It isn’t ever publicised with the hype of the U.S. Triple Crown, but Canada has it’s own Triple Crown and this morning the 2nd leg was run and won by a horse who would be banned from racing in Australia. MIGHTY HEART (Dramedy-Emma’s Bullseye) won Canada’s biggest race and first… Read More »
He is in the best physical shape of his life and he’s riding equally as well, but top rider Brenton Avdulla may not need spring spoils to help his career. He has a greyhound who looks super, super slick. By the best dog we’ve seen in Australia for the past… Read More »
Star Queensland gelding Rothfire may not race again after suffering a serious injury in the Golden Rose on Saturday. Rothfire who was sent out as the heavily backed odds on favourite in the Golden Rose weakened in the concluding stages of the race to run fourth but a post race… Read More »
Racing fans on twitter are fuming after a European stayer received a hefty weight penalty which would secure the horse a run in the Melbourne Cup. The Aidan O’Brien-trained Tiger Moth received a 2.5kg weight penalty for the 2020 Melbourne Cup after the horse won Saturday’s Group 3 Kilternan Stakes… Read More »
Exciting Hong Kong sprinter Sky Field has lived up to his hype at Sha Tin on Sunday with another arrogant win. Sky Field was sent out as the heavily backed odds on favourite in the Class 3 sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday and he didn’t let his backers down… Read More »
A three-year-old filly has been forced to change her name after having the one start. The Darryl Kell trained ‘Reach Around’ has been forced to change her name by Racing Australia after it was deemed unfit to be used. Reach Around had one start with her original name running at… Read More »
Watch what you say these days. That’s the clear message for all jockeys after three times Gr 1 Kentucky Derby winning rider, Kent Desormeaux last night was suspended for a racial comment. A cameraman named Guy Stuttley, a black man, wanted to take a pic of the champion rider at… Read More »
You have to watch this race from Parx racecourse the other day. Parx is a course in Pennsylvania in the US. It’s owned by a casino. And after about 800m FLY TIME (Mr Speaker-Cashmere), ridden by Laureano Florez, and $11 chance, while trailing the field, just lost her rider. Watch… Read More »
Race caller Terry Bailey will be wishing he could have his time again after going the early crow with confidence in the seventh at Mornington on Thursday. Terry Bailey has put in one of the worst race calls you will hear in a long time calling favourite Zorro’s Dream the… Read More »
What happened at Murray Bridge racetrack on Wednesday afternoon, pretty much is exactly what all owners want to experience. It happened in race 2 and gave me chills. The big syndicate which formed together to buy into an unraced filly named SMOKIN’ VAL (Valentia-Smokin’ Al) probably dreamed and wished, but… Read More »
The Godolphion juggernaut, like all of us, has been waiting for a Good track and got one today. Then they smiled. Their boom and unbeaten 4YO gelding CRIADERAS (Lonhro-Youthful Presence) resumed from a spell today and just blew by a pretty smart BM 72 field winning eased up by 2… Read More »
At Scone races on Tuesday, did a horse spring the gates and get a head start? You be the judge. Here is the footage of the start. This is the footage the stewards received and yet, they chose to NOT order a restart or disqualification of the horse. AND….the horse… Read More »
We all know American racing isn’t as good as Australian racing. Nor as good as: Hong Kong racing, New Zealand racing, French racing, Irish racing, English racing, German racing etc, etc. Not as good in the sense they allow ridiculous race calling, they run for poor prizemoney in the main,… Read More »
Saturday’s outstanding field, and subsequent equally as impressive race, the Winx Stakes is here to stay. The Gr 1 feature which was worth $500,000 over 1400m at Randwick, was won sensationally by VERRY ELLEEGANT (Zed-Opulence) narrowly from STAR OF THE SEAS (Ocean Park-Stella Livia) and FIERCE IMPACT (Deep Impact-Keiai Gerbera)… Read More »
When you love your racing but you are stuck in isolation, what do you do? Learn the full race call of Chautauqua’s Manikato Stakes win of course. Watch these two guys recite Chautauqua’s Manikato win from 2015 🤣 How about these lads from Canberra, Mitch Maguire & Nick Eynaud. They… Read More »
Group l racing returned for the new season, wet weather wreaked havoc in Melbourne while a leading rider is facing a significant time away from the saddle. All that and more in this weeks edition of ‘The Good, The Bad and The Ugly’. KEY NEWS: Verry Elleegant Very Classy In… Read More »
Team Snowden took their massively talented but luckless 3YO filly Stellar Pauline (Not A Single Doubt-Negotiate) to Hawkesbury today….and she finally bolted in. Sent around surprising odds against, Stellar Pauline sat behind the speed all the way, then the leader rolled off on the bend and she shot through, racing… Read More »
Star sprinter and current Everest favourite Nature Strip has blow away his rivals in a trial at Rosehill this morning. Nature Strip was stepping out for his second trial this preparation and he was even more impressive this morning than he was last time out putting a space between him… Read More »
Queensland Racing stewards have opened an inquiry into the beaten ride on a Mark Currie trained galloper at Toowoomba on Saturday. Apprentice Isabella Rabjones rode the Mark Currie trained Vincit in the eight event on Saturday nights Toowoomba card in which the horses stablemate won the race. Vincit jumped away… Read More »
Boom four-year-old and touted Everest contender Masked Crusader was beaten at Randwick on Saturday in a BM 88 over 1100m. But, he lost no admirers. The very heavy track probably took it’s toll as he went quite wide around the home turn looking for better going so as to chase… Read More »
