The best race Australia has to offer is the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Regarded as the ‘best two minutes in sport’, the 2040m contest brings together the best of the best Australia has to offer and in recent years, it has also brought in an international flavour. The Cox… Read More »
The Caulfield Cup has probably lost its place as one of the elite races on the Australian racing calendar at a time where pop up races and prizemoney are running rampart. But that said, the 2400m contest has a long and proud history and is part of the ‘Grand Slam’… Read More »
Golden Gate in the United States on the weekend was the scene of another added chapter to ‘Unusual Racing Events’ with Morning Addiction recording one of the more remarkable wins you’ll see. The six year old mare, who started favourite, found the lead quite comfortably and it looked to be… Read More »
At a race meeting in Killarney, Ireland, confusion reigned as the third race’s $4.5 favourite and initial ‘winner’, Ano Manna—trained by John Feane and ridden by Leigh Roche—was subsequently identified as Indigo Five, a horse slated to run later in the day. The mistaken identity and human error led to… Read More »
Horse racing. Known as the ‘Sport Of Kings’, an industry worth billions, a very serious business…but to some, it’s a great chance for a piss take and a laugh. A good way of doing that is via horse names, some a play on words, some on the risque side and… Read More »
Most of us had assumed Chautauqua had retired, but he might be disguised as Lala K, which races in South Korea and produced one of the more remarkable wins you will see on Sunday. The Song Moon Gil trained grey, like Chautauqua, got back to near last in the run… Read More »
After being hampered at the start, Lala K (Hansen-Hwaryeohanbisang) pulled off a staggering last-to-first victory in Seoul’s Rookie Stakes, a lead-in to the juvenile series. Guided by jockey Yoo Seung-wan and trained by Song Moon-gil for owner Kang Gyeong-un, she defied all odds. In the crucial final 300M, she unleashed… Read More »
Sydney jockey Rachel King has got a win on the board for her team Team World All-Star’s where she is representing Australia at the World All-Star Jockeys series at Sapporo. King was invited to take part in the jockeys series where she is representing Australia. She rode Dover Hawk to… Read More »
Watch Black Caviar with her latest foal by The Autumn Sun which came on her 17th birthday last Friday. The post by Living Legends on Facebook: A very special day for the legendary Black Caviar welcoming her colt foal by The Autumn Sun on her 17th birthday last Friday. Enjoy… Read More »
It’s not unusual for wildlife to halt a race. Whether it’s a Kangaroo, Snake, Rabbit, Dog or even Sheep, animals dance to the beat of their own drum on a race track and that was the case at Hawkesbury this afternoon. Prior to the Rowley Mile, the race was delayed… Read More »
It’s not unusual for wildlife to halt a race. Whether it’s a Kangaroo, Snake, Rabbit, Dog or even Sheep, animals dance to the beat of their own drum on a race track and that was the case at Hawkesbury this afternoon. Prior to the Rowley Mile, the race was delayed… Read More »
An old man has shown a devastating turn of foot at a trots meeting in Ireland as he is nearly hit by the start car and the small field of horses in the race. The man was crossing the racecourse but had to be hurried along as he was unaware… Read More »
Australia has been truly blessed throughout time when it comes to race horse trainers. We’ve had some great horsemen and horsewomen throughout the years, preparing champions of the turf. Narrowing it down to a top ten was difficult but I’ve done my best down below. 10: James Scobie: Not many… Read More »
Australia has been truly blessed throughout time when it comes to riders. We’ve had some great horses to grace the turf, with the vast majority ridden by some all time greats to sit in the saddle. Narrowing it down to a top ten was difficult but I’ve done my best… Read More »
Punters who backed $9 chance Greatness Awaits at Uttoxeter in the UK overnight won’t want to read on, but rider Luca Morgan put forward claims for a role at the Paris 2024 Olympics for Gymnastics with his deeds. He was riding Greatness Awaits in a 3171m Hurdle at Uttoxeter and… Read More »
The ten best Australian race horses of all time…a task that is purely subjective. Ask anyone to list their top ten and they will come up with a different top ten, a different order, along with the odd curve ball, which I have done with what, in my opinion, is… Read More »
Jockey Tayla Mitchell should be applauded for her horsemanship aboard Yellow Jersey at Tauranga on Saturday. Mitchell was aboard the D Miller trained gelding Yellow Jersey who did not wan’t to race today and decided to buckjump after the barriers opened to give the astute jockey a horrible ride in… Read More »
$1.3 Million purchase Vandeek, trained by Simon & Ed Crisford, started off his career in spectacular fashion at Nottingham in the UK overnight in a 1223m maiden. The son of Havana Grey got upset pre race and then in the stalls. He missed the kick by several lengths, far from… Read More »
Apprentice jumps jockey Tom Buckley was 100m away from joining a long list of riders that mistook the winning post when riding at a jumps meeting at Worcester in the UK overnight. Buckley was riding $4 favourite Ranco and when he presented the gelding to win the race, it all… Read More »
Dylan Kitts, the jockey of horse Hillsin, is under scrutiny after their performance at Worcester racecourse. The conditional jockeys’ handicap hurdle race raised concerns among stewards, leading to a 40-day ban for Hillsin and a subsequent inquiry by the British Horseracing Authority (BHA). During the race, Hillsin, caught the attention… Read More »
