This weekend’s Longreach meeting in Queensland will mark the final race for veteran campaigner Fab’s Cowboy. The 12-year-old will face mandatory retirement next month, with his last race being the Farewell Fab’s Cowboy (1200m). Trained by Bevan Johnson in Barcaldine, Fab’s Cowboy debuted in November 2015, finishing ninth in a… Read More »
Trainer Hanna Powell heads to Sandown in search of her first city victory with a horse chasing a third straight victory. Ultimate Kiss runs for Powell in the ive > Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday after scoring wins at his only two starts back from an 18-month break. Powell has been training since… Read More »
Hey Fat Cat has arrived in Hong Kong to continue his career under trainer Douglas Whyte. Previously trained by Robbie Laing, Hey Fat Cat was part of the latest shipment of Australian horses to Hong Kong, arriving on Monday night. Hey Fat Cat won two of his 10 starts in… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has officially retired from riding, confirming she has relinquished her jockey license to Racing Victoria. Payne had a remarkable 23-year career, achieving 772 career victories. “I’ve handed in my license so that’s it for me,” Payne said. “It was a tough decision to come… Read More »
Untapped filly Joliestar has emerged as an Everest smoky with trainer Chris Waller revealing he is keen to give her an opportunity to audition for the $20 million feature. The Thousand Guineas winner was among a host of stars to step out at the Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday, the session also… Read More »
Steparty, Paul Preusker’s standout galloper from last winter, has been gelded in preparation for a Spring Carnival comeback. The son of Artie Schiller won his first five races, including the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude, but struggled during the Queensland Carnival. “We were always dreaming he might make it as… Read More »
Nominations for the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield have been extended with 11 horses entered for the Group 3 contest. A small field of eight went around in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on July 13 and the likelihood is for a similar sized number for… Read More »
Berry is the new rider for Amelia’s Jewel who is weeks away from launching the next phase of her career under trainer, Annabel Neasham. Amelia’s Jewel earned national acclaim for previous trainer, Simon Miller, winning nine races from 16 starts and $3.3 million in prizemoney. Signature victories came in the Group 1… Read More »
Godolphin’s powerful broodmare band had received a high-profile addition on the eve of the breeding season with the curtain drawn on the racing career of dual Group 1 winner In Secret. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s operation revealed on Monday afternoon via a statement that the daughter of I… Read More »
Several of Chris Waller’s biggest names are key players in Tuesday’s star-studded trial set at Rosehill, but the champion trainer said racing fans should not expect an any early-campaign statement from any of his team. Fangirl, Via Sistina, Riff Rocket, Joliestar and Zougotcha are among those who will be given an easy… Read More »
Pride Of Jenni was run over late in a Cranbourne jumpout on Monday morning, but those associated with the star mare considered it the perfect Spring pipe-opener. The 800-metre hit-out was Pride Of Jenni’s first public appearance since her Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes win and she raced in a three-wide… Read More »
Winx’s three-quarter sister, Wings Of Desire, made an impressive winning debut at Hawkesbury on Sunday, navigating through traffic to secure an impressive win. The two-year-old filly, the final offspring of Winx’s dam, the late Vegas Showgirl, was retained for racing by breeder John Camilleri. Michael Freedman, known for his expertise… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is hoping to get the campaign of Pride Of Jenni underway with a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. Pride Of Jenni is scheduled to compete in the opening heat of the morning over 800m, should the jump-outs on the middle grass go ahead. Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull… Read More »
Aidan O’Brien’s possible Spring Carnival team could have two more members after stablemates Tower Of London and Grosvener Square fought out a thrilling Curragh Cup in Ireland. The master horseman nominated the Melbourne Cup as a possible target for the duo, who are both sons of Galileo. Grosvenor Square took off with… Read More »
Golden Gift winner Shangri La Express is among the first of Tulloch Lodge’s elite band of two-year-olds to step out at the barrier trials as he prepares for an early spring return. With the first stakes race of the new season less than three weeks away, Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are among… Read More »
Lindsey Smith delved deep into his bag of tricks to bring out the best in Horrifying at Flemington. The former Mark and Levi Kavanagh-trained galloper was having his second start for the Warrnambool-based Smith in the VRC Member Peter Drake Plate (2000m) on Saturday. At his first outing for his new trainer,… Read More »
The IT glitch that caused havoc around the globe stopped Blaike Mcdougall from taking out the feature race at Flemington on Saturday. McDougall was booked to ride the Symon Wilde-trained Hit The Road Jack in the Deane Lester Flemington Cup (2800m) but was stranded in Mildura after an early morning flight was… Read More »
Promising young apprentice Zac Wadick has had a day to remember at Rosehill, celebrating his first Saturday metropolitan win aboard the Annabel Neasham-trained Mickey’s Medal. While the 21-year-old had notched a couple of city victories at midweek meetings, he was thrilled to break through on a bigger stage aboard a… Read More »
John Thompson’s persistence with a seemingly out-of-form Jojo Was A Man has delivered the ultimate reward with the gelding relishing a drier track to win the Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill. JoJo Was A Man hadn’t managed a place in five runs from a spell, including his past three on heavy… Read More »
As a son of noted staying sire Savabeel, Jedibeel was bought with the intention of running in distance races, but he is fast proving himself to be a very capable sprinter. The gelding took his record to six wins from 14 starts with a dominant performance in Saturday’s Schweppes Handicap (1100m)… Read More »
