Star jockey Willie Pike’s future as a rider appears to be very much in his own hands or, if you want to put it another way, he can’t blame others for the predicament he finds himself in at this time. It should be noted at the outset that none of… Read More »
Trent Busuttin and Natalie are no strangers to the winners’ stalls across Australia but for the six-time Group 1 winning pair their biggest gamble to-date steps out on Saturday with million-dollar filly Bonheur on debut in the Ann Kikenny Handicap over 1000 metres. By I Am Invincible and her dam being 2014 Group… Read More »
It isn’t often that a weekend 1600-metre three-year-old maiden could unearth a horse with Derby prospects, or even one with Group 1 potential over any distance, but the win of Green Belt at Cranbourne on Sunday has the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr stable eyeing the Group 1 South Australian Derby… Read More »
Perth Racing Chairman Colin Brown joined TABradio’s The Sports Daily on Tuesday morning to answer questions regarding the Belmont Park redevelopment, Ascot racecourse’s future and other pressing matters. BELMONT PARK REDEVELOPMENT: “There will be some direction in the short, medium and long-term about Belmont through this year,” Brown said. “It’s… Read More »
Golden Sixty stepped out for a routine barrier trial at Sha Tin this morning (Tuesday, 4 January) as he builds towards the HK$12 million G1 Stewards’ Stepping out under familiar ally Vincent Ho, Golden Sixty broke cleanly before extending to cross the line third in 59.41s behind Wellington and Jumbo… Read More »
Though the 2021-22 racing season has yet to reach the halfway mark, Jye Mcneil made a positive start to the calendar year on Saturday with a winning double at Flemington. That pair took his season tally of victories in Melbourne to 35 and extended his lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 8 Bulletproof Race Two: 5 Sight Hero Race Three: 2 Toronado Phantom Race Four: 6 Zebrowski Race Five: 11 Viva Popcorn Race Six: 3 Astrologer Race Seven: 3 Kurpany… Read More »
Savvy Nine will aim to become to the second horse in history to defend his mantle in the G3 January Cup Handicap (1800m) this Wednesday night (5 January) at Happy Valley. Noble Conqueror prevailed in 2010 and 2011; tomorrow night, Savvy Nine will attempt to do the same, following on… Read More »
The last-start Christmas Handicap runner-up is nominated at Caulfield and for the metropolitan meeting at Gawler and Jolly said he was leaning towards staying in SA at the early stage. “We’ve nominated for both here and Melbourne, but I am leaning towards running him at Gawler,” Jolly said. “There are… Read More »
Only two starts back he was just nabbed late on the line in a Rosehill Midway and the Marc Conners-trained Nictock will be looking to go one better in this weekend’s edition at the same track. In that version on December 4, the Nicconi gelding led everywhere bar the post before… Read More »
In form rider Ben Thompson will be doing a rain dance in the week leading up to the Magic Millions after happily committing to riding the Bryan and Daniel Guy trained Golden Artie in the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-old Classic on January 15. You couldn’t take the smile off… Read More »
When jockey Michael Murphy went up high in the saddle and punched the air in an exaggerated, ecstatic salute when winning on the Lindsay Gough trained Dr Why Not at Doomben on Saturday, it clearly signalled that the result had special significance for the rider. As it turned out that… Read More »
The stakes have risen for co-trainers Mick Price & Michael Kent Jnr in their new Cranbourne training base with the return of springtime stable stars pointing towards summer and autumn features. Group 1 Toorak Handicap (1600m) and Golden Eagle (1500m) winner I’m Thunderstruck is one of the big names to… Read More »
Waller winless!!! Well, there are two word’s you didn’t think you would see together … and, rest assured, you are not going to see it often, but that indeed was the case on New Year’s day where the undisputed heavyweight champion trainer of Australia sent out a total of fourteen… Read More »
Group 1-winning jockeys Luke Currie and Daniel Moor have jumped at the opportunity ride in Hong Kong having been granted licences by the Hong Kong Jockey Club (HKJC) to compete there for the remainder of the 2021-2022 racing season. With the likes of Zac Purton, among others, on the sidelines through injury,… Read More »
Rick Hore-Lacy, who enjoyed a successful training career through which he became a renowned preparer of future star stallions, has died after to a long battle with illness. Hore-Lacy trained his first Group 1 winner with Foxseal winning the 1985 Brisbane Cup (3200m) before the likes of Clay Hero, Canny… Read More »
A fall from the ill-fated Gold Watch on New Year’s day at Ellerslie has left Danielle Johnson with two broken bones in her lower right leg. A runaway winner of the 2020/21 New Zealand Jockey’s Premiership, in which she rode over one hundred and fifty winners with fifteen Black Type… Read More »
The Hong Kong Jockey Club’s licensing committee has confirmed that, subject to the usual formalities, it has granted a Club Jockey’s licence to Luke Currie and Daniel Moor to ride in the precinct until the end of the current Hong Kong racing season. Currie, who has thirteen Group 1 winners… Read More »
Trainer Patrick Payne isn’t one to overplay the prospects of horses under his care too often and he is true to his form after the win of Gate Crash ($2.10) in the Ladbrokes Blended Bets Handicap over 1800 metres at Sandown on Monday. This was the second win in four starts for… Read More »
A key trial run at Gold Coast on Tuesday morning and forecast inclement weather are providing added challenges for Magic Millions Classic prospect Cusack. Cranbourne-based co-trainers Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are eagerly awaiting what the weather overnight on the Gold Coast will bring as their two-year-old colt Cusack is… Read More »
