After riding high since relocating to the Gold Coast “King’ Callow’s career has been brought down to earth after the seasoned jockey was suspended for three months and fined $4500 following a Victorian Racing Tribunal’s hearing into betting related charges which occurred all the way back in 2013 when Callow… Read More »
Good old Peter Moody … a salt of the earth, tell it like it is character if ever there was one … but, then again, there still remains a line you cross at your peril as Moody found to his cost when his comments regarding the performance in the saddle… Read More »
It wasn’t quite the insurrection at Capitol Hill, but when stewards reversed the on-track result of the Group 1 Gran Premio Jockey Club race at San Isidro in Argentina on protest, it prompted very ugly scenes which took the ‘bad loser’ tag for both the punters and the losing connections… Read More »
Invincible Caviar, who trainer Peter Moody says most resembles her dam, the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, has made a winning return to racing at Sale. By I Am Invincible, Invincible Caviar is one of seven foals of Black Caviar and registered her second career win with a first-up victory in the Carlton Draught Handicap (1208m) on… Read More »
Mark down the name, Chinny Boom. The three-year-old Spirit Of Boom filly’s run at Rockhampton on Tuesday produced an outstanding set of statistics which only served to underline what trainer Clinton Taylor already knew … namely that he has a serious racehorse on his hands. Chinny Boom does it again,… Read More »
Top jockey Christophe Soumillon could face the wrath of the stewards after footage looks to show him nudging fellow jockey Rossa Ryan during a race. Update: Soumillon has received a 60 day suspension for the incident but has been allowed to ride in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on… Read More »
A jockey in Ecuador has been banned for life after pushing another jockey off their horse mid race. Jockey Joffre Mora has been banned for life for pushing a fellow jockey off his horse mid race making him fall 700m from the finish line. Watch 📺 the incident 👇 El… Read More »
Retired jockey and media performer Libby Hopwood has caused quite a stir over the last 24-48 hours, with the 36 year old launching and promoting her OnlyFans via Twitter, under the name ‘Foxy.Miss’. Hopwood was good enough to give up some time to chat to JustHorseRacing and explain the… Read More »
With most punters eyes fixed on the racing at Caulfield and Rosehill it would be excusable to have missed arguably the win of the day. That win being Montign in the last at Morphettville. Montign who was sent out at $7.00 with swiftbet was held-up for a majority of the… Read More »
Baaeed has had the misfortune throughout his career to suffer constant comparisons to Juddmonte’s superstar of yesteryear, Frankel. Like the former champion Baaeed arrived at York in his four year old season an unbeaten winner of multiple Group 1 races over a mile. At the Knavesmire both faced the step… Read More »
Stradbroke Handicap winner Alligator Blood will not be permitted to race in Melbourne during the Spring Carnival after Racing Victoria on Thursday handed down a ruling relating to one of his owners. After an inquiry into the ownership of a number of horses, RV stewards ruled that horses Allan Endresz has… Read More »
Pardon the obvious bad pun, but I don’t want to put too much of a fine point on this. The filly, FINEPOINT (Pins – Zarzouela) might just be extremely good. She won effortlessly at Warwick Farm this afternoon, in front of her trainer Chris Waller who was pretty matter-of-fact after… Read More »
Nobody saw this one coming! The four-year-old gelding Sawbuck put his name in the record books when he equalled the record for the longest priced winner in Britain and Ireland after landing a Maiden Hurdle contest at Punchestown at a starting price of $300. If you went to Betfair, Sawbuck’s… Read More »
After dismounting from MERCURY (Brazen Beau – Jerezana) at Canberra today, singing superstar Robbie Dolan said a single was on its way. The jock, who judiciously moved Mercury around heels and through a small gap before urging him into full stride to win at Canberra, was very pleased with the… Read More »
Group One winning jockey Robbie Dolan has been knocked out of The Voice Australia. Robbie battled it out against Ella and Sienna earlier in the episode in which he made it through with his part in Wrecking Ball by Miley Cyrus. What a performance! These talented artists came in SINGING… Read More »
Victorian jockey Michael Py has received a two month suspension after pushing his horse out in the first lap of the 2082m staying race at Kyneton on Monday. Michael Poy will have two months of having to watch his disastrous ride at Kyneton on Monday after he pushed his mount… Read More »
Wow, this was some sort of effort. And while plaudits are flying, some sort of job performed by Aaron Bullock too, just to stay on top. CLOUDLAND (Swiss Ace – Commiserate) started $3.60 fav but just didn’t want to win the 5th race at Muswellbrook. He was on debut and… Read More »
Recently Darren Flindell has been getting rather creative with his race calls. Which is often lost on most punters but appreciated by those who do get them. Well, at Nowra on Tuesday, Anthony Manton, the one chosen to come to town and call this year’s $500k Country Championship Final, was… Read More »
Group One winning jockey Robbie Dolan has impressed three judges on The Voice Australia, making it through to the second round. Dolan a recent Group One winner might be set for a career change after three judges opted to have the new farther on their teams. Robbie who has lived… Read More »
Gee whiz if you backed the Anthony Cummings trained GALACTIC ANGEL (Zoustar – Lucky Angel) at Hawkesbury today to run the quinella with the winner LUKEY LUKE (Denman – Somethin’ Leicajem) you’d be filthy right now. The winner started $6.50 while Galactic Angel was a $31 chance and she ran… Read More »
