There are many reasons a horse could get scratched ahead of a race but a Bjorn Baker runner set to go around at Wellington could take the cake for most unusual. The Bjorn Baker trained Twilight Sun was scheduled to run in Race Three at Wellington on Sunday although it… Read More »
Syndicator OTI Racing announced Tom Melbourne’s retirement after the nine-year-old gelding finished unplaced in Saturday’s Listed Old Comrade Stakes in Perth. Tom Melbourne won six of his 51 starts and more than $1.4 million prize money. His best performances include the 2016 Listed Albury Cup and 2019 Listed Carrington Stakes…. Read More »
They say it’s good luck and they might be right with Australian Derby winning jockey being shat on by a bird in his post race interview. Watch the video below in which Opie Bosson is interviewed after winning the G1 Australian Derby on Quick Thinker before a bird poos on… Read More »
Desperate times call for desperate measures….or necessity is the mother of invention. Watch this video. #HorseRacing twitter, I present to you: Jamaican horse racing fans! Ingenuity and creativity at its best!!! I love my Caribbean people. @TarMonde @DRFHersh @DerbyFan78 pic.twitter.com/5OQ6AsGIzm — Ryan Moseley (@ryanmoseley) April 2, 2020 Oh just… Read More »
Watch this video. Then get your Black Book out. Here’s the new leader in Biggest Certainty Beaten This Year. Yes I know, I claimed that about 6 weeks back….and to be fair despite some criticism from others who saw it differently, she did come out and win a heat of… Read More »
Leading Wodonga trainer Craig Widdison has been disqualified for two years by the Victoria’s Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board after one of his horses after tested positive to bicarb. Widdisin fronted the RAD Board via video link-up on Wednesday to answer three charges relating to an elevated bicarb reading taken… Read More »
Racecourses across the country will be required to alter their barrier stalls to comply with the governments social distancing rules of 1.5m. Race clubs and organisations across the country have implemented strict protocols to combat the coronavirus pandemic in recent weeks although the Racing Australia Board has announced on Wednesday… Read More »
American racing fans may have unearthed something to get them all through the global crisis. At beautiful Gulfstream Park today, TIZ THE LAW (Constitution-Tizfiz) burst to the top of the table for Top 3YO honours in the US with a dominant display of strength running to claim the Gr 1… Read More »
Racing NSW has announced a major reduction in prizemoney for The Championships less than a week out from the opening day at Randwick. More than $9 million in prizemoney will be stripped from the feature races of the two day Championships. Racing NSW indicated that a reduction in wagering, due… Read More »
Two Bendigo Guineas runners from the Lindsay Park stable have been disqualified from the race after they were incorrectly saddled. The error was not picked up by the starters when checking the brands before the race while Lindsay Park co-trainer Tom Dabernig was fined $3000 for the mistake. Racing Victoria… Read More »
United States Hall of Fame jockey Javier Castellano has tested positive for the coronavirus and is self-isolating. Castellano tested positive as part of a physical that officials at Gulfstream Park mandated as a prerequisite before being cleared to ride in Saturday’s Florida Derby. “After being in New York with my… Read More »
Anti-horse racing activists have sent out “fraudulent” text message appear to be from Queensland Health calling for Prime Minister Scott Morrison to ban horse racing and stop the spread of COVID-19. Anti-horse racing activists sent the message on Thursday using the name “QLDHealth” with a link to a change.org petition… Read More »
Harness racing in NSW has been put on hold pending the results of coronavirus tests on a person who attended the Penrith meeting last week. Harness Racing NSW said it was monitoring the health of that person after learning they had been in contact with someone who had tested positive… Read More »
In Ireland overnight, a regally-bred 3YO won a 1600m maiden in dour style. His name is RUSSIAN EMPEROR and here’s where he becomes of interest to us. He is a son of our former superstar race mare ATLANTIC JEWEL, who 10 races in Australia including 4 at Gr 1 level…. Read More »
All racing in New Zealand is to be shut down for four weeks as the country moves to level four of the Covid-19 alert system. New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing, Harness Racing New Zealand, Greyhound Racing New Zealand and the TAB, have met to discuss what steps the industry needs to… Read More »
The prestigious Dubai World Cup meeting is the latest major event to be cancelled over the coronavirus pandemic. The race meeting, with prize money of $35 million and featuring the $12 million Dubai World Cup, had been scheduled to go ahead behind closed doors with appropriate protocols in place. But… Read More »
So, we wake to the richest 2YO race on the planet and during it’s storied life thus far, it has become probably the quintessential stallion-making race in Australia. The Gr 1 Caulfield Guineas is up there too, but the Gr 1 Golden Slipper over 1200m for the babies, is the… Read More »
Racing fans will be hard pressed to see a more impressive win than that of Befana at the Sunshine Coast on Friday night. The daughter of Better Than Ready who is raced by 2K Thoroughbreds was making her debut for trainers Trent and Toby Edmonds and based on the market… Read More »
The United Arab Emirates has suspended all sporting events to prevent the spread of coronavirus, raising doubts about whether the Dubai World Cup will go ahead this month. Many professional and amateur sporting events across the country have already been cancelled because of the deadly virus. Dubai World Cup organisers… Read More »
Right now we are all looking for some good news. Particularly in horse racing, and especially today now that COVID-19 is being so rampant and disruptive, and well, also because sadly it looks like our genuine hero, Alligator Blood, has tested positive. So here it is. And no, I’m not… Read More »
