Absolute Flirt has shown her class with a hard-fought narrow victory at Caulfield. Absolute Flirt has again shown her liking for racing on the fresh side with a well-supported first-up win at Caulfield. The Danny O’Brien-trained daughter of Stratum was heavily supported to win the Neds Bet Back Handicap (1100m) on Saturday and… Read More »
Training partners Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra hope to have finally worked out Devine Diosa after her win at Caulfield. Having had ‘black type’ aspirations for the filly, Divine Diosa finally broke through for her maiden Saturday city success when taking out the Take It To The Neds Level Handicap (1440m). Divine Diosa scored her maiden… Read More »
The introduction of a bill into the Victorian Parliament could pave the way for racing to be conducted in country Victoria on Good Friday. Currently, racing is prohibited in Victoria on Good Friday and Christmas Day and up until 2017 were Victoria’s only race free days. Victoria now boasts 17… Read More »
A half-sister to four-time Cox Plate champion Winx has broken through for her maiden victory on the synthetic track at Pakenham. Covent Garden took out Tuesday’s Schweppes 3YO Maiden Plate (1400m) at her first start for Peter Moody having been prepared by Winx’s trainer Chris Waller for her first five starts. The daughter… Read More »
Racing Victoria on Monday there will be over $280 million worth of stakes and bonuses next year, and an increase in minimum prizemoney across country, metropolitan and group racing features. They also announced the restoration of prizemoney for the Melbourne Cup Carnival to pre-COVID levels which were reduced in 2019…. Read More »
Few horses peak at start number 62 but Happy Go Plucky has done just that, upstaging his more fancied rivals to claim his first stakes win in the Listed Ipswich Cup. The seven-year-old has been a grand campaigner for his Gold Coast trainer John Gilmore but his previous career highlight… Read More »
Stockman might have earned himself a belated trip to Queensland after relishing the heavy track conditions at Rosehill to outstay his rivals and give Joseph Pride his third success in the Listed McKell Cup. An early speed battle between Mr Marathon Man and Monreal injected good pace into the 2000… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Kasey Keys could not hide her delight after Free To Move scored a knock-out blow to punters at Flemington. Free To Move provided Keys with her biggest win in racing when he took out the Listed A R Creswick Stakes (1200m) on Saturday. Now in a training partnership… Read More »
Irish-bred import Degraves has scored at his Australian debut for Lloyd and Nick Williams at Flemington, but had to survive a protest before being confirmed as the winner. Degraves won The David Bourke (1620m) from Think ‘N’ Fly but Damien Oliver lodged a protest against the winner for interference at… Read More »
Almost a year to the day since making his Australian debut, South Pacific has broken through for his first win with an easy victory at Flemington. Under the guidance of Jamie Kah, South Pacific enjoyed a perfect run in the Adam Lindsay Gordon Handicap (2540m) on Saturday in strolling home… Read More »
Gary Portelli has compared the impact James McDonald has in the saddle to that of a gifted rugby league player on the football field after the top jockey steered juvenile Royalzel to an emphatic victory at Rosehill. A four-time Sydney premiership winner, McDonald is on target to clinch his fifth… Read More »
South Australian sprinter Gytrash will get another shot at winning The Everest after being announced as the runner for the slot held by Inglis. The Gordon Richards-trained gelding represented the sales company in the race 12 months ago, finishing a fine third to Classique Legend, and Inglis managing director Mark… Read More »
Nick Williams believes pre-travel scintigraphy scans on overseas horses ahead of the Melbourne Cup will disrupt their preparations. Multiple Melbourne Cup winning owner Nick Williams doubts there will be a large number of overseas contenders at the Spring Racing Carnival if Racing Victoria goes ahead with one its mandatory pre-travel… Read More »
Champion trainer Peter Moody has reiterated the call of fellow trainer Mick Kent for the Melbourne Racing Club not to sell off Sandown. Kent came out last weekend saying Sandown was possibly the best racetrack in Australia and adding the track was an important asset to the industry. The MRC has… Read More »
Hall Of Fame trainer Lee Freedman is set to have his first Australian runner since his return from Singapore when Intrepidacious contests the Gai Waterhouse Classic at Ipswich. A five-time Melbourne Cup winner, Freedman spent more than three years in Singapore where he captured the 2018 trainers’ premiership before deciding to head… Read More »
An accident at Morphettville trackwork has resulted in trainer Leon Macdonald being hospitalised. Australian Racing Hall of Fame trainer Leon Macdonald has been taken to an Adelaide hospital following an incident at Morphettville trackwork. Macdonald, 79, was taken to the Royal Adelaide Hospital on Thursday for x-rays after he was knocked… Read More »
TAB has secured arguably Australia’s most exciting sprinter, Lost And Running, as its representative in this year’s $15 million TAB Everest. Trained by John O’Shea, the four-year-old gelding has raced just seven times for six wins and a narrow second placing, with his most recent start producing a dynamic win… Read More »
Carleen Hefel has been discharged from hospital following a fall at Edenhope but will require a 12-day stand-down for concussion. In-form apprentice Carleen Hefel has escaped serious injury in a fall at Edenhope but will require a minimum 12-day stand-down under Racing Victoria’s concussion policy. Hefel fell from Pres De Toi in the… Read More »
Tofane has rediscovered her best form to capture her second Group 1 victory in the Stradbroke Handicap. A few weeks ago, Tofane was at a career crossroads. Having managed just one minor placing since her All Aged Stakes victory last autumn, her owners were weighing up whether to auction her at… Read More »
Australia’s leading bookmaker the TAB gives an overview of today’s betting markets from the feature races and race meetings from around the country. See which races punters cleaned up on and lost on. FUTURES COX PLATE Zaaki stays $3.50 fav Ayrton $26-$15 (after winning Gunsynd Classic @ Eagle Farm) GOLDEN ROSE Converge… Read More »
