Any jockey, from veteran to apprentice, who relocates to a new racing precinct wants to get off to a fast start and apprentice Campbell Rawiller did just that when saluting in only his second ride since moving to South Australia after his original plan to move to Western Australia was… Read More »
Inglis buyers now have access to an additional $1.55 million in bonuses with the introduction of the $1 million Inglis Pink Bonus Series. Those who buy into yearlings offered for sale at next weekend’s Inglis Classic Sale in Sydney are the first eligible for the bonuses. The Pink Bonus is… Read More »
Victoria will host an unscheduled meeting on Monday after Sunday’s postponed Sale card was deferred 24 hours. The Sunday card was postponed after 50mm of rain fell on the track since Friday afternoon, leaving sections of the track between the 1400m and 1700m unsafe for racing. Racing Victoria stewards inspected… Read More »
Scorched Earth has bounced through her last-start win at Caulfield and a return to the same track on Saturday week will determine whether she gets a shot at Group 1 glory this campaign. Trainer John Moloney said the $200,000 Group 3 Kevin Hayes Stakes (1200m) against her own age and sex looms… Read More »
Turaath was no match for Marabi in Saturday’s Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m), but her performance did little to dampen Maddie Raymond’s enthusiasm for the campaign ahead. The Warrnambool trainer reported on Sunday morning that the imported mare came through her third placing ‘really well’ and it was full steam ahead… Read More »
Sejardan has been given the thumbs up by trainer Gary Portelli and jockey Jason Collett following an exhibition gallop between races at Rosehill, his final serious piece of work before the $2 million Inglis Millennium. The winner of the Breeders’ Plate and Golden Gift in the spring, Sejardan will make his… Read More »
Lindsay Park Racing has had to deviate slightly from its initial plan with progressive miler Mr Brightside but the Hayes family operation remains focussed on the $5 million All-Star Mile. The cancellation of Tuesday’s trials at Bendigo has forced co-trainer Ben Hayes to search for alternative trial or jumpout options, meaning the… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin this Sunday, headlined by the Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m), the first leg of the 4YO Series. Race One: 3 Brilliant Way Race Two: 3 Flying Dragon Race Three: 2 Super Mission Race Four: 4 Zacian Race Five: 9 Leading… Read More »
A three year old won the Expressway, but not the one most had anticipated, Marabi confirmed her potential and the dreaded ‘B’ word was front and centre at Rosehill, or you could say front and fence. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and… Read More »
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace need not have worried about Marabi handling the soft conditions at The Valley as the unbeaten mare added to her record in the Australia Stakes. Marabi had not raced on rain-affected ground in her five previous starts, but it mattered little as the mare raced to… Read More »
Renowned for his nous in rating frontrunners, Tim Clark has pulled off an Expressway Stakes victory aboard unassuming colt Overpass, claiming the scalp of top three-year-old Anamoe in the process. Clark took the bull by the horns and steered Overpass to the lead on a track that had been playing… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic has bigger plans in store for Pinstriped after the gelding kept his record intact with a first-up win at The Valley. After a debut win on heavy ground at Moe, Pinstriped rounded up his opposition on Saturday’s soft track to claim the VOBIS Gold Carat (1200m). Jusufovic is adamant Pinstriped will be… Read More »
While the majority of jockeys scouted off the fence in the search of perceived better going at The Valley, Linda Meech was happy to take the opportunity of sticking to the fence with happy results. Having only the one ride on Saturday’s program, Meech did not leave the fence in taking the Symon Wilde-trained Zoltan to a easy win… Read More »
Just a few weeks ago, Michael and Richard Freedman weren’t sure they would have a two-year-old good enough for the Golden Slipper. Fastforward to Saturday at Rosehill and they suddenly find themselves with a genuine prospect in improving filly Queen Of The Ball. Runner-up at her only start in October,… Read More »
Karis Teetan plans to exploit an ideal inside draw and an expected strong tempo in the hope Romantic Warrior can remain undefeated and claim the HK$12 million Hong Kong Classic Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (30 January). The Mauritian takes over on Danny Shum’s Hong Kong International Sale… Read More »
Debutant Best Of Bordeaux has outsped his highly-touted rivals in a Canonbury Stakes upset to give trainer Kacy Fogden her first black-type win. Coolmore colt Great Barrier Reef was sent out a $1.95 favourite but was no match for the pacy Queenslander, who strode to the front for Sam Clipperton and extended his margin… Read More »
The perseverance of jockey Damian Lane in taking a rails run aboard Rioyuki paid off with the filly landing a narrow win at The Valley. Rioyuki scored her first metropolitan success in the Mitty’s Handicap (1500m) on Saturday with trainer Matthew Williams saying it would have been a crying shame to see the filly beaten. With Lane taking a narrow… Read More »
Adelaide sprinter He’s A Balter has narrowly gone down at his Dubai debut overnight. The Will Clarken trained galloper led throughout most of the race but was narrowly beaten on the line by Batwan. He’s A Balter had raced twenty eight times in Australia for seven wins with his latest… Read More »
Entrusted with the care of the two Will Clarken’s horses set to compete in Dubai – that is helping oversee their general well-being and race preparation – Jones has relished the responsibility and embraced the greater experience that comes with all of the intricacies that are in play when taking… Read More »
Newly located Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh is eager to shed his Midway maiden tag as he lines up More Sundays on Saturday at Rosehill. Having recently relocated his training operations from Muswellbrook to the Hunter Valley, Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh is eager for success in the Midway, and is hoping More… Read More »
