A rugby league TV show a couple of months ago, showcased the singing talents of representative rugby league footballer, Dale Finucane. And with guitar in hand, he was outstanding. This year he was named Melbourne Storm Player Of The Year also. When he performed Lewis Capaldi’s, Someone You Loved on… Read More »
Only in America this one. On 1 November, champion British jockey William Buick went to Santa Anita to have a ride in the Breeders’ Cup meet. Remember that. Buick went there, to Santa Anita where 31 horses have died over the past year. Where another broke down as they turned… Read More »
This year, the wonder race mare MAKYBE DIVA, turned 20 years of age. And to celebrate, overnight she had a baby. This one, a handsome filly by More Than Ready, is the 10th for the former two-time Australian Racehorse Of The Year. Delighted to introduce the Makybe Diva x More… Read More »
Yesterday, social media all over the world reacted positively when a video taken at Team Snowden’s yard in Sydney revealed that stable favourite Dothraki had been retired and was magnanimously given to his strapper to have as a gift for ever more. That touched so many people and global giant… Read More »
Outstanding Sydney warrior DOTHRAKI has been retired. Not to stud because he is a gelding, but his retirement has given one lady the happiest moment of her life. Dothraki (Mossman-Volantis), who won $1,654,785 in prizemoney, after costing Tripe Crown Syndicate just $45,000 to buy as a yearling…..8 years ago. He… Read More »
A video posted by Vow And Declare’s trainer and now a Melbourne Cup winner Danny O’Brien after the Caulfield Cup has showed Craig Williams basically give use the Melbourne Cup winner weeks ago. The video shared by Danny O’Brien recorded Melbourne Cup winning jockey Craig Williams discuss Vow And Declare’s… Read More »
Racing twitter has had more controversy heading into Melbourne Cup week than a reality tv show and this time Tom Waterhouse is involved. If you love controversy than you would be up and about this week with the Linda Meech saga inc Michelle Payne, the Marmelo withdrawal saga and now… Read More »
WA owner Bob Peters looks to have another star in the making after three-year-old Windstorm showed a blistering turn of foot to put pay to his rivals at Ascot. Windstorm, ridden by William Pike, jumped as the $1.45 favourite in the class 3 race on Wednesday and after settling second… Read More »
Cox Plate day stalwart Daryl Braithwaite is set to miss this years race as he will be touring in NSW at the time of the meeting. Daryl Braithwaite will be performing at Gosford’s ‘Rock at the Races’ on 2019 Cox Plate day thus won’t be at The Valley with the… Read More »
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 »
