Star WA jockey William Pike has opted not to ride hot Perth Cup 2016 favourite Delicacy on Saturday and will instead ride Neverland. Delicacy is the current $2.30 favourite in betting with Pike’s chosen ride Neverland a $7.50 chance. William Pike will NOT ride hot fav Delicacy in the Perth… Read More »
Race caller Alan Thomas will call his last meeting at Gold Coast today. Post your messages for Alan below. Hi all. My last day and and I want to thank you all for your unwavering support over the years Keep well. AT — Alan Thomas (@AlanThomasSky) December 25, 2015
Key Goldmarket Handicap runner Fontelina has come out of the race and will next run on Magic Millions raceday. View the updated Goldmarket Handicap odds Fontelina is scratched today, weight and wide gate the reason given, will run on @mmsnippets over 1400M – @tonygollan â Steve Hewlett (@stevejoseph69)… Read More »
Victorian jumps racing will receive a boost of $510,000 during the 2016 Victorian jumps racing season. The biggest increase will be the Grand National Steeplechase which will now boast a prize purse of $350,000 up 40% whilst the Grand Annual Steeplechase will also have a large increase of $50,000 to… Read More »
Leading QLD jockey Luke Tarrant has been stood down and will not ride at the Gold Coast on Saturday, after an irregular swab according to RQ Stewards Source: Luke Tarrant has been stood down, will not ride at Gold Coast on Saturday, " Swab Irregularity" according to RQ Stewards —… Read More »
Mark Kavanagh has been found guilty in his ongoing cobalt case. View the charges below. Trainer Mark Kavanagh also found guilty by RAD Board over cobalt charge. Like O'Brien his continues early January. pic.twitter.com/dhFQiuPlqA — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) December 23, 2015
Danny O’Brien has been found guilty in his ongoing cobalt case. View the charges below. Trainer Danny O'Brien found guilty by RAD Board over cobalt charges. Further submissions heard early January. pic.twitter.com/uS5Sp5Sxd8 — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) December 23, 2015
Two jockeys wives have taken out lawsuits totalling more than $600,000 against an apprentice jockey who caused a fall in November 2012. Jana Griffin wife of Dan Griffin and Nicole Tanti wife of Dean Tanti have filed two separate lawsuits against former apprentice Aidan Holt after a fall he caused saw both jockeys… Read More »
Trainer Peter Moody has declared his business is âeffectively overâ after the RAD Board adjourned the hearing in his cobalt case until mid February 2016. âIt effectively ends my business,â Moody said leaving the hearing. The delay will mean Moody will unlikely have the backing of owners during the upcoming… Read More »
Jockey Tom Sadler is hoping to be discharged from hospital today after suffering a fall in the last race at Moonee Valley last night. View the update below: Tom Sadler update: Royal Melb Hosp o'night 4 observation re concussion. Scans re neck, spine etc looking clear. Hoping 4 discharge today…. Read More »
Much like all Victorian meetings SA’s feature meeting at Morhpettville has been abandoned due to extreme heat. Morphettville tmw has been abandoned — Steve Hewlett (@stevejoseph69) December 18, 2015
Trainer Michael Freedman will return to Australia to set-up a training base at Rosehill in 2016. Trainer Michael Freedman can't wait to set up base at Rosehill in 2016. Told me this afternoon he's keen to start gathering staff ASAP. — Andrew Bensley (@AndrewBensley) December 16, 2015
RAD Board will not deliver its findings in the cobalt hearings against trainers Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh until next week. Source: RAD Board will not deliver its findings in @MarkKavanaghRac @DOBrienRacing & Dr Tom Brennan case until next week. @G1X_RACING — adrian dunn (@adriandunn2) December 16, 2015
Paul Snowden has been upfront about his potential star 2YO Capitalist who will jump as the odds on favourite in tomorrows Wyong Magic Millions Classic saying he will improve from the run but he is ‘special’ View the Wyong Magic Millions Classic market more: .@SnowdenRacing1 (Paul) says Capitalist (MM 2YO… Read More »
Flemington races will enforce the heat policy on Saturday with races to have just a 30 minute gap whilst the meeting will kick off early with the first race at 10.30am. Breaking: Flemington will have 30 minute gaps between races 1-6, 35 minutes between each races 7-9. @Racing — Shane… Read More »
Victorian bookie Anthony Doughty has been charged for accepting and recording bets outside of his license conditions. View the media release below: Racing Victoria (RV) Stewards have this afternoon issued a charge against Licensed Victorian Bookmaker Anthony Doughty under Australian Rule of Racing 175(a). The charge relates to Mr Doughtyâs betting… Read More »
In a week of high profile horses having trainer changes a decision has been made that Caulfield Guineas runner up Rich Enuff will be moved to the stables of Peter and Paul Snowden. Rich Enuff was formally trained by Ken Keys who trained the galloper to win the Caulfield Guineas… Read More »
As we had written earlier Peter Gelagotis has officially been named as The Cleaner’s new trainer with the Tasmanian galloper to continue to wear Mick Burles colours as well as keeping his former trainer involved with the horse. Source: Owner Bill Fawdry confirms @G1X_RACING Peter Gelagotis to train The Cleaner,… Read More »
The Cleaner’s owner Bill Fawdry has hinted that the front running Tasmanian is likely to be trained by Peter Gelagotis in Moe. Source: Trainer Peter Gelagotis is tipped to take over training of the Cleaner, owner Bill Fawdry says he is the warm favourite ATS. — Steve Hewlett (@stevejoseph69) December… Read More »
Trainer Mick Burles has stated popular galloper The Cleaner may have run his last race dependant on tests he is undergoing. “We’ll do some tests today, tomorrow,” Burles said on Monday. “Poor old bugger, he’s done a good job. I’m not going to push him. “He’s got a couple [of… Read More »
