Trainer Anthony Cummings had been quietly optimistic Terwilliker could improve on his performances in the past two editions of the Stayer’s Cup, but his confidence will be dented after the meeting’s belated venue change. Racing officials made the decision to move Saturday’s program from Randwick to Rosehill on Friday in response to… Read More »
The final Group 1 meeting of the season is in chaos after an eleventh-hour change to Queensland’s COVID regulations. The Tattersall’s Tiara meeting has been thrown into disarray after Queensland Health imposed updated COVID regulations which will prohibit some of Sydney’s highest profile jockeys from riding at Eagle Farm. James… Read More »
Brendon Hawtin is one of the faces behind the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young stable but is an accomplished trainer in his own right. Hawtin runs one of the barns at Cranbourne for Busuttin and Young and within that space is room for 10 of his own horses. Numbers maybe down, currently just a ‘handful’, with… Read More »
On a day where Eagle Farm will play host to a number of short priced favourites, Steve O’Dea and Matt Hoysted will saddle two of the horses punters will be pinning their hopes in. Shooting For Gold resumes against older horses in the Benchmark 80 Handicap (1000m, Race 7), while Kingston’s… Read More »
Hugh Bowman will get his final chance to bring up a Group 1 milestone this season in the Tattersall’s Tiara. Hugh Bowman and Chris Waller have celebrated some magical moments on the racetrack courtesy of Winx and they could be set to share another if Subpoenaed wins the final Group 1… Read More »
A trip to Queensland did not pan out for Mahamedeis the way Nick Ryan had envisaged. After one run, Ryan pulled up stumps on the Brisbane excursion and brought Mahamedeis back to his Flemington base where he will run in the Neds Same Race Multi Handicap (2000m) on Saturday. It is the same course and distance that Mahamedeis was successful… Read More »
The Civic Stakes meeting set down for Randwick will now be held at Rosehill. Racing officials have transferred Saturday’s Civic Stakes meeting from Randwick to Rosehill in response to the NSW government’s latest COVID orders. The Australian Turf Club and Racing NSW announced the shift on Friday after the state… Read More »
Heavy rain has resulted in the transfer of a race meeting from Wodonga to Echuca. Victoria’s spate of wet weather in the north-east of the state has forced the transfer of a meeting. Racing Victoria announced on Friday that the meeting at Wodonga on Saturday has been shifted to Echuca…. Read More »
Trainer Phillip Stokes will be keeping a keen watch on the weather ahead of the meeting at Caulfield. Stokes has Kermy engaged in the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1440m) on Saturday but does not want the track too wet for the in-form three-year-old. Kermy has won two of his past three starts on the synthetic… Read More »
has had to settle for minor placings in six stakes races and trainer Kris Lees is hoping the mare finally gets her moment in the sun this weekend. The four-year-old will get another chance to post a valuable black-type win in Saturday’s Listed Civic Stakes at Randwick after failing by a… Read More »
After showing ability in Melbourne’s bigger two-year-old races, Jigsaw returns for an off-season race at Caulfield. Cranbourne trainer Cindy Alderson wants to get a better idea of where her talented two-year-old Jigsaw sits in the pecking order. After a three-run summer campaign that took in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield… Read More »
Having been locked out of attending the races because of COVID, Caulfield has been given the green light to welcome a crowd back. The Melbourne Racing Club is throwing open the gates at Caulfield on Saturday to welcome a crowd back at the races. Owners, members and the punting public… Read More »
John Thompson won’t be surprised to see Primitivo defy his double-figure quote at Randwick on Saturday, despite the fact his main campaign target is still two weeks away. The six-year-old will tackle the Keith Free OAM Handicap (1800m), en route to next month’s Listed Grafton Cup (2350m), but Thompson says… Read More »
For the ânot seen beforeâ file, three riders who have never won a race face off at Moruya this afternoon – against each other. It is race 3, on at 1:10pm. They are Nick Hyde, who rides BELLEGANO (Rogano – Bettyâs Belle) , Sally Faulks who pilots HALLIDAY ROAD (Congrats… Read More »
Graftonâs 2021 XXXX Gold July Carnival offers the first of five days of carnival racing this Sunday (June 27). For those who want to get an early taste of carnival action, entrance will be free this Sunday, courtesy of the race-day sponsors Westlawn, and, amongst other races, racegoers will be… Read More »
Not even Robert Pearse can recall his last city winner, but he knows it has been a while between drinks. There was a time when Robert Pearse saddled up metropolitan runners with regularity but these days the veteran trainer has scaled back his operation to just a handful of horses…. Read More »
Wagga trainer Gary Colvin already has one Kosciuszko contender on his books and he is hoping to unearth another when Monterey Zar takes the next step in his remarkable comeback in the Highway Handicap at Randwick. The gelding sustained a tendon injury after winning his third start at Wagga in December 2018… Read More »
The two horses that supplied trainer Gavin Bedggood a metropolitan double at Sandown are down to run again at Caulfield. Gavin Bedggood experienced one of his best days in racing a fortnight ago when he captured his first metropolitan double as a trainer. The two horses, No Effort and Sir Kalahad,… Read More »
James Orman has been confirmed as the new rider for Sweet Deal in the Tattersall’s Tiara after the mare’s regular jockey Nash Rawiller was caught in the crosshairs of Sydney’s COVID outbreak and banned from travelling to Queensland. Rawiller visited his family doctor in Bondi, which is located in one of the local… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney has placed a lot of faith in a member of his staff as Tofane chases a second Group 1 win in Brisbane. Lilly Miller has been looking after the two-time Group 1 winner in Brisbane and Moroney said Tofane was in excellent order ahead of the Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday…. Read More »
