One lucky rooster
HAVING a rooster live with a horse is not the perfect match, according to the Chinese zodiac. The rooster is more compatible with an ox or a snake.
HAVING a rooster live with a horse is not the perfect match, according to the Chinese zodiac. The rooster is more compatible with an ox or a snake.
BRENT Zerafa nominates the highlights of the 2009 racing year, ranging from Takeover Target’s win in the TJ Smith Stakes to Bart Cummings’ continued brilliance.
JOHN O’Shea could not be happier with Ambers Waltz heading into her final race before she jets north for the $2 million Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast.
MASTER trainer Bart Cummings has had his most successful year in a decade, winning six Group Ones including the Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate, AJC Derby and VRC Oaks.
INJURY-hit excitement machine Dealer Principal has continued his road back to the races with a solid barrier trial at Rosehill Gardens.
AT 10am yesterday Glen Boss had been sacked as the rider of Cox Plate winner So You Think. By late afternoon, Boss declared himself back in the game.
GAI Waterhouse has added spice to the Summer Cup (2400m) at Royal Randwick on Boxing Day by nominating Rockwood for the Group Three staying feature.
TRAINER David Pfieffer will sacrifice Christmas at home with his family to make sure Graceful Anna’s preparation for the Magic Millions carnival runs smoothly.
LOCAL WA star Scenic Shot has been officially withdrawn from the Perth Cup leaving NSW visitor Newport as topweight for the New Year’s Day feature.
MARK Kavanagh has produced some special racehorses in his time, but he has never worked with one possessing the raw speed of new superstar We’re Gonna Rock.
WITH Peter Snowden breathing down his neck, Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller is banking on Tromso to provide him with a timely Christmas present at Randwick.
RACING NSW and the Sydney Turf Club will not pursue Friday night racing at Canterbury until after the proposed sale of Harold Park.
FRESH from a family holiday skiing with the jetset on the slopes of Aspen, Gai Waterhouse will today be back on more familiar ground at Randwick.
HE HAD no luck with sprinter All Silent in Hong Kong but Grahame Begg is hopeful Palacio De Cristal can end the week on a high in the Inglis Villiers Stakes at Randwick today.
TOP jockey Jim Cassidy, fresh from a double at Wyong and a treble at Canterbury, is quietly confident his hot streak can continue at Royal Randwick today.
AN unknown Kembla trainer stole the show at Randwick yesterday as a filly he bought on finance ripped hundreds of thousands of dollars from the betting ring.
GAI Waterhouse watched her $400,000 yearling debut in a $9100 race rather than the $250,000 Inglis Nursery after owners failed to pay a $2200 entry fee.
THE disappointment of Hong Kong has been erased for trainer Grahame Begg after Palacio De Cristal scored a slashing win in the Inglis Villiers Stakes.
AFTER an all-the-way win on Scouting Wide in last Saturday’s Listed Christmas Cup (2400m) at Rosehill, Angland will head north to steer Voice Commander at Doomben.
WHEN most blokes suffer a midlife crisis they might go out and buy a flashy sports car or a boat. Not Robert Heathcote – he applied for a licence to train racehorses.