Promising import Buffalo River is having a short break before attention turns to a light spring campaign focusing on the inaugural $7.5 million Golden Eagle. Buffalo River is a northern hemisphere-bred three-year-old who is around six months younger than his southern hemisphere rivals in the same age group heading towards… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher-David Eustace training partnership looks set to add another stakes win to its tally with a two-headed attack on the $200,000 Listed Queensland Cup (3200m) at Eagle Farm. Saturday’s Cup is one of the oldest races in Queensland and was traditionally run in November until about 10 years… Read More »
John O’Shea is a competitive man but he will be happy if Pretty In Pink can come home with some Silver during the Sydney spring carnival. The Group Two winner is back in work at O’Shea’s Randwick stable and while he has pencilled her in for some of the traditional… Read More »
A genuine spring carnival contender usually bobs up late in the Brisbane winter and this year it could be Pippie. The filly gave the John and Chris Meagher stable its fourth Doomben winner over the past two Saturdays when she decimated a restricted class field. It was hardly a surprise… Read More »
The John Sadler-trained Oak Door has made an impressive return to racing, wearing down favourite Jungle Edge to win the Group Three Sir John Monash Stakes in his first start for nine months. Giving star jockey Ben Melham his first stakes race success since his recent return from a three-month… Read More »
Eckstein has a long-standing date with United States Triple Crown winner Justify but is likely to be given the chance to further add to her record after victory in the Listed Winter Stakes. Coolmore paid $750,000 for Eckstein at the recent National Broodmare Sale to become part of the team… Read More »
Quirky galloper Snitch appreciated a drop in class for his first win for trainer Tony Gollan on Saturday but he will be back to tackle top stakes class in the Brisbane summer carnival. Snitch was the unlucky runner in both the Listed Eye Liner Stakes and Listed Glasshouse Handicap at… Read More »
New Zealand Group One placegetter Travimyfriend has broken through for his first Australian win and given his trainer Rachael Frost her first Melbourne Saturday city success since her move across the Tasman. Frost relocated last year from New Zealand to Mornington where she trains a small team of horses including… Read More »
Most of the horses sold at the recent National Broodmare sale are headed immediately for new careers but Agent Pippa has shown she still has plenty to give on the racetrack. Australian Bloodstock paid $200,000 for the rising four-year-old at the Gold Coast sale in March and she gave the… Read More »
Expensive colt Spend has had to work hard but managed to get the job done on his first visit to the races at Rosehill. A $1.55 million yearling trained by Hawkes Racing for Spendthrift, Spend came to Saturday’s Everest Carnival Handicap (1100m) as favourite, having been backed in from $6… Read More »
Two-year-old Star Surprise is only small in stature but the gelding has shown he has his fair share of ability with a determined victory at Caulfield. Star Surprise finished second on debut at Sale to the Danny O’Brien-trained Can’t Be Done in May before breaking his maiden at his second… Read More »
In-form Baylee Nothdurft has given himself a great chance of winning the Queensland metropolitan apprentices’ premiership despite riding in the city for only seven months. Nothdurft went to 29 city winners for the season when he drove Smokey Diamond ($6.50) home by a head to the favourite Kings Full ($2.60)… Read More »
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 Doomben. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Blacktype racing returns to Caulfield this Saturday where it is Sir John Monash Stakes Day. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is soft (7) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Rosehill this Saturday for Winter Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (8) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Retiring jockey Jeff Lloyd will leave behind records that could take decades to beat. Lloyd began his career at the famous South African Academy as a 14-year-old and had his first ride in Durban in March, 1976. He did not ride a winner until his 38th attempt but it was… Read More »
Stewards have agreed to adjourn the hearing into seven of the remaining 21 charges against Ben Currie until after criminal matters against the banned Toowoomba trainer are resolved. It means if Currie elects to go to trial on his criminal charges his racing matters may not be finalised for more… Read More »
Jockeys competing at five of Melbourne’s feature spring carnival meetings will also be vying for lucrative incentives after the creation of a new series for riders. The star jockey at the Turnbull Stakes, Caulfield Guineas, Caulfield Cup, Cox Plate and Victoria Derby day meetings will receive a cash prize. The… Read More »
The Grafton Carnival reaches its high point on Thursday with Grafton Cup Day, one of the better Country Cups in NSW. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The horse who gave Michael Poy his first metropolitan winner is a chance to also land Melbourne’s leading apprentice his first stakes race success at Caulfield. Poy is unbeaten from two rides on popular sprinter Jungle Edge and has been called on again to ride the Mick Bell-trained gelding in… Read More »
