aethelwulf, despite the promising stayer making a clear statement with his facile win at Canterbury. Having just his fifth start and first in city grade, Aethelwulf ($1.26 fav) cruised to a five length victory over… Read More »
It is the turn of the Belmont Newmarket to take centre stage in Western Australia on Saturday and no less than ten of the thirteen runners due to face the starter in Saturday’s big race contested the Listed HG Bolton Sprint when they were last in action. That race produced… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr team will have a three-pronged attack on a three-year-old race at Caulfield Heath. Lightly raced trio Brazen Dechambeau, Commit and Dustee take on each other in The Vally @ Caulfield Handicap (1200m) on Saturday. All three gallopers head to the second week of the new racing season with runs… Read More »
Michael Freedman hasn’t ruled out trying Ninja over a mile again in the future, but his immediate focus is on shorter races and testing the waters for a potential Everest bid. The four-year-old will resume in a strong renewal of the Group 2 Missile Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday,… Read More »
