A late double at the Sale meeting transferred to Pakenham on Wednesday has provided Jamie Kah with her 1000th career victory. The milestone came up aboard the Michael Moroney-trained Bermadez in the final race, the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m) after Kah had guided Kurabui to victory in the preceding race, the Schweppes Handicap (1400m). Kah… Read More »
Matt Cumani is running out of chances this season, but still firmly believes Khoekhoe is the horse that can provide him with a maiden Group 1 success as the colt prepares for his Queensland debut in Saturday’s Rough Habit Plate at Doomben. The Group 3 will be a dress rehearsal for the… Read More »
Tony Gollan has no concerns about the predicted storms for south-east Queensland as he plots a Doomben 10,000 upset on Saturday. Gollan’s number one seed was said to be Jonker, who requires firm footing to show his best. But with his setback, it leaves Gollan’s chances in the $1Million race with… Read More »
The Annabel Neasham-trained Cadenabbia has notched up his second win in trying conditions at Warwick Farm on Wednesday. It was just his second start under the Annabel Neasham banner, after being transferred to the young trainer from Chris Waller. The three-year-old colt has been tried in black type company, but… Read More »
Richard Jolly has been trying to win one of Adelaide’s feature races for 30 years, firstly as a jockey in the last 20 years as a trainer. Richard Jolly says victory in The Goodwood would tick off one of his ‘bucket list’ races on the South Australian calendar. Along with his… Read More »
The Danny O’Brien pair of Miami Bound and Salto Angel will be after a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup when they line up in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington. A bigger field may have been expected for the ‘Golden Ticket’ up for grabs in the Listed Andrew Ramsden… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle will launch a two-pronged attack on the Group 3 Dark Jewel Classic (1400m) at Scone on Friday. Electric Girl and Strawb will both line up in the feature event and will both carry the 54kg minimum. Nathan Doyle is going at a phenomenal strike rate of late, striking at… Read More »
Leading trainer Adam Durrant concedes Massimo and Money Matters will have to elevate and go to another level to have a winning impact in Saturday’s Group 3 Roma Cup (1200m). Adam Durrant has high regard for his two charges, but believes Northam Stakes (1100m) winner Cup Night is poised to add… Read More »
After a luckless run in the Robert Sangster Stakes, Prophet’s Thumb will get one last chance at a Group 1 in The Goodwood at Morphettville. Prophet’s Thumb was supposed to be heading to a life of a retirement following her last start but connections have decided to roll the dice once… Read More »
Eight-year-old stalwart Sikandarabad will look to give his trainer Sam Kavanagh his second win in the Listed Scone Cup (1600m) on Friday. Sam Kavanagh won the Scone Cup back in 2015 with USA bred Tales Of Grimm. Sikandarabad hasn’t won since claiming the Coffs Harbour Cup in August last year but has… Read More »
Eight races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Wednesday night, with good depth across the program. Race One: 5 Jade Theatre Race Two: 7 Fairy Floss Race Three: 1 Winner Method Race Four: 3 Beauty Cheers Race Five: 10 Infinite Power Race Six: 4 Lady First Race… Read More »
Up-and-coming star Majestic Shot will have her first look at black type company as she lines up in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. The three-year-old had the racing fraternity talking after demolishing her rivals in her first four career starts. Her undefeated run came to… Read More »
Heavy rain in Gippsland has forced Racing Victoria to transfer the Sale meeting on Wednesday to Pakenham. An inspection of the Sale racecourse on Tuesday following 300mm of rain on Monday night showed considerable surface water on the track. With showers continuing on Tuesday and additional rain expected during the… Read More »
What price will a champion racehorse make when put through the sales ring as a broodmare. That is the question Bob Peters faces when Arcadia Queen is sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast later this month. The former Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained multiple Group 1… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable will have numbers on their side as they chase an assured start in the Melbourne Cup courtesy of victory in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington. The race is open to three, four, and five-year-olds and Maher and Eustace has seven of the 19 entries… Read More »
Glen Thompson-trained Avion Fury notched up a well-earned victory in the Ironhorse BM78 (2100m) at Gosford on Saturday. The four-year-old was able to sit closer to the leaders than his previous outings and was able to fight off his competitors in the straight to win by 0.32 lengths on the… Read More »
Trainer Gordon Richards is confident sprinter Gytrash can acquit himself well when he runs first-up in The Goodwood at Morphettville. Gytrash is returning from an operation to remove a bone chip following victory at Rosehill last October, but Richards in noting how well the son of Lope De Vega returned thought the… Read More »
Brandenburg hadn’t won since he claimed the Group 2 Hobartville Stakes (1400m) in 2019. The son of Burgundy was able to show his class, winning the $500,000 feature by 0.62 lengths. John Sargent had previously announced he was taking Brandenburg to the Group 2 A.D Hollindale Stakes on the Gold Coast but… Read More »
Las weekends Kentucky Derby winner Medina Spirit has returned a positive drug test and could be disqualified from the race. Medina Spirit has tested positive for elevated levels of betamethasone, trainer Bob Baffert announced on Sunday. Baffert denied all wrongdoing and promised to be fully transparent with the Kentucky Horse… Read More »
A victory in the Doomben 10,000 would mean more to Mark Newnham than most as the Sydney trainer looks to secure the long-term future of his smart sprinter Splintex. Newnham confirmed there had been preliminary interest in the son of Snitzel as a stallion prospect and a Group 1 win… Read More »
