A strong, progressive win by BIGBOYROY (Dissident-Follonica) in the first at Kembla’s marquee meeting set the scene for a big, big day. After a cracking pace was set by Knight, who made the race at times look like a 1000m sprint, rather than a 1500m affair allowing Air To Air… Read More »
This years edition of the Ballarat Cup has attracted it’s strongest field of horses to date with the increase in prize money boosting the races interest. Saturday’s Ballarat Cup has attracted a full field of sixteen horses and four emergencies with Eclipse Stakes winner So Si Bon given the top… Read More »
A quality field of sixteen horses have accepted to run in Saturdays $1million dollar The Gong at Kembla Grange. The Gong a relatively new race on the calendar has attracted a strong group of milers this weekend with the Chris Waller trained Mister Sea Wolf to carry the top weight… Read More »
For Rothfire, the Group 1 Golden Rose, back on September 26, was meant to be the final stepping-stone towards participation in $14 million The Everest three weeks later … but the Queensland star suffered a serious injury in the running of that race. Fracturing his sesamoid brought Rothfire’s burgeoning career… Read More »
Connections of exciting stayer Ain’tnodeeldun have turned down big money from Hong Kong interests. Co-trainer Sam Freedman has confirmed offers around the $2million dollar mark have been received for Ain’tnodeeldun from Hong Kong buyers but connections have opted to continue to race the colt. “We’ve had offers from Hong Kong,… Read More »
Nash Rawiller rarely shows emotion, let alone sentiment, but the jockey is the first to admit he has a soft spot for the John Thompson-trained Sweet Deal. The mare gave Rawiller his first Saturday victory in Sydney following his return from a 15-month hiatus imposed by Hong Kong stewards, who… Read More »
Star jockey Jamie Kah thanked Damien Oliver for prompting her to make the mid-race move which led to Sound winning the Zipping Classic. For the first 1000 metres of the race, Kah on Sound raced alongside Oliver who was on the favourite Avilius and both horses were well back and… Read More »
It wasn’t the 3200 metres race Peter Snowden wanted to win at the start of the spring but he was more than happy to settle for the consolation prize of the Sandown Cup with Carif. Carif’s goal at the start of the carnival was the Melbourne Cup but the five-year-old… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde took out his second Sandown Guineas when maiden Allibor held off Sydney filly Sweet Reply to win narrowly. Wilde decided to tackle the Sandown Guineas with Allibor only after he finished fourth at Flemington last Saturday over 1400 metres. Wilde won the race in 2011 with… Read More »
Tough Adelaide sprinter Kemalpasa will be aimed at Group One races next year after he led throughout to win the Kevin Heffernan Stakes at Sandown. “He’s really flying. I hope one day he can crack it for a Group One win,” co-trainer Richard Jolly said after Saturday’s 1300 metre Group… Read More »
Godolphin has made a perfect start to the day with an interstate two-year-old double courtesy of superbly bred debutante Sliders in Newcastle and Anamoe in Melbourne. The pair are both by Street Boss, who stands at Godolphin’s Darley base in Victoria, and the stallion looks to have produced two smart… Read More »
Wagering on the Flemington carnival increased this year on the back of record turnover on the Melbourne Cup. Australians bet $221.6 million on the famous race, up more than 17 per cent on 2019 figures. A total of $667.3 million was invested over the four days of the Melbourne Cup… Read More »
A stud career for Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet is nearing although trainer Ciaron Maher will look to add a couple more Group Ones to his CV first. The initial plan for Sir Dragonet was to take the star stayer to Hong Kong for their International carnival in December but… Read More »
A study commissioned by the RSPCA has put the issue of whip use back in the spotlight after it found a horse’s skin had a similar pain response to human skin. The study was funded by the RSPCA and led by veterinary pathologist Dr Lydia Tong and the Sydney School… Read More »
The strict border conditions in Western Australia will mean the Ascot racing carnival will be without some of the leading contenders in the feature races. Western Australia’s strict stance on border controls means there will be no more flights to WA from Eastern states ahead of their feature racing carnival… Read More »
Jockey Kerrin McEvoy has been successful in appealing the $50,000 fine he received for his ride on Tiger Moth in last weeks Melbourne Cup. Kerrin McEvoy was fined $50,000 from stewards for overuse of the whip on Melbourne Cup favourite Tiger Moth who ran second in the $8m event. The… Read More »
An emotional Grant Williams farewelled his successful Victorian spring campaign in style with his star mare Arcadia Queen taking out the Group One Mackinnon Stakes. “If you told me at the start of spring that she would be winning two Group One races, I’d take that,” the trainer said after… Read More »
Bonny mare Savatiano has capped an outstanding day for Godolphin with her return to the winner’s circle in the Group Two Hot Danish Stakes. Her performance came an hour after Sheikh Mohammed’s royal blue silks were carried to victory by Bivouac, who annihilated a top-class field in the Group One… Read More »
Glen Boss’ arrogance over the closing stages summed up Bivouac’s domination of the VRC Sprint Classic, which proved to be a one-act affair. Boss plotted a course out wide on the James Cummings-trained sprinter and with 200 metres to go he hadn’t moved on him. The jockey took a sustained… Read More »
Trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace continue to be major players in the two-year-old features with Sneaky Five upstaging the Sydney locals to plunder the $1 million Golden Gift. The training partners are backing up a terrific 2019-20 season in which they claimed the Magic Millions Classic with Away Game… Read More »
