Speedy filly Dance Session made the best possible start after a stable change when she led from start to finish and won the Rhonda Worthington Handicap (1000m) at Belmont on Wednesday by a half-length. Dance Session made her first appearance for Mitchell Pateman following a short tenure under Jim Taylor and… Read More »
Three Royal Ascot bound Australian sprinters will have their last serious piece of work in a jump-out at Flemington before their departure for the UK. The Chris Waller-trained pair of Nature Strip and Home Affairs will be joined by the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Artorius in the specially arrange 900m hit-out down the… Read More »
James Mcdonald’s quest to land his 100th Sydney metropolitan win of the season will have to wait for another day after he fell just short at Canterbury. The champion jockey had the milestone in his sights with victory aboard the Chris Waller-trained Tinnie Winnie in the third race on Wednesday,… Read More »
Matthew Dunn has classic aspirations for juvenile filly Veandechance, who has overcome a pre-race hiccup to post her maiden victory at Canterbury. The two-year-old not only lost a shoe on the way to the starting stalls and had to be replated behind the gates, but also hurt part of her… Read More »
Expanding his buying spree of young horses overseas has landed Peter Moody a debut winner at Sale. English-bred three-year-old gelding Insulation took out the Gippsland Times Plate (1717m) on Wednesday to continue Moody’s foray into buying young stock from Europe. In 2016 Moody purchased five youngsters from the Tattersall’s Foal Sale… Read More »
Having convinced trainer Kris Lees he deserved a shot at the Queensland Derby, improving three-year-old Ting Tong will face a fresh challenge after drawing an outside gate. The son of Epaulette booked his passage north with a strong second to Oaks contender Aravene over 2000m at Rosehill on Saturday, showing… Read More »
Its Royal Ascot time again, and can the 3yo Home Affairs culminate his racing career with victory in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes on retiring to Coolmore Australia. Already the $4.75 race favourite with Ladbrokes on Day 5, Home Affairs last scored a magnificent victory in the Newmarket Handicap to defeat… Read More »
“Thank God!” That was James McDonald’s response when it was put to him that Zaaki will have firmer footing to race on at Eagle Farm on Saturday in the Doomben Cup than he would have had if the (now postponed) meeting had gone ahead on the heavy surface at Doomben… Read More »
Last Saturday, the Tony and Calvin McEvoy training partnership sent out their last feature race winner from their long-time base in South Australia when they triumphed in the Group 3 R A Lee Stakes at Morphettville. Belle Plaisir was the horse to give them a fitting farewell. The stable completed… Read More »
Trainer Stephanie Bakranich had a sense of trepidation when Nerodio ran in the Roma Cup (1200m), but by the end of the race, she could not have been prouder of him Stephanie Bakranich had a couple of doubts ahead of the G3 winter feature, mainly fitness after a decent spell and… Read More »
When Chris Hyland purchased Witchachar Star, he had dreams of winning the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. Those dreams may one day be realised, however Hyland still collected another feature on Grand Annual Day earlier this month, the Warrnambool Cup with Witchachar Star. With a jumping career put on hold, Witchachar Star… Read More »
Non-existent air travel between Melbourne and Brisbane has resulted in Alegron not being among the acceptances for the Group 1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm. Godolphin Australia Managing Director Vin Cox said they were not prepared to put the James Cummings-trained three-year-old on a truck to transport him to Brisbane for Saturday’s… Read More »
A hectic weekend is looming for Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup as he prepares to spread his boutique team between three states. Improving three-year-old Global Ausbred will spearhead Widdup’s squad when he lines up in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm, while Authentic Jewel heads in the opposite… Read More »
Jockey Robbie Dolan could kick off the massive Eagle Farm meeting on a high note on Saturday. The rider, who has captured the imagination of music fans with his singing performances in his recent appearances on The Voice, would have good cause to celebrate if he can guide the perhaps… Read More »
In yet another reshuffle of the race meeting cards in Queensland the meeting scheduled for Ipswich tomorrow (Thursday) had been rescheduled and moved to Sunday. Earlier, the Gold Coast meeting scheduled for Saturday was transferred to the Polytrack at the Sunshine Coast. Friday’s Sunshine Coast meeting has also been moved… Read More »
Alligator Blood is due to make his much-awaited debut for the Waterhouse and Bott stable in the Group 3 BRC Sprint over 1300m at Eagle Farm on Saturday. It has been anything but an easy road for the son of All Too Hard since he won the Group 1 Australian… Read More »
After all of the bad weather, transferred and abandoned meetings, backlog of races etc … Queensland will be hosting its biggest race meeting ever at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Sound a bit like an infomercial? Well, it is the truth. Never before has a meeting in Queensland included three Group… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 2 Beauty Glory Race Two: 3 Loyal Ambition Race Three: 2 Savaquin Race Four: 8 Our Creed Race Five: 9 Split Of A Second Race Six: 1 Fearless One… Read More »
Talk of retirement for the great multiple Gr 1 winner HITOTSU (Maurice – Love Is Fickle) is off the mark according to his trainer Ciaron Maher. On Monday, the star 3YO suffered a potentially career-ending suspensory injury and as he is worth $18million as a stallion, pundits jumped to an… Read More »
Yulong won the battle for two banner lots of this year’s Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale, splurging $7.1 million on elite-level performers Tofane and Away Game on Tuesday. The powerful Victorian farm paid $3.1 million for four-time Group 1 winner Tofane early in the session before forking out $4 million for Away… Read More »
