Graeme Murray’s impressive last start winner Nicci’s Song will be looking to take the next step when she lines up in the Vinery Stud Handicap (900m) at Newcastle on Wednesday. Newcastle plays host to this week’s midweek metropolitan meeting due to the ongoing COVID-19 situation in Sydney. Nicci’s Song was… Read More »
The Golden Rose-nominated Sebrenco headlines a trio of runners for the Bartley stable at Newcastle on Wednesday. Wyong-based trainer Tracey Bartley has accepted with three runners for the metropolitan midweek program at Newcastle, with a 2021 Golden Rose nominee among them. Sebrenco will line up in the Ranvet Handicap (1200m) with… Read More »
Dom Celisano is off the mark after sealing his first win as an owner-trainer at Pinjarra last Thursday. The 47-year-old had Red Dwarf go around in the Glenn Money Maiden (1600m) and the lightly-raced six-year-old didn’t let him down with a 1 ÂĽ length victory. At just his fourth career start,… Read More »
The famous Birdsville Races have been postponed until April next year. The new dates for the event are Sunday, April 10, 2022 and Monday, April 11, 2022. The announcement, made by the Birdsville Race Club, also confirmed that the Birdsville racing fixture for September 2022 would remain in place, meaning… Read More »
Get ready for trainers and connections with contenders but no confirmed place yet in the 2021 The Everest to start lobbying hard and fast on behalf of their runners as they attempt to secure a place in the rich race line-up. Troy Corstens is one of those already beating The… Read More »
The highly rated Ayrton finished unplaced in an 800m trial on heavy going at Cranborne today, but co-trainer Mick Price was happy enough because he felt that Ayrton’s trial performance was just what the doctored as the four time winner from five starts plots a path back to racing action… Read More »
Another promising Toowoomba based runner will be heading south after a purchase offer too good too refuse was accepted by Dr Kim McCasker, the owner of the very well performed, newly turned three-year-old filly Hinged. Hinged, who established a proud record of five wins from only seven starts, all as… Read More »
With the lifting of the latest lockdown in eleven Local Government Areas across South East Queensland yesterday afternoon, Racing Queensland has confirmed that patrons will again be welcome to race meetings in South East Queensland, subject to some on-going Covid-19 provisions such as the wearing of face masks at all… Read More »
Great expectations going into the Missile Stakes turned into massive disappointment after the race for connections of the Joe Pride trained Fasika, who started favourite for the Group 2 event. Fasika finished a creditable third, less than a length behind Phobetor and Chat in the Missile Stakes, but she bled… Read More »
He’s probably the most boomed horse we’ve seen in Australia for years after his stunning Gr 1 effort in the winter, and so it was good to see ZAAKI (Leroidesanimaux – Kesara) return to the track at Warwick Farm this morning. He trialled over 900m under former French Gr 1… Read More »
Following the departure of David Hayes to Hong Kong and Tom Dabernig branching out on his own, Lindsay Park is going through a rebuilding phase. But the stable still has four entries in both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup in the spring. Two of those horses – Rostropovich and Port Guillaume –… Read More »
A year in racing can be a long time as Trent Busuttin can vouch for. Busuttin and partner Natalie Young plan on starting Sierra Sue in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday in the hope the mare can recapture the form that carried her to a… Read More »
A cherished wish to claim the Sydney jockeys’ title was thwarted by James Mcdonald last season but winning the premiership remains a focus for Tommy Berry this term. While Berry finished 21 wins behind McDonald in the title race, having a goal kept him motivated and sharp, taking his consistency in the… Read More »
Eleven races have been set down for Singapore on Sunday in what looks a good quality meeting. We take a look at each of the eleven races and give our tips and best bets for the meeting at Singapore. Race One: 8 Gamely Race Two: 12 Qaidoom Race Three: 5… Read More »
The Jeffrey Caught trained Fortification ($8) prevailed in a driving finish to take out the TAB Townsville Cup by 0.20 lengths from the game $41 outsider Bering Sea. The fact that less than a length separated the first four runners across the line … Play Me Now and Unbiased finished… Read More »
The smart Graeme Green trained galloper Master Jamie is now a fourteen-time winner after showing his class by shrugging off the difficulties of carrying 58kg from a number thirteen barrier draw to take out the Cleveland Bay at Townsville in style. Master Jamie has a proud record, having twice racked… Read More »
The Astrologist has continued his affinity with the Flemington straight track by taking out the Aurie’s Star Handicap. Saturday’s Group 3 sprint was The Astrologist’s third win in as many starts on the Flemington straight and was punctuated with a narrow third in the Listed Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on July 24…. Read More »
James Mcdonald has cheekily quipped, ‘Anamoe who?’ after the Group One winner’s stablemate Paulele returned with a rousing performance in the Rosebud at Randwick. Anamoe is predicted to be one of the major players in the three-year-old features this spring but his James Cummings-trained stablemate Paulele has set the bar high, making light… Read More »
Maturity and a gelding operation have been keys to Groundswell finally living up to the promise he showed as a spring three-year-old. Gelded after his three-year-old season, Groundswell has won five of his subsequent 10 starts, adding Saturday’s VRC Season Premiere Stakes (1410m) to his record. Setting a fast tempo… Read More »
Former steward turned trainer Michael Costa has celebrated the most significant win of his career with Phobetor claiming some high-profile scalps to win the Group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick. Costa worked as a Racing NSW steward before taking out his trainers’ license and setting up a stable at Warwick Farm, making… Read More »
