Sky Racing presenter Chynna Marston and her fiance, Alex Kean, have been hit with multiple charges alleging mistreatment of thoroughbred racehorses under their care. The charges, issued by Racing NSW stewards, have raised serious concerns about equine welfare. The allegations against Marston and Kean have prompted Racing NSW stewards to… Read More »
Ascot trainer Trevor Andrews says A Lot Of Good Men can kick off his winter campaign in style by making a winning return at Belmont on Saturday. The classy A Lot colt is the most favoured of the 10 horses lining up to take out the Juicebox-Campaign Brief Digital Agency… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 continues this Friday night, headlined by Commonwealth Cup (1207m), where all eyes will be on top class three year old Little Big Bear. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Commonwealth Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Commonwealth Cup Coronation… Read More »
Trainer Gavin Bedggood says Spring Eagle has not been afforded the ideal preparation leading into his city debut at Caulfield. A debut winner at Sale last month, Spring Eagle missed a run at Sandown a fortnight ago while he was forced to miss a jump-out at Cranbourne during the week. But Bedggood says Spring… Read More »
Palaisipan, Ruthless Dame and Chain Of Lightning, who finished fourth, fifth and sixth respectively in the Stradbroke, will all take up another Group 1 challenge in the Tatts Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Only a little over a quarter of a length separated these three runners in the Stradbroke… Read More »
The talents of emerging apprentice Wiremu Pinn, whose name has been front and centre in headlines in reports covering the controversial, incorrect allocation of his weight claim by racing authorities when he moved across from New Zealand to Victoria … a mistake made through absolutely no fault of his own… Read More »
Trainer Clayton Douglas is banking on a drop in weight and some slightly firmer footing being advantageous for Epic Centre at Caulfield. Epic Centre will be chasing a third win from his past four starts when he heads out for the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1000m) on Saturday. The three-year-old scored successive wins at Seymour and Sale before lumping 59.5kg when a narrow… Read More »
He has won two of the past three renewals of the Tattersall’s Tiara but Jason Collett won’t be adding to that record this year, the top jockey instead staying closer to home to chase a first Civic Stakes success. After breaking through for his maiden Group 1 win aboard Invincibella in… Read More »
Up-and-coming filly Overriding has already rewarded the faith of trainer Nathan Doyle and her biggest payday might be yet to come. The Newcastle trainer was drawn to the filly’s athleticism when he spied her at the yearling sales and being a daughter of unfashionable sire Star Turn, he picked her up for… Read More »
Docklands is closely-related to an OTI Racing horse who was a Black Type performer in Australia and the Harry Eustace-trained colt might see himself carrying the same colours Down Under after winning on Day 3 at Royal Ascot. The half-brother to Harbour Views took his record to three wins from five starts,… Read More »
Saturday night’s Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot has the potential to make Artorius a stallion with worldwide appeal and make some Australian breeders look like shrewd investors in the process. The 1207-metre Group 1 will be the final start for the son of Flying Artie before he embarks on… Read More »
Frankie Dettori may have had a quiet start to Royal Ascot 2023 but he’s more than made up for that since winning the Queen’s Vase on Wednesday and on Thursday winning his ninth Ascot Gold Cup on the John and Thady Gosden trained Courage Mon Ami. Courage Mon Ami was… Read More »
Champion jockey William Pike can see no reason why Fear The Wind can’t continue his charge to another victory at Belmont on Saturday. William Pike and Fear The Wind are on the crest of a winning wave and will look to keep that momentum going in the Rogan Josh Stakes (2200m). Fear… Read More »
Royal Ascot 2023 continues this Thursday night, headlined by the Gold Cup (4014m), one of the great staying events on the world racing calendar. Watch đź“ş – Watch the Royal Ascot races live at swiftbet Gold Cup 🏆: View the Field and Odds for the Gold Cup
Talented apprentice Zac Lloyd returns from suspension at Randwick on Saturday where you would expect him to be super keen to resume his chase for the coveted Sydney Apprentice Jockey’s Premiership in which, after leading for some time, he now trails Dylan Gibbons by five winners. A full book of… Read More »
The celebration of the day at last week’s Ipswich Cup meeting came from Jake Bayliss when he gave a rousing, emotionally charged, extravagant victory salute aboard the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace trained Chassis in the Gai Waterhouse Classic. Such are the twists and turns of racing that, apart from… Read More »
While trainer Chris Munce has been preparing Palaisipan, who finished fourth in the Stradbroke, for a crack at the Group 1 Tatts Tiara on Saturday, Queensland Racing Stewards have been preparing a new inquiry brief which has now had a sequel with both Munce and his son, stable foreman Corey… Read More »
A combination of wide barriers and uncertainty over track conditions has trainer Matthew Smith keeping his options open with several of his scheduled runners at Randwick. Smith has paid up for five horses but only two are sure to take their place – Astero, who needs to go to the races… Read More »
Chris Hyland expects a fitter Katsu to get back into winning form when he steps out at Caulfield. Hyland is the assistant-trainer for Grahame Begg who has prepared Katsu to win four of his seven starts. Katsu heads to Caulfield for the first time when he runs in the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1000m)… Read More »
Australia’s horseracing world mourns the passing of champion racehorse Desert War. Desert War gained fame as an Australian Thoroughbred gelding with an impressive record, including six Group One (G1) wins. Among his victories were the Epsom Handicap, which he won twice in 2004 and 2005, the Chipping Norton Stakes, LKS… Read More »
