A black cat has caused a bit of a stir during a race at Sha Tin on Sunday. The cat had perched itself about 100m into the 1800m Class Two Caroline Hill Handicap at Sha Tin and was only narrowly missed when the horses went past. Black Cats are notorious… Read More »
It was a pretty low rated maiden over the mile but the sixth event at Stawell through up a pretty impressive last to first winner in the way of Flirting Wolf. Flirting Wolf who was the heavily backed $2.70 favourite with Ladbrokes in the race was dead last at the… Read More »
Boom WA filly This’ll Testya has been well beaten at Ascot where she started as the long odds on favourite. This’ll Testya was sent out as the $1.30 favourite with Ladbrokes in the Western Racepix Handicap at Ascot on Saturday but she never gave her backers a sight sitting outside… Read More »
Australia’s biggest bookmaker Tabcorp are set to roll out a nation wide installation of artificial intelligence-powered video cameras in their TAB betting outlets to prevent underage gamblers. The TAB has been trialling the cameras in outlets across Melbourne over the past three months and have been satisfied with the results…. Read More »
Cox Plate winner Lys Gracieux has destroyed a quality packed Arima Kinen field in Japan. Lys Gracieux the winner of this years Cox Plate was sent out as the $6.50 favourite behind the short priced Almond Eye who failed to run a placing in the race. Australia’s Damian Lane partnered… Read More »
Could there possibly be a more timely story? Right now, you can go online and look over the yearlings that will go on sale at Inglis in February during the Classic Sale. Go on, do it. www.inglis.com.au. Flick through to Lot 541. It is for a bay colt offered by… Read More »
In one of the most unusual occurrences we have seen during a race a jockey has borrowed another jockeys whip mid race. In the sixth race at Golden Gate Fields on Thursday (local time) jockey Silvio Amador who was aboard the weakening Belle Magie leant his whip to rival jockey… Read More »
Japanese jockey Yuta Onodera can count his lucky stars after walking away uninjured from a spectactular fall during a jumps race in Japan. Onodera was aboard Portolano in the maiden jumps race at Chukyo on Sunday when his mount swerved sharpy before one of the jumps, dislodging him as they… Read More »
Boom Hong Kong sprinter Aethero has been beaten as the short priced favourite in the Hong Kong Sprint. Aethero was sent out as the $1.50 favourite with BetEasy in today’s Hong Kong Sprint at Sha Tin but was run down late by Beat The Clock despite carrying the top weight…. Read More »
Boom mare This’ll Testya was sent out as the short priced favourite at Ascot and she lived up to her hype. This’ll Testya was having just her second career start and she made easy work of her more experienced rivals by winning with absolute easy under William Pike. This’ll Testya… Read More »
The Group One Kingston Town Classic is the feature race at Ascot this weekend although another horse on the card could get more attention. The Adam Durrant trained This’ll Testya steps out in the second race on the card and she could be Australia’s best sprinter if she is able… Read More »
Horse racing photographer Patrick McCann has released a set of photos prior to being hit by a horse at Cheltenham last week. Patrick McCann was taking photos after the post on the inside rail when a horse veered left and hit him. McCann has now released the photos he took… Read More »
A photo has captured a freak accident on during a jumps race in the UK with a large shard of wood embedded in a top hurdlers hoof. The photo shows a shard of wood from a wooden hurdle piercing Top hurdler Buveur D’Air during the G1 Fighting Fifth Hurdle where… Read More »
On Tuesday afternoon, at Royal Randwick Racecourse a modest number, all horse racing related folk and media, gathered to launch the life story of popular racehorse trainer Pat Webster. The Randwick-based one, not the trainer of the same name who mentors a small team up at Dalby in Queensland. This… Read More »
A photographer has been taken to hospital after a horse broke through the running rail at an Irish meeting overnight. Photographer Pat Healy was taken to hospital after a horse broke through the running rail after the finishing post in Ireland at Navan. Pat is stable and he should make… Read More »
The Spring Carnival is officially over this weekend and as is the case every year, there were intense highs, and crushing lows, for owners, trainers and punters alike. In this list we take a look at five of the most disappointing horses – in no particular order – that hit… Read More »
It was only a maiden hurdle at Fairyhouse but it was one of the most unbelievable come from behind wins you will see all year. The horse was Larquebuse who came from no where to dead heat with Lunch In Adare who looked all out the winner at the 50m… Read More »
We hear constantly, and understandably so, stories about rags to riches horses. You know the ones – they cost virtually nothing yet go out and make squillions. Old Takeover Target is one of the best and most famous of them – cost $1250 and won over $7million. But every now… Read More »
A horse at Terang today has seen a massive form reversal to win at triple figure odds. The David Londregan trained Hierarchal scored a surprise win in the second race at Terang today winning at $101/1 odds after having been beaten by a combined 45Lengths at his last five starts…. Read More »
A narrow victory in the Group Three Sandown Stakes on Gold Fields has given jockey Stephen Baster a memorable finish to his career. Baster was riding at his final meeting on Saturday before retiring to begin a new career as a real estate agent on the Mornington Peninsula from Monday…. Read More »
