The Golden Slipper is one of Australia’s favourite thoroughbred events, a set weights race for two year olds which attracts some of the best horses in the country. The Golden Slipper is a Group 1 race run over a distance of 1200 metres, with a staggering prize pool of $3.5… Read More »
Christian Reith will miss Australian Derby day at Randwick after being suspended for careless riding at Rosehill. Reith was outed for six meetings after pleading guilty to shifting out aboard Monton at the 100m mark of the Group Two Ajax Stakes in which his mount finished third. He caused interference… Read More »
Nash Rawiller’s return from suspension has been short-lived with the leading rider outed for careless riding again at Newcastle on Wednesday. Rawiller missed last Saturday’s Randwick Guineas meeting through a ban he picked up the last time he rode at Newcastle on March 13. He will miss the Rosehill Guineas… Read More »
Kerrin McEvoy will miss the Group One ride on Appearance in next week’s Coolmore Classic through suspension. Darley’s No.1 rider was found guilty of shifting ground aboard Tatra and causing interference to Brett Prebble’s mount Ferlax in the early part of the Randwick Guineas at Warwick Farm. Appearance, winner of… Read More »
The 1993 Caulfield Cup winner Fraar has died at the age of 24, Cornerstone Stud has announced. Bred in the northern hemisphere by Sheikh Hamdan bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s Shadwell Stud, Fraar was a Royal Ascot winner before continuing his racing career in Australia. Under the care of trainer David… Read More »
Group One-winning West Australian sprinter Barakey is expected to be out for six months after scans revealed he has fractured a knee. Barakey suffered the first defeat of his career in last Saturday’s Group One Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington when he beat just two runners home. But on his… Read More »
Last years Oakleigh Plate winner who ran fifth in the Newmarket Handicap 2012 has been scratched from today’s race due to an injury incurred during this years edition of the Oakleigh Plate where he finished last. Woorim had not recovered from the injury and still remains to be sore and… Read More »
Nash Rawiller’s appeal against the severity of a careless riding suspension will be heard on Monday. Stewards outed Rawiller for five meetings over an incident in the third race at Wednesday’s Australian Turf Club meeting at Newcastle. He is free to ride at Warwick Farm on Saturday but the original… Read More »
Chris Waller trained Shoot Out who was the second favourite for today’s Apollo Stakes at Warwick Farm racecourse has been scratched from the race due to the track downgrade to a Heavy 9.
Peter Moody trained Thermal Current has been scratched from Saturday’s Blue Diamond Stakes due to a hamstring injury. Thermal Current will now head to the paddock as report by Peter Moody himself this morning. Thermal Current was a $9 chance for Saturday’s Group 1 feature with the remaining runners in… Read More »
Super-mare Black Caviar – the world’s highest rated sprinter – is set to return to racing at Flemington in the event now named in her honour, the Black Caviar Lightning (previously the Lightning Stakes) this Saturday 16 February. Black Caviar has not raced since her nail-biting triumph at Royal Ascot last June and is… Read More »
Black Caviar will return to racing in the event now named in her honour, the Black Caviar Lightning (formerly the Lightning Stakes), tomorrow (Saturday) at Flemington. Black Caviar has not raced since her nail-biting triumph at Royal Ascot last June and is looking at win number 23 in as many starts and… Read More »
Super-mare Black Caviar – the world’s highest rated sprinter – is set to return to racing at Flemington in the event now named in her honour, the Black Caviar Lightning (previously the Lightning Stakes) this Saturday, February 16. Black Caviar has not raced since her nail-biting triumph at Royal Ascot… Read More »
The Adelaide Autumn Racing Carnival will begin on the second of March at Morphettville racecourse where the running of the Group 3Â Lord Reims Stakes will take place. We take a look at the full carnival with race dates and the respective races. Saturday 2nd March 2013, Morphettville, SA $250 SPORTSBET… Read More »
The Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival kicks off this weekend with the running of the Group 2 Expressway Stakes at Warwick Farm racecourse. Throughout the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival there is a total of twenty one Group 1 races including the Golden Slipper Stakes, The BMW, AJC Australian Derby, TJ Smith Stakes and the Doncaster Handicap. View… Read More »
With the Melbourne Autumn Racing Carnival for 2013 about to get into full swing with the running of the first Group 1 event this weekend we take a look at the dates and races for the coming months of racing which include the Lightning Stakes in which star mare Black Caviar… Read More »
Brad Rawiller’s winning run has been stalled with the leading Victorian jockey suffering a broken bone in a foot in a barrier incident at Terang on Sunday. Rawiller, who has a healthy lead over Dean Yendall in the state premiership, is expected to be out for two to three weeks…. Read More »
Former jockey Mark Newnham will make a return to the saddle to ride star colt Pierro in a barrier trial on Tuesday. Newnham, raceday foreman and a track rider for the Gai Waterhouse stable, is Pierro’s regular work partner. With Nash Rawiller sidelined by a broken ankle, Newnham has received… Read More »
How Black Caviar mania will hit Caulfield on Saturday * Free Black Caviar flags and face masks at the entry gates. * A Black Caviar photo booth will be open from 12:30pm to 4:30pm (AEDT). * Author of `Black Caviar’ Gerard Whateley to sign copies of his book from 2pm… Read More »
Lawyers for the Racing Victoria stewards have called for a two-year disqualification for Tony Karakatsanis and one year for his son Con. The pair were earlier found guilty of charges in relation to an intention to stomach tube the horse Howmuchdoyouloveme before it raced at Flemington on November 3. Dr… Read More »
