Fresh from a memorable autumn carnival in Sydney, Tyler Schiller continues to be in demand with a busy book of quality rides at Rosehill. Schiller produced one of the moments of The Championships with a daring steer to win the Doncaster Mile aboard the Les Bridge-trained Celestial Legend after spending several weeks… Read More »
When Tin Chooks commenced his current campaign last December, his trainer Kieran Regan was keen to test the waters and have a few private questions answered. Chief amongst Kieran Regan’s queries was whether Tin Chooks could develop into a consistent city horse or would he have to lower the bar and… Read More »
Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights will have her next start this week, but whether it is at Randwick’s Kensington track or Rosehill is yet to be decided. The emerging mare has been paid up for the Anzac Day Cup (1800m) on Thursday and the Matt Behrmann Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill two… Read More »
Neasham will get the opportunity to back her judgement in the spring after Perth owner-breeder, Peter Walsh confirmed on Tuesday that Amelia’s Jewel will be transferred to Neasham’s stable. Amelia’s Jewel is set to make the move to Sydney after her upcoming run in the Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Lempicka is a longshot in Saturday’s Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville, but Kasey Keys is taking inspiration from what last year’s race did for Another Award. That daughter of Shamus Award was one of the roughies in the 1200-metre Group 1 but ran second and, after another trip to the… Read More »
Success in The Showdown at Caulfield will see Bold Bastille top the $1 million mark in prize money without the filly winning a feature two-year-old race. The Lindsay Park-trained filly has taken advantage of the excellent prize money on offer winning the $500,000 Inglis Banner on debut at Moonee Valley and… Read More »
Nevesh Ramdhani is heading back to the Australian Turf Club to fill the role vacated by the Hong Kong-bound James Ross. The ATC announced on Wednesday that Ramdhani, who previously worked for the club for 12 years before relocating to the Gold Coast in 2022, had been appointed as the… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is expecting a step up in distance and the addition of blinkers to be the recipe of success for Dunbelievin’ at Flemington. The 2800m of the Listed VRC St Leger on Thursday is what the stable believes Dunbelievin’ is looking for. Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull, who runs… Read More »
The Victorian Racing Tribunal has found Darren Weir not guilty of attempting to corrupt the outcome of races, one of which included the 2018 Melbourne Cup. Weir, Jarrod McLean and Tyson Kermond, who faced similar charges of dishonest and corrupt conduct, learned of the VRT’s findings on Wednesday morning. Speaking… Read More »
Over the past six Saturday’s a record $46.1m in prizemoney was distributed making this Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival the best since The Star Championships had begun in 2014. The new darling of the Australian turf Pride of Jenny gave a spectacular front-running display for a 6½ length victory in the… Read More »
Jockey Victoria Corver is taking it one ride at a time as she approaches the end of her apprenticeship. Victoria Corver, who is set to join WA’s senior riding ranks next month, has spent the past four years as an apprentice jockey in Racing WA’s Apprentice Jockey Traineeship Program. “I… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 1 Beauty Waves Race Two: 7 Loyal Ambition Race Three: 7 Sweet Diamond Race Four: 9 Lean Master Race Five: 9 Humble Star Race Six: 10 Can’t Go Wong… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have levied charges against trainers from five Victorian stables following their probe into positive swabs for banned substances Formestane and 4-Hydroxytestosterone. The trainers facing charges include Smiley Chan (two charges), Mark and Levi Kavanagh (two charges), Julius Sandhu (three charges), Symon Wilde (two charges), and Ash and… Read More »
Trainer Simon Miller insists he isn’t bothered by the critics of star mare Amelia’s Jewel, following her second consecutive runner-up placing in the Kia-Quokka (1200m) at Ascot. An article published by Racenet on Sunday suggested Amelia’s Jewel had reached a crossroads in her career, given her most recent win was the Stocks Stakes… Read More »
It’s been a while coming, but Skirt The Law, the Tony Gollan trained 2023 Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic winner, will be back in action for the first time in seven months at Eagle Farm on Saturday. When the Better Than Ready filly won the Magic Millions it was a win… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-trained Estriella has maintained her position at the head of betting for the Robert Sangster Stakes despite drawing a wide gate. Estriella drew out in barrier 11 of the 14 acceptors in the Group 1 race for fillies and mares over 1200m at Morphettville on Saturday in which she… Read More »
Providing the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr -trained Cosmic Ride has a good remainder of the week, the filly is set to run at Caulfield. Cosmic Ride holds a nomination in both the Group 3 Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) at Morphettville and the $1 million The Showdown (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday…. Read More »
Seems you can’t keep a good horse down. Well, that’s the case with Rothfire at least … down and out on Friday. Getting ready to get back in the game just three days later. It’s been a quite amazing seventy-two hours for the stable. Last Friday was not a good… Read More »
The Victorian Racing Tribunal is set to deliver its verdict on Wednesday in the case involving Darren Weir, who faces 10 charges related to animal cruelty and corruption. Weir admitted to seven charges of animal cruelty during a recent hearing but pleaded not guilty to three charges concerning corrupting the… Read More »
Star mare Amelia’s Jewel is set to change trainers, joining Annabel Neasham’s stable after her upcoming run in The Goodwood at Morphettville on May 11. This decision follows her recent second-place finish in WA’s $5 million slot race, The Quokka. Under the set weights and penalties conditions of The Goodwood,… Read More »
