A car has nearly taken out runners and riders in a race in Ireland. View the video below. Scary moment for riders at Belharbour P2P on Sunday when having to avoid moving car on the track #scarytimes pic.twitter.com/X4QG5e7pWZ — p2p.ie (@irishp2p) February 9, 2016
Consistent Victorian sprinter Vatican who earned connections over $500,000 in his career has passed away. More to come… Source: Sad News on the passing of Tough sprinter Vatican a winner of over $500,000 he gave 100% every time and we will miss him over the 955m — Dean Pettit (@deanpet74)… Read More »
Racing Victoria has extended its trial of 30 minute gaps between races for an extra week. Racing Victoria announce that 30 minute gap between races will be extended for another week. More on @Racing shortly. — Shane Anderson (@Globalgallop) February 9, 2016
Jockey Luke Nolen is likely to return to race riding in the next two weeks after being out for over six months due to having back surgery for a prolapsed disc. Luke Nolen said he could make his return to race riding "within the next ten days". More details to… Read More »
The Cleaner’s new trainer Peter Gelagotis hopes scans this week will clear the horse of making a race track return during the Spring. Source: Latest on The Cleaner @TasracingAus @SimonStout pic.twitter.com/GqorZDBFlS — Steve Hewlett (@stevejoseph69) February 8, 2016
Trainer Brent Stanley and jockey Glyn Schofield charged by RV stewards over sale of horse Equita to Hong Kong last year. Read more: Trainer, jockey charged over HK sale Racing Victoria’s Stewards Release: Brent Stanley Charge 1 – AR 175(a) AR 175 The Principal Racing Authority (or the Stewards exercising… Read More »
Hobart Cup favourite Quick Strike has sadly been euthanised post race after breaking down during the run due to snapping a canon bone. Unfortunately Quick Strike was destroyed after snapping a canon bone in the Hobart Cup. @G1X_RACING @TasracingAus — Trent Masenhelder (@tmase04) February 8, 2016
Peter and Paul Snowden have lost two stable stars to retirement this morning with both Pride Of Dubai and Dublin Lass being officially retired due to injuries. Trainer Peter Snowden has advised Stewards this morning that Dublin Lass and Pride Of Dubai have been retired. — Racing NSW Stewards (@RNSWStewards)… Read More »
Co-trainer Peter Snowden has announced Pride of Dubai has been retire after suffering exactly the same injury as last time. Bruising to hind fetlock found again in examinations yesterday and today. Pride of Dubai won the G1 Blue Diamond Stakes and G1 Sires Produce Stakes as a 2YO. Update: Stablemate… Read More »
Beaten odds on favourite Hasselhoof will stay in Sydney and press on to the 2016 Parramatta Cup field in a fort nights time. Hasselhoof stays in Sydney and heads to Parramatta Cup on Feb 20. Trainer Donna Logan says horse is fine today and got straight into feed. — Andrew… Read More »
Caulfield Cup runner who was ruled out of a Melbourne Cup run due to a bout of colic will trial on Tuesday however a run in Melbourne during the Autumn is unlikely. Source: Mongolian Khan trials on Tuesday at Matamata but trainer Murray Baker doubts if the horse will run… Read More »
Heavily backed Breeders Classic favourite Dublin Lass will be monitored after her run in today’s Breeders Classic where she was found to be coughing post race. Source: Dublin Lass to be monitored over next few days after coughing following race 3 at Randwick. Here is stewards report. pic.twitter.com/ziHKbewWqx — Andrew… Read More »
Sky Racing could not have made it any more clear what they think of Racing Victoria’s decision to trial 30minute race intervals relegating Victoria’s feature meeting at Caulfield to Sky Racing2. The decision to show country meets including Dalby and Sapphire Coast over Caulfield has not surprisingly angered punters. Sky… Read More »
Hot Eskimo Prince Stakes favourite Counterattack who has been heavily backed has had an important late plating change with synthetic hoof filler applied to off fore. Counterattack has been backed from $4.20 second favourite into the $3.50 clear favourite in betting. View the current Eskimo Prince Stakes market Late plating… Read More »
Trainer John O’Shea has said that his runner Tarquin in today’s Eskimo Prince Stakes at Randwick won’t be winning. View the current Eskimo Prince Stakes market Trainer John O’Shea understands the thoughts of @mcacajamez that Tarquin is going well but thinks horse won’t be winning today. Needs longer — Andrew… Read More »
Chris Waller has said he can’t believe the amount of support coming for his 2YO Wonderful Story today in the Inglis Classic saying he is above average but hesitant at 1200m first up. View the current Inglis Classic market Trainer Chris Waller can’t believe the huge push for Wonderful Story… Read More »
The Melbourne Cup Carnival was declared the winner of the Major Festivals and Events category at the Australian Tourism Awards for the second time in three years. The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) was recognised for the 2014 event’s remarkable economic impacts and promotion of Victoria and Australia to audiences around… Read More »
Hobart Cup 2016 favourite Metaphorical has been scratched from the field. More to come… Metaphorical out of the Hobart Cup — Declan Schuster (@SchusterDeclan) February 5, 2016
Racing Victoria stewards are investigating the possible use of a hand-held battery device also know as a jigger which was found at Geelong racecourse in December last year. “We can confirm that Racing Victoria stewards are conducting an investigation into the circumstances that led to a hand-held battery device being… Read More »
Racing Victoria stewards are looking into the sale of a Brent Stanley-trained horse ‘Equita’ which was sold to Hong Kong interests. “We can confirm that Racing Victoria stewards are investigating a complaint from a registered part-owner of a then unraced two-year-old regarding the financial terms of the horse’s sale from… Read More »
