Retired jockey Damien Oliver concluded his remarkable career with a $500 fine for a pre-post salute on Munhamek at Ascot’s Damien Oliver Gold Rush. Oliver’s third consecutive win marked a memorable retirement moment, riding in his 20,329th race. Despite initial challenges from a wide draw, he secured victory by punching… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has had a fairytail finish to his illustrious riding career riding three winners at his last three rides. Oli had a good book of rides at Ascot but had to wait until race seven to get his first winner steering favourite Devine Belief to win before… Read More »
Boom colt Amazing Eagle was one of the biggest draw cards on today’s Randwick meeting although the horse failed to live up to the hype from his barrier trial and was well beaten as long odds on favourite. Amazing Eagle was sent out as the short priced favourite ($1.40) with… Read More »
Champion Perth jockey Willie Pike has pulled off a bit of magic aboard exciting mare Yonga Lass at Ascot. Yonga Lass was sent out as the heavily backed short priced favourite with online betting sites in the Schweppes Handicap at Ascot and punters would have been ripping up their tickets… Read More »
In an unusual turn of events, a race at Kanazawa Racecourse in Japan was disrupted last night due to a lighting system failure. The course lights went out unexpectedly just before the home turn during a 1400-meter race, leading to confusion and the eventual cancellation of the race and the… Read More »
A WA three-year-old has scored a win in a Listed race at Ascot which needs to be seen to be believed. A stakes winner asa two-year-old the Luke Fernie trained Ripcord has come from an unimaginable position to take out the Place Ark Stakes on Saturday. Ripcord sat at the… Read More »
Japanese Galloper Equinox has once again proven himself as a dominant force on the track, securing his fifth consecutive Group 1 victory in the G1 Tenno Sho (Autumn) at Tokyo on Sunday, October 29. Under the skilled guidance of jockey Christophe Lemaire and training by Tetsuya Kimura, Equinox, the highest-rated… Read More »
A dramatic incident unfolded at Carlisle during the 2m4f handicap hurdle when a ground staff worker narrowly avoided injury. The staff member had been preparing the starting tape but, as the race began, attempted to cross the track and was knocked over by the horse Euchan Falls, trained by Mike… Read More »
Golden Gate in the United States on the weekend was the scene of another added chapter to ‘Unusual Racing Events’ with Morning Addiction recording one of the more remarkable wins you’ll see. The six year old mare, who started favourite, found the lead quite comfortably and it looked to be… Read More »
At a race meeting in Killarney, Ireland, confusion reigned as the third race’s $4.5 favourite and initial ‘winner’, Ano Manna—trained by John Feane and ridden by Leigh Roche—was subsequently identified as Indigo Five, a horse slated to run later in the day. The mistaken identity and human error led to… Read More »
Most of us had assumed Chautauqua had retired, but he might be disguised as Lala K, which races in South Korea and produced one of the more remarkable wins you will see on Sunday. The Song Moon Gil trained grey, like Chautauqua, got back to near last in the run… Read More »
After being hampered at the start, Lala K (Hansen-Hwaryeohanbisang) pulled off a staggering last-to-first victory in Seoul’s Rookie Stakes, a lead-in to the juvenile series. Guided by jockey Yoo Seung-wan and trained by Song Moon-gil for owner Kang Gyeong-un, she defied all odds. In the crucial final 300M, she unleashed… Read More »
Sydney jockey Rachel King has got a win on the board for her team Team World All-Star’s where she is representing Australia at the World All-Star Jockeys series at Sapporo. King was invited to take part in the jockeys series where she is representing Australia. She rode Dover Hawk to… Read More »
Watch Black Caviar with her latest foal by The Autumn Sun which came on her 17th birthday last Friday. The post by Living Legends on Facebook: A very special day for the legendary Black Caviar welcoming her colt foal by The Autumn Sun on her 17th birthday last Friday. Enjoy… Read More »
It’s not unusual for wildlife to halt a race. Whether it’s a Kangaroo, Snake, Rabbit, Dog or even Sheep, animals dance to the beat of their own drum on a race track and that was the case at Hawkesbury this afternoon. Prior to the Rowley Mile, the race was delayed… Read More »
It’s not unusual for wildlife to halt a race. Whether it’s a Kangaroo, Snake, Rabbit, Dog or even Sheep, animals dance to the beat of their own drum on a race track and that was the case at Hawkesbury this afternoon. Prior to the Rowley Mile, the race was delayed… Read More »
An old man has shown a devastating turn of foot at a trots meeting in Ireland as he is nearly hit by the start car and the small field of horses in the race. The man was crossing the racecourse but had to be hurried along as he was unaware… Read More »
Punters who backed $9 chance Greatness Awaits at Uttoxeter in the UK overnight won’t want to read on, but rider Luca Morgan put forward claims for a role at the Paris 2024 Olympics for Gymnastics with his deeds. He was riding Greatness Awaits in a 3171m Hurdle at Uttoxeter and… Read More »
Jockey Tayla Mitchell should be applauded for her horsemanship aboard Yellow Jersey at Tauranga on Saturday. Mitchell was aboard the D Miller trained gelding Yellow Jersey who did not wan’t to race today and decided to buckjump after the barriers opened to give the astute jockey a horrible ride in… Read More »
$1.3 Million purchase Vandeek, trained by Simon & Ed Crisford, started off his career in spectacular fashion at Nottingham in the UK overnight in a 1223m maiden. The son of Havana Grey got upset pre race and then in the stalls. He missed the kick by several lengths, far from… Read More »
