Australian Horse Racing News

• Wilson hopes to avoid another operation

  Veteran jockey Neville Wilson is hoping to avoid a second operation after taking his first steps since an horrific race fall at Geelong.

   
• Kauto booked for Punchestown

  Kauto Star will make his first appearance at the Punchestown Festival when he travels to Ireland in May.

   
• Melito with Group 1 choices

  Group One options for Melito this week remain open with the mare to be entered for both the George Ryder Stakes and the Queen Of The Turf, both over 1500 metres at Rosehill.

   
• Corey brown in Golden Slipper dilemma

  Leading jockey Corey Brown was frustrated in his attempt to gain a release from a Golden Slipper outsider on Sunday in a bid to continue his association with impressive 11th hour lead-up winner Salade.

   
• Another juvenile winner for Bart Cummings

  Bart Cummings’ mid-season surge with his young racing stock continued with debutante Empress Rock at Warwick Farm on Sunday.

   
• Presvis wins Dubai Duty Free

  Luca Cumani was left fighting back the tears as Presvis finally came good in the Dubai Duty Free under the floodlights at Meydan.

   
• Rocket Man wins Golden Shaheen

  Buoyed by Rocket Man’s success in the Golden Shaheen, trainer Patrick Shaw has forecast a clash with Black Caviar – but only if the price is right.

   
• Kavanagh unearths another possible star

  Trainer Mark Kavanagh may be without stable stars Shocking and Whobegotyou until the spring but Mushatta has emerged to fill the void over the next couple of months.

   
• Emotional victory for Japan in Dubai

  Japan’s Victoire Pisa has won the Dubai World Cup overtaking Transcend to win the world’s richest horse race and offer hope to a country struggling to recover from twin disasters.

   
• Golden Slipper field almost set

  The Golden Slipper field is almost crystal clear following yesterday’s racing at Rosehill.

   
• Rosehill Guineas day Racing wrap-up

  Another superb day of racing at Rosehill yesterday highlighted by Jimmy Choux, who in my opinion is the best horse to come out of New Zealand since Sunline, take out the Group One Rosehill Guineas.

   
• Victoria Pisa wins 2011 Duabi World Cup

  Victoire Pisa led home a Japanese 1-2 in the world’s richest horse race, the Dubai World Cup, at the Meydan racecourse on Saturday with Transcend finishing second in an emotional victory coming in the wake of the earthquake and tsunami disaster that struck the country.

   
• Bid Spotter on track for the Sydney Cup

  Sydney Cup-bound Bid Spotter claimed the second stakes victory of his preparation when he took advantage of a good run in transit to win the Manion Cup at Rosehill on Saturday.

   
• Cassidy applauds Brian Smiths training ability

  Top jockey Larry Cassidy applauded the training ability of Brian Smith after quality mare Jasminka made a blistering return to racing at Doomben on Saturday.

   
• Pinwheel bound for The Goodwood

  Ultra-consistent sprinter Pinwheel is Group One-bound after enhancing his impressive race record with a stunning Melbourne debut at Caulfield.

   
• Testa My Patience makes it four in a row

  A brilliant ride by Peter Mertens helped Testa My Patience defeat odds-on favourite Launay and make it four wins on the trot at Caulfield.

   
• Jordan Mallyon gets 20th city winner

  Apprentice Jordan Mallyon landed his 20th metropolitan winner aboard the John Sadler-trained Neriani at Caulfield, but it wasn’t how he expected it to happen.

   
• Solar Charged to lead rivals a merry chase

  Speed filly Solar Charged looks set to force favourite Hay List to chase in Sunday’s Group Two Challenge Stakes.

   
• The Cat’s back

  Talented mare Cat’s Pyjamas has bounced back from a disappointing spring campaign with an impressive win at Caulfield.

   
• Golden Slipper picture becoming clearer

  The jostling for Golden Slipper positions has ended with the final qualifying races at Rosehill on Saturday and it now becomes a waiting game to determine the 16-horse field.