After being sacked by the Team Snowden yard, MOUNT FUJI (Snitzel – Ichihara) finally landed a race win today at Ipswich. The one-time highlight colt because of his great looks, good pedigree and price tag as a baby, has now won at his 6th race start, taking his career earnings… Read More »
Did we see a really smart one today at Kensington? Perhaps so. DELEXO (Exosphere – Delectable Dora) trained by Kristin Buchanan, ran himself, according to his trainer, into The Everest contention for next year when he absolutely smashed the Kensington 1000m track record. After jumping in front, and under 59kg… Read More »
Trainer Billy Healey might have something to look forward to when Alligator Blood, the most high profile horse he has trained, returns to action in December on his way to his target assignment on Magic Millions day, but he could only watch from afar as another horse who once was… Read More »
Perhaps, amidst all of the fanfare and hype that has raised the profile of The Everest to such lofty heights, it was trainer John O’Shea who put his finger on the real pulse of the race and why it taken the Australian racing scene by storm. “That (connection to the… Read More »
As Sydney’s city caller Darren Flindell, roared: “But French Bonnet is a half in front and showing no signs of stopping, leads all the way and wins,” many who backed the 3rd fav in the race were cheering. Under Hughie Bowman she was perfectly rated and her Warwick Farm win… Read More »
Racing folk have so many hidden talents. Would love to see a show about jockeys, for example, playing each other in other games, such as golf, tennis, singing, chess, even foot races. But, this takes the cake. Well, pumpkin anyway. In the States yesterday, a bloke, in preparation for Halloween… Read More »
Nobody is safe from a mishap in racing! Champion jockey Oisin Murphy was extremely fortunate to escape serious injury at Salisbury on Thursday in an incident when the first-timer Oasis Gift bolted across the parade ring and took a sidestep at speed which sent Murphy flying into the, thankfully, plastic… Read More »
Monmouth Park in New Jersey is a major race track. And last night those who run it handed down a relatively soft ban that has racing folk all over the world mystified. Jockey Tomas Mejia, after riding a winner on 3 September, was seen handing a groom a device post-race,… Read More »
The trial was basically a Gr 1 race and it featured star gallopers CLASSIQUE LEGEND (Not A Single Doubt – Pinocchio), LOST AND RUNNING (Per Incanto – Dreamlife) and I AM SUPERMAN (Footstepsinthesand – Fastnet Lady), KOLDING (Ocean Park – Magic Star) as well as HUNGRY HEART (Frankel – Harlech)… Read More »
The best track Sydney has to offer is fast becoming one of the more concerning issues for racing in NSW. Randwick sits alone as the best track in Sydney when right, but Chelmsford Stakes Day on Saturday confirmed what a few smart judges have been saying for months, even over… Read More »
The last 10 or so years, Australian racing has been blessed. Firstly with So You Think, then Black Caviar, followed of course by Winx. Three all time greats. But when it comes to popularity, they need to make room for a stayer from England. When you think of longevity and… Read More »
I’ve been mulling over the ‘Airbnb Party’ at Mornington the past few days and what to make of it all. So I’ve put my thoughts into a Q&A format. Three Months Ban: Fair Enough? It had to be three months, minimum. What has alleged to have happened I won’t delve… Read More »
Black Caviar’s daughter Invincable Caviar has broken through for a maiden win at her second attempt at Sale on Sunday. The regally bred filly jumped as the red hot $1.45 favourite with Sportsbet to break her maiden tag after an impressive debut run at Flemington at her only race start… Read More »
The Cox Plate people should contact super British trainer John Gosden immediately and try to get his horse MISHRIFF (Make Believe – Contradict) down here for the Gr 1 Cox Plate over 2040m. Because he is a superstar. Last night he toyed with a field full of Gr 1 winners… Read More »
Not happy Jan! That’s some of the feedback that is being received on the back of the changes to the eligibility criteria for the Melbourne Cup Carnival Country Series … changes which significantly reshape the dynamics and the profile of the series. From the launch of the series in 2017… Read More »
The Team Hawkes trained gelding MARIMENKO made a brilliant Australian racing debut today at Ballarat on the Synthetic track by scoring a 5L win despite travelling 3 wide the entire race. The now 5 year old (Northern Hemisphere 4yo) gelding who was foaled in the United Kingdom in 2017 is… Read More »
Three year old, Flying Crazy, produced a performance at randwick on debut that was reminiscent of the great chautauqua’s miracle 3rd tj smith stakes win at the same track. Remember the name – Flying Crazy!!!!! Flying Crazy trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou and ridden by jay ford produced… Read More »
Win some … win lose. That is a saying as old as the ages, but it also implies that you can win big or lose big. James Herron, who is a slot holder in The Everest, has seen both sides of that toss of the coin, the latest being the… Read More »
Even before he saw a racecourse, things did not go well for Jack Daniel. A colt foaled in 2018, Jack Daniel broke a foot early on … then developed an eye infection which had the worst possible consequence with the eye having to be removed. This was all before the… Read More »
The fact that nobody is immune to the adverse effects surrounding mental health issues has been well documented in recent times with several high profile and successful … certainly performance-wise … elite athletes also shining the light on the on this dark but intangible presence which can take over people’s… Read More »
