Zed Em has given trainer Patrick Payne a fourth victory in Australia’s toughest race, the Grand Annual Steeplechase at Warrnambool. The win turned around his narrow defeat 12 months earlier when Zed Em was beaten by Gold Medals who fought bravely on Thursday to finish second, three lengths astern of… Read More »
The Warrnambool Carnival concludes on Thursday, highlighted by one of the great races on the Australian calendar, the Grand Annual (5500m). The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out four metres from the 1200m-300m; True for the remainder.
Melbourne Cup winner Dunaden has died after a paddock accident at Overbury Stud in England aged 13. Owned by Qatar Racing, Dunaden won the 2011 Melbourne Cup for Sheikh Fahad Al Thani and returned to Australia the next year to claim the Caulfield Cup. He was trained in France by… Read More »
I Am Someone will chase Group One honours in Adelaide after a rails-hugging ride from Dean Holland landed the sprinter victory in the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool. Trainer Paul Preusker is eyeing The Goodwood at Morphettville on May 18 after the sprinter landed his first stakes race in Wednesday’s feature… Read More »
Jockey John Allen has landed a fourth victory in the Galleywood Hurdle, guiding Big Blue to an impressive win in the feature race at Warrnambool. After arriving in Australia, Irishman Allen commenced riding trackwork at Ballarat for Darren Weir before making a name for himself over jumps. Combining with Weir,… Read More »
A crack at a Melbourne Cup ballot exemption in the revamped Andrew Ramsden Stakes looms for Steel Prince so long as the lightly raced import can perform to expectations again in a lead-up staying race at Flemington. Steel Prince steps up to 2600m for the first time this preparation in… Read More »
Racing Queensland has invoked a new rule to refuse controversial trainer Ben Currie’s nominations for weekend racing. Currie is facing 42 allegations dating back to April last year involving an array of different charges. None of the allegations have been resolved in a series of hearings and inquiries. Racing Queensland… Read More »
The Warrnambool Carnival continues on Wednesday where the sprinters feature in the Wangoom Handicap (1200m) while the best hurdlers take their place in the Galleywood Hurdle (3200m). The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Injured jockey Michael Hackett remains in intensive care in Sydney’s Liverpool Hospital after being placed in an induced coma after a fall at Tomingley. Racing NSW’s Dr Duckworth said on Tuesday Hackett had had his sedation slowly decreased on Monday afternoon and doctors were now slowly trying to wake him… Read More »
Melbourne filly Causeway Girl is scheduled to hit the road again for another interstate assignment, this time for the Group Two Euclase Stakes in Adelaide. After a strong first-up win at Flemington in March the Clinton McDonald-trained three-year-old was taken to Sydney for her next two starts, finishing fourth and… Read More »
A trip to the beach will determine if Bit Of A Lad backs up in the Grand Annual Steeplechase after surviving a protest to win on the opening day of the Warrnambool three-day carnival. Bit Of A Lad took out Tuesday’s feature, the Brierly Steeplechase (3450m) with co-trainer Ciaron Maher… Read More »
A capacity field has been declared for the Group One Australasian Oaks while a field of 15 is set to contest the Group One TAB Classic for fillies and mares. The Australasian Oaks (2000m) and TAB Classic (1200m), registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes, headline Saturday’s program at Morphettville. The… Read More »
The iconic Warrnambool Carnival gets underway this Tuesday where it is Brierly Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Adelaide Cup winner Surprise Baby is set to run at Flemington as a prelude to an attempt at a ballot exemption for the Melbourne Cup. Surprise Baby runs over 2600m at Flemington on Saturday in the lead-up to the revamped Andrew Ramsden (2800m) at Flemington on May 25. The Andrew… Read More »
Warrnambool trainer Symon Wilde will not start Gold Medals in the Grand Annual Steeplechase just for the sake of having a runner in the gruelling contest. Gold Medals makes his jumping return in the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool on Tuesday and is also an acceptor in Thursday’s 5500m Grand Annual…. Read More »
Classy filly Outback Barbie will wear blinkers and will be ridden for the first time by Jeff Lloyd when she resumes in the Listed Silk Stocking at the Gold Coast. Rain has played havoc with premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan’s early winter carnival plans but he will have a strong… Read More »
TAB Classic favourite Sunlight won’t line up in Saturday’s Group 1 TAB Classic, registered as the Robert Sangster Stakes, in Adelaide this weekend. Sunlight had a 1000m-trial at Gawler on last Friday ahead of her anticipated start in the TAB Classic. The decision not to run the 3-year-old was made… Read More »
Star filly Mystic Journey is about to get back to work to build up for a campaign aimed at the Cox Plate which will begin before this season is over. The Adam Trinder-trained Mystic Journey emerged as a star last campaign, winning twice in her home state of Tasmania before… Read More »
Loftier targets are in the sights of the connections of Iconoclasm after scoring a first-up win for his new trainer at Caulfield. Iconoclasm was having his first run for Danny O’Brien when successful in Saturday’s VOBIS Gold Sprint. O’Brien’s assistant trainer Ben Gleeson said Iconoclasm was now Brisbane bound with… Read More »
Archedemus has erased memories of his Provincial Championship failure with his victory in the Group Three Hawkesbury Gold Cup. After stringing together five wins, Archedemus started favourite in the $500,000 Provincial Championship final at Randwick two weeks ago but finished eighth when he got hemmed in behind horses. His defeat… Read More »
