A terrible ride over the weekend has sent punters into meltdown claiming it is the worst ride they have ever seen. Jockey Tony Maragh was aboard Musical Heart at Gulfstream park and showed absolutely no effort to try and win the race as his horse was bolting down the outside to… Read More »
Chris Waller admits he is running out of words to describe the phenomenon that is Winx. But the trainer found a couple of new ones after the mare dominated the first running of the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday in front of thousands of adoring fans. As… Read More »
Melbourne Cup hopeful Torcedor is to join Andreas Wohler in Germany after being sold by Te Akau Racing. Trained by Jessica Harrington to win the Sagaro Stakes at Ascot in May before being placed behind the John Gosden-trained Stradivarius in both the Gold Cup at Royal Ascot and the Goodwood… Read More »
Winx is the Queen of Turf. Australians love her and why wouldn’t they! For her 29 wins Sportsbet has paid out over $40 million on the great mare with $14m of that being profit for punters and that number is set to climb throughout her Spring campaign. Unbeaten superstar Black Caviar was… Read More »
Boom colt Kementari could be set to take on Champion mare Winx in this weekends Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick. Godolphin have opted to make Kementari a late nomination for the first Group One of the new season which would see their prized colt line-up against Champion mare Winx… Read More »
This years Golden Slipper winner Estijaab will not be seen again this year after a training set back put a halt to her Spring campaign. “Estijaab has got a problem and is out until the autumn,’’ Hawkes told the DailyTelegraph. “We are taking no risks with her, she’s too valuable… Read More »
Horse racing in Melbourne could be headed to the CBD with a crazy idea seriously being considered by the local government to host a horse a race or multiple races in the streets of the city. Victoria’s Minister for Racing Martin Pakula says it’s too early to be getting excited… Read More »
The racing future of former champion sprinter Chautauqua is in jeopardy after he again refused to jump in a barrier trial at Rosehill. Racing NSW chief steward Marc Van Gestel says he will talk to connections later on Tuesday to discuss their intentions. Van Gestel says stewards now have to… Read More »
A jockey has cost a bookmaker over $4,428,250 AUD after riding four winners overnight at a combined odds of $655/1. Punters cleaned up on Betfred overnight when jockey Silvestre de Sousa rode four winners at Pontefract in England costing the bookmaker $2.5million pounds ($4,428,250 AUD). ✅ Michele Strogoff✅ Big Country✅… Read More »
There are two Everest slots remaining in this years $13m edition of the race and with Kementari all but guaranteed one of those slots, two in form sprinters look to fight it out to gain the remaining spot in the race. Both horses were on show on Saturday with both… Read More »
Central Queensland jockey Tasha Chambers has been disqualified for nine months after she admitted to providing a fake urine sample. Chambers was stood down on June 28 when the sample she gave during no-notice testing at the Rockhampton races on June 24 was found to be inconsistent with human urine…. Read More »
Senior part-owner Rupert Legh has not given up hope Chautauqua can run in the world’s richest turf race, The Everest. But Chautauqua has a few obstacles to clear after he again failed to jump in a Rosehill barrier trial under Tommy Berry on Monday. Racing NSW chief steward Mark Van… Read More »
Queensland Derby winner Dark Dream has reportedly been sold to Hong Kong with the Group One winner set to leave Australia next month. Rumours began to spread after owners transferred Dark Dream away from trainer Kerry Parker’s stables in Kembla Grange. Dark Dream will join Ruthven (2017) and Eagle Way (2016) as… Read More »
A former New Zealand Group 1 winner has sadly passed away after suffering an injury mid race at Morphettville today. The Archie Alexander trained Survived wen’t around in the 2500m contest in the first on today’s Morphettville card but sadly suffered a fatal injury mid race. Survived won the Group… Read More »
