A Victorian trainer and his stablehand have been charged with the stomach-tubing of a horse after Racing Victoriaâs Compliance and Assurance Team allegedly observed the pair stomach-tubing the mare at a premises near the Moe racecourse. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board has set a date to hear a charge against trainer… Read More »
Racing NSW Steward, Damien Carr, has reported jockey Chad Lever fell approaching the home turn when riding Anticipate during race 5 at Scone today. Chad was airlifted to John Hunter Hospital at Newcastle. Update 8am 9/8/2017: Racing NSW’s Dr David Duckworth has reported Chad is now in the neuro ward… Read More »
Champion mare Winx has surprisingly won her first ever barrier trial this morning at Randwick beating home a star field of horses. Winx who had her sixteenth career barrier trial this morning won her first of her career after being revved up in the later stages of the jump out… Read More »
Champion NSW Southern Districts trainer Richard Freyer has died aged 69 from prostate cancer. A licensed trainer for 47 years and the winner of 16 successive NSW Southern Districts premierships, Freyer was more widely known for the deeds of Leica Falcon, the one-time favourite for the 2006 Melbourne Cup. “Richard… Read More »
Group 1 winner and $1million dollar earner Tycoon Tara has been officially retired following her run in today’s Missile Stakes where she finished sixth. Tycoon Tara returned from a short spell in which she won the Tatts Tiara with what was a rather disappointing sixth in today’s G2 Missile Stakes… Read More »
Chris Waller has been fined and his horse has been disqualified after winning an ineligible race at Gosford on Saturday. The Waller trained Cellarman won Race 7 on Saturday’s Gosford meeting but has subsequently been disqualified from the race after the horse was found to be ineligible to run in… Read More »
The premier Weight-For-Age championship race of Australasia, the W.S. Cox Plate, as well as many other properties held by the Club will now hold the naming rights of leading corporate bookmaker Ladbrokes. âWhen two like-minded and forward-thinking organisations team up with a clear vision to make the overall experience for… Read More »
Jockey Steven King has confirmed his retirement from race riding after a stellar career highlighted by the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cups double on Let’s Elope. King has not ridden competitively since December but still rides quality horseflesh for five-time Melbourne Cup-winning owner Lloyd Williams each morning at Macedon Lodge…. Read More »
The trainer at the centre of the mistaken identity case at Yarmouth is hoping authorities show leniency. Charlie McBride is expecting to be fined by the British Horseracing Authority after an older stablemate was found to be the winner of a juvenile race at Yarmouth but says it was simply… Read More »
English racing has been left embarrassed by the discovery that a winner of a two-year-old race at Yarmouth, was in fact the horses elder stablemate. The mistake was only discovered after the 50-1 Charlie McBride-trained Mandarin Princess had overturned the 4-6 favourite Fyre Cay on Thursday (Friday AEST) but was… Read More »
Rachel King’s stellar season has been tinged with sadness at Canterbury with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Sebrarian collapsing and dying mid-race. The in-form apprentice eased up the three-year-old during Wednesday’s Benchmark 66 Handicap (1900m). Sebrarian, who won once in 10 starts, then collapsed after she dismounted. Racing NSW… Read More »
Harness racing great Kevin Newman has died unexpectedly at the age of 83. John Dumesny, Harness Racing NSW chief executive, said Newman was a legend at Harold Park where he won a record 10 trainers’ titles and eight as a driver. “Kevin at 83 was well and had just finalised… Read More »
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner Almandin may not be far off a return to racing with owner Lloyd Williams hinting he might return in late August. Almandin is yet to be seen at the race track since his emphatic victory in what was Australia’s richest race the Melbourne Cup last… Read More »
The world’s highest ranked horse Arrogate has had his crown dismantled after a lacklustre run in the Group 2 San Diego Handicap where he finished a distant fourth to winner Accelerate. Arrogate headed into the race ranked as the best horse in the world but the disappointing finish will likely… Read More »
A track invader who ran onto the racecourse in the last race on G1 Kingsford Stakes day has received a ban from racecourses Australia wide. Read more about the incident:Â Man runs on track at Eagle Farm At a delayed inquiry, the man pleaded guilty to entering the Eagle Farm track… Read More »
The trainer of a gelding inadvertently given female hormone treatment before he won a $100,000 race has been fined $6000. Connections of Lautaro have also lost the $54,000 prize money the Andrew Dale-trained gelding won in the Kia Ora Stud Handicap at Scone on May 13 before testing positive to… Read More »
Seven time Group 1 winner Grand Armee has sadly passed away at the age of eighteen. Grand Armee amassed over $5.3million dollars in earnings including seven group one wins. Grand Armee was retired in August 2005 after 31 starts winning 13 times and placing a further 13 times and has… Read More »
An injury to classy sprinter Bon Aurum will see the Group 1 winner miss the entire spring carnival. The Ciaron Maher trained chestnut stallion will have at least 6 months off after needing to have chips removed from his knee. Ken King, who bred Bon Aurum, told ciaronmaher.com.au that the sprinter would take… Read More »
The excitement of the 157th edition of the Emirates Melbourne Cup will hit Sydney on the first Tuesday in November, as the harbour cityâs newest waterfront precinct, Barangaroo, hosts a live site on Australiaâs biggest raceday. Sydneysiders can get caught up in all the exhilarating action of âthe race that stops a nationâ⢅ Read More »
Sydneysiders will tomorrow get their chance to experience the allure of the $200,000 2017 Emirates Melbourne Cup trophy when it journeys around Sydney. The day will begin with model, Myer Ambassador and Channel 7âs Rachael Finch dazzling alongside the Emirates Melbourne Cup as she and Flemington Ambassador Georgia Connolly enter Martin Place tomorrow on horseback. Joining the glamourous… Read More »
