Godolphin will bid to make a clean sweep of the juvenile races at Rosehill with Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Ingratiating and filly Arcaded. The Blue Diamond Stakes form will again go under the microscope when Godolphin pair Ingratiating and Arcaded make their Sydney debuts at Rosehill. Stablemate Anamoe, who finished… Read More »
A start in the $5 million All-Star Mile for Arcadia Queen will be determined after she is reinspected by vets on race morning. All-Star Mile favourite Arcadia Queen will require another veterinary inspection on race morning having again presented with lameness. Racing Victoria vets said the Grant and Alana Williams-trained… Read More »
The Harrovian, who will step out in the $5 million All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley on Saturday to face the biggest test of his already illustrious career, will have a huge groundswell of support from his home state willing him on to what would be a famous victory. The ‘Big… Read More »
Spirit Ridge will begin his march toward a Sydney Cup start in a competitive edition of the Sky High Stakes. If Mark Newnham was looking for an ideal test of Spirit Ridge’s autumn carnival credentials, he has found it in the Sky High Stakes. The eight-horse field boasts Sydney Cup… Read More »
The Gai Waterhouse And Adrian Bott -trained Shout The Bar has been given the all-clear to take her place in the $5 million All-Star Mile (1600m) at The Valley on Saturday. Racing Victoria vets inspected runners on Thursday with Shout The Bar deemed ‘two-out-of-five’ lame, but after being reshod and… Read More »
It is said that weight can stop a train but Anthony Cummings is more concerned about Mizzy’s wide barrier draw for the Coolmore Classic than he is about her topweight. The last-start Group One placegetter will lump 58kg, the same impost as The Hunter winner Sweet Deal, when both attempt… Read More »
Jockey Kyra Yuill’s spectacular 2019-2020 racing season was recognised when she claimed the AJ (Tood) Buswell South Western Times Sports Star of the Year on Wednesday. Bunbury-based Kyra Yuill claimed the top prize from joint runners-up Kara Svenson (Swimming) and Kye Blight (Speedway) who could not be separated in the tight competition…. Read More »
Olden is a rank outsider in the JC Roberts Stakes (1800m), but trainer Daniel O’Connor believes he can run a bold race and defy his $51 rating. Notwithstanding a winless record from 11 starts, Daniel O’Connor is positive Olden won’t let him down in the Listed feature, his first attempt in stakes company. O’Connor’s… Read More »
Trainer Trevor Andrews is certain Great Charade had ‘help from above’ following the gelding’s courageous win in the Tabtouch-Better Your Bet Handicap (1400m) at Ascot on Wednesday. Ridden by Clint Johnston-Porter, Great Charade raced outside of the leader and looked vulnerable in the straight, but he refused to give in and fought on… Read More »
There was a time when Kathy O’Hara found herself as the lone occupant of the womens’ jockey room at Sydney racetracks. When she first started riding 18 years ago, females were still a rarity in the Sport Of Kings but now the likes of Melbourne premiership pacesetter Jamie Kah and… Read More »
Mark Newnham is leaning towards a Kembla Grange Classic start for fillies Miravalle and Darling Diamond but uncertainty over the weather forecast has him second guessing. The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting showers and thunderstorms on Friday with the possibility of up to 25 mils of rain falling in parts… Read More »
All-Star Mile favourite Arcadia Queen and fellow Group 1 winning mare Shout The Bar will need further veterinary inspections before being declared fit to start in the $5 million race at The Valley. Both mares presented with lameness following compulsory Racing Victoria veterinary checks to assess the suitability of all… Read More »
Talented filly Mallory will almost certainly go straight into the Golden Slipper without another run, ruling her out of the Magic Night Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday. Co-trainer Gerald Ryan said they accepted with the filly as a precaution but were not keen to race her seven days before her… Read More »
The well performed, Toby and Trent Edmonds trained Vanna Girl resumes racing on Saturday in Listed Australian Turf Club Trophy over 1400m at The Gold Coast. “She looks to be coming to hand nicely,” offered co-trainer Toby Edmonds. “She’ll take a run … maybe two … to get back to… Read More »
Right from when Mugatoo finished fourth in last year’s Cox Plate, connections and trainer Kris Lees began thinking ‘All-Star Mile’. There were a few anxious moments until the announcement on March 1 of the wildcard runners for Saturday’s $5 million showpiece at The Valley. Mugatoo was one of five horses… Read More »
Star Perth mare Arcadia Queen is under an injury cloud heading into Saturday’s $5m All Star Mile after she shifted a plate in work this morning. Arcadia Queen who is the $3.30 favourite with Sportsbet in Saturday’s $5m All Star Mile at Moonee Valley racecourse will have to undergo a… Read More »
Blue Diamond Stakes winner Artorius will be paid up for the 2021 Golden Slipper on Monday following a sizzling barrier trial performance at Randwick. Having his first serious test in the Sydney direction, the youngster was eased back to last by Luke Currie as eventual heat winner Harley Street skipped… Read More »
The patience Ciaron Maher extends his young stayers eventually pays a dividend as shown by the Melbourne Cup performance of Persan. After starting out in Sydney, Persan made his way to Maher And David Eustace and raced every month from April through until the Melbourne Cup, eventually finishing fifth behind… Read More »
Winx now has a statue at Rosehill Gardens, so why not a statue for the Australian Turf Club Foundation, a true success story of national racing in caring for industry needs and charities. “We are proud of the $935,000 the ATC Foundation has raised in almost three years,” said Phil… Read More »
Jockey Chris Symons is taking an indefinite break from race riding as he attempts to overcome injuries suffered in a fall at Bendigo in 2015. Neck fractures, a fractured scapula and head trauma kept Symons from the saddle for five months that year, but five years later, Symons is still… Read More »
