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 »
Tim Clark has a winning double after Converge demolished his rivals to win the Group 1 J.J. Atkins (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The son of Frankel showed an explosive turn of foot to run away with the $1 million feature to score by 3.25 lengths. It was Tim… Read More »
In-form gelding Knights Order has turned in a superb staying performance to win the Brisbane Cup. Tim Clark has labelled the decision to take blinkers off Knights Order as a “masterstroke” after the up-and-coming stayer gave his Brisbane Cup rivals a galloping lesson. On a seven-day back-up after claiming the Winter Cup… Read More »
Boom horse Ayrton is back in the winner’s stall after a dominant display in the Group 3 Gunsynd Classic (1600m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The three-year-old was beaten at short odds in the Fred Best Classic last start, but ran away from the field with ease to win comfortably… Read More »
Brodie Loy has made the most of a rare opportunity in town, answering a call from Annabel Neasham to land a narrow victory aboard Verne in the opening race at Randwick. In a thrilling two-horse duel, Verne ranged up to race leader In The Congo and the pair went toe-to-toe with In… Read More »
Mick Price says punters can expect to see a more professional version of Ayrton in Saturday’s Group 3 Gunsynd Classic, as the three-year-old continues to show signs of taking benefit from his first trip away. Stradbroke plans for Ayrton ended when he was downed by Apache Chase in the Fred… Read More »
The special bond that can exist between a racehorse and its trainer is well exemplified by the relationship Jenny Graham has with her warhorse Victorem. Graham gets emotional just talking about Victorem, as she did when asked about her Stradbroke Handicap contender at the big race barrier draw on Tuesday…. Read More »
Black caviar’s daughter Invincible Caviar will not be seen again as a two-year-old after trainer Peter Moody made the decision to spell the regally bred filly following her third placed finish at Flemington on the weekend. “She did a good job on Saturday, bar winning,” Moody told Racing.com. “She’s out… Read More »
Vega One stands alone at the head of Stradbroke Handicap betting after faring best of the big names at Tuesday night’s barrier draw for Saturday’s $1.5 million race at Eagle Farm. The local Group 1 winner was joint $6 favourite with Wild Planet going into the draw, but tightened into… Read More »
Duais has given young trainer Edward Cummings his first major with a dominant performance in the Queensland Oaks. He carries one of the most famous surnames in racing but Edward Cummings has taken the long, hard road to saddle up his first Group 1 winner. In a daring training performance, Cummings… Read More »
Nudge has continued her Queensland form surge with victory in the Magic Millions National Classic. Having arrived in Queensland with just two wins from 18 starts, Nudge has thrived in the warmer climate to put back-to-back victories together and earn a shot at the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara. The mare had… Read More »
Baller will chase another winter carnival target after maintaining his unbeaten record since joining Tony Gollan’s team. Tony Gollan appears to have unlocked the key to talented sprinter Baller, who remains undefeated in two starts for the stable after racing away with the Group 2 Moreton Cup at Eagle Farm. The… Read More »
Two former Group 1 winning mares had their offspring fill a place in a two-year-old race at Flemington. Saturday’s VRC Member Philip Jacobsen Sprint saw Argentia, a daughter of Princess Coup, line up against the fifth foal of Black Caviar, Invincible Caviar, in the 1100m dash. Argentia, by Frankel, showed a… Read More »
The babies of the champions have long held appeal with race goers. And, today at Flemington, the youngest offspring of the great Black Caviar raced. It was her first start and she is a 2YO. Her name is INVINCIBLE CAVIAR (I Am Invincible – Black Caviar) and she went into… Read More »
