Jamie Kah is expected to etched her name in the history books by becoming the first jockey to notch 100 wins in a season in the metropolitan area of Victoria. Brett Prebble came close ending the 1999-2000 season with 99-Âœ wins off fewer city meetings and at the start of the… Read More »
We donât get to write many stories about riders from South Australia. Certainly not apprentice jockeys as most of the time the eastern seaboard hoops dominate the headlines. But, this story needs to be told. Sunday at Port Augusta races, the big race was the Port Augusta Cup over 2300m… Read More »
Jamie Kah is a $1.10 chance with TAB to bring up her 100th Victorian metropolitan winner of the season tomorrow at Sandown. A market this morning went up on how many winners she would ride at the meeting with the 1+ option that would see her create history as the first… Read More »
Queensland racing just canât catch a break at the moment. The Warwick meeting, originally scheduled for last Sunday and the then transferred to this Wednesday, because of the state of the track, has now officially been abandoned. As stated on the Racing Queensland website, âThe abandonment decision was made following… Read More »
Feature racing continues at Belmont Park on Saturday with the $100,000 Listed Beaufine Stakes, run over 1000m. The race was first held in 1979 where Nilotic, ridden by Gerry Donnelly, was the first home in the field of 15 starters ahead of Saba Minx and Gypsy Princess. TRAINERS Vern Brockman… Read More »
After finishing second in the Sir John Monash Stakes 12 months ago, Viridine will be aiming to go one better at Caulfield. Team Godolphin and trainer James Cummings will be hoping Viridine can avenge last year’s defeat in a late season stakes race at Caulfield. The evergreen sprinter is likely to be… Read More »
Having enjoyed a short break, Ayrton is all set to resume training with the Golden Eagle at Rosehill to be his main spring target. Having had a two-start campaign in Brisbane and enjoying some winter warmth up north, Ayrton is set to return to the Caulfield stables of Mick Price and… Read More »
1 – Graeme Ballantyne Chili Is Hot is the perfect advertisement to prospective owners that you don’t need to spend big to find a good horse. Graeme Ballantyne and his wife Donna are already well in front and reaping the financial rewards after they outlaid a modest $500 for the… Read More »
Simon Zahra says a second-place finish in the Melbourne Trainers’ Premiership would be a feather in the cap for the training partnership he shares with Mathew Ellerton. Currently in third place with 38 winners for the season, Mathew Ellerton & Simon Zahra need four more winners to surpass the disbanded… Read More »
The transition has been smooth with the new training team of Ben and JD Hayes taking control at Lindsay Park. Two weeks into the new partnership at Lindsay Park and Ben Hayes is happy with the early results. The partnership with his brother JD commenced on June 21 with the… Read More »
The start of the new financial year didnât bring a windfall to racing participants in Queensland. Just the opposite. It brought a wipeout ⊠for the short-term at least. And it had nothing to do with Covid-19. This was good old fashion nature taking charge with rainfall ruling the day…. Read More »
A feature race meeting was called off due to mother nature, Jamie Kah gets closer towards history while there was a shock result in the feature at Flemington. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Sunshine Coast Postponed An… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, with good depth across the meeting. Race One: 2 Tornado Phantom Race Two: 5 Bullish Glory Race Three: 1 Breeze Of Spring Race Four: 3 Handsome Rebel Race Five: 9 The Best Hero Race Six: 6 Robot Warrior… Read More »
Trainer Enver Jusufovic hopes to one day see Lindhout land a ‘black type’ race, but he was as happy to see the mare successful on Finals Day at Flemington. A lightly-raced daughter of Time For War, Lindhout registered her second win when taking out the Leilani Series Final (1400m) on Saturday. Successful on debut… Read More »
Matt Dunn covets a feature race victory at Grafton and will get two bites of the cherry this week. Having dominated racing in the NSW northern rivers region for the best part of a decade, it is little wonder Grafton’s annual July carnival looms large on Matt Dunn’s radar. But… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker will consider backing up Spencer in this week’s Grafton Cup after he passed his first genuine staying test with flying colours. Stepping up to 2400m for the first time at Rosehill on Saturday, Spencer made his own luck out in front and despite a midrace move by Nash Rawiller… Read More »
A daring ride by Tim Clark on Lackeen almost landed the Godolphin import his first Australian win before brother-in-law and fellow jockey Josh Parr arrived on the scene aboard Steely to spoil the party. Clark dictated from the front aboard Lackeen in Saturday’s Elite Sand & Soil Handicap (1800m) and upped the tempo coming… Read More »
Co-trainer Troy Corstens has credited a trip to Queensland as being instrumental in The Astrologist registering his first black type success. Following his victory at Flemington on June 19, The Astrologist followed up with an all-the-way win in the Listed All Victorian Sprint Series Final (1200m) on Saturday. Ridden by Damien Thornton, The… Read More »
Token Spirit has showed what confidence can do in a racehorse by scoring an easy win at Flemington. Lining up for his 13th race start in the Mahogany Challenge Final (2500m) on Saturday, Token Spirit had registered just two wins, and one placing from his previous 12 outings. One of those victories… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower hopes Mongolian Marshal can be a player during the spring and would like to see the gelding back at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week. Mongolian Marshal took out Saturday’s Listed VRC/CRV Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) and Gower would like to aim the former New Zealand gelding at… Read More »
