The aptly named Refreshing has given champion jockey Damien Oliver his first winner back since a golfing holiday in the US. Oliver and a group of golfing tragic mates had a two-week break in the US playing some of that country’s best, and exclusive, golf clubs. The champion jockey said it was… Read More »
In a significant move ahead of the highly anticipated Spring Carnival, four-time Group 1 winner Montefilia has switched trainers and joined the renowned Chris Waller stable. Previously trained by David Payne, the five-year-old mare has been absent from the racing scene since her ninth-place finish in the Group 1 Queen… Read More »
The nation’s capital is set to have its first $1 million race day with the Canberra Racing Club moving to condense its annual carnival into a single showcase meeting, headlined by the Group 3 Black Opal Stakes. The two-year-old feature will be one of four stakes races on a bumper… Read More »
Champion sprinter Nature Strip is set to make his return to Chris Waller’s Rosehill stables for his final preparations ahead of the Spring Carnival. Nature Strip, with career earnings surpassing $20 million, hasn’t raced since his fourth-place finish in the Group 1 TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick in April. The… Read More »
Knight’s Choice proved in Saturday’s Winx Guineas just why John Symons has had such a big opinion of him, but the questions around the gelding don’t end with what to do with him next. There is a chance it might not be the Sunshine Coast trainer’s decision to make with… Read More »
Danny Shum Chap-shing, the trainer of Romantic Warrior, has confirmed plans to run the reigning Group One Hong Kong Cup champion in the Group 1 Cox Plate. Expressing his intentions, Shum told the South China Morning Post, “That’s the plan. Definitely the Cox Plate, but before the Cox Plate, we… Read More »
Albury based Mitchell Beer has landed his first Stakes winner since branching out on his own as a trainer when Mnementh led throughout to score at Flemington. Beer has been training in his own right since 2018 and moved his operation from Mornington to Albury when he saw a market for an aspiring trainer. While Beer… Read More »
Exciting country sprinter Mogo Magic has underlined his claims as a serious Kosciuszko contender, showing speed, grit and class to extend his unbeaten run to four with a scintillating performance at Rosehill. Lumping 60kg and giving weight to more seasoned rivals, the $1.75 favourite was pressured in the lead but shook… Read More »
The Leon and Troy Corstens -trained Dolphin Skin has boosted her value as a potential broodmare with a narrow victory in a Stakes race at Flemington. A $13,000 purchase at the New Zealand Ready To Run Sale last year, Dolphin Skin has recouped that outlay while adding Black Type to her pedigree with victory in the Taj… Read More »
Boom colt Steparty has been scratched from the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington due to a change in his demeanour. Trainer Paul Preusker made the decision after the unbeaten colt showed signs of not being as bright and energetic as before. Despite the disappointment, Steparty’s connections prioritize the… Read More »
They didn’t get the Royal Ascot result they’d hoped for with Coolangatta, but Ciaron Maher and David Eustace still have some feature race cards to play before the end of the season. The training duo will have at least two stakes runners at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday with enigmatic mare… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club (VRC) has revealed a significant development in the lead-up to the renowned Melbourne Cup, as it solidifies its ties with England’s major staying handicap, the Ebor Handicap. In an official press release, the VRC announced that the Ebor Handicap will now serve as the exclusive international… Read More »
A hat-trick of wins in Sydney has earned promising three-year-old Grebeni a trip north for his first shot at stakes company in the Group 3 Winx Guineas at the Sunshine Coast. The gelding has had an almost faultless preparation, narrowly beaten first-up at Kembla Grange before stringing together a midweek win… Read More »
Jockey John Allen has been hit with a significant blow as stewards have handed him a hefty 30-meeting suspension following an inquiry into a fall involving Linda Meech at Flemington on June 17. The incident took place during the Sir Henry Bolte Handicap (2000m) at the iconic racecourse, when Allen,… Read More »
If a jockey wins a Group 1, he, or she, deserved to win a Group 1. No questions asked … being good enough to be given the opportunity in the first place and being accomplished enough to get the job done in the heat of battle at the elite level… Read More »
“It was no Royal Ascot, but it’s nice to ride five winners anywhere in one day, that’s for sure,” quipped Group 1 winning rider Martin Harley after he had given a masterclass performance in the saddle at the Rockhampton meeting on Sunday. Harley, who was champion apprentice in the UK… Read More »
Matthew Hoysted is doing his best to get Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara out of his head and the Eagle Farm trainer is pleased that he has feature racing to focus on this weekend. This Saturday’s Winx Guineas does not boast the purse or status of last Saturday’s final Group 1 of the… Read More »
Equinox, the world’s highest-ranked racehorse, lived up to his reputation by delivering a stunning performance in the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. Despite starting near the rear of the field, Equinox, ridden by Christoph Lemaire, made a sweeping move around the outside and powered home to victory. Moonee Valley… Read More »
The autumn didn’t go to plan for Buenos Noches, but trainer Matthew Smith is hoping the talented sprinter can make up for lost time this spring. The colt was among the best of his age group during last year’s Melbourne carnival, just missing to subsequent Everest winner Giga Kick in the Danehill… Read More »
Racing NSW and the Australian Turf Club today announced further exciting enhancements to Australia’s richest racing Carnival – the Sydney Everest Carnival. The inaugural King Charles III Stakes carrying prizemoney of $5million will be run on Saturday 14 October 2023 at Royal Randwick alongside The TAB Everest. The King Charles… Read More »
