Scratched from the Galaxy due to a wide gate, Splintex has drawn to get the favours at Rosehill. Splintex doesn’t win out of turn, but the stars might be aligning for the sprinter to produce another peak performance at Rosehill on Saturday. The five-year-old was scratched from the Group 1 Galaxy… Read More »
Trent Busuttin & Natalie Young will saddle a trio of their large contingent of three-year-olds in the Mornington Guineas. Blushing Tycoon,Zerelle and Commander Harry will line up in the $150,000 race over 1600m for three-year-olds on Saturday. Blushing Tycoon only has the one win from 11 starts but did show promise in stakes company during the… Read More »
Twelve months ago, Australian Derby winner Explosive Jack took an unorthodox route to the blue riband via the Tasmanian Derby and James Cummings is hoping filly Honeycreeper can achieve something similar. Like Explosive Jack, the Australian Oaks hopeful has done her recent racing interstate and heads to Saturday’s Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m)… Read More »
Like a lot of connections with purchases made overseas, the new owners of former Irish galloper Dadoozdart would have had big dreams when he made his Australian debut. Melbourne Cups, Caulfield Cups and the like would have been high on their list, but after more than two years in Australia Dadoozdart is yet to… Read More »
Money From The Sky is the biggest thoroughbred Mark Newnham has trained and the astute horseman won’t be surprised to see the three-year-old reach similarly great heights on the racetrack. The untapped talent has been a work in progress, mainly due to his size, but he finally put it all together with… Read More »
Sydney’s extended run of wet weather is causing trainer Kerry Parker plenty of sleepless nights as he tries to navigate the best route to the Queen Elizabeth Stakes for stable star Think It Over. The gelding, whose best form is on top of the ground, is slated to line up… Read More »
After some indifferent performances when stepped up in distance, the Anthony and Sam Freedman stable has come to the realisation that Zouzarella is a sprinter. With that in mind the Freedman’s have freshened Zouzarella for a tilt at the Group 1 William Reid Stakes (1200m) at The Valley on Friday… Read More »
Benoit de la Sayette is looking forward to returning to action shortly, following his suspension for testing positive for cocaine. The 7lb claimer was given a six-month ban in September, backdated to April, having looked one of the weighing room’s brightest young stars when partnering Haqeeqy to victory for John… Read More »
An extravaganza of equine and human racing talent is on the menu for this Saturday’s (26 March) Dubai World Cup meeting at Meydan. It consists of five G1s and three G2s with the highlight being the G1 Dubai World Cup itself in which the brilliant US-trained Life Is Good will… Read More »
Sydney’s big wet has forced a rethink and a change of plans for Perth trainer Dan Morton and his classy mare, Kissonallforcheeks. The daughter of Written Tycoon created a big impression when she won the Group 3 Shaftesbury Avenue Handicap (1400m) at Flemington two weeks ago, disposing of her rivals… Read More »
Jason Collett will undergo shoulder surgery after fracturing his clavicle in a race day fall at Warwick Farm. Racing NSW stewards confirmed the injury late on Wednesday night and the top jockey is expected to go under the knife on Thursday. “Jason has a fractured clavicle that requires surgery by… Read More »
Cliff Brown has a William Reid Stakes runner in The Inferno, but he might have been putting the polish on an even better chance in the $1 million Group 1 had fate not lured him to Singapore. The Victorian leapt at an opportunity to train at Kranji in 2008, around… Read More »
St Mark’s Basilica, a regally-bred European Champion two-year-old and World Champion three-year-old will join the Coolmore Australia roster in 2022. St Mark’s Basilica was bred by leading Australian breeder Bob Scarborough and purchased by MV Magnier at Tattersalls October Book 1 for 1,300,000 gns (approximately $2,500,000). Beginning with the Dewhurst… Read More »
Top jockey Jason Collett has suffered a suspected collarbone injury just days after celebrating his fourth Group 1 win aboard Montefilia in the Ranvet Stakes. Collett was riding the Matthew Smith-trained Flambeur in the fourth race at Warwick Farm on Wednesday when the tiring horse stumbled and fell near the 300m mark, dislodging… Read More »
The National Broodmare Sale obtained another big-ticket item on Wednesday when Away Game was confirmed as an entry for the late-May offering. Magic Millions announced that the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained filly would be sold on the Gold Coast after contesting the Group 1 Robert Sangster Stakes (1200m) in Adelaide… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke admits he is unsure how unbeaten Queenslander Gypsy Goddess will line up against the top Sydney fillies, despite having a couple of decent measuring sticks. Vandyke prepared Yankee Rose, who captured the 2016 Spring Champion Stakes as a three-year-old filly and was placed behind Winx in that year’s… Read More »
Soon after weighing in on former UK galloper Old Flame at Sandown, Jamie Kah said how much she loved the Peter and Paul Snowden galloper. Old Flame had just won the Ladbrokes Bet Ticker Handicap (1400m) on Wednesday at his first Australian start after winning two of his four starts in the UK. In… Read More »
It has taken 12 months but police have swooped in France and the ramifications across European horse and harness racing are massive. After a tip-off 12 months ago, French police launched investigations into who was supplying illegal drugs to vets and horse trainers, and exactly which vets and horse trainers… Read More »
Nick Ryan has continued his recent run of success with Belle Savoir scoring an impressive first-up victory at Sandown. Of the last nine runners the Ryan stable has sent to the races it has produced seven winners including a career high four winners at Echuca on March 13. Belle Savoir was returning from more than… Read More »
Jockey Nathan Day, who has successfully plied his trade on the Northern Queensland circuit for some time, has been handed a hefty nine-month penalty by the Queensland Racing Integrity Commission (QRIC) Stewards to begin with immediate effect. The relevant, official steward’s report, which was issued on Monday, March 21, reads:… Read More »
