The dismantling of Australia’s biggest racing operation is underway with Darren Weir’s glittering career in tatters over illegal devices known as jiggers found in his stable, Weir will front Victoria’s Racing and Disciplinary Board on Wednesday, a week after stewards and officers from Victoria Police’s sport integrity unit raided his… Read More »
The TAB has taken another big bet on Winx to continue her winning streak throughout the Autumn carnival with the punter backing the Champion mare to make it 33 wins in a row. The TAB punter has plonked $60,000 at $2.20 on Winx to extend her winning streak to 33… Read More »
An overseas trip is in the pipeline for dual Group One winner Viddora if she performs strongly in her return in the Oakleigh Plate. Viddora had a jump-out at Caulfield on Tuesday morning and trainer Lloyd Kennewell said the mare would have another hit-out before the Oakleigh Plate on her… Read More »
Champion horse trainer Darren Weir, who is facing a four-year suspension, will not contest charges over banned electronic devices known as jiggers that were found in his stables. His assistant, licensed trainer Jarrod McLean, will fight a charge of possessing a jigger and will be allowed to train until the… Read More »
Dawn Passage and Accession are expected to fight it out for the major share of first prize in the inaugural Inglis Millennium at Warwick Farm. In first markets on Saturday’s 1200m-race for two-year-old Inglis sale graduates, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Dawn Passage and Accession from the Chris Waller… Read More »
Champion Winx will be the star of a special public event at Randwick ahead of her return to racing in the Apollo Stakes. Her trainer Chris Waller and the Australian Turf Club have invited the public to a breakfast at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday morning. Waller, Hugh Bowman and Winx’s… Read More »
Catch Me and I Am Immortal are the early favourites to continue their winning ways in the respective divisions of the Blue Diamond Preludes which are set to provide the best pointers yet towards Victoria’s premier juvenile race. Saturday’s Blue Diamond Prelude for fillies has attracted 21 nominations highlighted by… Read More »
Triple Group One-winning sprinter Redkirk Warrior will step up to 1400 metres in the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield to strengthen his bid for a start in the All-Star Mile. Saturday’s Group One race will be the fifth time in 14 starts for Lindsay Park that the eight-year-old has… Read More »
Australian Derby winner Levendi has suffered a suspected pelvic injury in a barrier trial which could spell the end of his racing career. The Peter Gelagotis-trained four-year-old was being prepared for a Sydney autumn campaign aimed at enhancing his prospects as a stallion. Brenton Avdulla pulled Levendi up shortly after… Read More »
Eight Group One winners are among the 22 entries for the C F Orr Stakes at Caulfield in which Darren Weir has nominated Fifty Stars and Whispering Brook. Whether they can run in the trainer’s name depends on the result of a show cause hearing on Monday. Weir and his… Read More »
Tin Hat has completed a two-state stakes race double for Godolphin, outpacing his rivals in the Manfred Stakes at Caulfield. The James Cummings-trained three-year-old took out Saturday’s Group Three race to complement the earlier success of Alizee in the Group Two Expressway Stakes at Rosehill. Completing a winning treble for… Read More »
Co-trainers Ciaron Maher and David Eustace have played a starring role at Caulfield with a winning treble on a day their stable inherited some high-profile horses. In the fall-out from Racing Victoria stewards issuing six charges to trainer Darren Weir who faces a scheduled show cause hearing on Monday, a… Read More »
Star mare Alizee has continued her successful comeback with victory in the Group Two Expressway Stakes accompanied by a jockey who has also returned from adversity in winning style. After five months on the sidelines recovering from serious neck injuries, Blake Shinn rode two winners at Randwick and climbed aboard… Read More »
Trainer Ciaron Maher has a first Blue Diamond Stakes win in his sights after Loving Gaby raced to an impressive victory on debut in a key lead-up race at Caulfield. After being slightly slow away in Saturday’s Group Three Chairman’s Stakes (1000m), Loving Gaby was last on the fence early… Read More »
Speedy gelding Meet Mr Taylor maintained his unbeaten record in spectacular style, breaking the course record for 1000m at Eagle Farm. Meet Mr Taylor ($1.80) made it five wins from five starts when he stopped the clock at 56.14 seconds in the Access Insulation Handicap. The previous record was 56.55… Read More »
Brenton Avdulla already has a Golden Slipper trophy and has tested one of his prospects for a second, Godolphin filly Amercement, winner of the Widden Stakes. A little battered and bruised after 2018 Slipper winner Estijaab tossed him in a barrier trial early in the week, Avdulla had to use… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan is in no rush to get expensive colt Garibaldi to Sydney despite his easy debut win at Eagle Farm. Garibaldi ($2.80) sat behind the early leaders to the turn but came away in the straight to beat his stablemate Ready To Roam ($21) by 1-1/2 lengths with… Read More »
Golden Slipper prospect McLaren has handled his debut well to live up to his three barrier trial wins with victory in the Canonbury Stakes. Punters stuck with the colt who started the $1.55 favourite in Saturday’s six-horse field and surged to the line three-quarters of a length in front of… Read More »
Second Bullet is a stable stalwart for trainer Danny O’Brien and the eight-year-old is continuing to produce in the city arena, registering his 11th career victory with a determined display at Caulfield. Under the urgings of champion jockey Damien Oliver, Second Bullet ($2.80) wore down the frontrunners at the end… Read More »
Connections of Mystyko are considering tackling the Newmarket Handicap after the sprinter completed a winning hat-trick at Caulfield. Mystyko is among nominations for the $1.25 million sprint over the straight 1200m at Flemington on March 9. Victory in the Veuve Clicquot Lawn Handicap followed wins at Caulfield and Sandown in… Read More »
