Tough gelding Tarzan defended his title of King of the Sunshine Coast sprinters in style but may have to head interstate for his next start. Tarzan ($4.40) made light of top weight of 59.5 kgs and a heavy track to take his record at the Sunshine Coast over 1000m to… Read More »
Jockey Glen Boss and trainer Tony Sears turned back the clock three decades when Raging Pole won the Bruce McLachlan Classic at the Sunshine Coast. Raging Pole ($15) beat Karaja ($2.70) by 1-1/2 lengths with a short half head to Jeweliana ($4) in a time of 61.06 seconds over the… Read More »
King Of Hastings is likely to get his chance to target the spring after becoming the latest two-year-old from the Anthony Freedman stable to win in town this season. With champion jockey Craig Williams aboard, King Of Hastings was a bit slowly away in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Odds Boost Handicap (1200m)… Read More »
Melbourne racing this Saturday returns to Caulfield where nine races have been set down. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is soft (5) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
A nine race card has been assembled for Rosehill this Saturday where the Civic Stakes (1350m) is the drawcard. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (9) and the rail is in the true position 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 Sunshine Coast. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Disqualified trainer Darren Weir has been ruled ineligible to claim this season’s Victorian and Melbourne trainers’ premierships under new criteria announced by Racing Victoria. Weir was disqualified for four years in February for possession of three electronic devices, commonly known as “jiggers”. Weir had trained 243 winners for the season… Read More »
The wife of disqualified trainer Shannon Hope has been successful in a legal battle with Racing Victoria to be granted a restricted trainer’s licence although a number of additional conditions have been attached. The Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal has this week ruled Deirdre Hope be given a restricted licence,… Read More »
Racetracks in Victoria will be prepared with more give under new guidelines which will come into effect from the start of next season. Under Racing Victoria’s updated Racing Surface Preparation Guidelines, from August 1 all Victorian clubs will be asked to prepare the following racing surfaces for flat racing. –… Read More »
As Hugh Bowman prepares to return to race riding for the first time in two months, he has admitted the emotion surrounding Winx took a mental and physical toll. The champion jockey has confirmed he will return at the Randwick meeting on Saturday week, having not ridden since May 1… Read More »
Mother and sons training partners Barbara Joseph and Paul and Matt Jones have been suspended for four months over the death of a racehorse in their care. The three were charged by stewards on Wednesday with failing to provide the necessary veterinary treatment for I Am Rocky, who died in… Read More »
Queensland’s most successful trainer of winners this season, Ben Currie, has been charged with fraud involving allegations he used performance enhancing drugs to win prize money. It is believed to be the first time since the late Hayden Haitana in 1985 was charged with fraud out of the Fine Cotton… Read More »
Multiple Group One-winning jockey Ben Melham is set for his return to race riding having spent three months on the sidelines recovering from a broken wrist. Melham sustained the injury when he fell from Voodoo Lad in the home straight in the Group One William Reid Stakes at The Valley… Read More »
Champion Winx is to be mated with I Am Invincible in her first season at stud later this year. Winx’s owners, Peter and Patty Tighe, Richard Treweeke and Debbie Kepitis, announced on Monday they had chosen the Yarraman Park stallion as her first mating. They issued a statement via the… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight is back at the Flemington stables of trainer Tony McEvoy but her race program into the $14 million The Everest is yet to be confirmed. Sunlight won three Group One races this season – the Coolmore Stud Stakes, Newmarket Handicap and William Reid Stakes – and last… Read More »
Godolphin-owned filly Lyre already has a Group One win at Caulfield to her name and is building up for a spring campaign with another major target in mind at the same track. The Blue Diamond Stakes winner has been back in work at Anthony Freedman’s Pinecliff stable for a couple… Read More »
Redzel will get his chance to win a third Everest with confirmation Yulong Investments has again chosen him as its representative in the $14 million sprint. Yulong, headed by Yuesheng Zhang, has decided to stick with Redzel who has won the first two runnings of The Everest, running in James… Read More »
Glen Boss has been lavish in his praise for Vow And Declare after the Danny O’Brien-trained three-year-old’s hollow victory in the Group Three Tattersall’s Cup (3000m) at Eagle Farm. The champion jockey was in awe after the $3 TAB favourite won eased down by 3-1/2 lengths from Big Duke ($4.60)… Read More »
It was a case of three winners and what might’ve been for Hong Kong-bound jockey Blake Shinn after winning the Group Three Healy Stakes aboard Brave Song at Eagle Farm. The victory followed earlier wins for Shinn aboard Kordia in the Winning Edge Presentations Stakes and Vega One in the… Read More »
Sesar has given his new owners an immediate return on their investment at Randwick with his win in the Winter Dash. Aquis Farm, which has bought a controlling share in the colt and will eventually stand him at stud, transferred him from Brisbane trainer Steve O’Dea to Michael, Wayne and… Read More »
