All those involved in horse care are advised to be alert for signs of Japanese encephalitis following outbreaks in piggeries in Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and South Australia. apanese encephalitis is a viral zoonotic disease that is spread by mosquitoes to people, horses, pigs and other animals. People and… Read More »
Trainer Colin Webster is adamant his stable star Trix Of The Trade will relish another step up in trip in today’s J.C. Roberts Stakes (1800m) at Ascot. The three-year-old is unbeaten at all four starts this campaign, including wins in the Breeders Plate (1400m), Challenge Stakes (1500m) and Lex Piper… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Saturday, with good depth across the program. Race One: 6 Cheerful Days Race Two: 4 Seize The Spirit Race Three: 5 Whizz Kid Race Four: 4 Right As Rain Race Five: 1 Brilliant Way Race Six: 3 Packing Treadmill… Read More »
Hereâs a story about dreaming, hoping, praying, staying the course and believing in yourself. Canberra-based hoop Quayde Krogh, who a month ago was riding in $10k races at Braidwood, has a live chance at Rosehill in the Gr 1 Coolmore Classic on Saturday. That race is worth $600,000 and he… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock should not be surprised if there are a few enquiries for Yaki Ishi if he runs well in the Group 2 VRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Flemington. Last year’s 1400m race for two-year-olds was the final start Hitotsu had for Wendy Kelly before he was sold to Ozzie… Read More »
Apache Chase is the first runner to be confirmed for The Archer ⊠regional Queenslandâs richest race of the year ⊠which will be contested over 1300m at Rockhampton on May 7. Modelled on the same âslot holderâ runner selection concept as The Everest, the new race offers $440,000 in… Read More »
James Cummings is hoping to join his famous grandfather on the honour roll of Australian Cup winners, however he will need to be training a long time to match his record. Bart Cummings won the race 13 times, the last in 2008 with Sirmione with other notable winners being Leilani (1975), Hyperno (1981), Let’s… Read More »
The Robert and Luke Price stable hope Count De Rupee can add his name to the Newmarket Handicap honour roll and join a relation as a winner of the famous race. The dam of Count De Rupee is the unraced Timeless Choice, a younger sister of 2014 Newmarket Handicap winner… Read More »
There is still a bit to play out before the final field for the Golden Slipper is revealed and trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are among those making a belated bid to saddle-up a runner in the $5 million juvenile centrepiece. With Brosnan heading to Melbourne for the Sires’… Read More »
Jay Ford has been living on a diet of fruit and fish and is right on target to get down to 50 kilos to partner Coolmore Classic favourite Espiona in the Group 1 race. The jockey usually tips the scales at between 53 and 54 kilos, but he is among… Read More »
Mark Newnham has prepared his share of talented fillies and he says untapped three-year-old Sanstoc has the potential to be as good as any of them. Newnham has won Group 1 races with the likes of Nakeeta Jane and Maid Of Heaven, while Greysful Glamour, Harmony Rose, Scarlet Dream and Quintessa were all placed at… Read More »
It isn’t quite Nature Strip verses Eduardo, but Ellsberg and Brutality are beginning to rack up a mini rivalry of their own. The pair have been on a collision course, clashing three times since the late spring with the ledger currently 2-1 in Ellsberg’s favour. They are set to meet again in Saturday’s Ajax… Read More »
Touted as a potential future sprint star early this season, Nervous Witness has restored lustre to his reputation with a devastating win in the Class 3 Hing Tung Handicap (1000m) as Zac Purton again dominated Happy Valley with a quartet at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (9 March). Nervous Witness ‘… Read More »
Godolphin youngster Spacewalk hasn’t quite lived up to Hugh Bowman’s early expectations, but the champion jockey believes the colt can go on with the job after breaking his maiden at Canterbury. Placed in the Listed Lonhro Plate two starts ago, Spacewalk enjoyed a significant drop in grade and handled the heavy… Read More »
California Spangle and Romantic Warrior head an enthralling group of 14 selected runners for the HK$24 million BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, 20 March. Leading throughout to land the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Cup (1800m) last month, California Spangle shoots for his seventh victory… Read More »
The Peter Moody and Luke Nolen pairing were once a lethal combination and still are when circumstances permit. The pair are best remembered for the association with the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, but there have been a number of other feature race wins along the way. Surprisingly Moody and Nolen only have one… Read More »
Although top rider Ryan Maloney had to bypass winning rides following the terrible hand he was dealt yesterday at Ipswich, he may not have to on Saturday at Eagle Farm. Still a cloud lingers over his head re recovery but x-rays today revealed he had not suffered a vertebra fracture… Read More »
Robbie Griffiths knows what it takes to win one of the toughest sprint races in Australia and is hoping to win a second, but this time with training partner Mathew de Kock. Griffiths and de Kock have Halvorsen lining up in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday. The… Read More »
Tom Dabernig has not given up on a start for his stable flag-bearer Flying Mascot in the All-Star Mile but realises hopes of a start are lengthening by the day. Flying Mascot is to run at Flemington on Saturday in the Group 3 Matron Stakes (1600m) with a remote possibility of backing… Read More »
Surprise Baby will attempt to give Gavin Bedggood his maiden Group 1 win when he runs in the Australian Cup at Flemington. Cranbourne trainer Gavin Bedggood is too busy to let nerves get in the way of a potential Group 1 win with Surprise Baby. But that may change on Saturday… Read More »
