Peter and Paul Snowden are building an enviable team for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic and they are looking to Snapback to bolster it further when he makes his debut at Randwick. The training partners already have Breeders’ Plate winner and race favourite Empire Of Japan, last week’s Brisbane winner Godfather and Magic… Read More »
Almost certainly the best related horse Matthew Dunn has trained, Rainbow Connection can earn temporary bragging rights over big brother Golden Sixty with a victory at Eagle Farm this weekend. As the winner of 22 of his 26 starts, Golden Sixty is the undisputed star of the family but he had to settle… Read More »
Robbie Laing is hoping history can repeat with the return of Stars Of Carrum to his Cranbourne stable. Laing prepared Stars Of Carrum early in his career to win the Group 2 Vase at Moonee Valley in 2018 before running second to Extra Brut in the Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) at Flemington. Stars Of Carrum left… Read More »
Apprentice Kiwi jockey Megan Taylor has has died following a fall during a race at Ashburton on Thursday. The 26-year-old was riding four-year-old mare Red Orchid when there was a four-horse fall as they entered the straight. Taylor was pronounced dead soon after with remaining races of the Ashburton meeting abandoned…. Read More »
Having missed out on a berth in The Ingham, Purple Sector will chase a consolation prize at Randwick as he bids to end a two-year absence from the winner’s stall. The gelding was first emergency for last weekend’s $2 million race but with all 20 acceptors lining up, trainer John… Read More »
Arran Bay will be out to improve on his already solid Flemington record when he attempts to replicate his most recent victory at Pakenham. Trainer Phillip Stokes says the four-year-old had trained on well in preparation for the #Lovethehorse Trophy (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday. Arran Bay registered a win at Pakenham… Read More »
Champion jockey James Mcdonald has declared Sovereign Fund a “readymade two-year-old” after the youngster booked his passage to the Gold Coast with victory in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic. Despite conceding race experience to several of his rivals, the Peter and Paul Snowden-trained colt proved superior, camping behind the leaders and… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody headed to Sandown confident Shuffle Dancer would break her maiden status. But that confidence was tempered a little when he saw the Ben and Jd Hayes-trained Rackermann as a short-priced favourite for the Ladbroke It! Plate (1400m) on Wednesday. It mattered little as Shuffle Dancer registered a commanding win resulting from a devastating turn… Read More »
John O’Shea’s stocks for the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas have soared after the in-form trainer produced the quinella in a key lead-up race at Wyong. Hell I Am ($2.70 fav) overcame the outside draw to post a resounding first-up win in the Magic Millions Wyong 3YO & 4YO Stakes (1200m),… Read More »
Victorian trainer Matt Laurie will make a rare foray to Sydney in a bid to test the Magic Millions credentials of unraced filly Mount Dove. A half-sister to stablemate and dual stakes placegetter Bay Thirteen, Mount Dove has emerged as somewhat of a surprise packet for her trainer, who wasn’t… Read More »
Grahame Begg concedes both the barrier draw and distance are not ideal for Rose Quartz as she chases a first stakes race win. Rose Quartz lines up in the Listed Kensington Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday having finished second to Jigsaw in the Listed Doveton Stakes (1000m) at Caulfield on… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 5 Sky Gem Race Two: 7 Flash Famous Race Three: 5 Yellowfin Race Four: 12 E Brother Race Five: 1 Savvy Chic Race Six: 9 Flying Silver Race Seven:… Read More »
Tom Prebble has one of Australia’s most successful jockeys this century as a father and a mother who is part of one of Australia’s most famous racing families and on Tuesday he joined them as a winning rider. The 20-year-old rode his first winner when he partnered the Rob Blacker -trained Scientific to victory… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has won more than a quarter of all Magic Millions Wyong Classics and the Hall of Fame trainer has again targeted the race with one of her leading contenders for the Gold Coast follow-up. Summer Loving will continue her path towards next month’s $2.5 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on… Read More »
For the second weekend in a row, Never Again is likely to be presented with a chance to provide emerging trainer Reece Goodwin with a career highlight. The eight-year-old who last Saturday became Goodwin’s first city winner is in line to be the Pakenham horseman’s first Stakes runner in the $175,000 Listed… Read More »
Group 1 winning jockey Mark Pegus is getting more serious in his comeback when he heads to Sandown on Wednesday to ride a horse that he also trains. Pegus partners Komachi in the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1300m) as he builds his comeback. Retiring from the saddle in November 2017, Pegus made his riding return in October at St Arnaud, and… Read More »
The globe-trotting, champion jockey Ryan Moore has not only virtually done it all … but he just continues to ride winners on the biggest stage time after time after time. No surprise then that Moore landed a winner when he rode the Richard Gibson trained Wellington to a dominant win… Read More »
There was drama in the HK$30 million LONGINES Hong Kong Mile with the odds-on favourite and Hong Kong Champion, Golden Sixty, who was looking to record a hat trick in the race, being defeated by California Spangle trained by Tony Cruz and ridden superbly by Zac Purton. The finish of… Read More »
James McDonaldâs victory salute aboard the Danny Shum trained Romantic Warrior in the Group 1, HK$34 million LONGINES Hong Kong Cup at Sha Tin on Sunday placed an exclamation mark on McDonaldâs stellar year in the saddle. The 2022 LONGINES Worldâs Best Jockey and Romantic Warrior faced a quality field… Read More »
At the age of 99, Michele Gangemi strolls into the Ascot mounting yard with all the assurance of a man in his prime. The oldest member of Perth Racing is offered a seat but chooses to stand, making the slim cane in his hands seem more a style accessory than… Read More »
