The future of the Werribee Equine Centre is in doubt due to University of Melbourne’s cost-cutting measures. Dr Chris Whitten who is the head of the Equine Centre has confirmed cuts could be made to the facility’s medical services as the University of Melbourne considers cost-cutting measures across its faculties…. Read More »
Godolphin has sold yet another one of its talented three-year-olds to overseas buyers in Hong Kong. Endanger who won the Listed Gothic Stakes before placing at Group Three in the Carbine Club Stakes will join the Caspar Fownes stable after a seven-figure deal was finalised last week. The deal will… Read More »
Talented filly See Marie faces her first middle-distance test in The Eagle Way but trainer Desleigh Forster believes she is equal to the challenge. See Marie steps up from a mile to 1820 metres in the Eagle Farm assignment after she unleashed a barnstorming finish to win at Doomben on… Read More »
Grahame Begg’s smart galloper Nonconformist has returned to work ahead of the autumn where he will be targeted at one of Flemington’s feature Group Ones. Begg said the son of Rebel Raider would be set for the Australian Cup and would also be nominated for the All-Star Mile. Two starts… Read More »
Grahame Begg has had a happy knack for finding a top two-year-old since he returned to training in Victoria and he’s certain he has another one in Dosh. Begg produced Dosh to win the Group Three Ottawa Stakes at Flemington on Oaks Day against her own sex, following in the… Read More »
Outrageous will attempt to become the first horse in almost a decade to claim the Festival Stakes-Villiers Stakes double when he takes his place in the feature Randwick mile. Co-trainer Michael Hawkes confirmed Outrageous had come through his Festival win in top order and was on target to replicate the… Read More »
The Bahrain International Trophy is behind us, and its news that the second running of the $20m Saudi Cup will be held on Saturday 20 February at the King Abdulaziz Racetrack in Riyadh. With total prizemoney rising to $30.5m, there will no change in conditions for the Saudi Cup, with… Read More »
Kissonallforcheeks left no doubt about her readiness to be Written Tycoon’s 41st stakeswinner when she powered to victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Perth Racing Sir Ernest Lee-Steere Classic 1400m LR. Trained by Dan Morton, the 3YO filly flagged her ability with two wins in Perth as a late 2YO. She progressed… Read More »
Truly Great, the horse that owner-breeder Bob Peters describes as “one of the best types I’ve ever bred”, lived up to his name with a superb victory in Saturday’s $1 million Kingston Town Classic 1800m G1. The 5YO gelding is the fifth Group 1 winner among the 13 stakeswinners that… Read More »
Following his win in the Group One Kingston Town Classic on Saturday the Grant and Alana Williams trained Truly Great has been installed as the short priced favourite for next months Perth Cup. Truly Great beat his more fancied stablemate Inspirational Girl in the G1 Kingston Town Classic at Ascot… Read More »
Exciting three-year-old Crosshaven will be hoping to gain a start in the $5m All Star Mile in the Autumn. Trainer Tom Dabernig has lofty ambitions with one of the stables most exciting gallopers with the G1 Australian Guineas to be the horses first test with the rich $5m All Star… Read More »
The Queensland Summer Carnival warmed up at Doomben, the final major of the season was run and won at Ascot while Pakenham hosted their biggest race day. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: A Truly Great Kingston Town… Read More »
Ten races will be run and won at Sha Tin on Sunday, and while there are no feature races, the depth is solid despite the International Meet being next week. Race One: 6 Double Take Race Two: 5 Strathclyde Race Three: 1 Telecom Puma Race Four: 7 Shinealot Race Five:… Read More »
Owner Bob Peters and trainers Grant and Alana Williams have won the Group One Kingston Town Classic although not with the favoured runner after Truly Great upset short priced Inspirational Girl in the feature at Ascot. Truly Great who was sent out as a $16 chance with Sportsbet was given… Read More »
The enigma that is Kementari has won his first race in over 1000 days when winning the G3 AJ Scahill Stakes at Ascot. Kementari has not been punters pal throughout his career and that continued on Saturday where he upset the odds on favourite in the Group Three AJ Scahill… Read More »
The decision by star Sydney heavyweight jockey Nash Rawiller to return to Victoria for a month has paid off handsomely with a win on Attorney in the Pakenham Cup. When Warwick Farm trainer Matthew Smith found out Rawiller was in Melbourne and available to ride, he didn’t hesitate in putting… Read More »
He broke the toe of one staff member and almost squashed another but all was forgiven when Significance posted his first city win for trainer Claire Cunningham. Cunningham took over the training of the Frankel entire at the start of his current campaign and it has been an interesting ride…. Read More »
There was no fairytale finish but Pat Webster can look forward to the next stage of his life after saddling up his final runner at Newcastle. The popular trainer announced his retirement from training earlier this week and had his last runner, Kosciusko, at Broadmeadow on Saturday. Ridden by his… Read More »
Astute Caulfield trainer Mick Price can start making bigger plans for his promising galloper Tavidance after his easy win in the David Bourke Memorial Handicap at Pakenham. Jockey Damien Oliver took bad luck out of the equation as he steered the $2.10 favourite to the front with 300 metres to… Read More »
One of Australia’s biggest, fattest, stallions racing, SIGNIFICANCE (Frankel-Aqua Bella) made himself somewhat of a valuable commodity at Rosehill when he stylishly won over 2000m on Saturday. With a powerful pedigree like his and now a city winner, Significance may well go on and win something better as he matures… Read More »
