Jason Warren’s top mare Benedetta will not feature in the upcoming Spring Carnival. The Group 1 Goodwood winner has been sent to the paddock after a setback that disrupted her preparation for key races. Benedetta suffered a knock to her hind leg, which led to her withdrawal from the Group… Read More »
Nonconformist had never raced in Sydney prior to this campaign, but with a plethora of Group races worth significant prize money, Grahame Begg has been happy to send his evergreen gelding north and will run in Saturday’s Group 2 Hill Stakes (1900m) at Randwick. The eight-year-old, who has won over $2 million… Read More »
The decision to bypass the Epsom Handicap and concentrate on The Big Dance could reap a $1.5 million bonus if Gringotts can capture the Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill, en route to his main mission. The Ciaron Maher-trained five-year-old passed the qualifying clause for the Melbourne Cup Day feature with… Read More »
With one important contest under the belt, it is now time for number two when Broadsiding heads to the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas. Crowned Champion Two-Year-Old of the season in Adelaide on Tuesday night, Broadsiding will be out to continue the momentum he built as a late two-year-old and early three-year-old… Read More »
Racing Victoria CEO Aaron Morrison has thrown his support behind the creation of a national betting pool, a move aimed at addressing the decline in tote betting. With Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, and the Northern Territory pushing to merge their Tatts pool with Victoria’s, Morrison believes the change would improve… Read More »
Champion jockey Zac Purton will ride Land Legend in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup, following the horse’s impressive victory in the Group 1 Metropolitan. The Hong Kong-based rider was confirmed after Land Legend’s win last Saturday, which secured his spot in the spring’s biggest races. The Hong Kong… Read More »
Talented jockey Laura Lafferty has been moved out of the Intensive Care Unit and into a trauma ward at The Alfred Hospital in Melbourne after a serious fall at Ballarat last Thursday. Lafferty sustained multiple internal injuries when she was dislodged from her mount, The Praised One, while leading the… Read More »
Wagga-based apprentice jockey Holly Durnan has been handed a three-month suspension by Racing NSW stewards after being found guilty of workplace harassment and the unauthorized use of her mobile phone in the jockeys’ room. The investigation by stewards began in late September, following reports of an “offensive photograph of a… Read More »
Pride Of Jenni won’t be taking her place in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield with trainer Ciaron Maher advising Racing Victoria stewards that he will not be accepting with the star mare. Controversy had surrounded her surprise nomination this week as due to her high rating of 122, she was allotted topweight… Read More »
Connections of Via Sistina and Buckaroo are keeping their spring options open, with both horses still in contention for the Caulfield Cup (October 19) and Cox Plate (October 26) after third declarations on Tuesday. There are now 33 remaining acceptors for the Caulfield Cup and 26 for the Cox Plate,… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Broadsiding remains an odds-on favourite for the Caulfield Guineas after drawing barrier nine, but rival trainer Gai Waterhouse isn’t giving up on the emerging Mayfair upstaging the star colt. Waterhouse and training partner Adrian Bott will saddle up the Golden Rose placegetter and the improving Wanaruah in Saturday’s $3… Read More »
Grant and Alana Williams are keen to give classy West Australian mare Alsephina another Group One opportunity in the Toorak Handicap, but their decision could be determined by whether star rival Pride Of Jenni takes her place. Pride Of Jenni is a dual nominee for Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield mile and the… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot has taken out a star-studded barrier trial at Randwick, leading home a field featuring nine Group One winners and four Everest contenders. The Tulloch Lodge filly, whose owner Sir Owen Glenn has leased an Everest slot for 2024, shaded Lady Laguna by a neck in Tuesday’s… Read More »
The final piece of the Everest puzzle has been put in place with Yulong Investments naming exciting colt Growing Empire as its slot contender for the $20 million sprint. His inclusion gives trainer Ciaron Maher three of the 12 runners with Growing Empire joining stablemates Bella Nipotina and I Am Me… Read More »
The Sydney Stakes on the Everest Day undercard will be the next stop for Hard To Say after he resumed with a courageous first-up win over Group One placegetter I Am Unstoppable at Warwick Farm. Trainer Jason Deamer confirmed the Group 3 sprint on October 19 was firmly on their radar as the dual… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Ivy Lam was flown to the Royal Adelaide Hospital after sustaining a head injury in a race fall, which led to an early end to Monday’s Gawler meeting. Lam was aboard Jacob’s Gate in the seventh race, when the horse seemed to stumble and abruptly dropped back through… Read More »
Golden Rose runner-up Traffic Warden has been officially confirmed to represent Godolphin in the $20 million The Everest. The colt is the second runner locked in over the past two days with last year’s placegetter Private Eye announced as the contender for the slot held by prominent owners Max Whitby and Neil Werrett… Read More »
Bjorn Baker is set to have a strong hand in the $1.5 million Alan Brown Stakes at Rosehill with his team spearheaded by two-time New Zealand Group One winner Belclere. Baker has nominated five horses for Saturday’s 1400m race and believes it shapes as an ideal target for Belclere, who has… Read More »
Rising star Another Wil is on a mission to reaffirm his Cox Plate credentials when he bids to maintain his unbeaten run this campaign in the Group 1 Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The Ciaron Maher-trained gelding is a clear-cut $2.20 pre-post favourite for Saturday’s mile after two outstanding return performances, including… Read More »
Jamie Kah has been confirmed to ride Point King in the upcoming Melbourne Cup, as announced by the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable. Last month, Kah guided the six-year-old gelding to victory in the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m), securing him a ballot exemption for the prestigious 3200m Melbourne Cup,… Read More »
