She hadn’t quite got her voice back after all of the excitement of Saturday evening, but Maddysen Sears was more than happy to provide the behind-the-scenes story of the win of Yellow Brick, the horse she co-trains with her father Tony, in the $750,000 King Of The Mountain at Toowoomba… Read More »
The need to change calendars is as good a time as any to pull out the crystal ball and Brad Bishop has taken on the job of trying to find five horses who are not yet Group 1 winners but boast a ratings profile that suggests they have a strong… Read More »
Judges in TAB’s latest unique promotion for customers face a huge task in deciding who will win a share in a Magic Millions horse next month, after being overwhelmed by entries over the first few days of the competition. A group of four mates will win $50,000 to contribute to… Read More »
Black Caviar’s daughter Invincible Caviar has scored an impressive city win at Pakenham. Invincible Caviar was sent out a short-priced favourite last month but struggled racing inside horses on the tight-turning circuit at Moonee Valley and dropped back through the field to run last. Invincible Caviar has now taken her… Read More »
Alcohol Free is heading to Australia … and, no, there doesn’t have to be a rush on the bottle store shelves. Alcohol Free, a daughter of No Nay Never, became the second-most expensive thoroughbred ever sold at auction in Europe yesterday when she was knocked down to Michael Donohoe of… Read More »
It has literally been years in the making … ok, we won’t go there … but the fact that The Racing Integrity Amendment Bill 2022 was finally passed into law by the Queensland Parliament on October 25 means that the workings of the Queensland Racing Judiciary system can now hopefully… Read More »
After riding high since relocating to the Gold Coast “King’ Callow’s career has been brought down to earth after the seasoned jockey was suspended for three months and fined $4500 following a Victorian Racing Tribunal’s hearing into betting related charges which occurred all the way back in 2013 when Callow… Read More »
Good old Peter Moody … a salt of the earth, tell it like it is character if ever there was one … but, then again, there still remains a line you cross at your peril as Moody found to his cost when his comments regarding the performance in the saddle… Read More »
Despite a strong push from Peter V’Landys and Racing NSW to try and encroach, with some levels of success, there is no denying that the Melbourne Spring Carnival is the place to be for the end of the year. The best horses, the best trainers and best jockeys want to… Read More »
It wasn’t quite the insurrection at Capitol Hill, but when stewards reversed the on-track result of the Group 1 Gran Premio Jockey Club race at San Isidro in Argentina on protest, it prompted very ugly scenes which took the ‘bad loser’ tag for both the punters and the losing connections… Read More »
Invincible Caviar, who trainer Peter Moody says most resembles her dam, the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, has made a winning return to racing at Sale. By I Am Invincible, Invincible Caviar is one of seven foals of Black Caviar and registered her second career win with a first-up victory in the Carlton Draught Handicap (1208m) on… Read More »
Mark down the name, Chinny Boom. The three-year-old Spirit Of Boom filly’s run at Rockhampton on Tuesday produced an outstanding set of statistics which only served to underline what trainer Clinton Taylor already knew … namely that he has a serious racehorse on his hands. Chinny Boom does it again,… Read More »
Top jockey Christophe Soumillon could face the wrath of the stewards after footage looks to show him nudging fellow jockey Rossa Ryan during a race. Update: Soumillon has received a 60 day suspension for the incident but has been allowed to ride in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on… Read More »
A jockey in Ecuador has been banned for life after pushing another jockey off their horse mid race. Jockey Joffre Mora has been banned for life for pushing a fellow jockey off his horse mid race making him fall 700m from the finish line. Watch 📺 the incident 👇 El… Read More »
Black Caviar’s son I Am Caviar has put in a less than impressive debut as the short priced favourite at Moe on Tuesday where he finished fifth. I Am Caviar opened at $1.09 with swiftbet before drifting out to $1.30 at jump time and the market was spot on with… Read More »
Retired jockey and media performer Libby Hopwood has caused quite a stir over the last 24-48 hours, with the 36 year old launching and promoting her OnlyFans via Twitter, under the name ‘Foxy.Miss’. Hopwood was good enough to give up some time to chat to JustHorseRacing and explain the… Read More »
With most punters eyes fixed on the racing at Caulfield and Rosehill it would be excusable to have missed arguably the win of the day. That win being Montign in the last at Morphettville. Montign who was sent out at $7.00 with swiftbet was held-up for a majority of the… Read More »
Baaeed has had the misfortune throughout his career to suffer constant comparisons to Juddmonte’s superstar of yesteryear, Frankel. Like the former champion Baaeed arrived at York in his four year old season an unbeaten winner of multiple Group 1 races over a mile. At the Knavesmire both faced the step… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood will not be permitted to race in Melbourne during the Spring Carnival after Racing Victoria on Thursday handed down a ruling relating to one of his owners. After an inquiry into the ownership of a number of horses, RV stewards ruled that horses Allan Endresz has… Read More »
Which rider, having only her second day of race riding, came out as a 4kg claimer for five rides and brought back five winners? Sounds like a racing trivia quiz question? Well, it might well be in the future … which will make it just another reason to remember the… Read More »
