Proven Thoroughbreds will saddle up two runners in the rich Magic Millions Cup with Scallopini and Reckless Choice. Their six-year-old Snitzel gelding Scallopini will head to the $1 million Magic Millions Cup (1400m) on the back of a closing fourth in last Saturday’s The Buffering. “He’s a dual stakes winner… Read More »
A float break-down ended Gotta Kiss’ chances in last year’s two-year-old Magic Millions race and Proven Thoroughbreds syndicate manager Jamie Walter is hoping for better pre-race luck this year. Gotta Kiss was one of four horses who arrived late on course due to a float break down and was rushed… Read More »
The current favourite for the $2m Magic Millions Classic has impressed in a trial at Rosehill this morning. The Chris Waller trained She’s All Class worked home nicely under a hold into second in a trial over 900m at Rosehill as she prepares for the 2021 Magic Millions Classic in… Read More »
After being the first locally trained horse home in the 2020 Melbourne Cup, Australia’s most improved stayer Persan’s sole focus for this year will be another tilt at Australia’s most famous race. Co-trainer David Eustace said with this in mind they don’t intend to tackle weight-for-age races, or set him… Read More »
The Magic Millions Guineas campaign of boom filly Isotope will be fine-tuned in a jump out at Doomben on Tuesday. Trainer Tony Gollan is delighted with Isotope’s condition after he gave the filly a week off from stable routine following her sensational win in the Gold Edition Plate at Doomben… Read More »
The Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra trained Sword Of Mercy has emerged as a live chance in next months Group One Oakleigh Plate after an impressive win at Caulfield on Saturday. Sword Of Mercy took twelve starts to break her maiden but has since won five of her last eight… Read More »
When she has a runner, trainer Desleigh Forster ‘lives’ her race. When her horse is in contention, she rides hard over the last 200m and really roars her horse home in a very animated fashion. What follows, if she gets the right result across the line, is an absolute release… Read More »
‘In 2018-19 the Thoroughbred Racing Industry in the Asian Racing Federation Jurisdiction generated US$26.9 billion in GDP, and actively sustained more than 570,000 jobs in the region.’ In launching Thoroughbred Racing in Asian Racing Federation Jurisdictions: An Economic and Social Impact Assessment, ARF Charman Mr Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges reported that ‘ARF Members hosted… Read More »
Talk about taking your opportunities. Jockey Bobby El-Issa had two ‘pick-up’ rides at Eagle Farm on Saturday and won on both of them, including what looked to be a peach of a ride on the Mark Currie trained Soxagon in The Buffering. Soxagon’s win looked to come with the help… Read More »
It could have been nasty for both horse and rider but, in the end, it appears that both the Chris Anderson trained Ballistic Boy and jockey Matthew McGillivray came off no worse for wear after an unfortunate incident in the barriers which led to well preformed son of Smart Missile… Read More »
The main International race meeting this Sunday is at Singapore. The card looks a good betting meeting with plenty of value for punters to sink their teeth into. Race One: 10 Gold Kingdom Race Two: 10 Nate’s Champion Race Three: 3 Brutus Race Four: 10 Spearhead Race Five: 14 Minhaaj… Read More »
The focus for racing on Saturday started off at Eagle Farm with the Magic Millions being a key focus, while later in the day and evening, feature racing was at Ascot. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Another… Read More »
The Neville Parnham trained Neufbosc has continued his good run of form in Western Australia by winning the G2 Perth Cup. Trainer Neville Parnham has pulled off a training masterstroke with Neufbosc to win the $400,000 Perth Cup at Ascot after the horse failed to win a race in Australia… Read More »
Star jockey Jamie Kah has made an amazing start to the New Year making it two city trebles in two meetings for 2021 and she dedicated her success to her parents. Kah followed her Flemington treble on January 1 with another one at Caulfield on Saturday. Kah said her parents… Read More »
The Desleigh Forster trained Apache Chase has proven too good for the big field in the feature at Eagle Farm the Group Three Vo Rogue Plate. Apache Chase scored a relatively easy win in the $300,000 Vo Rogue Plate at Eagle Farm which saw him continue his good form which… Read More »
Chris Waller may have finally figured out the best way to ride Order Again who came from last to take out the Benchmark 100 Handicap at Randwick Kensington. Despite this being his seventh run for the stable, Waller explained that he had been trying to work out the gelding’s best… Read More »
Enver Jusufovic is happy to watch races from a perspective he’s not used to with his flying machine Miss Albania being in front in her races from the start to the finish. As she has done in her previous three wins Miss Albania led throughout and sizzled over the Caulfield… Read More »
Journeyman jockey Dean Holland said the move by Tony and Calvin McEvoy to open stables at Ballarat would open the door for more opportunities for him. The McEvoy’s rewarded Holland with the opportunity on Classic Weiwei and he didn’t let them down winning the Jodie Burgess Handicap (2380 metres) on… Read More »
The debut win of Queen Of Wizardry at Eagle Farm has seen the fillies price slashed to win the rich Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast. Queen Of Wizardry caused an upset in the Magic Millions Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday beating home Win Burn and odds on… Read More »
A persuasive piece of track-work by Zac De Boss convinced trainer Simon Zahra that it was worthwhile for the three-year-old gelding to take on the older horses at Caulfield. That judgement proved to be spot on as Zac De Boss took his record to two wins from two starts when… Read More »
