She was backed as if unbeatable after an impressive trial and the Chris Waller trained Funstar did not let punters down winning with a leg in the air. Funstar had three trials heading into her debut at Canterbury with her last being very impressive and punters didn’t miss her. She… Read More »
I was driving along yesterday listening to the radio and heard a song with a clever verse. It said: “Midnight in a crowded room I would have had to come up and talk to you Anywhere, I don’t care Forever’s gotta start somewhere.” And while that’s about a relationship starting,… Read More »
One of the rarest and most unusual horses you will see will go through the ring on Friday at the Magic Millions Gold Coast sale. Lot 2440 is a rare Paint coloured filly by Holy Roman Emperor out of Lilac In Style with no other foal this year with similar… Read More »
A suspension to a Japanese jockey has caused a stir on Social media overnight after rider Yutaka Take was given just a one meeting suspension for a very dangerous ride. At Tokyo on Sunday Yutaka Take aboard horse Logi Cry veered very dangerously after the gates opened causing severe interference… Read More »
Connections of the heavily tried $2.00 favourite in race 6 at Sale yesterday are entitled to be miffed. And, while I’m not advocating they go the way of Gary and Mary West, who own Maximum Security, the dethroned Kentucky Derby winner and take action in the courts, at the very… Read More »
A 3YO won his maiden at Taree yesterday, on debut, and the word to describe it is….WOW! His name is NOSTRO RE and that seems to be an Italian banking reference. Which might well be accurate as he is owned by the famous Italian Racing family – the Polettis of… Read More »
I was at Toronto’s beautiful Woodbine racetrack for a race meeting last week. And a big smile split my face like a watermelon when I heard a familiar – accent. It was music to my ears when I heard the race caller tell all and sundry that the horses were… Read More »
Yesterday at Gawler, a 3YO sprouted wings in the straight to race away and win like a horse going places. First let’s take a look at his 4.8L win over 1718m: "Should've put the house on it!" The short priced favourite Vacant Block wins easily, taking out Race 3 at… Read More »
Is it fair to say, as Bob Dylan once did, ‘that the answer is blowing in the wind’? Certainly when it comes to horse racing rules, the winds of change are very, very close and North American racing actually needed the upheaval that occurred at the recent Kentucky Derby to… Read More »
You will be hard pressed to find a better debut win from a horse at Wyong today. Exceedance a two-year-old colt out of the Team Hawkes yard caused a stir on twitter after his breathtaking win at Wyong today finishing over the top of the more fancied pair Blazing Miss… Read More »
Bookmaker William Hill found itself in trouble after The British Advertising Standards Authority found their advertisement on Tinder breached guidelines. William Hill ran an ad on Tinder ahead of the Cheltenham Racing Carnival which read “Stuck in the friend zone? You won’t be for much longer if you use this… Read More »
I love racehorse names. So bear with me while I rattle off a few that attracted my attention these past few days, and that might be of interest to you. STRANGELY NAMED Last night in Hong Kong, at the Happy Valley race meeting, race caller Brett Davis described the all… Read More »
When you wake tomorrow (Friday time in Australia), some of your fellow die hard racing fans would have just watched another race meeting at the famed, and now controversial Churchill Downs, in Kentucky. And in doing so they would have seen one of our own go round! Aussie girl Crystal… Read More »
Racing fans are confused over the programming for this weekends feature Sydney meeting at Scone. Scone will host their two day carnival this week ahead of the Inglis sales with the Inglis Guineas being the feature race on Saturday’s card although the race has been schedule to start the meeting… Read More »
The US President Donald Trump took to twitter to disapprove of the decision to disqualify Maximum Security in Sunday’s Kentucky Derby. President Trump took to twitter following the decision of disqualifying Maximum Security following the horses win in the Kentucky Derby saying it ‘The Kentucky Derby decision was not a… Read More »
Only in America. Maximum Security led from start to finish and crossed the line first in the 145th Kentucky Derby, then loses it in the stewards room. Why? How? Wow! Result overturned! Following an objection after interference caused by Maximum Security, Country House is the @KentuckyDerby winner! #KyDerby pic.twitter.com/XgeZrHZxgC —… Read More »
Race horse names. Can they make or break a horse? Look at the greats: Tulloch; Winx; Phar Lap; Gunsynd; Bernborough; Peter Pan; Kingston Town; Strawberry Road; Makybe Diva; Black Caviar; Sunline; Atlantic Jewel – and many others. They all are strong, robust and command attention. Now, yesterday at Muswellbrook a… Read More »
What would you do if you logged into your TAB account and discovered a bonus bet to the value of $1.86 million sitting in your account? That was the conundrum facing 66-year-old Trevor Smith last Friday. The loyal TAB customer told Racing.com that he had deposited $100 in his account… Read More »
The whip rule is set to come under fire once again with jockey Michael Dee being fined for overuse of the whip on Anzac Day where his ride dead heated in Race 4 at Flemington. The rule surrounding over use of the whip continues to come under fire and that… Read More »
So who is Australia’s Champion 2YO? With pretty much just the Brisbane Winter Carnival left of the juvenile season, one must emerge as the Champion, and alongside of it, the Champion Male and Champion Female. And unless someone jumps out of the woodwork and lands a couple of Gr 1s… Read More »
