A former New Zealand Group 1 winner has sadly passed away after suffering an injury mid race at Morphettville today. The Archie Alexander trained Survived wen’t around in the 2500m contest in the first on today’s Morphettville card but sadly suffered a fatal injury mid race. Survived won the Group… Read More »
Menari is the latest horse to secure a spot in the $13 million Everest with slot holder Max Whitby confirming he will run for him and partner Neil Werrett. Whitby supported Vega Magic in the inaugural running last year but has taken a gamble with Menari who has not raced… Read More »
With more slots being filled for the Everest, there is plenty of talk around who will win the world’s richest race on turf. At the other end of the scale however the worlds most sought after maiden is also upon us, but where are last year’s participants now? We have… Read More »
US Navy Flag has won the July Cup at Newmarket to confirm a trip to Australia to contest the $13 million Everest. Coolmore says the sprinter will take its slot in the 1200m-race at Randwick on October 13. Having failed to establish himself as a miler this season following defeats… Read More »
One of the more amazing wins you will see happened at Cowra after jockey Akira Kajiya lost his irons mid race but wen’t on to steer home the winner. Akira Kajiya was aboard It’s Business Time who lost it’s irons during the race but an amazing show of horsemanship saw… Read More »
Top-class racehorse and stallion Naturalism has died at Meringo Stud on the NSW south coast aged 29. “He retired from racing in 1993 and stood at Segenhoe Stud before relocating to Meringo Stud,” Kylie Mercer from Meringo said. “Naturalism served mares up until 2010 and had been enjoying his retirement… Read More »
Chautauqua has passed the first of two barrier tests in his bid to be reinstated to race. The multiple Group One winning sprinter came out of his gate cleanly at Flemington on Friday morning and sprinted past his rivals at the finish of his trial under jockey Tommy Berry who… Read More »
A criminal investigation has been launched after drug samples taken from horses that raced at South Africa’s biggest race meeting, the Durban July, were stolen in a brazen hijacking. The samples were stolen when a courier service vehicle, which was transporting the post-race equine specimens, was pulled over on the… Read More »
Pivotal information in Queensland Racing Integrity Commission’s case against Ben Currie and four of his stable employees has emerged. CCTV Footage obtained by The Courier Mail allegedly shows Ben Currie’s father, Mark Currie, illegally treating horses on raceday at Ben Currie’s Hursley Road stable in Toowoomba. The footage published on The… Read More »
An international Group One winner looks set to take on Winx in the 2018 Cox Plate with confirmation that Godolphin-owned Benbatl has accepted an invitation to contest the $5 million race. Benbatl has won five of his 12 starts including the Group One Dubai Turf (1800m) at Meydan earlier this year…. Read More »
Michelle Payne has been fined over comments she made about the state of the Sandown track on Wednesday. The Melbourne Cup winning jockey was slapped with a $500 fine after suggesting on Twitter that racing on such a firm Good 3 surface was being ‘cruel’ to horses. “Track looks like… Read More »
Disgraced former Australian horse trainer John Nikolic has been charged by Fijian police just days after he made a miraculous recovery from a drug-induced coma. Nikolic has been charged with one count of illicit importation of drugs, one of unlawful possession of illicit drugs and one count of failure to… Read More »
Triple Group One winner Santa Ana Lane is the latest horse to snare a place in The Everest at Randwick, with Inglis confirming the gelding for its slot in the $13 million sprint. Santa Ana Lane won the Group One Sir Rupert Clarke Stakes last spring and added another two… Read More »
Disgraced former Australian horse trainer John Nikolic has emerged from a coma in a Fijian hospital. Nikolic reportedly drank a deadly cocktail containing liquid cocaine and methamphetamine in an attempt to self-harm as customs officers began to raid their luxury yacht at Denarau Marina in Fiji. 45-year-old Nikolic was sailing from the US to Australia… Read More »
