Owner Kevin Payne is poised to present Kosgei, a standout performer in the Victoria Derby where he secured fourth place, for sale on Inglis Digital. Trained by Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young, Kosgei exhibited impressive form with a third-place finish in the Geelong Classic before delivering a commendable performance in… Read More »
Champion racehorse Alligator Blood, a seven-time Group 1 winner, may not participate in the 2024 spring carnival, as his connections prioritise the horse’s well-being. Despite his remarkable comeback following kissing spine surgery, the owners emphasise that they won’t race Alligator Blood merely for the sake of it. Owner Jeff Simpson… Read More »
Bruce Kay has trained gallopers for more than 40 years, but a provincial meeting in Perth’s South West will forever hold sentimental and historical attachment. The meeting and venue was Bunbury, the race a 1000m handicap, the winner Mr Gudbod and the successful jockey, apprentice Damien Oliver. As a 15-year-old,… Read More »
Apprentice Cejay Graham is taking the 2023/24 Brisbane Metropolitan racing season by storm … much as Angela Jones did the last season. Jones’ stellar season resulted in a final total of 79 Metropolitan winners, a third place in the overall Brisbane Metropolitan Jockeys’ Premiership and a runaway win in the… Read More »
A Lot Of Good Men ran another cracking race in Saturday’s G1 Northerly Stakes (1800m), flashing home for fifth behind Dom To Shoot, beaten a length and a half. It followed hot on the heels of a second finish to Zipaway in the WA Guineas (1600m) and a third behind Investment Strategy… Read More »
The crowning glory is there for the $1.55 Ladbrokes race favourite Spywire in being the first of the Snitzel-Redout’s Choice-Danehill sire line to claim the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. In fact, Spywire can establish a new branch of the Snitzel- Redout’s Choice line through his Champion 3YO Colt sire… Read More »
Ben Thompson has been confirmed as the jockey for Rothfire in the upcoming King Of The Mountain which will kick off racing in the New Year in Queensland at Toowoomba on January 1. It will be the second running of the King Of the Mountain with Thompson looking to go… Read More »
The new turf track at the Gold Coast Turf Club scored a high pass mark in it’s first test under true racing conditions on Saturday when seventy-five horses, over seven races, competed in the first race meeting held on the new racing surface. While it was only the first test,… Read More »
With the Sydney and Melbourne Spring carnivals now over, attention moves to Queensland where the lead up to the Magic Millions has begun. Saturday sees the running of some nice races, albeit not the lead ins for the 2yo Classic. The G3 Grand Prix Stakes (2112m), won last year by… Read More »
Frankie Dettori very much runs his own show. His presence and his approach to the photo-shoot he was asked to participate in at the Gold Coast when the club unveiled its new turf track on Saturday underlined that fact. The maestro conducted proceedings in his own inimitable style. From the… Read More »
With his tail up after a Ballarat Cup Day hat-trick, Tony McEvoy is now dreaming of the futures he could win with classy colt Veight in 2024. The Caulfield Guineas runner-up is back in light work and not far off a return to the Ballarat stable McEvoy operates with son Calvin…. Read More »
Imperatriz’s avoidance of Sydney was one of the main talking points of this year’s Spring Carnival but her 2024 campaign will be geared around a trip to New South Wales with a journey to Royal Ascot ruled out for the five-year-old. The $3 million T J Smith Stakes (1200m) at… Read More »
The formidable duo of Zac Purton and Lucky Sweynesse have combined to take out the Group 1 Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday. Having won ten times from 15 starts in partnership including two successes at Group level, the duo showed their class at Sha Tin on… Read More »
After training the runner up in 2022, Andre Fabre has claimed the Group 1 Longines Hong Kong Vase at Sha Tin with Junko delivering a last to first victory. Andre Fabre has a strong record in the Hong Kong Vase having trained the 2014 Hong Kong International Vase (2400m) winner… Read More »
The Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has taken a different approach in their chase of a rich prize at the Gold Coast with Warning. The former Victoria Derby winner is on a path to the Magic Millions Subzero (2200m) on January 13 and is expected to head to race third-up from… Read More »
A bumper ten race card has been set down for Sha Tin on Sunday for International Day. Best Bookies đź’° 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps Hong Kong Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Hong Kong Cup Hong Kong Mile 🏆: View the Field… Read More »
The youngsters lining up for pony races at Ascot today showed the focus and commitment of professional jockeys in a Group 1. All the riders in the first National Pony Racing Series understood the honour of racing on the famous track just hours before the Northerly Stakes and among them… Read More »
The market had four-time Group One winner Zaaki as the popular pick for the last of The Pinnacles top shelf features, but it was outsider Dom To Shoot who delivered a maiden win at the highest level for jockey Jarrod Noske and father and son training combination Sean and Jake Casey…. Read More »
A win with a difference in the $300,000 feature, The Gateway, at Eagle Farm with the Kris Lees-trained Dream Hour’s victory in the 1400-metre event earning Australian Bloodstock the newly introduced slot in Queensland’s premier race in June. Winning the December feature, The Gateway, means that either the winner –… Read More »
As the newly minted four-time winner of the LONGINES World’s Best Jockey Award, Ryan Moore will bid to add further lustre to his LONGINES Hong Kong International Races (HKIR) achievements at Sha Tin on Sunday (10 December). Moore on Friday night (8 December) was awarded the LONGINES World’s Best Jockey… Read More »
