Australian jockeys and trainers were shocked to learn that racing in Singapore is to cease next year. The Singapore Turf Club told participants on Monday that the last meeting in Singapore would be on October 5, 2024, after 180 years of racing. Melbourne Cup winning jockey Corey Brown had a successful three-and-a-half-year stint in Singapore before… Read More »
Mark Zahra is looking forward to reuniting with the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained Without A Fight in the Q22 at Eagle Farm Without A Fight staged an impressive first-up win for the father-and-son training operation when successful in the Group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup (1800m) on May 27. Saturday’s Group 2… Read More »
The Brisbane carnival is in full effect and trainer Chris Waller will be hoping to post a fourth victory in the $1 million JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm next weekend. He has tasted success in the Group One feature with The Autumn Sun in 2018, Press Statement in 2015 and Pressday in… Read More »
Emerging star Amokura has claimed the Group 1 Queensland Oaks in just her first racing preparation. The daughter of Kermadec was having her sixth race start, having won her previous two outings by 9 lengths and 2 lengths respectively. The three-year-old was Kris Lees’ sixteenth Group 1 winner and his first… Read More »
Irish import Al Aabir ($2.80F) has been a model of consistency since landing on our shores and a mid-race decision by jockey Kerrin Mcevoy has seen the Chris Waller-trained gelding get his first stakes victory in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill. After settling in the back half of the field in… Read More »
It is long way between Dundalk and Melbourne and Robbie Downey has ridden winners at racecourses between Ireland, United Kingdom and in Victoria, and can now claim having ridden a winner at Flemington. The 26-year-old won the RCH Staff Appreciation Plate aboard the Nigel Blackiston-trained Verifier ($5.50). “He’s a beautiful rider,” Blackiston… Read More »
Jockey Dean Yendall said he had jokingly told trainer Paul Preusker a couple of months ago that Steparty could be something special for latter’s Horsham stable. With an impressive victory in the Royal Children’s Hospital Trophy (1200m) at Flemington on Saturday, those words could be vindicated as the two-year-old by… Read More »
After a false start last week, Winx’s half-sister City Of Lights is set to make her debut this Sunday. The daughter of Deep Impact and Vegas Showgirl is down to run in the 1418-metre three-year-old fillies maiden that is the fourth race on the Geelong card and is scheduled to… Read More »
Baller will be on trial for a Stradbroke Handicap start when he defends is crown in Saturday’s $300,000 Group 2 Moreton Cup at Eagle Farm. Trainer Tony Gollan resisted the temptation of tackling the Stradbroke with the son of High Chaparral after last year’s 1200-metre race, but the $3 million Group 1… Read More »
As a Golden Slipper winner, Fireburn has already achieved more than most horses. As an eight-time Group 1-winning trainer, Gary Portelli is even more accomplished. But there would be few more satisfying achievements for the Warwick Farm horseman than winning Saturday’s Queensland Oaks (2200m) with his 2022 Golden Slipper winner. Not only… Read More »
It is a training method more commonly used in Europe, but Annabel Neasham has no qualms extending Spirit Ridge to 2400-metres second-up in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill. The seasoned campaigner resumed with a solid sixth to stablemate Bois D’Argent in the Lord Mayor’s Cup (2000m) and steps straight up to a… Read More »
Bjorn Baker might be enjoying the friendly rivalry with two of his fellow Warwick Farm trainers but come start time in the Queensland Oaks, there will be no love lost. The south-western Sydney track is home to the top three fillies in betting for Saturday’s Group 1 staying contest â the… Read More »
The Victorian breeding industry is mourning the loss of Trust In A Gust, the dual Group 1 winner. Glen Eden Stud confirmed the passing of the cherished stallion on Tuesday. Trust In A Gust, celebrated for his ten wins and earning over $1 million in prize money, was most renowned… Read More »
Gai Waterhouse has paid tribute to the horse who provided her with her biggest thrill in racing following the death of Fiorente. Widden Stud announced late on Tuesday afternoon that the 2013 Melbourne Cup winner had died at the age of 15 after ‘battling an ongoing chronic illness’. “I was deeply… Read More »
Trainer John Sargent is expecting So Dazzling to turn around her form when she returns to Brisbane for the Queensland Oaks. So Dazzling produced a less than flattering performance when finishing in the second half of the field in the Group 3 Rough Habit Plate (2000m) at Doomben on May 13. That effort followed a one-and-three-quarter length… Read More »
His win in the Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday took his earnings over the $1 million mark but Warwick Farm-based trainer Joe Pride believes the best is yet to come for his progressive four-year-old Think About It. Boasting an impeccable record of eight wins and an unlucky third from… Read More »
Young Cranbourne trainer Alex Rae has picked a Spring Carnival target for his lightly raced stayer Shock ‘Em Ova and is working back from that date to start the gelding’s racing campaign. Rae said the Group 2 Herbert Power Stakes (2400m) at Caulfield was going to be a pivotal race in the spring campaign of Show Em Ova… Read More »
Peter V’landys’ long-held ambition to raise The Everest’s prize pool to a whopping $20 million is set to become reality this October, according to recent reports. This significant increase will place The Everest as the second richest horse race worldwide, trailing only the Saudi Cup. Since its inaugural run as… Read More »
Australian racing is in need of a new cult hero following the retirement of Kementari. Godolphin announced late on Monday afternoon that the rising nine-year-old had run his last race, just one start short of his 50th racetrack appearance. The son of Lonhro’s eighth placing in The Goodwood earlier this month… Read More »
Even after the dust has settled on Without A Fight’s brilliant win at Eagle Farm last Saturday, Sam Freedman has no regrets about not being more aggressive in his first-up placement with the import. The Teofilo six-year-old displayed an explosive turn of foot to power away from his rivals late… Read More »
