Grahame Begg will be out to ride his recent run of good fortune when he saddles three runners at the twilight midweek meeting at Sandown. The Cranbourne-based trainer has prepared 11 winners from his past 50 starters and had a two-state Group 2 double on Saturday with Passive Aggressive in Sydney and Nonconformist at… Read More »
Ethan Brown’s final surgery on Monday afternoon was reportedly successful, and the surgeons involved are said to be satisfied with the outcome. Now, the focus can shift to the 23-year-old’s recovery following his recent fall in the Australian Guineas. On Tuesday morning, Brown was able to communicate with his family… Read More »
With the 50th running of the Black Opal Stakes coming up on Sunday, Racing and Sports’ Jaike Altieri takes a look back at the preview races held on Canberra Mile day. The Group 3 Black Opal Stakes (1200m) is just around the corner and a brilliant entrĂ©e was served on… Read More »
My Oberon has secured the final wildcard entry into this year’s All Star Mile. The highly-anticipated race is set to take place on March 19th at The Valley racecourse in Melbourne. My Oberon, previously trained by William Haggas, made a statement on his Australian debut by winning the Crystal Mile… Read More »
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has been charged by Racing Victoria after a urinary sample from a horse she trained, Jukila, tested positive for prohibited levels of an anti-inflammatory drug. The sample was taken before the horse won a race at the Bendigo Cup day meeting last year, with Payne… Read More »
Julius Sandhu couldn’t be happier with his stable start Lofty Strike as they chase an elusive win at the highest level in Saturday’s Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. This time last year the dream of winning the Blue Diamond was well over for Cranbourne-based trainer Sandhu as injury struck the then… Read More »
The 2023 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) shapes up as a cracking contest with so many elite straight track sprinters entered on a great day of racing. Roch ‘N’ Horse ($21) tries to go back to back but will find some red hot speedsters in his way such as Golden Eagle winner I… Read More »
When apprentice jockey Bailey Wheeler moved to Queensland early in February to further his career, he wasn’t shy in his assessment of what he was wanted to achieve moving forward. “I think I can be one of the best apprentices up here and hopefully win the apprentice’s provincial jockeys title… Read More »
The first race designated for Fillies and Mares that was given Group 1 status in Australia was the Coolmore Classic (1500m) and it is a brilliant betting contest every year. Will it be the older mares who take control such as Annavisto ($4.50), Fangirl ($8) or Hope In Your Heart ($8) or do… Read More »
Annabel Neasham isn’t taking any chances with four-time Group 1 winner Zaaki with a tilt at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes pushed aside in favour of the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on April 15. “He’s just not himself at the moment,” Neasham told Sky Racing. “We’re not really sure… Read More »
Ben Thompson certainly has not been resting on his laurels since striking gold with his breakthrough Group 1 win aboard Uncommon James in the Oakleigh Plate at Sandown on February 25. One weekend later, Thompson registered no less than seven winners in a three-day weekend blitz … from the Friday… Read More »
Strong work over the weekend has co-trainer Mick Price feeling good about Annavisto’s sojourn to Sydney for the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) at Rosehill on Saturday. While no stranger to racing in the clockwise direction with her best result north of the Victorian border being a second placing in… Read More »
The first of the international horses could step out in feature races at Rosehill as soon as next week, pending their progress in the coming days. Both the William Haggas-trained Purplepay and Joseph O’Brien’s Statement have the Group 1 Coolmore Classic (1500m) pencilled in as a likely first-up goal, while the… Read More »
Mornington trainer Jerome Hunter will bypass an autumn campaign in Sydney with Barb Raider to concentrate on gaining a start in the Caulfield Cup. The two worst runs of Barb Raider’s career have been in Sydney, so instead Hunter has his sights on the Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on April 22, which if the mare… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 8 Run Run Good Race Two: 9 Golden Luck Race Three: 4 Rewarding Together Race Four: 2 Inspiring City Race Five: 5 Yellowfin Race Six: 2 Perfetto Race Seven: 10… Read More »
Read the latest updates following the nasty fall in today’s Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington. Jockey updates: Ethan has internal injuries & undergone surgery tonight to arrest internal bleeding issues. Will require further surgery. Another update to be issued 4pm Sunday. Mark Zahra walked back into the mounting… Read More »
Ethan Brown was involved in a harrowing incident during the $1 million G1 Australian Guineas (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. The 23-year-old rider fell from tiring leader Maximillius at the 300-metre mark when tightened in an incident involving Holymanz, Elliptical, and Amenable. Brown was subsequently transported to Royal Melbourne Hospital… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg will have a phone full of congratulatory messages after completing a two-state double on Saturday. Begg was on the 5pm plane from Sydney having been at Randwick to watch Passive Aggressive land a last stride win in the Group 2 Challenge Stakes (1000m) while it was left to newly appointed assistant-trainer Chris… Read More »
Group l racing was the focus at both Randwick at Flemington on Saturday, with stars of both horse and human on display, the Golden Slipper picture became clearer, while for the remainder of the Sydney Autumn, the New Zealand Derby at Te Rapa might prove to be a key form… Read More »
It was the Zac Purton show at Randwick as the superstar Hong Kong-based jockey made a clean-sweep of the two Group 1 races, both wins coming for the famous Freedman family. Just 40 minutes after teaming with Anthony and Sam Freedman to guide Artorius to an overdue win in the Canterbury Stakes… Read More »
