The in-form Lindsay Park stable will attempt to add a feature jumps race to its record when Honey Steel’s Gold runs in the Australian Hurdle at Sandown. Lindsay Park is currently enjoying a stellar run of form and in the space of eight days notched up 16 winners. A treble… Read More »
View the full race results for the 2016 The Australian Hurdle at Sandown racecourse. Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight 1 1 ARCH FIRE (USA) Robert Smerdon Jamie Mott 1 69kg 2 3 GINGERBOY Darren Weir John Allen 0.1L 2 68kg 3 4 EARTHBOUND Eric Musgrove Martin… Read More »
The rule book was ignored as common sense prevailed in the Australian Hurdle at Sandown. Racing Victoria stewards considered declaring the jumps feature a no-race after jockeys elected not to take the last obstacle on Saturday. Sandown track staff inadvertently removed the wing from the hurdle. “The riders understandably avoided… Read More »
On face value the Australian Hurdle at Sandown was a thrilling jumps race at the highest order but for those attentive enough would have seen the jumpers didn’t go over all the hurdles. Gingerboy and Arch Fire eyed each other coming into the straight and put on a great duel… Read More »
Saturday racing in Melbourne returns to Ladbrokes Park on Saturday, this meeting on the Lakeside course. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is soft (7) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (11:45) : The Australian Hurdle 3400m:… Read More »
Sandown will host two Saturday metropolitan meetings in consecutive weeks with the Moonee Valley return delayed. The Australian Hurdle and Steeplechase meeting is at Sandown on Saturday with the transferred Moonee Valley meeting on June 4. Jamie McGuinness, Racing Victoria’s general manager of infrastructure, said the transfer would allow Moonee… Read More »
Annual visits to Ireland ignited jockey Jamie Mott’s ambition to add jumps racing to his repertoire. But more recently it was a call from Melbourne trainer Robert Smerdon that refuelled his commitment to make a success of it. “My wife’s family train jumps horses in Ireland, so we go ever… Read More »
The Final Field has been released for the Australian Hurdle which is to be run at Sandown racecourse on Saturday 28th, May 2016. View the Australian Hurdle Field. [betrace] No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1 ARCH FIRE (USA) Robert Smerdon Jamie Mott 1 69kg 2 KING OF DUDES… Read More »
Arch Fire is on target for his shot at back-to-back Australian Hurdle wins, but trainer Robert Smerdon admits he faces a task turning the tables on Gingerboy. Arch Fire is equal topweight among the 10 nominations for Saturday’s Australian Hurdle (3400m) at Sandown and has 1kg more than the Darren… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 The Australian Hurdle. The Australian Hurdle will be run on Saturday 28th May at Sandown racecourse. [betrace] Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 ABOUT THE JOURNEY (NZ) G 7 Eric Musgrove 2 ANGELOLOGY (NZ) G 7 Patrick Payne 3 ARCH FIRE (USA) G 8… Read More »
