Nick Ryan knows Munhamek’s lengthy and fruitful campaign must end at some time, but the indefatigable gelding is not exactly demanding a rest. The Flemington trainer’s stable star made it career win number 12 when he made light work of 61.5kg to win Saturday’s $150,000 The David Bourke at Flemington. The… Read More »
There was no sign of the obstacles that confronted Craig at Flemington on June 8 when he returned to Victorian racing headquarters on Saturday and the untapped import responded with a stress-free victory. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained gelding justified his status as the shortest-priced favourite of the day… Read More »
Lindsay Park showcased its powerful Taj Rossi Series Final hand in the opening event on Saturday’s VRC Country Raceday at Flemington. Sneaky Sunrise emphatically sealed her position as the stable’s top seed with a tenacious win in the $150,000 Ken Cox Handicap (1420m), in which stablemate Jenni’s Meadow finished fourth. Sneaky Sunrise’s… Read More »
Jockey Luke Currie doubts he has ridden a horse to a better second placing than the effort Craig produced recently at Flemington. Currie and Craig will get the chance to overturn that narrow lose when they return to Flemington on Saturday for the Rod Johnson Handicap (1620m). The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained… Read More »
Day One of Ascotâs Royal Meeting has seen some memorable wins for Australian sprinters over the years. This year just one horse had made the long and expensive trip, Henry Dwyerâs Flying Artie mare Asfoora who took her shot in the King Charles III Stakes. This is a race won… Read More »
Decorated jockey Brett Prebble has called time on his glittering career after more than 31 years in the saddle. The Melbourne Cup winning jockey who rode extensively in Asia, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from the saddle to concentrate on business. Prebble runs a highly successful racing gear manufacturing… Read More »
Zac Lloyd was back into the normal routine on Monday morning, in his own words, âback at trackwork and trials, right back into it, just working hard … keeping it going day by day.â There is no let-up in racing, but the difference on Monday was that Lloyd returned to… Read More »
Australian mare to start closest to the outside fence at Royal Ascot. Henry Dwyer believes Asfoora has been given the chance to run as well as possible in the King Charles III Stakes on opening day at Royal Ascot after the barrier draw for the Group 1 sprint. The Australian mare will… Read More »
Having watched close mates and fellow riders Tyler Schiller and Dylan Gibbons break through for Group One wins, Zac Lloyd has finally been able to savour one of his own with a memorable Stradbroke Handicap triumph aboard Stefi Magnetica. Last season’s champion Sydney apprentice, Lloyd is regarded as one of the country’s most… Read More »
The Tulloch Lodge team’s confidence in the ability of Sir Lucan to turn around a last-start flop in the space of seven days has been rewarded with the stayer bouncing back to his best in the Listed Winter Cup. Well-beaten as favourite in the Lord Mayors Cup (2000m) at Randwick a… Read More »
Godolphin colt Broadsiding may have earned himself Two-Year-Old of the Year honours with a devastating second Group 1 victory. Broadsiding took out the J J Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday to go with his earlier Group 1 victory in the Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick during the Sydney Autumn… Read More »
Hard-working jockey Aaron Bullock has continued his incredible association with trainers Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich at Rosehill, and now he is hoping to parlay that into stakes success in Queensland. The trio combined with exciting three-year-old Know Thyself in Saturday’s Highway Handicap (1400m), the gelding taking Bullock’s record for the stable to… Read More »
It took plenty of perseverance and horsemanship, but Jay Ford has helped two-year-old Swiftfalcon post an against-the-odds win at Rosehill and in the process lay an important platform for the spring. The Hawkes Racing youngster jumped on terms but drifted back to a clear last from his wide draw as he struggled… Read More »
Jockey Michael Poy allegedly texted a professional punter to lay a bet on a horse ridden by Lewis German for a hefty sum between $70,000 and $80,000, according to evidence heard at the Victorian Racing Tribunal (VRT). The tribunal heard that on August 7, 2022, at Swan Hill, Poy messaged… Read More »
It takes a bit to unseat the Golden Slipper winner for Australian Champion 2YO honours these days, but Broadsiding gets his chance to apply more pressure to Lady Of Camelot this Saturday at Eagle Farm. The James Cummings-trained colt will be out to stretch his winning streak to four with a second… Read More »
Having put his hand up to ride Vilana in the Stradbroke Handicap prior to the horse’s thumping Moreton Cup win, Tim Clark suddenly finds himself in the box seat for a second success in Queensland’s premier race. Vilana has firmed into $5 outright favouritism for Saturday’s $3 million showpiece, rocketing into contention… Read More »
Jockey Grant Buckley has been airlifted to Sydney’s Westmead Hospital following a race day incident in the mounting yard at Wyong. Buckley suffered possible pelvic and spinal injuries when his mount in the fourth race, Cunning Calle, reared in the enclosure, landing on the jockey. The popular hoop, who is married… Read More »
A formula that worked to perfection for Coco Jamboo’s Australian debut has been replicated by her trainers in their hunt for another feature race win. The former English mare made a winning start for Peter and Paul Snowden in the Hawkesbury Crown on May 4, getting the job done off the… Read More »
Tyler Schiller has found himself in an unusual position just days out from the Stradbroke Handicap as he works double time to prepare for Queensland’s premier race. The Sydney jockey has been booked to ride two horses, Prince Of Boom, who is safely in the field, and first emergency Freedom Rally…. Read More »
Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr will be aiming for more Queensland Group One success when Amenable lines up in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The training duo will be hard to top for performance of the carnival as Warmonger won the Group 1 Queensland Derby… Read More »
