Cars driving on a race track during a race in the UK have caused havoc with jockeys/horses narrowly missing the moving vehicles at Down Royal racecourse. View the video below. Oh holy god cars on the track during racing @Downroyal pic.twitter.com/8rKIk0OBJo — kieran fitzgerald (@tensplenty1) June 17, 2016
Promising stayer Sir John Hawkwood will have a stable change to Victoria ahead of the Spring Racing Carnival. The current David Van Dyke runner will make the move to an unnamed Victorian trained with owners Waratah Thoroughbreds saying they want the horse to be trained in Victoria leading into the… Read More »
Tasmanian trainer Karl Rhodes has received a five year ban after his horse Under Milkwood returned a cobalt reading nearly 100 times the legal threshold at Devonport on April 19, 2015. Rhodes had been found guilty of ‘deliberately administering cobalt to the horse for the purpose of affecting its performance or behaviour in… Read More »
A Swan Hill based trainer has been charged for allegedly failing to provide proper and sufficient nutrition for horses in his care. Racing Victoria (RV) stewards have laid seven charges against Swan Hill-based licensed restricted trainer Ian W Fletcher under AR175(o)(iv) for allegedly failing to provide proper and sufficient nutrition… Read More »
Trainer Darren Weir has notified stewards that Raw Impulse who is an odds on favourite at the meeting will be scratched due to an elevated temperature. News from @DKWeirRacing that Raw Impulse will be scratched from @TheValley due to an elevated temperature — RSN927AMRacing&Sport (@RSNSportRadio) June 16, 2016
The Supreme Court today overturned Danny Nikolic’s racetrack ban. The order was deemed ‘invalid’ allowing Nikolic to pursue a return to the saddle. Nikolic has stated he will now head to VCAT to try and get his jockey licence back Read more: Judge overturns Nikolic racetrack ban Do you think this… Read More »
Trainer Toby Edmonds has knocked back rumours that Stradbroke Handicap placegetter The Virginian will be heading overseas saying ‘horse has not been sold, staying with us.’ Re Stradbroke place-getter The Virginian :Toby Edmonds says " Horse has not been sold, staying with us." — Steve Hewlett (@stevejoseph69) June 15, 2016
Great money spinner Canali will be having his last race at Sandown today with retirement looming. Canali has won connections over half a million dollars in his 58 start career.
A trainer and his friend have been found guilty of drenching the winner of the 2013 Tamworth Cup prior to the running of the race. Trainer Cody Morgan has been found guilty of drenching Prussian Secret before his win in the Tamworth Cup in which he and friend Robert Clement… Read More »
Impressive Stradbroke Handicap place-getter ‘The Virginian’ may be overseas bound after his run on Saturday which saw him step up from a Class 1 win to a 3rd in the G1 Stradbroke. The Virginian was kicked in the head as a younger horse- “Fractured an eye socket, also ended up… Read More »
Multiple Group 1 winner and one of WA best gallopers has been retired. Luckygray has been retired after a impressive racing career which included three G1 winers and prize money of $2.69million. Luckygray won the G1 Railway Stakes twice as well as the G1 Kingston Town Classic. Luckygray has been… Read More »
The Robert Smerdon trained Under The Louvre has taken out the $1.5million dollar Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm. Under The Louvre and Black Heart Bart fought it out for most of the straight but the last start Goodwood runner up lifted on the line to get the bob. Rank outsider… Read More »
Today’s QTC Cup winner Spill The Beans has officially been retired following his win in the race as announced by trainer Gerald Ryan. Source: Spill The Beans to be retired to stud. "He come to me after being passed in for $46,000, I think I've done my job," said Gerald… Read More »
Eagle Farm is hosting its first meeting since renovations began on the racecourse 660 days ago and the reviews certainly aren’t glowing. TIPS: View our Stradbroke Handicap day Tips James McDonald ”It seemed alright although it did throw up a bit (of clumps)” — Ben Dorries (@Dorries_cmail) June 11, 2016 Hugh… Read More »
Trainer Peter Snowden has given a strong push for a runner of his at big odds at Randwick today saying he has been screaming out for a good barrier. Snowden is confident Not A Gypsy can run a big race at odds in Race 4. Not A Gypsy is $12… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher camp have said they could not be anymore confident heading into today’s Stradbroke Handicap where they saddle up race favourite Azkadellia. Azkadellia holds around 50% of all money on the race with here $4 opening quote being crunched into $3.40. View the current Stradbroke Handicap market Trainer… Read More »
The track managers at Eagle Farm have had some luck this week with the track a Good 4 heading into their biggest day of the year. This is on the back of a postponed meeting last Saturday. Eagle Farm is a Good 4 for Stradbroke Day, weather perfect – strap… Read More »
In an interview with Racing And Sports Radio jockey Michelle Payne mentioned that following her fall at Mildura over a fortnight ago she had forgotten that she won the Melbourne Cup stating she had to google it to make sure. @mj_payne tells @MFelgate7 on @RSNSportRadio after he horror fall she… Read More »
Jockey Tom Sadler has been suspended for three weeks after being found guilty of not taking all reasonable and permissible measures on Lonrockstar at Caulfield on May 13. Chief steward Terry Bailey outlined that $280,000 was invested on Lonrockstar. “Our business runs on the punting dollar, penalties need to be… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has been discharged from hospital after damaging her pancreas in a fall at Mildura over a fortnight ago. JUST IN: Champion jockey Michelle Payne finally out of hospital after tearing her pancreas in a nasty fall pic.twitter.com/n24aSfk8tD — Michael Scanlan (@MScanlan7) June 8, 2016
