Group lll racing headlines a nine race card at Caulfield this Saturday as the Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) brings together some decent sprinters, headlined by Sesar. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Rosehill this Saturday, where the feature race is the Winter Challenge (1500m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Caulfield, Rosehill and Eagle Farm. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Blue Diamond Stakes placegetter Free Of Debt will miss the major spring races after suffering a ligament injury in the build-up to his race return. The Chris Bieg-trained colt won his first two starts impressively at Morphettville and Flemington before finishing a game third in the Group One Blue Diamond… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher admits there are a number of potential spring paths for Cliff’s Edge depending on how well the multiple Group winner returns to racing. Cliff’s Edge, formerly trained by the now-disqualified Darren Weir, resumes for his first start since last spring, and first for his new stable, in… Read More »
The Bendigo Equine Hospital has provided an update on Melbourne Cup winner Subzero’s condition which was deteriorating until a visit from his owner Graham. Subzero continues to receive treatment at the Bendigo Equine Hospital in which they provided the below update on his conditions. “He had a rough start to… Read More »
With star filly Mystic Journey bypassing the Bletchingly Stakes because of the weather, dual Group-winning colt Sesar has assumed short-priced favouritism for the weight-for-age sprint at Caulfield. And while Sesar’s co-trainer Wayne Hawkes says the race will still not be a pushover for the three-year-old against older horses, he admits… Read More »
Nash Rawiller has received a vote of confidence from some of NSW’s biggest stables with six rides in his return to Sydney racing at Rosehill. Rawiller, who was disqualified for 15-months in April last year for tipping horses he was riding in Hong Kong, will make his comeback at Kembla… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Subzero has fought off a bout of colic but remains seriously ill. The 1992 Melbourne Cup winner has been transferred to the Bendigo Equine Hospital as vets deal with a kidney problem. Subzero was trained by Lee Freedman but has been in the care of Graham Salisbury… Read More »
Caulfield Guineas winner Mighty Boss has sadly died from colic. The former Mick Price trained galloper took out the Group One Caulfield Guineas as a three year old at big odds but was unable to win another race with his last being in the CS Hayes Stakes at Morphettville in… Read More »
After almost two weeks in hospital, Victorian apprentice jockey Tahlia Hope has returned home. Hope contracted viral meningitis and was initially in ICU at Frankston Hospital on July 11 before being moved to another ward the following day. The Victorian Jockeys Association said on Tuesday, the apprentice had returned home… Read More »
Kings Will Dream and Humidor have both taken important steps towards their respective race returns, with each contesting a jump-out on the same morning in separate states. Brae Sokolski, a part-owner of both geldings, was on hand when Kings Will Dream stepped out in a jump-out in Sydney on Tuesday… Read More »
Perth sprinter Scales Of Justice only has to please trainer Lindsey Smith in a jump-out to take his place in the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield. Scales Of Justice heads to Ballarat on Tuesday for the jump-out with Smith saying the gelding has been working nicely for his return and only… Read More »
Adelaide trainer Mark Minervini is to relocate to Newcastle in NSW amid uncertainty over funding for racing in South Australia. Minervini told his owners of the decision on Monday and tweeted he would be moving to Newcastle from the beginning of August. He said SA racing continued to decline while… Read More »
Now that Nicci’s Gold has black-type to her name from her third in the Winter Stakes, trainer Gary Portelli is looking to the mare to build on her record. The four-year-old ran a close third behind Eckstein and Gaulois in the Listed Winter Stakes (1400m) last Saturday week. She had… Read More »
Mystic Journey has already taken Anthony Darmanin on the ride of his career but the jockey hopes there is plenty more to come as he prepares to continue his association with the star filly in her highly anticipated return to racing. The Adam Trinder-trained Mystic Journey has risen to prominence… Read More »
A campaign for Doncaster Mile winner Brutal has yet to be finalised with The Everest a possibility should a slot become available. But to date the world’s richest race on turf is not front of mind at Hawkes Racing. Brutal has not raced since winning the Doncaster Mile at Randwick… Read More »
Silvera will get his chance in Sydney after he won the final stakes race of the Queensland season at Eagle Farm. Sent out favourite, Silvera ($2.70) had a lovely run behind the pace before he beat Araaja ($31) by a length in the Listed Tattersall’s Mile (1600m). The gelding won… Read More »
In form jockey Matt McGillivray showed how much he has matured as a jockey when he completed a great winter by winning the $200,000 Queensland Cup on Azuro. McGillivray made it seven stakes wins for the winter when took the favourite Azuro ($2.70) to the lead at the 1600m and… Read More »
Huntly Castle will be aimed towards the Group One Victoria Derby this spring after passing a distance test as a late-season two-year-old in the Byerley Handicap at Flemington. The Byerley (1800m) on the penultimate weekend of the season is the only race restricted to two-year-olds in Melbourne over further than… Read More »
