Les Bridge has done more than most in racing. He’s won a Golden Slipper, a Melbourne Cup, an Everest with Classique Legend and earlier this month he was officially inducted into the Australian Racing Hall Of Fame. Family, horses and his beloved South Sydney Rabbitohs have been the popular trainer’s life and… Read More »
CO-TRAINER Peter Hulbert feels they stumbled upon a winning formula with Criminal Defence in his latest run and he’s hoping the same tactics might trump the Rough Habit Plate for his career highlight on Saturday. Criminal Defence is attempting to become the eighth horse to complete the Rough Habit Plate-Group 1 Queensland… Read More »
A week after capturing her first Queensland major in spectacular fashion with Zaaki, Annabel Neasham will look to keep her momentum rolling with tough colt Holyfield. The three-year-old will take on hype horse Ayrton in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday and Neasham has a healthy… Read More »
No spectators will be allowed on-course at Victorian race meetings after Victorian Government ordered a lockdown following a recent COVID outbreak. Victorian racing will continue in front of no crowds after the Victorian Government ordered a seven-day circuit breaker following the increase in numbers of the recent COVID cluster. Racing… Read More »
Nacim Dilmi has a soft spot for Trekking and Kementari, but won’t be disappointed if Savatiano upstages the boys in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Dilmi has done a mountain of travel for Godolphin and head trainer James Cummings in the past 15 months, including three quarantine stints during… Read More »
Michael Kent Jr does not think there is a lot between Suduko and Set The Sails ahead of their city debuts at Caulfield. The market would suggest the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr stable will kick off the Caulfield meeting on Saturday with a winner. Price and Kent Jr have Suduko and… Read More »
A positive endorsement from trainer Darren McAuliffe has boosted the confidence of Mitchell Pateman ahead of his ride on The Velvet King at Belmont on Saturday. Pateman reunites with The Velvet King in the Iron Jack Belmont Sprint (1400m) and the top jockey is sure the five-year-old can make a successful… Read More »
Winter is the time for smart sprinter Great Again to strike and trainer Lindsey Smith is looking forward to more rain in Victoria in the coming days and weeks. Great Again is down to run in the Catanach’s Jewellers Handicap (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday with Smith hoping for a track that… Read More »
Explosive Jack and John Allen are a formidable combination as they chase a fourth Derby win at Eagle Farm. Jockey John Allen was not going to let the latest COVID outbreak in Melbourne disrupt his hopes of winning a fourth Derby on Explosive Jack. Allen left before Queensland shut their border… Read More »
Mugatoo has suffered a leg injury and faces an indefinite stint on the sidelines. All-Star Mile winner Mugatoo has sustained a tendon injury which will rule him out of the spring carnival. The horse was one of the top fancies for last Saturday’s Group One Doomben Cup but he struggled to quicken when the… Read More »
Ascot Racecourse, the British Horseracing Authority (BHA) and the Racecourse Association (RCA) announced on Wednesday that Royal Ascot, which will be held from June 15 – 19, has been selected to be part of the Events Research Programme (ERP) on behalf of the sport. Whilst the precise detail of what… Read More »
It’s too early to draw comparisons to his half-brother Vega Magic, but co-trainer Sean Casey liked what he saw from debutant Magic To Exceed at Belmont on Wednesday. In what Sean Casey hopes will be a sign of things to come, Magic To Exceed made the perfect start to his career by… Read More »
Jamie Kah has fulfilled her obligations at Sandown in her chase for 100 winners as rival jockeys made an early trip to Brisbane. The latest outbreak of COVID-19 in Melbourne has seen a number of Melbourne jockeys hightail it to Brisbane early for the Queensland Derby meeting. But one that… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards have received a report from RASL confirming that a prohibited substance has been detected in a blood sample collected from the Danny O’Brien trained racehorse, Coin Collector. The report relates to a pre-race blood sample taken from Coin Collector prior to the gelding competing in the Ladbroke… Read More »
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr will keep Kurabui racing through her grades despite making it four-from-four with another victory at Sandown. The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr-trained Kurabui has maintained her unbeaten record with a comfortable victory at Sandown. Kurabui took out the Ladbrokes Blended Multi Handicap (1600m) on Wednesday… Read More »
Cape Breton has put in an impressive debut performance to win the Blue Point @ Darley Handicap (1250m) at Canterbury on Wednesday. The two-year-old was the second part of a Chris Waller treble, with the leading trainer winning the first three races on the card. It also capped off a race-to-race… Read More »
The winner of the Fred Best Classic (1400m) this Saturday at Eagle Farm gets ballot exemption for the Stradbroke and the Sportsbet.com.au market has an unbeaten Victorian claiming that spot. Ayrton is 3/3 to start his career and the ratings boys and girls think he is destined for the top… Read More »
Race day experience has paved the way for Lloyd’s Crown winning the Clanbrooke Racing Handicap at Sandown. Mornington trainer Rebecca Waymouth says there is nothing to be alarmed about with Lloyd’s Crown swishing his tail at the business end of his races. Usually that is the sign a horse is resenting… Read More »
Champion sprinter Black Caviar may have produce a future star after her daughter Invincible Caviar scored an impressive win at a Pakenham jump-out on Tuesday. The two-year-old by I Am Invincible is trained by Peter Moody and was ridden by jockey Brian Higgins, both were keen to keep a lid… Read More »
After almost three years in the wilderness without a win, Inn Keeper has bounced back to form and will be chasing a hat-trick at Caulfield. Trainers can be creatures of habit and Symon Wilde fits that bill. He finds a proven formula, as he has done with his grand jumper Gold Medals,… Read More »
