The Brisbane Summer Carnival continues this Saturday at Doomben with a nine race card full of blacktype. The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out a metre for the entire circuit.
Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan has suggested Notonyourlife is Spirit Of Boom’s first black-type winner but he isn’t laughing when he says she can win more black-type before retirement. Notonyourlife is in-foal to Spirit Of Boom and rewarded her connections’ decision to race on with her when she won the… Read More »
Multiple Group One winners Jim Byrne and Corey Brown will continue their battle at Doomben to win a $50,000 bonus as leading riders of the Queensland summer carnival. Racing Queensland has offered $50,000 each for the leading jockey and trainer on the Summer Crown races which end on Magic Millions… Read More »
Adelaide jockey Jamie Kah has many chances to win another Brisbane stakes race including the Ben Currie-trained Cantbuybetter in the Listed Bernborough Handicap. Kah produced a class ride to steer Cantbuybetter to a strong win in the Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) on December 9. Adelaide’s premier jockey, Kah has made… Read More »
Bookies are letting the punters decide if favourite Cabeza De Vaca is indeed the one to beat in the Bernborough Handicap (1600m) this Saturday at Doomben. The quality animal ran an absolute blinder in the Villiers and was only nutted late by Crack Me Up. He is at $2.80, a… Read More »
Robert Heathcote has been one of Australia’s leading trainers for decades but he struggles to remember a time he has had so many chances in so many feature races at the one meeting. Heathcote has had another strong year and hopes to finish 2017 with winners at Doomben on Saturday…. Read More »
Group Two Villiers Stakes winner Crack Me Up will bypass a possible $100,000 bonus on the Bernborough Handicap to concentrate on the Magic Millions carnival. Crack Me Up won the Villiers at Randwick on December 16, making him eligible for the bonus for any horse winning the Villiers-Bernborough double. Trainer… Read More »
Brisbane Racing Club officials will chase the minor placegetters in the Group Two Villiers in an effort to boost the field for the $300,000 Listed Bernborough Handicap. The Bernborough Handicap (1600m) on December 30 is already the richest Listed race in Australia and carries two major bonus payments. The first… Read More »
Raw gelding Cylinder Beach has confirmed a Group One campaign in the winter by smashing the Eagle Farm 1600-metre record in the Bernborough Handicap. Cylinder Beach ($4.80) overcame an early bias against horse racing back in the field to storm home and beat Man of His Word ($5) by a… Read More »
View the results for the 2016 Bernborough Handicap run at Eagle Farm racecourse on 31/12/2016. Results: Finish No. Horse Trainer Jockey Margin Bar. Weight Starting Price 1 5 CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) Desleigh Forster Jim Byrne 12 55kg $4.80 2 7 MAN OF HIS WORD Bruce W Hill Jeff Lloyd… Read More »
A cracking program of racing has been set down for Eagle Farm this Saturday with blacktype right across the board. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (13:27) : Coca Cola… Read More »
View the field for the 2016 Bernborough Handicap. The Bernborough Handicap will be run on Saturday 31st December at Eagle Farm racecourse. Time: 4:08pm Distance: 1600m Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Bernborough Handicap? – Leave a comment below No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight 1… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters have shown their hand when it comes to the Bernborough Handicap (1600m) this Saturday and they are keen to see the resumption of the the Grafton Cup winner. Rednav, who strung together a number of wins during the Winter, including the Grafton Cup, resumes here for Sally Taylor… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is hoping a guest appearance by his champion Buffering at Eagle Farm is an omen to change his luck in his nemesis race, the Listed Bernborough Handicap (1600m). Buffering has been resting at his co-owner Bruce Harry’s rural property after spending a couple of months at Victoria’s… Read More »
Too Good To Refuse and Cylinder Beach have lived up to predictions they would be major players in the Brisbane summer but trainer Desleigh Forster believes the best is yet to come. The Brisbane summer carnival ends on Saturday at Eagle Farm before action moves to the Gold Coast and… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 Bernborough Handicap. The Bernborough Handicap will be run on Saturday 31st December at Eagle Farm racecourse. Horse 1 HOPFGARTEN 2 RUDY 3 SENSE OF OCCASION 4 BURNING FRONT 5 FRESPANOL 6 REDNAV 7 COOLRING 8 CYLINDER BEACH (NZ) 9 SHOREHAM 10 MAN OF… Read More »
Villiers Stakes winner Sense of Occasion will have to overcome a sharp weight rise if he is to claim a $100,000 bonus at Eagle Farm. Sense of Occasion won the Group Two Villiers Stakes with 54kg on December 17 and has been given an extra 4.5kg in Saturday’s Bernborough Quality… Read More »
Promising mare Sweet Redemption has opened equal favourite, with sportsbet.com.au, for the Bernborough Handicap on New Year’s Eve. The Gai Waterhouse-Adrian Bott trained mare shares top billing, at $6.50, with local four-year-old Cylinder Beach. The online bookmaker also has Hopfgarten and Hazzabeel on $8.00 and Too Good To Refuse ($9.00)… Read More »
Promising Cylinder Beach is set to miss the Group Two Villiers at Randwick on Saturday to race in Brisbane. Cylinder Beach has been entered for the Villiers and the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben with both races over 1600m. The gelding was a brilliant first-up winner at Eagle Farm two… Read More »
Veteran galloper Allknight Saint has earned a chance at stakes racing with his strong win at Eagle Farm. Jockey Jeff Lloyd made it two wins from two rides for trainer Brad Herne when he scored by 1-1/4 lengths to One Inch Punch ($3) in the Padua College Handicap on Saturday…. Read More »
