Stewards were required to view the photo finish to determine the winner in Shetland Pony racing’s biggest event over the weekend. A field of 13 took place in the Shetland Pony Grand National at Newmarket Racecourse on Saturday with two pony’s hitting the finish line locked together. Zak Kent, 12,… Read More »
Quite often ordinary folk, those who never get the opportunity to buy a yearling, wonder what happens to the expensive ones after the sale ring? Well, two of them are clashing in a low key $35,000 Mdn at Bendigo on Thursday. They are I AM A HIT (I Am Invincible-Courtesan)… Read More »
Queensland Racing Stewards have overturned the result of a photo finish at Yeppoon from July. The QRIC stewards have overturned a photo finish at Yeppoon from July 23rd following a stewards inquiry on Tuesday. The result was from QTIS 3YO Handicap at Yeppoon in which Great Fox was declared the… Read More »
Godolphin colt Pinatubo has produced an astonishing performance to land the Vincent O’Brien National Stakes at the Curragh by nine lengths. The Charlie Appleby-trained two-year-old was sent out the 1-3 favourite to maintain his unbeaten record at his fifth start on Sunday (Monday AEST). Always travelling sweetly for William Buick,… Read More »
With the retirement of champion Winx, racegoers are looking for the next pin-up horse. After seven wins in succession for a record of 11 from 14 starts, there are some anointing Mystic Journey the next Winx. Ahead of Saturday’s Group One Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington, trainer Adam Trinder… Read More »
A half-sister by American Pharoah to champion Beholder has fetched $8.2 million at the Keeneland September sale in Kentucky. Whisper Hill Farm’s Mandy Pope outlasted Coolmore, securing the filly out of Leslie’s Lady for twice as much as she had hoped to pay. Coolmore own the filly’s half-brother, Mendelssohn, who… Read More »
Tom Waterhouse become a person the general public loved to hate due to his in your face ads but he has just launched a new campaign with an ad you might actually like. Have a Watch:
If you can, cast your mind back to 29 March, 2014. On that day, at Rosehill racecourse, the Irish visitor GORDON LORD BYRON, with Craig Williams aboard, came home like a train from 10th on the bend to narrowly win the then $1million G1 George Ryder Stakes over 1500m. The… Read More »
It’s always a big thing when a rider lands their first winner. But the other day, race caller Anthony Manton nearly fell out of his calling booth when 4kg apprentice Amy McLucas brought ATOMIC BLAST home to victory at Moruya in NSW. In commentary, he said, “And look at this,… Read More »
There were some bizarre scenes in France overnight with a winning jockey being bitten mid-race by a rival horse. In an effort to win the Joubert Listed Stakes at Maisons-Laffitte, race favourite Palomba channeled her inner Mike Tyson and bit rival jockey Francois-Xavier Bertras. Bertras was unscathed after being bitten and… Read More »
Sam Clipperton will appeal a one-month suspension which will keep him out of major races over the Sydney spring carnival. The jockey has been outed for his handling of Irish Songs in a race at Randwick on August 17. Racing NSW stewards issued the stiff penalty on Wednesday after finding… Read More »
Punters in the UK would have been forgiven had they torn up their tickets on this 2YO maiden midway through the running of a 1200m sprint at Hamilton overnight. Dutch Decoy jumped $6.50 odds at the Scottish track but midway through the running he looked more like a $501 shot…. Read More »
There has been a bit of social media, particularly twitter and bloggers, reaction to the Rosehill races on Saturday. One race in particular. It’s the Gr 3 San Domenico Stakes over 1100m and worth $160,000. It’s for 3YOs. That is the only restriction on the race. You need to be… Read More »
This is the most extraordinary story you will read today. We all saw those graphic, heart-warming pics of Trapeze Artist at Widden Stud last week when he was reintroduced to his former rider, the injured jockey Tye Angland. The horse bent down, sniffed him in his wheelchair and raised his… Read More »
Three weeks back I reported that The Jockey Club in America had received recommendations to ban the use of the whip in the home straight. The Jockey Club sent this to all stake holders and some tracks will introduce reduced whipping. Woodbine starts very soon. But….like is often the case,… Read More »
The controversy at Randwick has continued following an upheld protest in the Up And Coming Stakes a photo finish in the Show County Quality has sent social media into meltdown. Race favourites Deprive and Trope went to the line together which prompted stewards to go to a photo decision which… Read More »
Let me ask you this – which horse, when you were first introduced to thoroughbred horse racing, got you hooked, or at the very least, massively interested in this great sport? Was it perhaps Secretariat after his Belmont Stakes win of unrivalled proportions; or did it occur in England watching… Read More »
One lucky punter has kicked off their Wednesday with an incredible win from a 50c bet on the Mohawk trots. The punter placed the 50c minimum bet on the winner, Goddess De Vie, which paid a remarkable $1,255,10 on the NSW TAB. The total win pool for the race on… Read More »
Racing officials at Kempton will have some explaining to do after another photo-finish blunder on Tuesday. Winner of the race, Albadr, had initially been placed in second behind favourite Loving Glance before the provisional result was overturned. Last year Kempton officials came under fire for making a similar error after… Read More »
Social media has been hot in regards to the latest Australian First season Sire Champion. It traditionally is awarded to the stallion whose progeny earns the most money that first year. But this year, some farms with their own agenda are driving the cry for other criteria to be recognised… Read More »
