Australian Horse Racing News

• Black Caviar supreme

  Signed, sealed, delivered. Black Caviar honoured her contract to the Sydney racing public with a devastating display in the TJ Smith Stakes and showed just why she holds the world’s number one ranking.

   
• Valuabelle knocked about at Caulfield

  Valuabelle’s winning run has come to an end after she suffered head injuries in a barrier mishap in the Derrinstown Stud Plate at Caulfield.

   
• Queensland beckons for Burnout

  The Peter Snowden-trained two-year-old Burnout could be bound for a Queensland winter campaign after he resumed with an impressive win at Caulfield on Saturday.

   
• Old theory reaps rewards for Bailey

  Some advice given to Alan Bailey many years ago paid off for the veteran Gold Coast trainer when Shadows `n’ Stars scored a hard-fought win at Doomben.

   
• Master bounces back in style

  Master Minded confirmed himself as a King George replacement for the deposed Kauto Star after collecting his eighth top-level prize in the Melling Chase at Aintree.

   
• Melbourne Cup winner Americain runs sixth in France

  Melbourne Cup winner Americain has finished a creditable sixth in a 3100 metre race in France after being held up for a run in the straight.

   
• Group 1 AJC Australian Derby (2400m) preview

  This year sees the running of the 150th AJC Australian Derby.

   
• 9/4/2011 Randwick Race scratchings – AJC Australian Derby day

  There have been some very important scratchings at Randwick today including scratchings in the Sires Produce Stakes. View the full list of Randwick Scratchings on AJC Australian Derby day.

   
• AJC Australian Derby Day Preview

  One of Sydney’s premier racedays presents a tough challenge for punters tomorrow in most races.

   
• Glyn Schofield hoping for Hay List improvement

  Jockey Glyn Schofield is counting on rapid improvement from Hay List’s last-start win as the hulking sprinter attempts to end wonder mare Black Caviar’s winning streak at Randwick on Saturday.

   
• Wide barrier a worry for Zedi Knight

  Brendan McCarthy is hoping a wide barrier doesn’t foil in-form sprinter Zedi Knight’s chances of taking out Saturday’s Listed Shadwell Stud Australasia Stakes at Caulfield.

   
• Bart Cummings fancies his chances at Randwick

  Bart Cummings will be a spectator when Black Caviar runs in the TJ Smith Stakes but fancies his chances in the other two Group One races at Randwick.

   
• Guy Walter eyes off Sires Produce Stakes

  Guy Walter is not renowned for attacking the big races for two-year-olds but says Exceed And Exalt deserves his chance in the Sires’ Produce Stakes on Saturday.

   
• Jasminka faces weight hurdle

  Trainer Brian Smith believes classy mare Jasminka will prove she’s a genuine winter carnival sprints contender if she overcomes a hefty weight rise in the Bright Shadow Handicap at Doomben.

   
• Jolly tests Basil in sprint

  Lightly-raced sprinter Basil Da Man has been a revelation for his South Australian trainer David Jolly who will give him his most serious test in the Reaan Cup at Caulfield.

   
• Gai Waterhouse chasing first AJC Australian Derby

  Her legendary father TJ Smith won a record nine AJC Australian Derbys and trainer Gai Waterhouse would dearly love to add her name to the winners’ list on Saturday.

   
• Australian Oaks picture to be clearer for Guy pair

  Gold Coast trainer Bryan Guy hopes his Queensland Oaks picture will become clearer when stablemates Wabeel and In A Tangle clash at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Kinnaird has bookies wary

  Bookmakers will be on the lookout when Kinnaird returns to Nowra on Sunday for the Greenwell Point Cup.

   
• Fahey having another crack at Orange Cup

  After finishing runner-up with Grand Nearctic in last year’s Orange Cup, Dubbo trainer Terry Fahey hatched a plan to return victorious.

   
• Nacarat Bowls ’em over at Aintree

  A new chapter in Paddy Brennan’s life could barely have opened in a better way as the frontrunning Nacarat gave the rider a Grade One victory in the Bowl at Aintree.