Having achieved her black-type ambitions at Doomben this preparation, Highly Geared now faces a Randwick assignment that may convince connections to prolong her career. The seven-year-old sprinter has an opportunity to press those claims when she runs in Saturday’s July Sprint (1100m). “The owners will think about it but they… Read More »
Lightly raced Dollar For Dollar will be out to bounce back from the only unplaced run of his career when he returns to Victorian racing at Flemington. The Tony McEvoy-trained four-year-old has won three of his five starts but was unplaced at Gawler in his most recent outing after a… Read More »
Kings Of Leon has finally found his racing rhythm for trainer Matthew Smith, who is keen to learn if the gelding can continue to make up for lost time. The three-year-old is the early favourite for Saturday’s Winx Is Coming Handicap (1200m) at Randwick but Smith admits he hasn’t always… Read More »
A change of scenery and some new footwear could spark former top stakes performer Charlie Boy back to near his best at Doomben. Charlie Boy is owned by a Triple Crown syndicate and has had stints with the Peter and Paul Snowden partnership in Sydney and Ciaron Maher in Melbourne…. Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Mark O’Donnell hopes to step out of the shadow of leading trainer Darren Weir at Flemington. O’Donnell is one of the unsung behind-the-scenes heroes in Weir’s record breaking season, working 10 horses for the leading trainer. At Flemington on Saturday, O’Donnell steps up to the big league in… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla will sit idly by during more than half the races at Randwick this weekend, opening up further opportunities for Hugh Bowman to extend his premiership lead. Avdulla won’t be needed until race five after he was named for just five rides on the nine-race program on Saturday before… Read More »
Trainer Natalie McCall believes the decision to raise the weights for the Listed Tattersall’s Mile will help Colour Charge who is now the topweight. Colour Charge originally had 55kg in Saturday’s race at Doomben but under Racing Queensland rules the weights had to be lifted three kilos when original topweights… Read More »
Whyouask will carry the lightest weight of her career in a late-season fillies race at Flemington and it’s a factor her trainer Matt Laurie is banking on. Laurie thought enough of the filly to test her three times in stakes company last spring and Whyouask has returned this winter with… Read More »
Comeback trainer Les Kelly has a good chance for his first Saturday metropolitan double since his return to racing when two-year-olds Snapchat Girl and Calligrapher step out at Doomben. Snapchat Girl is in the H G Mumm Hcp (1600m) and Calligrapher the Tattersall’s Two-Year-Old (1050m). The pair gave Kelly a… Read More »
The Victorian Racing Industry will not exercise its right to appeal the Australian Competition Tribunal’s decision to allow the merger between Tabcorp and Tatts Group. Crownbet and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission have lodged appeals with the Federal Court. “The VRI’s primary concern with the proposed Tabcorp-Tatts merger remains… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Singapore on Friday night and while there are no feature races, the depth is pretty right across the evening once again. BONUS #1: $501 FREE BET BONUS at Sportsbet.com.au BONUS #2: $500 FREE BET BONUS at Ladbrokes.com.au BIG BONUS #3: $600… Read More »
Bolero King continues his injury-delayed quest for black-type recognition when the Clarry Conners-trained gelding steps up to city Saturday grade racing at Randwick. Conners has set the bar high for the four-year-old, who needed more than a year off to mend a tendon issue. “I’m expecting big things from him…. Read More »
The Australian Turf club has reaffirmed its commitment to Sydney racing infrastructure including multi-million dollar upgrades to all four tracks including Warwick Farm. ATC chief executive Darren Pearce also says there is no intention to sell Canterbury despite its rezoning with only redundant parts of the course to be offloaded…. Read More »
Mick Miladinovic admits Gentle Annie has been fast-tracked into Highway Handicap racing amid uncertainty over the future eligibility of Canberra-trained horses. As Racing NSW considered changing Canberra’s status from country to provincial in a move that would bar horses in the area from contesting the $60,000 races, Miladinovic thought time… Read More »
