Australian Horse Racing News

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  Zipping out of Australian Cup

  Reigning Australian Cup winner Zipping has been scratched from this year’s race due to a leg injury.

   
• No big plans for Dead End

  The Mike Moroney stable hasn’t any big plans for lightly-raced four-year-old Dead End in the short term, saying it will be happy to see him progress through his grades.

   
• Showcause to ride more aggresively in the Auckland Cup

  Jockey Darryl Bradley says he won’t be afraid to ride aggressively on Auckland Cup second favourite Showcause on Wednesday if the pace slackens off.

   
• Temple Of Boom to miss The Galaxy

  Magic Millions Sprint winner Temple Of Boom will miss the Group One The Galaxy at Randwick after failing to recover from a freak training accident.

   
• Weather plays on Birchley’s mind

  Liam Birchley will wait until race day before deciding if Alberton Park takes her first step at Eagle Farm on Wednesday towards a black-type goal this campaign.

   
• Cecil banks on Twice Over’s progress

  Henry Cecil believes Twice Over will improve for his win in the third round of the Al Maktoum Challenge when he takes part in the Dubai World Cup.

   
• Silver By Nature going for National gold

  Silver By Nature has been given the go-ahead to run in the Grand National following discussions between owners Geoff and Joyce Brown, trainer Lucinda Russell and her partner, former champion jump jockey Peter Scudamore.

   
• Hot Snitzel set for Skyline Stakes

  A gelding operation has made a marked difference to two-year-old Hot Snitzel, renewing trainer Gerald Ryan’s Golden Slipper aspirations.

   
• Crystal Lily to be more aggresive in Newmarket Handicap

  Golden Slipper winner Crystal Lily may get the chance to throw down the gauntlet to unbeaten mare Black Caviar with more aggressive riding tactics in the Newmarket Handicap.

   
• Rocket Man ready to launch his Dubai campaign

  Champion sprinter Rocket Man showed he is right on target for his trip to Dubai with a runaway victory at Kranji on Sunday.

   
• Top Drop fit and ready for the Randwick Guineas

  Top Drop might be just a rung below the top level but he might also be in the right place at the right time to claim a big race win in the Randwick Guineas.

   
• Playing God may head to Randwick for AJC Australian Derby

  Neville Parnham has flagged the possibility of Australian Cup hope Playing God extending his eastern seaboard tour to contest next month’s AJC Australian Derby.

   
• Mixed news for Newcastle fall jockeys

  Apprentice Alex Stokes, one of three riders involved in a provincial race fall at the weekend, is hoping to ride on Tuesday.

   
• Corey Brown declares fitness for Canterbury

  Corey Brown will return to the saddle on Wednesday with close to a full book of rides. Brown missed Saturday’s important Chipping Norton Stakes meeting in Sydney because of injuries he sustained the day before in a tie-up stall incident with an unraced galloper who was getting ready for a… Read More »

   
• Ben Melham fights for ride on Star Witness in Newmarket Handicap

  Ben Melham’s hopes of riding Star Witness and Alcopop in Group One features at Flemington rest on the result of his appeal against an eight-meeting suspension on Tuesday.

   
• Jimmy Choux to emulate Surfers Paradise

  The team behind the New Zealand Derby winner Jimmy Choux will be hoping he can follow in the footsteps of the last horse to win the 2000 Guineas-Derby double.

   
• Unlucky Auckland Cup favourite Passchendaele scratched

  Auckland Cup favourite Passchendaele has been scratched, with retirement a likely option.

   
• Quidnunc no secret as racing returns to Canterbury

  Not only does racing return to Canterbury on Wednesday, but so does Darley’s more than capable 3yo filly Quidnunc.

   
• Adelaide Cup weight penalty for King Diamond

  ‘King Diamond’ has been issued with a re-handicap for the Adelaide Cup following his dominant win in Saturday’s Roy Higgins Quality at Flemington.

   
• The Ruffian gets top weight at Sandown

  Lee Freedman’s handy galloper The Ruffian is engaged to run in the opening event on the program at Betfair Park Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday in a 0-72 race for three year olds over 1300m but will need to overcome the top weight of 59kg to take out the race worth… Read More »