Flying filly Sugar Boom’s liking for female riders helped in-form apprentice Stephanie Thornton score her biggest win since switching to Queensland. Thornton went straight to the lead on Sugar Boom ($5) who ran the field into the ground before beating Oh Five Glory ($7.50) by three-quarters of a length in… Read More »
Godolphin’s Darren Beadman has been involved in many tight finishes as a jockey and he was not about to put his head on the chopping block when Ranier and Live And Free hit the line together in the Festival Stakes. Just as Brenton Avdulla looked like he had stolen victory… Read More »
A stint in the warmer climes of Queensland has reinvigorated Alward who has claimed a first stakes win in the Listed ATC Cup at Rosehill. Alward spent the winter and most of the spring at trainer Chris Waller’s Gold Coast stable and backed up an open handicap win at Doomben… Read More »
Connections of Rubisaki are eyeing a rich restricted race in Sydney after the filly defied a betting drift to win first-up at The Valley. Part-owner Joe O’Neill said Rubisaki was being aimed at the $1 million Inglis Sprint at Warwick Farm in February following her victory in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Cash… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan continued to dominate the summer carnival feature races when Le Palmier won the $125,000 Winning Rupert Plate at Doomben. Le Palmier ($7) bounded straight to the lead and was never headed, carving the 1200m out in a slick 1.9.21. Gollan, who won the Winning Rupert with… Read More »
The Perth Summer Racing Carnival at Ascot continues this Saturday, headlined by the Group l Winterbottom Stakes (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit. Winterbottom 🏆: View the Winterbottom Stakes Field
Andrew Noblet says lightly raced Can’tforgetyou is lucky to be racing let alone winning after recording back-to-back victories at The Valley. Can’tforget scored over the 1000m course at The Valley on November 15 before taking out the Condare Court Tanderra Handicap over the same journey on Saturday. Under Daniel Stackhouse,… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote is in line to have only his second Magic Million 2YO Classic runner after Dusty Tycoon kept her unbeaten record in tact at Doomben. Dusty Tycoon ($2.60) led all the way to beat Miss Lot One ($5) by 1-1/2 lengths with another 1-1/2 lengths to Sip It… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has given two-year-old Muntaseera his seal of approval and believes she has the potential to measure up to better races in the autumn. Trained by Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, Muntaseera ($2.05 fav) showed the benefit of race experience against a field of mainly first starters to cruise… Read More »
Co-trainer Trent Busuttin is in a quandary about where to target Tagaloa after the colt scored a gritty win at The Valley. After finishing third on debut at Flemington during Melbourne Cup week, Tagaloa showed the benefit of that experience with victory in the Strath Haven Preston Sprint Plate on… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on Wednesday’s horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Moonee Valley, Rosehill, Doomben and Ascot. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Nine races will be run and won at Moonee Valley on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
A nine race card has been assembled for Rosehill this Saturday where it is Festival Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Ten races will be run and won at Doomben this Saturday with the George Moore Stakes headlining the card. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Queensland Jockeys Association boss Glen Prentice has warned riders to seek an exemption from stewards if they are using medication after a third jockey was suspended for returning a positive result to a sleeping pill substance. Jockey Justin Stanley is the latest rider to be suspended after taking half a… Read More »
Craig Williams has resisted the temptation of interstate travel in recent seasons unless he has the chance to add a Group One win to his resume. The jockey will bypass the chance to increase his lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership on Saturday, instead heading to Perth for the Winterbottom… Read More »
The training career of Robbie Laing is in limbo after a Racing Victoria move to reject nominations from his Cranbourne stable. Laing, 60, has blamed a loss of owners and cash flow issues for falling behind in rent payments on his stables, resulting in RV officials taking its action. A… Read More »
Melbourne Cup runner-up Prince Of Arran and Flemington winner True Self have arrived in Hong Kong ahead of the International meeting at Sha Tin. The two are set to run in the Hong Kong Vase (2400m) on December 8 after arriving in Hong Kong on Tuesday and settling in at… Read More »
Co-trainer Tony McEvoy has given Hey Doc his tick of approval after watching the sprinter work on the course proper at Ascot. Hey Doc runs in Saturday’s Group One Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) for which he is the equal second favourite at $7 behind $3 top fancy, Godolphin sprinter Trekking, in… Read More »
Veteran sprinter Jungle Edge has been passed fit to resume his racing career which may be as early as The Valley on Saturday. Jungle Edge is among nominations for a 1000m-handicap having not raced since suffering a bleeding attack at Flemington when sixth over 1400m in August. Racing Victoria stewards… Read More »
