Syndicator OTI Racing announced Tom Melbourne’s retirement after the nine-year-old gelding finished unplaced in Saturday’s Listed Old Comrade Stakes in Perth. Tom Melbourne won six of his 51 starts and more than $1.4 million prize money. His best performances include the 2016 Listed Albury Cup and 2019 Listed Carrington Stakes…. Read More »
They say it’s good luck and they might be right with Australian Derby winning jockey being shat on by a bird in his post race interview. Watch the video below in which Opie Bosson is interviewed after winning the G1 Australian Derby on Quick Thinker before a bird poos on… Read More »
Desperate times call for desperate measures….or necessity is the mother of invention. Watch this video. #HorseRacing twitter, I present to you: Jamaican horse racing fans! Ingenuity and creativity at its best!!! I love my Caribbean people. @TarMonde @DRFHersh @DerbyFan78 pic.twitter.com/5OQ6AsGIzm — Ryan Moseley (@ryanmoseley) April 2, 2020 Oh just… Read More »
Watch this video. Then get your Black Book out. Here’s the new leader in Biggest Certainty Beaten This Year. Yes I know, I claimed that about 6 weeks back….and to be fair despite some criticism from others who saw it differently, she did come out and win a heat of… Read More »
American racing fans may have unearthed something to get them all through the global crisis. At beautiful Gulfstream Park today, TIZ THE LAW (Constitution-Tizfiz) burst to the top of the table for Top 3YO honours in the US with a dominant display of strength running to claim the Gr 1… Read More »
In Ireland overnight, a regally-bred 3YO won a 1600m maiden in dour style. His name is RUSSIAN EMPEROR and here’s where he becomes of interest to us. He is a son of our former superstar race mare ATLANTIC JEWEL, who 10 races in Australia including 4 at Gr 1 level…. Read More »
Racing fans will be hard pressed to see a more impressive win than that of Befana at the Sunshine Coast on Friday night. The daughter of Better Than Ready who is raced by 2K Thoroughbreds was making her debut for trainers Trent and Toby Edmonds and based on the market… Read More »
Right now we are all looking for some good news. Particularly in horse racing, and especially today now that COVID-19 is being so rampant and disruptive, and well, also because sadly it looks like our genuine hero, Alligator Blood, has tested positive. So here it is. And no, I’m not… Read More »
Black Caviar’s daughter Ready For Caviar has run second in her debut start at Benalla on Sunday. Ready For Caviar was scratched from Caulfield on Saturday to be saved for an easier assignment at Benalla today although the regally bred filly weakened late to run a credible second. Black Caviar's… Read More »
$5m All Star Mile favourite Alligator Blood will line-up in Saturday’s feature race at Caulfield after the MRC allocated the horses owners and connections a private function room on course. Alligator Bloods connections considered scratching their horse from the $5m All Star Mile field after the MRC announced that owners… Read More »
A racegoer at Canberra on Sunday put participants and himself in danger running onto the track during a race. The man put himself and participants in danger after he jumped the fence during the last race on Canberra’s Black Opal Stakes meeting and tried to race the horses in the… Read More »
Normally a devastating, and profound Gr 1 win like we saw with BIVOUAC on Saturday, would have everyone asking two questions. Firstly, how much is a well-bred entire like him worth? And secondly, when is he going to stud? Well, I think you’ll be pleased with both answers. Bivouac (Exceed… Read More »
In a few months, Australian broodmares will start having babies. And among them will be the first one’s sired by the unbeaten superstar JUSTIFY (Scat Daddy-Stage Music). But before we get to see them, the world is seeing almost daily, brand new babies born by Justify in North America and… Read More »
Jockey Mike Smith has been fined more than $320,000 AUD for excessive use of the whip in the $20m Saudi Cup on runner-up Midnight Bisou. Midnight Bisou finished second to Maximum Security in the richest race in the world the $20m Saudi Cup which was raced on Sunday morning AEDT…. Read More »
All Star Mile contender Star Missile has failed to beat a runner home in a Rating 78 race at Moonee Valley on Friday night. Star Missile is guaranteed a start in the richest mile on turd the $5m All Star Mile at Caulfield on March 14th but is set to… Read More »
Champion sprinter Black Caviar could have her best foal yet in the way of Ready For Caviar who impressed in winning a jump-out at Flemington on Friday. Ready For Caviar a daughter of Black Caviar by leading sire More Than Ready was one of the eye catching two-year-olds who stepped… Read More »
All-Star Mile contender Heart Of Puissance has had his colours lowered in a midweek race at Sandown but will press ahead to the $5 million race at his next start. Heart Of Puissance was last week granted a spot in the All-Star Mile at Caulfield as one of the top… Read More »
There was something divinely rewarding for Linda Meech as she steered PIPPIE home to win the Gr 1 Oakleigh Plate. Remember, this was the jockey who was sensationally sacked from the star 3YO THOUGHT OF THAT days prior to the Gr 1 VRC Derby because…. ‘she wasn’t a Gr 1… Read More »
It probably doesn’t matter if you are just a casual racing lover, or a trainer, breeder, jockey, professional punter, school teacher, janitor, unemployed bum, et al. If you have a punt every now and then, you have an internal Black Book in your mind always looking for future winners. Well,… Read More »
We have lost the big million dollar races at Warwick Farm this afternoon, but we have NOT lost high stakes horse racing, drama, action and suspense. As you wake this morning, news is spreading across the globe of a handsome, brave racehorse being scratched from a low key race at… Read More »
