Group 1 winning jockey Blake Shinn has been suspended for three weeks after testing positive to a banned substance in a sleeping pill following a random urine test. Shinn was asked to provide a sample at Sandown on February 25, which upon analysis was found to contain the banned substance, Zolpidem acid metabolite, a type of… Read More »
Jockey Craig Williams has made a return to the saddle a little over four weeks since a fall at Flemington left him with a broken collarbone and ribs. Williams rode at Sandown on Easter Monday and was the first of the jockeys injured in falls over three consecutive Saturdays to make it back… Read More »
Apprentice Carleen Hefel has achieved a career milestone at Sandown securing a treble at a metropolitan meeting. Her treble on the Easter Monday holiday fixture came courtesy of a double aboard the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Unusual Culture and Aiming which followed her victory on Funzelle for Peter Moody earlier in the program. “It’s very important, especially… Read More »
The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable could be tempted to head to a stakes race after Chill The Krug broke through for her maiden win at Sandown. The Listed Anzac Day Stakes (1400m) at Flemington on April 25 will be considered for Chill The Krug after her win in the Tile Importer Handicap (1400m)… Read More »
Of those nominated, only three of them have saluted so the big carrot is there to take the 1200m feature. They comprise a couple of Tulloch Lodgers Butch Cassidy and Critique plus Shesallshenanigans has two victories. The VOBIS Sires Guineas (1600m) has a good mix of the boys and girls entered. Kings Consort won… Read More »
If High Approach can display the same toughness as his sire Highland Reel, then trainer Archie Alexander will have an above average stayer. Highland Reel was an accomplished traveller for the Aidan O’Brien stable that would start off his season in Dubai, race through Europe and have his final start of the year in… Read More »
Grahame Begg will resist the temptation of aiming too high too soon with the unbeaten Magic Time. The three-year-old daughter of Hellbent has remained in Sydney since her impressive first-up win in the Group 3 PJ Bell Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on April 1 and is set to run in the Group 3… Read More »
Randwick will host the last day of the Sydney Autumn Carnival with the running of two G1s and some excellent support races. The G1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) is going to be a brilliant race now upped to $1.5million. Everest winner Giga Kick ($3) looks for some retribution this preparation but… Read More »
Renowned ratings expert Daniel O’Sullivan has weighed in on the debate surrounding Anamoe and his ability to compete against Europe’s racing titans. O’Sullivan believes that Anamoe must push his limits and surpass his personal best in order to stand a chance in the high-stakes world of horse racing. Anamoe recently… Read More »
Hold onto your hats, racing fans! The 2022 Melbourne Cup trophy has just fetched a jaw-dropping $800,000 at a fabulous shindig in Sydney. Who knew one little (well, not so little) trophy could cause such a stir? After Gold Trip’s dazzling victory in November’s heart-stopping race, the prized Cup took… Read More »
The promising younger sibling of champion mare Verry Elleegant has recently been acquired for a substantial $260,000 at the esteemed Inglis Easter Yearling Sales in Sydney. This impressive Zed x Opulence colt is set to make waves in the racing world, as it will be entrusted to the skilled hands… Read More »
Lindsay Park is banking on the wet conditions at Sandown proving beneficial to former Hong Kong galloper Naboo Star. The rising nine-year-old will be aiming for a third win from his past four starts when he runs in the ive > Handicap (1600m) on Monday. Naboo Star won three of his 23 starts in… Read More »
Nature Strip has been a star of Australian racing for several seasons, but incredibly it took winning at Royal Ascot to put the horse on the radar in England. While the Chris Waller-trained speedster had sat atop the Longines rankings as the world’s best sprinter for some time, visiting UK trainer… Read More »
Jordan Childs completed a feature race double at Sandown which in turn could lead to bigger wins later in the year. Forty mintues after guiding Cardinal Gem to victory in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday, Childs led throughout on White Marlin to win the Group 3 Easter Cup (2100m). The victory in… Read More »
Usually front and centre of the biggest races on the biggest days, Chris Waller didn’t saddle up a runner in this year’s Queen Elizabeth Stakes. But it didn’t stop him making his mark on Day Two of The Championships, the champion trainer celebrating a Group 1 win with Atishu in the Queen… Read More »
William Haggas has done it again. After twice producing Addeybb to lower the colours of pin-up mare Verry Elleegant in the 2020 and 2021 Queen Elizabeth Stakes, the UK training master has returned to conquer the $5 million race with Dubai Honour. Billed as a match-up between the English raider and local… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has eyes set on a Group 1 race in Brisbane with Cardinal Gem after his explosive win at Sandown. The deteriorating Sandown track held no fears for the gelding who raced to a comprehensive win in the Group 3 Victoria Handicap (1400m) on Saturday. Showers throughout Saturday downgraded the track from… Read More »
Dylan Gibbons has celebrated his maiden Group 1 win aboard comeback galloper Explosive Jack, running down outsider True Marvel in the final bounds in a thrilling Sydney Cup finish. The gifted apprentice had been knocking on the door for a major and his moment came in one of the most difficult and… Read More »
Almost two decades after his last visit to Randwick, New Zealand horseman James Wallace has pulled off a rare cross-Tasman double with Pennyweka adding the ATC Australian Oaks to her New Zealand Oaks victory. Wallace was a frequent visitor to Australia during the early 2000s with his multiple Group 1 winner Cent… Read More »
Trainer Lloyd Kennewell admitted being on edge prior to the running of a Stakes race at Sandown. Kennewell had the $3 betr favourite I Am Unstoppable engaged in the Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. A big fan of the I Am Invincible breed, Kennewell said I Am Unstoppable was potentially the best youngster he has trained…. Read More »
