Multiple Group One-winning jockey Larry Cassidy is set to return to race riding soon after recovering from a fractured leg. Cassidy plans to ride trackwork from Saturday and then take race rides at the Sunshine Coast on Friday week. He has not ridden since August 7 when what he thought… Read More »
Stakes performer Eric The Eel’s comeback has suffered another minor setback forcing his scratching from a race at Doomben. Trainer Stuart Kendrick had planned to use a race at Doomben on Wednesday as a launching pad for a possible G1 Caulfield Guineas and G1 Victoria Derby campaign. However, he decided… Read More »
Queensland Racing Stewards have overturned the result of a photo finish at Yeppoon from July. The QRIC stewards have overturned a photo finish at Yeppoon from July 23rd following a stewards inquiry on Tuesday. The result was from QTIS 3YO Handicap at Yeppoon in which Great Fox was declared the… Read More »
An eight race program has been assembled for Happy Valley this Wednesday night, where the feature race is the Community Chest Cup, a Class Three event over 1800m. Race One: 3 Speedy King Race Two: 1 God Of Dragon Race Three: 1 Amazing Satchmo Race Four: 11 Trust Me Race… Read More »
The Racing Australia board has asked its veterinary advisory committee to report back on the science of cobalt following a letter from the Australian Trainers Association. The ATA has asked RA to review rules in light of an increasing number of scientific opinions that cobalt levels can be inadvertently boosted… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club plays host to winners every week but the racing body has celebrated its own victory after receiving the state’s top award for catering. Beating restaurants, convention centres and other venues across NSW to win Best Caterer of the Year, the ATC’s Rosehill venue also won for… Read More »
Dual state trainer Lindsey Smith will rely on Black Heart Bart as his sole representative in the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes at Caulfield. Smith also nominated Malaguerra but after galloping him on Tuesday he recommended he be retired and owner Bruno Micalizzi agreed. Smith said Black Heart Bart… Read More »
Group One winning sprinter Malaguerra has been retired from racing. Malaguerra has been nominated for this weekends G1 Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes although connection Bruno Micalizzi announced on twitter that the horse will be retired immediately opening a spot for Age Of Chivalry to run in the race. Bruno thanked… Read More »
Bjorn Baker has started the season better than any other since he took up training in Sydney after a stint with his father Murray in New Zealand. The flag bearer for his Warwick Farm stable has been surprise packet Samadoubt who is so far a Group One and Group Two… Read More »
Trainer Lindsay Smith has decided to bypass the remainder of the spring with Memsie Stakes winner Scales Of Justice. Trained from Smith’s Warrnambool base, Scales Of Justice won the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield first-up, then two starts later won Melbourne’s first Group One race of the season, the Memsie Stakes… Read More »
New Zealand sprinter The Bostonian is primed to replicate his Brisbane winter form when he heads to Melbourne for the Moir Stakes. The Tony Pike-trained five-year-old will arrive in Australia on Wednesday to get ready for the Group One Moir Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on September 27. Earlier this… Read More »
Trainer Robert Hickmott is pleased with what he has seen in a jump-out from imported galloper Django Freeman at Caulfield. Purpose-bought for the major spring carnival races, Tuesday’s jump-out over 800m at Caulfield was the first serious hit-out Hickmott has given the horse since Django Freeman arrived in Melbourne. After… Read More »
Glen Boss has snared the prized mount on Happy Clapper in the George Main Stakes with Hugh Bowman to sit out the Randwick meeting as he recovers from a broken finger. Bowman had hoped to be riding on Saturday when his other scheduled mounts included 2018 Everest placegetter Osborne Bulls… Read More »
Mystic Journey’s trainer Adam Trinder has spoken out about the derogatory calls, emails and text messages he has received after the mares defeat in the Makybe Diva Stakes. Trinder said he was devastated after he was inundated by derogatory messages regarding his star mares defeat at Flemington on the weekend… Read More »
