After initial hesitation, Natika Riordan’s parents are now right behind her move to become a jockey, fully backing that career choice, but it wasn’t a popular decision at first. Like most young girls from an early age, Riordan was obsessed with horses and always harboured a desire to work with… Read More »
An aluminium tree was given a blue makeover for mental health awareness on Friday in preparation for the annual Roebourne Cup. The painting is part of the Racing WA Community Fund’s mission to paint a blue tree at each of the State’s 47 race clubs in collaboration with the Blue… Read More »
A fresh face will be seen in the riding ranks in Sydney for two months later this year with Britain’s Champion Apprentice of 2023, Billy Loughnane, confirming he will travel south at the conclusion of the current British season to link up with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable… Read More »
This time next week a new name will appear in Victorian form guides with Lyle Hewitson preparing to take up an Australian stint. The South African, who is among the elite riders in Hong Kong, will fly into Melbourne on Saturday with his first rides to come at next Monday’s Pakenham… Read More »
The Group 3 Aurie’s Star Handicap is the signature event at Flemington this Saturday, but one of the support races could upstage it as the most anticipated race of the day. Boom import Berkshire Breeze will be looking to extend his winning streak to four in the 2500-metre Quality Handicap. The… Read More »
In a bold move to strengthen his stable, Ciaron Maher’s Head of Bloodstock, Will Bourne, has returned from Europe with four high-profile acquisitions. This latest haul includes some exciting prospects poised to make their mark in Australia’s Spring Carnival, building on the success of previous standout purchases like Circle Of… Read More »
Andrew Forsman is gearing up for a promising Melbourne spring campaign with two of his top prospects, Red Sea and Yaldi. Both recently participated in trials at Cambridge. Red Sea, a juvenile heat winner under Warren Kennedy, will trial on a rain-affected track at Te Rapa soon. Forsman will then… Read More »
Too Darn Discreet, the daughter of Too Darn Hot, has shown promise in her two starts over 1100 meters. She finished second on debut at Bendigo and fourth at Caulfield, demonstrating a strong finish from the back of the field. Trainer Dan O’Sullivan has brought Too Darn Discreet back into… Read More »
Finishes don’t come more decisive than this! Going into the last meeting of the season at the Gold Coast on Saturday, Adam Campton and Toby Edmonds were locked together at the top of the Gold Coast Trainers’ Premiership with a seemingly cut and thrust list of entries between them being… Read More »
Irish import Bear Story made a spectacular debut for trainer Neil Dyer, breaking the course record in the Chief Minister’s Cup at Fannie Bay on July 13. Under jockey Noel Callow, the horse clocked an impressive 1:33.95 for the 1600-meter race. Ladbrokes now lists Bear Story as the $2.40 favourite… Read More »
Melbourne Cup favourite Middle Earth is likely to lose his tag after a disappointing run in the The King George VI and Queen Elizabeth QIPCO Stakes where he finished 91 lengths off the winner Goliath. Prior to the race Middle Earth shared the head of 2024 Melbourne Cup odds with… Read More »
Melbourne Cup 2024 favourite Circle Of Fire is set to start off his campaign with a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. The Ciaron Maher-trained stayer has not been sighted since winning the Group 1 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on April 13, a week after securing the Group 2 Chairman’s… Read More »
Kris Lees is lukewarm on embarking upon another Melbourne Cup campaign with Tancred Stakes winner Kalapour, although he will keep his options open for now. The gelding reached a career peak during the autumn with his Group 1 triumph before finishing third behind Circle Of Fire and Athabascan in the Sydney Cup. That… Read More »
Jockey Blake Shinn had some reservations about Recommendation running a strong 1200m, but the sprinter ticked that box with victory at Caulfield. A seven-length romp in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield a fortnight earlier saw Recommendation sent out the $1.40 bookmakers favourite in the Group 3 Bletchingly… Read More »
With a racing business built primarily on Darley homebreds, Godolphin’s participation at the Magic Millions carnival has been almost exclusively restricted to wild card qualifiers. Outside of notable exception Exhilarates, the winner of the 2019 Magic Millions Classic, trainer James Cummings hasn’t been flush with options for the Gold Coast features…. Read More »
A strong ride on iron mare One Aye at Randwick has delivered Reece Jones his fourth win in the space of a week and the young hoop is focused on continuing that momentum into the new season. Jones was part of the emerging group of apprentices coming through the Sydney ranks last… Read More »
While not in the ownership of Herbert Park and no longer involved in the Tony Noonan stable, former Melbourne Cup winning trainer Mick Robbins would have enjoyed the filly’s win at Caulfield. Robbins was celebrating his 94th birthday on Saturday and Noonan sent out a special birthday wish to the former trainer… Read More »
James Cummings will give brilliant Randwick winner Tarpaulin an opportunity to chime into the early carnival races, nominating a Golden Rose lead-up as the colt’s immediate target. Starting a $1.80 betting app favourite, the youngster demolished his rivals in Saturday’s Ranvet Handicap (1100m), cruising to the front at the top of the… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable have some ambitious plans for Public Attention after his debut win at Caulfield. The Written Tycoon colt took out the MRC Chairman’s Club Handicap (1200m) on Saturday to follow the victory of former stablemate Ourboros in the race 12 months ago. Ourboros… Read More »
A four-kilogram claiming apprentice, who has won one race in her twenty career rides thus far, has been entrusted with a leading role at Longreach on Saturday where national attention will be focussed on that grand old stager Fab’s Cowboy as the winner of fifty-four races (a modern-day record), and… Read More »
