News in from Lexington, Kentucky is that The Breeders’ Cup has launched Cup branded face masks, currently available for preorder at BreedersCupShop.com. Featuring the Breeders’ Cup signature horsehead profile printed with its traditional purple background, with all proceeds donated to Breeders’ Cup Charities, the official charity outreach program for COVID-19… Read More »
Last Monday, we were the first ones to break the story that WA apprentice Chris Graham was facing a holiday on the sidelines for not trying too hard on his mount PUSHIN’ SHAPES. Last night those stewards met with the lad. They questioned him at length, he said his saddle… Read More »
This horse may not amount to anything, but Holy Killing Cane Toads Is Necessary Batman, this was some sort of a run. The horse is named TALES OF THE HEART (Show A Heart-Tail Of A Diva). And the race is a maiden at Dalby. He opened at $1.55, blew to… Read More »
Trainer Mick Bell has gotten a little more crazy during isolation and has released a song about his stable star Jungle Edge. Jungle Edge is set to line-up in Saturday’s G1 The Goodwood at Morphettville after the DC Mackay Stakes in Adelaide at his last start. Trainer Mick Bell performs… Read More »
Punters at Quirindi have been left reeling after a deceptive finish. The heavily backed Wrongfully Wrong looked to have won quite easily in the sixth race at today’s Quirindi meeting but punters were left confused when the race was resulted and the finishing numbers were announced with Schemer declared the… Read More »
Hmmmm, this is fascinating. A WA apprentice is facing time following a ride at Ascot last Saturday that is causing some angst among racing folks. Before we get to that, last week the Qld stewards, after enquiry, suspended star Brisbane apprentice Baylee Nothdurft for 3 months because, in their view,… Read More »
The enigma that is So Si Bon has made it back to back wins at Caulfield. The team at Lindsey Park have worked So Si Bon out and he has made it back to back wins for the first time in his rather long racing career. So Si Bon was… Read More »
Boom three-year-old Masked Crusader has stamped himself as a horse to watch ahead of the Spring after a dominant win at Randwick. Masked Crusader went to Randwick having won two of his three career starts and was sent out as the odds on favourite and backers were never in trouble… Read More »
When JOEY’S GIFT (Pluck-Special Order) saddles up on Saturday in the Open 2YO race at Caulfield, a lot more people than normal will be watching her. That’s because this pint-sized filly, who was passed-in at an online auction as a 2YO, then sold outright from her paddock at the farm… Read More »
A barrier attendant has shown his commitment to his job saving the day for a runner at Tampa Bay Downs this morning. The attendant was able to keep ahold of a horse who brok through the starting gate preventing the horse from bolting causing both a delay and the likelihood… Read More »
Hands up if you remember the still magnificent finishing burst HAURAKI displayed in the winning the 2016 version of the Gr 1 Epsom Hcp. To recap, and this is important, he came from stone-motherless in the spread-out field of 13 on the bend, yet flashed down the Randwick straight to… Read More »
The coronavirus has sent the world into a spin, as we know, and has become the platform for really weird, strange things on social media. Especially on Twitter. We had Post a Racing Pic without any comment which thousands of people all over the world did. And now we have… Read More »
Queensland stewards are questioning the ride of jockey Baylee Nothdurft on Vega One at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday. Vega One was a luckless fourth in the race won by stablemate Just Orm but it was Nothdurft’s ride that sparked the most attention out of the race with the leading… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan’s belief star filly Isotope was more than a speed horse was confirmed in a come-from-behind-win at the Sunshine Coast. At her first run Isotope won a Doomben two-year-old over 1050m by 10 lengths after racing in the lead. Sent out a prohibitive favourite, Isotope sat fourth,… Read More »
Hours of extra work with two-year-old Eelloh paid off for trainer Desleigh Forster when the filly gave her first $151 winner at the Sunshine Coast. As much as $151 was bet at the TAB about Eelloh before she got up in the last bound to beat Batangas Lad ($5.50) by… Read More »
Jockey Jacob Opperman must have thought being a jockey was simple after his first race ride won by 50L before it was declared a non race. Opperman was riding the heavily backed Miss Gatsby in the race and she jumped to the front and led all the way to an… Read More »
Here’s another good thing beaten video. And this just may be the best one you’ve seen. To set it up before you watch, look at the opening of the video. You’ll see a horse named STRAWB (Fastnet Rock-Joy Toy) being loaded into the extreme widest gate. She is the last… Read More »
Punters will be licking their wounds at the Gold Coast today after what was one of the sickest beats you’ll see this year. It was an eventful race from the beginning with jockey Glen Colless dislodged from his mount as they left the barriers. The Michael Costa-trained La Pulga was… Read More »
These outstanding runs are starting to bob up all over the racing spectrum, and I’ll keep finding them. Watch this win. It was achieved on Thursday at Wyong and I’m tipping gave birth to a staying career we will hear a LOT more about. The horse is trained by John… Read More »
Just stop what you’re doing for 58sec please, and have a look at this. It’s the barrier trial of a 2YO named WISDOM OF WATER (Headwater-Regal Tier) and he’s trained by Team Edmonds. Now, yes I know it’s only a trial and most of the others weren’t pushed out or… Read More »
