Alligator Blood used 2022 to establish himself as one of Australia best gallopers and the gelding’s trainers are now eyeing off the country’s richest 1600-metre event with the tenacious on-pacer. Adrian Bott, who trains in partnership with Gai Waterhouse, said the six-year-old had embraced life back at their Flemington stable and… Read More »
Somehow, old ownership or new, there is always a story with Alligator Blood. With the well-performed son of All Too Hard due to line up in the $5 million Cox Plate at Moonee Valley on Saturday, a vet check on the horse this morning showed signs of lameness in the… Read More »
A Racing Victoria media release has confirmed that Racing Victoria has banned horses in which Allan Endresz has a majority share from racing in Victoria. This order includes the 2022 Stradbroke winner Alligator Blood, who was being lined up for several feature races during the Melbourne Spring Carnival. The release,… Read More »
Alligator Blood, who had a jump-out in-between races at the Sunshine Coast yesterday, could not have produced a better performance in that particular context as he continues on the comeback trail to race fitness. Jockey Jimmy Orman had the Group 1 winner travelling well within himself throughout, yet he still… Read More »
It really is quite amazing that a horse that last ran nearly a month ago and who will not race again for at least the next four to six months is garnering headlines on a daily basis. Of course, the drama involved in trainer David Vandyke dismissing Alligator Blood from… Read More »
If you look on social media, the dust has yet to settle on the breakup between trainer David Vandyke and the owners of Alligator Blood with many people still seemingly keen to weigh in on the matter. But that story is well and truly over. Apart from the fact that… Read More »
Trainer David Vandyke will not be the trainer of star Queensland galloper Alligator Blood when the horse returns. David Vandyke will no longer train for owner Allan Endresz after he told him “he doesn’t want to train for him any more” last week. There has been rumoured tension between the… Read More »
In terms of being proactive and endorsing new initiatives, Racing New South Wales has dominated the national racing scene in recent years. As well as the high profile new ‘races’ it has instigated with great success, the bread and butter benefits which have brought in on a regular have been… Read More »
The Golden Eagle is still in its infancy but the $7.5 million purse is already making it a race that is hard to resist. The second edition of the Sydney feature will be run at Rosehill on Saturday and Queensland trainer David Vandyke has had it as a target for… Read More »
Chris Waller mare Funstar remains favourite for the $7.5 million Golden Eagle despite drawing the outside barrier for the big race at Rosehill. The Epsom Handicap runner-up eased slightly from $4.20 to $4.40 in TAB fixed odds markets but is still a clear favourite over $6.50 chance Alligator Blood. The… Read More »
On Tuesday, with rain falling down, the barrier draw for the rich $7.5 million Golden Eagle at Rosehill this Saturday, took place on a boat out on the harbour. And Gai Waterhouse said she would trifecta the race. “Look, my horses are very fit and they handle the wet track,… Read More »
We take a look at the odds for each of the horses in the 2020 Golden Eagle from when nominations were taken and after the final field and barriers were announced this morning. View the odds history for each of the Golden Eagle horses from the TAB. TIPS 📝: View… Read More »
The horses at the top of the market for Saturday’s $7.5m Golden Eagle at Rosehill have all drawn wide. The final field and barriers were released for the rich Golden Eagle over 1500m at Rosehill this morning and the favoured runners have all fared poorly when it came to the… Read More »
We take a look at the odds for each of the horses in the 2020 Golden Eagle from when nominations were taken and after the final field was announced this morning. View the odds history for each of the Golden Eagle horses from the TAB. TIPS 📝: View our Golden… Read More »
The 2020 Golden Eagle will be run this weekend (31/10/2020) and the field is taking shape with a majority of spots in the race already known. The Golden Eagle field is taking shape with the final field to be released on Tuesday morning although most of the spots in the race… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. FUTURES VICTORIA DERBY Young Werther $4-$4.50 fav Cherry Tortoni $13-$6 (after winning Drummond Golf Vase @ Moonee Valley)… Read More »
We take a look at todays 2020 Cox Plate and list the Big Bets, Market Movers, Biggest potential collects and Best Backed runners to win the feature race at Moonee Valley with leading online bookmaker the TAB. Market 💰: View the odds for the Cox Plate COX PLATE BETTING SUMMARY… Read More »
We take a look at todays 2020 Cox Plate and list the Big Bets, Market Movers, Biggest potential collects and Best Backed runners to win the feature race at Moonee Valley with leading online bookmaker the TAB. Market 💰: View the odds for the Cox Plate COX PLATE BETTING SUMMARY… Read More »
The crowning of Alligator Blood as the 2019/20 season Queensland Racehorse Of The Year was a second success in the top category for trainer David Vandyke who previously took out the award with Yankee Rose back in the 2016/17 racing season. “It was a big thrill,” said Vandyke, “because Alligator… Read More »
The David Vandyke trained Alligator Blood has been named Queensland Horse Of The Year for the 2019/20 racing season. The All Too Hard gelding contested ten races over the twelve month season, finished first past the post on no less than eight of those occasions. Those results included the huge… Read More »
