Thomas Stockdale has channelled his inner Mark Zahra to guide Warnie to his biggest success in his career as a jockey. Stockdale produced a cool and calculated ride aboard the Ciaron Maher-trained galloper to claim the The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday. The Supernova was the second of two… Read More »
Local galloper Taramansour has turned around his form to give trainer Phillip Stokes his first win in the Pakenham Cup. Stokes, who runs a dual state operation with a stable at Morphettville, was an early arrival when the Pakenham base expanded in 2019 and has always coveted a Pakenham Cup… Read More »
Once the Hong Kong Sprint is run and if all probabilities come to fruition that Ka Ying Rising makes a mess of the opposition, David Hayes will turn from the hunted to the hunter in the Hong Kong Cup. Like Ka Ying Rising, Romantic Warrior looks to have the 2000-metre… Read More »
Coming to Hong Kong and being in the thick of the Asian racing has made Mark Newnham a better trainer, and he freely admits it. Equal with Caspar Fownes on 24 wins this season so far, the four-time group one winner in Sydney has a victory at the highest level… Read More »
Jean Van Overmeire’s decision to relinquish a book of rides at Newcastle for just one mount at Randwick has paid the ultimate dividend with Where’s The Circus scoring a boilover victory in the Inglis Nursery. Van Overmeire had partnered the filly, a $1250 online buy, to a recent barrier trial… Read More »
Docklands may not have won since Royal Ascot in June, but taking on top line company in the UK, France and Japan is no easy task. Add Hong Kong into the mix with the Group 1 Hong Kong Mile (1600m) at Sha Tin on Sunday, a turnaround could provide trainer… Read More »
A third Melbourne Cup may have eluded Joseph O’Brien last November, but if Al Riffa can channel the right pieces of Hong Kong Vase history, then a feature win at Sha Tin might make up for it. Also, unlike Melbourne where O’Brien had to attend the Breeders’ Cup meeting before… Read More »
Not surprisingly, Well Written is the first horse locked in for the NZ$4 million slot race, The Kiwi, which will be contested at Ellerslie on Champions Day.. In spite of only having raced three rimes Well Written has been turning heads and making headlines since winning on debut over 1200m… Read More »
Jenni The Fox may only be the winner of a maiden, but trainer Lucy Yeomans believes there is a big race success in the mare. However, Yeomans is realistic enough to know that is unlikely to come in The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday, but the trainer says the mare will not disgrace… Read More »
Trainers Emma-Lee and David Browne have decided to roll the dice one more time with Statuario in a bid to win their local Cup at Pakenham. The New Zealanders who have been in Victoria since April 2022, initially setting-up base at Cranbourne, have been at Pakenham since the start of the 2023-24 season…. Read More »
The feature race day of the Sydney summer has often proven a successful target for Kris Lees, and he will again be well represented with runners in three of the four stakes races at Randwick. In the past decade, the Newcastle trainer has won The Ingham (1600m) twice with Loch… Read More »
Twenty-five years ago, a youthful John O’Shea celebrated his first Group win as a trainer in his own right when Grey And Gold triumphed in the Villiers Stakes. He went on to win it again three years later with On A High, before taking out its first incarnation as The… Read More »
Plans to run Melbourne Cup hero Knight’s Choice during next month’s Magic Millions Carnival have been abandoned, with the gelding instead to be given a gradual build-up toward late-season feature races in Queensland. The Sheila Laxon-trained stayer has raced only once since his famous Flemington triumph in the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
A Victorian racing participant has been handed a 30-month ban after Racing Victoria stewards found she misled investigators and failed to comply with formal directions during an inquiry into the presentation of a horse at Hamilton in May. Stewards issued three charges against Sharon De Grandi following interviews on May… Read More »
Dash out and dash home – the preparation complete and the gate to match. Prior to the barrier draw for the Group 1 Hong Kong Sprint (1200m), David Hayes was open minded to whichever gate Ka Ying Rising would draw in search of a 16th-straight victory and another jewel in… Read More »
Queensland apprentice jockey Amy Graham has been found not guilty on appeal in a case stemming from a leaked video showing her snorting white powder at her private residence. The Queensland Racing Appeals Panel (RAP) overturned her original charge under AR 228(a), which covers conduct considered prejudicial to the image… Read More »
Since the closure of racing in Singapore and relocating to Pakenham, trainer Dan Meagher has admitted the challenge has not been easy. Training against the likes of Laurie Laxon, Lee Freedman and Cliff Brown, Meagher more than held his own and when racing came to a halt in Singapore, he was at the top… Read More »
Biancelli shapes as one of the most appealing runners at Pakenham on Saturday, with co-trainer Michael Kent Jnr declaring the mare perfectly placed for Race 4 over 1000 metres after an encouraging first up run. Kent Jnr said the stable took plenty of encouragement from her most recent performance, especially… Read More »
Brad Widdup is banking on a combination of race experience and a low draw to help Internal Affairs get a win on the board in the Listed Inglis Nursery at Randwick. A $440,000 buy, the son of Home Affairs is the second highest-priced yearling in Saturday’s 1000m feature, behind $1.2 million purchase… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Simon Ryan and the new connections of Post Impressionist will try and recoup some of their outlay in the Listed Pakenham Cup. First prize money of $180,000 will go a long way to offsetting the $225,000 purchase price of Post Impressionist if successful in Saturday’s 2500m feature. Post Impressionist was purchased on-line… Read More »
