Cranbourne trainer Aaron Laing will learn a little more about his stable newcomer Rockribbed who is set to start at Flemington. A former member of the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable, Rockribbed joined Laing’s stabled shortly after the gelding scored at Canterbury in January. Entered for the VRC Member Rebecca Sutherland Sprint (1200m) on Saturday, Laing has elected… Read More »
Trainer Saab Hasan is counting his blessings after a horrifying incident during trackwork left him hospitalised. Hasan was rushed to the Royal Melbourne Hospital, where medical professionals diagnosed him with a broken collarbone and concussion. Recognising the severity of the accident, Hasan expressed gratitude that the outcome was not more… Read More »
With King Charles III and Queen Camilla basking in the success of Desert Hero at Royal Ascot its Ascot Racecourse who tells the world of a ÂŁ3.4million profit for 2022. In being the equivalent of $AUS6.55m, $US4.38m or €3.97m, this turnover exceeds ÂŁ100m for first time with strong recovery from… Read More »
Feels Playful won’t be given a testing winter campaign with trainer Mitchell Pateman electing to take a soft approach with his talented filly. Mitchell Pateman is eager to get Feels Playful back at the races, albeit for a cameo preparation before he explores feature races at Ascot later this year. Pateman is… Read More »
James Orman isn’t going to pretend he is not disappointed with Far Too Easy’s wide gate in Wednesday’s Ramornie Handicap at Grafton, but he isn’t going to waste energy on being upset. The top Queensland rider’s objective now is to devise the best plan to overcome it. Far Too Easy… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are looking forward to getting Floating Artist up in distance again after an injury almost ended his career. Floating Artist ran a career best when finishing fourth to Verry Elleegant in the 2021 Melbourne Cup and was then off the scene for 17 months. An injury… Read More »
It will be a while before Aaron Laing ventures interstate again with Sir Rockford. The Cranbourne-based trainer is content to stay at home and hopefully pick up a second city midweek victory with the galloper in the Ladbroke It! Handicap (2100m) at Sandown on Wednesday. Sir Rockford provided Laing with… Read More »
Ayrton has been given a positive update on his health following scintigraphy scans, which were conducted to investigate his lackluster performance during the autumn season. The six-year-old gelding, trained by Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, has been declared fit and is currently in pre-training. Plans have been made to… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has revealed that Alligator Blood is likely to return to Melbourne for the spring season, with the prestigious Cox Plate 2023 as the primary target. Speaking to Racing.com, Waterhouse expressed confidence in Alligator Blood’s abilities, highlighting his success on the track and his proven stamina over 2000 meters…. Read More »
Leading trainers in Melbourne have expressed their views on Racing Victoria’s trial of a 10th Saturday race, emphasising the need for a shorter race-day experience to ensure its success. With the aim of boosting revenue amid a decline in wagering, Racing Victoria plans to add an extra race to Saturday… Read More »
It’s the day when she stamped her individual mark in racing and continued a proud family heritage. It’s onwards and upwards for the teenager who booted home her first winner on Al Majico. In a patient and confident display, Ava Catarino had the Tom Pike-trained gelding settled last, moved up before… Read More »
Ascot trainer Trevor Andrews will turn his attention to the Ascot Pinnacles carnival after A Lot Of Good Men capped a cameo winter campaign at Belmont on Saturday. Ending his two-year-old season on a winning high, A Lot Of Good Men proved too strong for Skytalker and Odinaka in a 1200m set weights… Read More »
Le Baol put forward his nomination for most impressive winner of the season over the jumps at Warrnambool earlier this month, but the imported gelding returns to flat racing this weekend. The son of Orpen will run in this Saturday’s $175,000 Deane Lester Flemington Cup (2800m) at Flemington. The seven-year-old made… Read More »
Classique Legend versus Home Affairs versus Away Game is a clash that would spice up an off-season meeting and while Randwick racegoers won’t get to see that this weekend, they might get to see their relations clash. Half-siblings to those stars are all entered for the $150,000 two-year-old handicap that shapes as a… Read More »
Mick Price unearthed a potential key player in some of the early-season three-year-old fillies races at Caulfield last Saturday, but the filly who easily had Spicy Margs’ measure last spring remains prominent in the trainer’s thoughts. Charm Stone could be back at the trials within a fortnight with Price hoping… Read More »
Daniel Stackhouse’s bid to secure his first Victorian jockeys’ premiership has encountered a minor setback as the leading jockey faced suspension at Werribee on Sunday. Stackhouse, who is currently tied with John Allen at 122 wins, pleaded to failing to ride out his mount in the third race of the… Read More »
In an exciting development for the South Australian racing industry, Racing SA has announced a significant prizemoney increase of 15% across various race tiers, effective immediately. The boost in prizemoney is a result of Racing SA’s successful financial year and the increased return from the Point of Consumption (POC) tax…. Read More »
Katherine Coleman accepted the trophy on behalf of Peter Moody after Sigh’s Group 3 win at Caulfield on Saturday, but there is a chance she could play an even more prominent role in a bigger win later in the year. Moody and Coleman have applied to Racing Victoria to form a training… Read More »
Smart sprinter Norwegian Bliss has been set for a first-up tilt at the Grafton carnival. Norwegian Bliss will look to build on her outstanding fresh record when she chases a maiden black-type success in the Listed Ramornie Handicap at Grafton. The bonny mare has won three of her four first-up runs… Read More »
Following a recent vacation in Bali, jockey Dean Yendall’s return to the racing scene has hit a roadblock as he faces another period of inactivity. Yendall has been found guilty of careless riding during the Caulfield race on Saturday, resulting in a 10-meeting suspension imposed by Racing Victoria stewards. The… Read More »
