With Dean Holland riding with him, Liam Riordan has guided Serenaur to an emotional win at Ballarat. Jockey Liam Riordan was moved to tears when he stood up and raised his whip when he crossed the line after winning a race at Ballarat. Riordan was the replacement rider aboard Serenaur in the Hygain Winner’s Choice Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday for Dean Holland who tragically died in… Read More »
Luck has deserted Private Eye so far this preparation, but the stars are finally aligning for the top-class sprinter to return to winning form in Brisbane. The Everest runner-up will step out in Saturday’s Victory Stakes (1200m) at Eagle Farm where he has drawn ideally in barrier three, looks set to… Read More »
Trainer Andrew Bobbin had no hesitation in voting for an increase in distance for the VRC St Leger which will this year be run at Sandown. The Listed race was scheduled to be run at Flemington on Anzac Day, but with racing cancelled in Victoria on Tuesday following the death of Dean… Read More »
A shot at a $500,000 payday is on the radar for sprinter-miler Cotehele if he runs well at his next start. John O’Shea will have just one runner at Rosehill but he is hoping that will be all he needs to come away with a winner. The Randwick horseman saddles… Read More »
The last time Ed Cummings was in Adelaide for a Group 1 race, it was as an assistant trainer to his father Anthony with a horse at the end of its preparation. Fast forward seven years and Cummings is back in town as a successful trainer in his own right, this time… Read More »
The delay of the William Newton VC Handicap of two days is not expected to have an adverse effect on the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained White Marlin. The William Newton VC Handicap (2000m) has been transferred from the Anzac Day meeting at Flemington on Tuesday to being the first race at the… Read More »
The new, state-of-the-art jockey and steward’ rooms at Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club (KBRC) were officially opened at Tuesday’s ANZAC Day meeting. Backed by an almost $1.2 million Racing and Wagering WA (RWWA) grant, the newly constructed facility has male and female jockey changerooms and a common use jockey lounge area. It… Read More »
The racing industry has rallied behind the family of Dean Holland, and a GoFundMe campaign initiated by prominent owner Tony Ottorbre has exceeded expectations, raising over $1,400,000. Originally aiming to collect $500,000, the fundraiser received a massive boost with Ottorbre’s $100,000 contribution. As of Thursday afternoon, the total amount raised… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 10 Hang’s Choice Race Two: 9 Snowalot Race Three: 6 Telecom Speed Race Four: 4 Romantic Laos Race Five: 6 Pachisi Race Six: 12 Flying Silver Race Seven: 6… Read More »
Racing Victoria has announced some programming changes resulting from the cancellation of racing on Anzac Day. Meetings were called off in Victoria on Tuesday at Flemington and Moe as a mark of respect for jockey Dean Holland who was killed in a race fall at Donald on Monday. Racing resumes at Ballarat on… Read More »
‘That one’s for Deano’. They were the words from jockey Todd Parnelll after winning the opening race at Adelaide’s Anzac Day race meeting at Gawler on Tuesday. South Australian-born jockey Dean Holland died in a race fall at the Victorian country meeting at Donald on Monday and was remembered by his fellow riders on Tuesday…. Read More »
The hectic schedule of racing in Victoria has resulted in jockey Daniel Moor heading overseas for a ‘working holiday’. Moor will plie his trade in Singapore for the next two months, although he may extend that, if granted by Singapore authorities, by a few weeks after his work permit was delayed. Success aboard Jigsaw in the Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m) at Mornington last… Read More »
Following the tragic death of jockey Dean Holland on Monday, Racing Victoria and the Victorian Jockeys Association have confirmed that Victoria’s ANZAC Day meetings at Flemington and Moe will not proceed. Holland passed away after a race fall at Donald on Monday, prompting RV to reschedule Tuesday’s scheduled meetings out… Read More »
Victorian jockey Dean Holland has passed away after suffering critical injuries from a race fall during a country meet at Donald on Monday. Holland’s horse was one of two that fell during the first race, and he was airlifted to a Melbourne hospital. Sadly, Holland died shortly after arriving at… Read More »
The next four weeks see G1s conducted at Morphettville along with other important feature races in Adelaide at a carnival which usually throws up a good horse. We kick off with the G1 Australasian Oaks (2000m) for the fillies where they chase the ultimate prize for their futures. Arts ($4) comes… Read More »
UPDATE: Dean Holland has sadly passed away following the fall at Donald today – Read more here Dean Holland dies following Donald fall Monday’s Victorian meeting at Donald was abandoned after one race following a fall that resulted in one jockey being airlifted to hospital in Melbourne with ‘critical’ injuries…. Read More »
The Salanitri stable concedes Midnight Glow still has a bit to learn, but the progressive stayer has one big thing in his favour ahead of Tuesday’s $300,000 VRC St Leger â the distance of the race. The Listed event will be run over 2800 metres, which Frank Salanitri considers a huge… Read More »
Queensland’s Winter Racing Carnival (Stradbroke Season) begins on Saturday with a couple of G2 races. The 3yos chase a lovely race in the G2 Queensland Guineas (1600m) which can also feed into those heading to the Queensland Derby. Kovalica ($1.90) is an obvious candidate for that race after his Grand Prix… Read More »
Michael Kent Jnr can’t help but think Gunstock has the talent to be targeting better races Tuesday’s The Les Carlyon at Flemington, but that does not dampen his enthusiasm for the gelding’s return. The four-year-old will be having his first start since his three-length win in the Group 3 Coongy Cup (2000m)… Read More »
Monday’s Coffs Harbour races have been postponed following overnight rain. With 83mls of rain recorded for the week, 52mls of which were in the last 24 hours, the track conditions are deemed unsuitable for racing. In particular, the 800m to 400m section of the course is waterlogged and squelchy, posing… Read More »
