Trainer Jamie Richards wants Melody Belle to bow out of racing in the same way she’s been right throughout her career – super competitive – and he feels she’s made the necessary improvement in the past fortnight to do just that in Saturday’s Doomben Cup. Melody Belle was knocked around in running… Read More »
A rising star of Sydney’s training ranks, Annabel Neasham will chase her first Group 1 win in Queensland with Doomben Cup favourite Zaaki. Having already landed a breakthrough Group 1 win in her first season as a fully-fledged trainer, Annabel Neasham has a tremendous chance to get another top-level victory on… Read More »
Jockeys in Victoria will be automatically stood down for 12 days from race riding if they suffer a concussion in a fall. Racing Victoria is following the lead of the AFL having introduced a mandatory 12-day stand-down period for jockeys that suffer a concussion. Jockeys previously were forced from the… Read More »
The riding career of Dwayne Dunn is in a holding pattern as he works to overcome a brain injury incurred in a frightening barrier incident. Dwayne Dunn says his riding career remains in the balance as he battles to overcome a brain injury suffered in frightening barrier accident at The… Read More »
Brisbane Winter Carnival plans for a number of Victorian horses have been thrown into disarray with a decision by Queensland Health ordering a 14-day quarantine stay for horse handlers aboard a Cathay Pacific cargo flight. Star three-year-old Ayrton will be floated to Queensland to take his place in the Fred… Read More »
Group 1-winning trainer David Pfieffer has been suspended for nine months after substituting a urine sample in 2019. Racing New South Wales Stewards and Investigators were delivered a sample by the Group 1-winning trainer at Warwick Farm in April 2019, which was discovered to be substituted for a sample provided… Read More »
It has been over a year since she last raced, but Hellenism is back and looking to keep her perfect record intact on Saturday. The five-year-old last raced at Randwick in May of last year, finishing third to Tejori in a Highway race. The daughter of Helmet has not finished outside… Read More »
Annabel Neasham’s star import Zaaki holds early favouritism with TAB in one of the strongest fields assembled for a Doomben Cup. Chasing a maiden Group One, Zaaki was installed as $3.00 favourite for Saturday after drawing barrier nine, ahead of All-Star Mile winner Mugatoo ($4.00) in gate one and Cox… Read More »
Dual South African apprentice champion and reigning champion jockey in Mauritius, Nooresh Juglall has died following a race fall. Jockey Nooresh Juglall has died following a race fall at Champ de Mars racecourse in Mauritius. The reigning champion jockey was riding in his third and final race of the first meeting back in Mauritius when… Read More »
Ayrton will be given the opportunity to settle into new surrounds in Brisbane before his next assignment in the Fred Best Classic. Mick Price hopes to have what he describes as potentially the best horse he has trained in Brisbane on Tuesday night to prepare for his next assignment. Unbeaten in… 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 BRC SIRES PRODUCE Prince Of Boom $21-$7 (after winning Spirit Of Boom Classic @ Doomben) QUEENSLAND DERBY Criminal… Read More »
The first part of a patient and painstaking plan to advertise Lost And Running as an Everest contender has come to fruition with the emerging star posting his most important win to date in the Listed Luskin Star Stakes at Rosehill. Now, trainer John O’Shea is hoping one of his… Read More »
Realm Of Flowers has won an all-important ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup with a decisive win at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (2800m) takes the pressure off trainers Anthony and Sam Freedman in plotting a path towards the Melbourne Cup (3200m) in November. Realm Of Flowers broke… Read More »
Having rediscovered his best form at Rosehill, Achiever will be set a Derby mission in Queensland. Chris Waller admits he had all but given up on Achiever before a confidence-boosting win three starts ago shifted the goal posts and set the foundations for the horse to emerge as a Queensland Derby… Read More »
Top jockey Rachel King has played a starring role at Scone with a brace of stakes victories. Sydney-based jockey Rachel King is the toast of Scone after making a clean sweep of the two feature races on Friday’s program, culminating with a Cup victory aboard Laure Me In. Forty minutes… Read More »
He may frustrate a lot of punters with his enigmatic style of racing, but when he is on song NATURE STRIP (Nicconi – Strikeline) is the best racehorse on the planet. And that’s not me talking, that’s what was just announced by the esteemed Longines World Rankings group. The Chris… Read More »
A late double at the Sale meeting transferred to Pakenham on Wednesday has provided Jamie Kah with her 1000th career victory. The milestone came up aboard the Michael Moroney-trained Bermadez in the final race, the Evergreen Turf Handicap (1400m) after Kah had guided Kurabui to victory in the preceding race, the Schweppes Handicap (1400m). Kah… Read More »
The Danny O’Brien pair of Miami Bound and Salto Angel will be after a ballot exemption into the Melbourne Cup when they line up in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes at Flemington. A bigger field may have been expected for the ‘Golden Ticket’ up for grabs in the Listed Andrew Ramsden… Read More »
What price will a champion racehorse make when put through the sales ring as a broodmare. That is the question Bob Peters faces when Arcadia Queen is sold at the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale at the Gold Coast later this month. The former Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained multiple Group 1… Read More »
Trainer Gordon Richards is confident sprinter Gytrash can acquit himself well when he runs first-up in The Goodwood at Morphettville. Gytrash is returning from an operation to remove a bone chip following victory at Rosehill last October, but Richards in noting how well the son of Lope De Vega returned thought the… Read More »
