Lindsay Park will resist pushing too far into winter with first-up Flemington winner Sebrakate. Senior trainer David Hayes is already considering an early spring campaign with the two-year-old following his win in Saturday’s Cobcroft Support National Jockeys Trust Trophy. Sent off the $3.20 favourite under Craig Williams, Sebrakate raced to… Read More »
Noble Boy confirmed his rating as a future topliner with an Eagle Farm win on Saturday but trainer Todd Blowes is resigned to missing the Group One Stradbroke Handicap in a fortnight. After being held up for a run in the straight Noble Boy ($1.65) was far too strong beating… 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 Flemington, Randwick and Eagle Farm. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Racing continues at Flemington this Saturday, highlighted by the Andrew Ramsden (2800m), with the winner getting a free ticket into the 2019 Melbourne Cup. The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Sydney racing this Saturday heads to Randwick where nine races have been set down. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Group l racing returns to Eagle Farm this Saturday where it is Kingsford-Smith Cup Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. 🏆: View the Kingsford Smith Cup Field
Godolphin’s Australian head trainer James Cummings is hopeful a two-pronged attack in a sprint at Flemington will give the stable another stakes race victory. Bandipur and Haunted run for Cummings in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six (1200m). The winner gets an automatic entry into the Listed All Victorian Sprint Final at… Read More »
A likely good racing surface has boosted in-form Trekking’s chance to give Godolphin’s Australian operation its eighth Group One win of the season. Trekking will be joined by stablemates Encryption and Home Of The Brave in the $700,000 Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm. There was rain in Brisbane… Read More »
Star filly Sunlight is a confirmed runner in the $14 million Everest for a group headed by Max Whitby. Trained by Tony McEvoy, Sunlight has won three Group One races this season, starting with the Coolmore Stud Stakes over the Flemington straight course in November. During the autumn the three-year-old… Read More »
High-profile Australian racehorse owner Damion Flower will remain behind bars for at least a week after being charged over his alleged role in smuggling cocaine aboard commercial flights from South Africa. Flower, 47, and airport worker To Oto O Junior Mafiti were arrested on Wednesday after authorities uncovered an alleged… Read More »
Steel Prince will be racing for something more than trying to keep his unbeaten run intact since joining the Anthony Freedman stable at Flemington. A start in November’s Melbourne Cup is up for grabs if successful in The Andrew Ramsden on Saturday. For the first time, the winner of Saturday’s… Read More »
Tony Noonan is hopeful Manolo Blahniq can strike winning form again ahead of a trip north for a Group One assignment in Brisbane. Manolo Blahniq lines up in Saturday’s Listed Straight Six at Flemington as a lead-in to the Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm on June 8. Noonan struggled to… Read More »
A capacity field is set to line up in the Group One Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. The full Kingsford Smith Cup field of 18, with no emergencies, will see last start Doomben 10,000 winner The Bostonian take his place for New Zealand trainer Tony Pike. The Bostonian has drawn… Read More »
On the same day as announcing the retirement of Group One winner Music Magnate, trainer Bjorn Baker has revealed plans for his next tilt at the elite level. Irithea and Redouble, who was entered to run at Randwick, will head to Brisbane for Saturday’s Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle… Read More »
The Australian Turf Club has called for expressions of interest for its slot in the $14 million Everest. The club says it will again look domestically and overseas for a runner to partner the ATC in the world’s richest race on turf at Randwick in October. It says criteria including… Read More »
Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie has been found guilty of a further 12 charges, this time, of race day administration and has been asked to make submissions on sentence. Currie had already been disqualified for four years after being found guilty of two charges involving texts which were alleged to indicate… Read More »
Trainer Robbie Griffiths is hoping a return to the straight track at Flemington will bring out the best in Divine Quality. After she failed at her last start in the Group One Sangster Stakes at Morphettville, Griffiths elected to skip The Goodwood with Divine Quality to concentrate on Saturday’s Listed… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes will use the lessons he learned travelling overseas with Criterion as he aims the Lindsay Park stayers at the Melbourne Cup. The stable is starting early with the imported Alfarris who will try to earn a ticket to the Melbourne Cup 2019 via Saturday’s Andrew Ramsden Stakes… Read More »
Trainer Ben Smith has been found guilty of all charges against him relating to elevated cobalt levels, race day treatments and giving false evidence to stewards. Smith trained two Group One winners in the autumn of 2018 – In Her Time (Galaxy) and El Dorado Dreaming (ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes)… Read More »
Warrnambool Cup winner Furrion has been sent to the paddock and will miss his chance for an early ticket into the Melbourne Cup. For the first time Saturday’s Listed Andrew Ramsden at Flemington guarantees the winner a ballot exemption into November’s Melbourne Cup. The Andrew Ramsden Stakes has undergone a… Read More »
