Clayton Douglas says nothing will top his win in the 2018 Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool, but success in the Galleywood Hurdle would be something special. Not only would victory on The Midnight Shift in Wednesday’s feature hurdle at the Three-Day Carnival give Douglas victory in all three of the big jumps’… Read More »
In her first official hit out since last year’s Ascot summer carnival, Kay Cee finished her heat nine lengths adrift of tearaway leader, We’ve Got Dreams. Ridden by Brad Parnham, Kay Cee made up little ground from the back of the eight-horse trial and was allowed to cross the line without… Read More »
Full fields of good quality were on show at the provincial track, with Archedemus winning his second Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The club was unable to hold the meeting last year due to the COVID-19 rules that Racing New South Wales had put in place. Hawkesbury Race Club CEO Ken Rutherford said… Read More »
David Eustace cannot see any reason why Explosive Jack should not be able to add a Group 1 South Australian Derby victory to the one he achieved in Sydney. Explosive Jack won the Group 1 Australian Derby at Randwick on April 10 and will on Saturday attempt to add the South Australian… Read More »
Bit Of A Lad may not have the longevity at the May Three-Day Carnival that Gold Medals has, but the way he is shaping he will have the opportunity to bypass that galloper. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained seven-year-old will be lining-up for the fifth year at the Warrnambool… Read More »
The extraordinary story of Not A Single Doubt continued at Morphettville on Saturday when his 3YO daughter Instant Celebrity powered to victory in the $500,000 SAJC Robert Sangster S. 1200m G1. Bred & raced by Trevor and Beth Robertson, and raised at Mill Park Stud, Instant Celebrity was given the… Read More »
The 10-1 chance Cup Night produced a last to first finish under a gem of a ride from Patrick Carbery to claim victory in the $100 000, Group 3 Northam Stakes. The Bernie Miller trained five-year-old, who was first up here, was snagged back by Carbery from the worst of… Read More »
The Garry Lefoe trained I Am The Fox ran out a worthy winner of the $110 000 Alice Springs Cup, after taking the race by the scruff of the neck approaching the final turn and surging away in the home straight to score far more comfortably than the official winning… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is likely to have multiple runners in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington as they chase a ballot exemption for the Melbourne Cup. The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Persan will press on for a start in the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes despite… Read More »
Medina Spirit has taken out the one hundred and forty-seventh running of the Kentucky Derby. The result gave trainer Bob Baffert a record number of seven wins in the Run For Roses contest, eclipsing the mark of Ben Jones who won six Derby’s between 1938 and 1952. Baffert’s run of… Read More »
Trainer Nick Ryan has not lost faith in stayer Mahamedeis after his latest defeat and plans to head to Brisbane remain intact. Mahamedeis may be about to lose his mantle as top dog in the Nick Ryan stable after the win of Dice Roll at Sandown. That gave the French-bred… Read More »
View the results and replay for the 2021 Kentucky Derby. The Kentucky Derby was raced at Churchill Downs racecourse on 2/5/2021. Replay: MEDINA SPIRIT HAS WON THE @KentuckyDerby ! pic.twitter.com/UWhOlqc9NY — NBC Sports (@NBCSports) May 1, 2021 Results Runner Odds 1st 8. MEDINA SPIRIT $15.40 $5.10 2nd 7…. Read More »
Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel has warned Nash Rawiller to work on his riding after the top jockey returned from one suspension only to be hit with another. Rawiller was forced to sit out the Tancred Stakes meeting at Rosehill and both days of The Championships at Randwick… Read More »
Top jockey Tim Clark is keeping his options open about a possible trip to Brisbane for the winter carnival, but for now he is happy to chase the rich offerings in and around Sydney. Clark enjoyed a fruitful autumn with a handful of feature race wins including a black-type double… Read More »
Miss Hipstar ($3.30) underlined her quality and her fighting character when she scored a tough win in the Listed Dalrello Stakes over 1000m at Eagle farm. The Kelly Schweida trained two-year-old daughter of Star Turn was racing first-up after a three-and-a-half month break from racing action, but she was up… Read More »
Slow Hands kicked off a very good forty minutes for trainer Kelly Schweida when he finished strongly to take out a Class 6 Handicap over 1600m in the fifth race at Eagle Farm. One race later, Schweida made it back-to-back race wins when Miss Hipstar accounted for her opposition in… Read More »
Conditions during the running of the fourth race at Eagle Farm on Saturday, as far as actual rainfall is concerned, was as bad as anything most racegoers had seen in their time. The race was run in an absolute, torrential downpour but, as bad as that was, it failed to… Read More »
Eleven races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, where the feature race is the Group lll Queen Mother Memorial Cup (2400m). Race One: 9 Smart Idea Race Two: 6 Ka Ying Spirit Race Three: 10 Sky Gem Race Four: 4 Rhapsody Race Five: 3 Ultra Express… Read More »
The Kentucky Derby is back to its iconic spot on the first Saturday in May. First, run in 1875, this 1¼-mile — or 10-furlong — race for 3-year-olds kicks off the chase for the Triple Crown. To qualify, eligible horses competed on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series… Read More »
Archedemus has produced a typically gritty performance to become just the third horse to win the Hawkesbury Gold Cup twice. The gelding captured the Group 3 race two years ago when trained by Gwenda Markwell and on Saturday added another for new trainers Hawkes Racing, joining Magic Road and Huge Demand as dual… Read More »
