Matthew Hoysted’s lightly raced four-year-old Yoyo Yeezy might still only be learning his craft, but the son of Yes Yes Yes is also quietly putting together a very promising form-line which looks set to take him further than the BM70 Handicap he landed at Eagle Farm today over the 1000m… Read More »
Group 1 winning jockey Vlad Duric is back in the saddle, but he is taking a measured approach to his return to race riding after being away from the sport since his involvement at a Gold Coast meeting on March 15. Just twenty days earlier Duric had seemingly escaped serious… Read More »
Gallant Star is yet to put a win on the board this campaign, but trainer Brett Robb has seen enough from his stable star to deem him worthy of a shot at this Saturday’s $500,000 Lakes Mile at Wyong. The Dubbo gelding will be lining up for his fifth start of the… Read More »
Mark Zahra will be back in action at Flemington this Saturday and the gun jockey on Wednesday warmed up for his return aboard the horse who could be his star steer in 2026. Melbourne’s leading rider reunited with glamour colt Tentyris in an 800m jumpout at Mornington. The Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained three-year-old… Read More »
Champion trainer Tony Gollan will give his $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic contender Itchintogo a lead-up run seven days out from the Gold Coast feature as he looks to “take the edge” off the keen youngster. The lightly raced gelding, purchased for $60,000, was last seen scoring a Listed… Read More »
Racing Victoria has been forced to cancel another race meeting due to extreme heat conditions forecast across the state. Temperatures in Melbourne are expected to reach 41 degrees, with racing originally scheduled to be conducted at Werribee, while a cool change is forecast to arrive late on Friday. The abandoned… Read More »
Nine races will be run and won at Happy Valley this Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Best Bookies 💰 👉 View the Best Betting Sites and Bookie Apps
Tomorrow’s Devonport Cup meeting on January 7 will be broadcast live on Racing.com, with coverage available via Free To Air television as well as Foxtel, Kayo and streaming platforms. The broadcast marks the first time Tasmanian racing has been shown live on Free To Air television since 2012. Tasracing CEO… Read More »
David Pfieffer believes the exciting Ice Kool can measure up in the $3 million Magic Millions Sunlight Plate (1100m) at Gold Coast on Saturday night. The three-year-old slot race was won by subsequent Group 1 winner Private Harry in the inaugural edition last year and will see 12 horses line… Read More »
Will Hayes is confident Stealth Of Night has the talent to make an impression beyond benchmark company, but for now it is about making the most of present opportunities with the imported mare. The daughter of Night Of Thunder will run in the $130,000 benchmark 74 over 1400 metres on Saturday’s… Read More »
Half Yours is only in the early stages of his campaign, but Calvin Mcevoy has already seen enough to think the gelding can have another productive year in 2026. The son of St Jean, who rose from provincial benchmark 64 class in mid-April to Melbourne Cup glory in early November,… Read More »
James McDonald has been confirmed to ride Tulloch Lodge colt Knightsbridge in the $3 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic on the Gold Coast. McDonald has been engaged for the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained youngster after the colt enhanced his credentials for the juvenile feature with an impressive win at… Read More »
Toowoomba Turf Club has scrapped the slot-race model for the King Of The Mountain, with the event set to be run as a $150,000 Open Handicap over 1200 metres. The King Of The Mountain previously operated under a slot-race structure that delivered a $750,000 prize pool, with the race first… Read More »
Ciaron Maher-trained colt Unit Five has taken another step toward the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a tidy barrier trial win at the Gold Coast on Monday morning. The Supido youngster had been scratched from a Sydney trial last week as connections carefully managed his build-up to the $3 million… Read More »
Racing Victoria has postponed a midweek metropolitan meeting at Sandown Lakeside by 24 hours due to forecast extreme heat. The twilight fixture, originally set for Wednesday January 7, will now be run on Thursday January 8. The move follows predictions from the Bureau of Meteorology of temperatures reaching 41 degrees… Read More »
Given the heartache Gavin Bedgood experienced with Hedged early in his debut campaign with him, he is not particularly keen to turn out the sprinter now that he is in winning form. The gelding recorded his first win for the Cranbourne trainer – and his first victory in 18 months –… Read More »
Wednesday’s scheduled twilight meeting at Sandown has been postponed by 24 hours and will now be run on Thursday due to extreme heat conditions forecast for Melbourne. Racing Victoria confirmed the change on Monday morning after considering a range of alternatives, including relocating the meeting to another venue. The decision… Read More »
The Tancred Stakes looms as a possible autumn option for ever-improving stayer Torranzino, who on Monday returned to work with Paul Preusker. The Tarzino gelding’s return to stable life comes around two months since his fifth placing in the $10 million Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m). Preusker was determined to… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg has made sure he has Maharba up to the mark for the Group 3 Standish Handicap and believes the gelding is on song heading into his first-up assignment after some positive trials. Maharba is set to resume for his first start in more than nine months in… Read More »
Fans of Attica do not have to wait long for another look at the Group 1-winning colt, who is set to return to the trials this Friday. The son of Lonhro is well-advanced in his preparations for the Autumn Carnival and will stretch his legs in what will likely be… Read More »
