Never the most striking horse in Gary Portelli’s stable, the ability of dual Group 1 winner Rebel Dane belied his plain looks, and his juvenile daughter Fireburn is proving to be in a similar mould. The two-year-old will be Portelli’s lone runner in the opening race at Randwick on Saturday following the… Read More »
Father and daughter training partners Ken and Kasey Keys head to Flemington in the hope of producing a couple of contenders for a feature sprint early in the New Year. The Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on January 15 has been pencilled in for both Free To Move and Winsum. Free To… Read More »
Connections of Looks Like Elvis have resisted the temptation to chase extra prizemoney in Sydney and will instead keep the horse fresh for a shot at a Victorian stakes target on New Year’s Day. The gelding was among nominations for the Acy Securities Handicap at Randwick on Saturday and while trainer… Read More »
Ballarat trainer Matt Cumani is hopeful a slight fall in his handicap rating will enable stayer Future Score to strike winning form at Flemington. Future Score runs in the Schweppervescence Handicap (2600m) on Saturday where he will be joined by stablemateFanciful Toff. After a last start eighth in the Listed Pakenham Cup (2500m) on December… Read More »
Racing Victoria and Country Racing Victoria have made some minor alterations to the conditions for next year’s County Mile Race Series. A total of $700,000 in prize money will be on offer which includes a $250,000 final at Flemington on March 19, All-Star Mile Day. Five heats carrying $75,000 will run… Read More »
Fresh off his record-setting success aboard Golden Sixty in Sunday’s (12 December) G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m), Vincent Ho is quickly turning his attention to Wednesday’s (15 December) eight-race card at Happy Valley as he looks to maintain the momentum with seven rides at the city circuit. With 10… Read More »
Trainer Symon Wilde may give his first Melbourne Cup runner a cameo appearance in late autumn after her recovery from injury. Tralee Rose finished ninth behind Verry Elleegant in the Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington on November 2 after being galloped on. After treatment at the Werribee Equine Hospital, Tralee Rose was boxed early in… Read More »
He has only been training on his own for just over 12 months but Scone-based trainer Will Freedman is building up a handy stable of both horses and owners alike, and will present a strong hand in the Highway Handicap at Royal Randwick this Saturday. Freedman will be represented by two… Read More »
Beauty In Me at Northam and Burnya To Survive at Pinjarra has given Miller cause for optimism after the devastating loss of his stable pin up, Naughty By Nature. Days out from competing in the Group 1 Kingston Town Classic (1800m), the talented mare suffered serious injuries in a paddock… Read More »
Two Coolmore-owned sprinting three-year-olds could be set to clash on Australian soil in the autumn. While not nominating in which races local three-year-old Home Affairs and US-bred Golden Pal could face off in, it promises to be an enticing contest should it eventuate. Home Affairs, by I Am Invincible, blitzed his rivals… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan has a penchant for stayers and jumpers and has always wanted a horse by Galileo in his stable. Imported galloper Blenheim Palace, who was trained by Aidan O’Brien in Ireland before joining Chris Waller briefly and then Daniel Bowman, is the son of Galileo that Ryan had been looking for. Racing under the Yulong Investments banner for Bowman,… Read More »
In this season of Christmas Gifting there is no better offer self-indulgence than the ATC Foundation’s open invitation for racing industry bodies and charities to request project grants. With project related grants being funded up to $150,000 its the Australian Turf Club Foundation Chair Trish Egan who has applications closing… Read More »
The changing face of Australia racing beams forth with a smile today at Orange races. For decades now we have seen girls with a desire to ride in races have to do so as the token only female in a field of aggressive men. Sometimes 15, 16, 20 runners etc… Read More »
Wyong-based trainer Kristen Buchanan will line up the former Kiwi mare Princess Rihanna in the Benchmark 78 over 1000m at Royal Randwick this Saturday, but it wasn’t always going to be the case. Originally sent to Australian shores to breed, the New Zealand galloper missed her opportunity which has prompted… Read More »
Neil Lee says you can never say never, but for the moment he and his part-owners are enjoying the ride with progressive four-year-old God Has Chosen. It’s far too early to label God Has Chosen has a budding star, but if you take a line through trainer Lindsey Smith’s comments, his… Read More »
Following the announcement by Racing SA to cease jumps racing in South Australia, Racing Victoria has acted to ensure that preparations for jumpers towards the 150-year-old May Racing Carnival at Warrnambool are assisted with the re-programming of the MJ Bourke Hurdle (3200m) meeting to Easter Monday, 18 April. The decision… Read More »
Golden Sixty stands alone as Hong Kong’s most prolific winner in history after he successfully defended his G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) crown at Sha Tin this afternoon (Sunday, 12 December). Nailing yet another heart-stopping win under jockey Vincent Ho, Hong Kong’s champion savoured the 19th win of his… Read More »
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s Chief Executive Officer Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges has saluted Hong Kong’s spirit and commitment after another successful staging of the LONGINES Hong Kong International Races, which saw G1 glory shared between Japan and Hong Kong at Sha Tin today (Sunday 12 December). On a day when Golden… Read More »
Loves Only You set the perfect seal on one of international racing’s most colourful careers with a spellbinding success in the HK$30 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Cup (2000m) on Sunday (12 December). Yoshito Yahagi’s globetrotting mare has flown the Hinomaru flag from Dubai to Hong Kong and on to… Read More »
Caspar Fownes and Blake Shinn were left with conflicting emotions after Sky Field steamed to success in the HK$24 million G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), fending off world-class opposition from Japan to continue Hong Kong’s dominance in the event. Shinn, 34, slotted his first G1 triumph in Hong Kong… Read More »
