The Victorian racing industry has copped a battering in recent weeks but on Wednesday it was the weather that inflicted the damage. The midweek meeting at Sandown was abandoned after just one race when jockeys expressed safety concerns over fierce winds which lashed the course. Racing Victoria deputy chairman of… Read More »
Jockey Danny Nikolic has been banned from riding following a verbal clash with Victoria’s chief steward Terry Bailey at the Seymour race meeting. A trainer with a runner at Seymour said an incident occurred between the two before the running of race seven. The trainer, who did not want to… Read More »
Shane Scriven, the Queensland jockey who made it to the top despite a constant struggle with his weight, has announced his retirement. Scriven says he decided to call an end to his 33-year career during a Father’s Day gathering with his family. “After all these years I haven’t got it… Read More »
Christian Reith has narrowly avoided missing the biggest day of his career through suspension. Reith was outed for careless riding at Rosehill on Saturday with his seven-meeting ban reduced to six because it incorporates upcoming stakes meetings. That allows him to return in time to partner Golden Rose favourite Nechita… Read More »
Queensland Derby winner Brambles has joined the list of spring racing casualties, having failed to recover in time from a bout of travel sickness. Trainer Peter Moody had initially considered Brambles to have overcome the problem, but he informed stewards on Friday the four-year-old would not race this spring. “The… Read More »
The Run to the Rose is a Group 3 race for three year olds, taking place on September 1, 2012. Being run at the beautiful Rosehill Racecourse and held over a distance of 1200 metres, this race is always a good sign that Spring is kicking into gear. $250 RUN… Read More »
The Memsie Stakes has a long and rich history in Australian racing, with the first event taking place way back in 1899. This Group 2 race takes place at Caulfield Racecourse and is hosted by the Melbourne Racing Club. Run over 1400 metres, the $200,000 Memsie Stakes is a weight… Read More »
The HDF McNeil Stakes is a Group 3 event for three year old horses. This race takes place on September 1, 2012, and is run at Caulfield Racecourse on the first official Spring day of the 2012 Spring racing carnival. Held under set weight plus penalty conditions, this 1200 metre… Read More »
African Pulse is an early withdrawal from Caulfield on Saturday after cutting his leg. The four-year-old was second favourite for the Listed Theshark.com.au Stakes (1100m) on the back of his impressive first-up win at Flemington. However, trainer Mike Moroney told racing channel TVN African Pulse suffered a mishap that would… Read More »
The spring is starting to heat up with the running of Saturday’s N.Z Bloodstock Memise Stakes the kick start for many Horses embarking on their spring campaigns. Though many racegoers are worried that the Void left by injured superstars Atlantic Jewel and Black Caviar may be too big and that… Read More »
A number of trainers and a jockey are to be questioned in relation to a race at a Melbourne track during this year’s Autumn carnival as part of a probe into alleged race fixing. Stewards have confirmed the unnamed trainers and at least one jockey received letters at Sandown races… Read More »
The wife and daughter of jockey Hari Singh have arrived in Australia to be by his side as he continues to make steady progress from head injuries suffered in a race fall. Singh was injured when he fell from Blue Onyx is a race at Tamworth on August 14. His… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden will be back to defend his title and will have his lead-up run in the Caulfield Cup. Owner Sheikh Fahad Al Thani’s racing manager David Redvers announced the decision via Twitter on Monday. “Pleased to announce to his legion of fans down under that a decision… Read More »
Damien Oliver will miss next Saturday’s Memsie Stakes meeting after being suspended for 12 meetings at Moonee Valley. Stewards found Oliver guilty of careless riding on the favourite Draw Forward in the Dr Sheahan Plate. Oliver pleaded guilty to the charge of causing interference over the concluding stages of the… Read More »
Leading country NSW jockey Mathew Cahill and four other people have been charged with offences relating to the running and handling of Astronomer who finished third in a maiden race at Goulburn in June. Cahill faces a charge of not allowing the horse to run on its merits. Bookmakers Richard… Read More »
The Warwick Stakes has a long and proud history in Australia, stretching back to 1923. One of the major races at Warwick Farm Racecourses, this Group 2 weight for age race has attracted a long list of fine gallopers throughout the years. This year’s race is worth $175,000 in prize… Read More »
The Up and Coming Stakes is a Group 3 race taking place at Warwick Farm Racecourses on August 25th. This race is held on the same day as the Group 2 Warwick Stakes, with the female equivalent, Silver Shadow Stakes, also run on the same day. This 1300 metre race… Read More »
The Silver Shadow Stakes is a 1200 metre race for three year old fillies under set weight conditions. This race has quite a long history in Australia, being held at the Warwick Farm track since 1980. With $125,000 of prize money up for offer in 2012, the Silver Shadow Stakes… Read More »
The McKenzie Stakes is a set weight race with penalties taking place this weekend, August the 25th, 2012. This 1200 metre race for three year old colts and geldings offers prize money of $120,000, and is part of the McKenzie Stakes Day at Moonee Valley. Also including the Carlyon Stakes… Read More »
The Listed Carlyon Stakes is set to run this Saturday, August 25 at Moonee Valley Racecourse. The Carlyon Stakes has an interesting history in Australia, with the original incarnation of this race transforming into the Australian Stakes in 2010. The Carlyon Stakes now takes place in August, with the Group… Read More »
