The “Aquanita eight” doping scandal will again play out in court as four trainers including Robert Smerdon fight their disqualifications. Smerdon, Stuart Webb, Tony Vasil and Queensland trainer Liam Birchley’s appeals begin in the Victorian Civil and Administrative Tribunal on Wednesday. The Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board declared the long-running… Read More »
The prospect of Winx returning for an autumn campaign is tantalisingly closer with the mare in pre-training and soon to return to Chris Waller’s stable. Waller said although the final decision had not yet been made, the likelihood was the champion would have one final campaign. After she won her… Read More »
The heir apparent to champion Winx is close to returning to trainer Chris Waller to begin his autumn campaign which is likely to be his last. Triple Group One winner The Autumn Sun has, according to part-owner John Messara, strengthened during his break and is expected to return to Waller’s… Read More »
Anthony Cummings has no regrets about selling Montaigne, the horse now known as Beauty Generation and an international star. Cummings and his owners sold the 2016 Rosehill Guineas runner-up after his next start when he finished fourth in the BMW. “He showed Group One potential when he was here and… Read More »
Tony Gollan-trained three-year-olds Zoustyle and Outback Barbie will face a solid test when they take on Chess Star at Doomben. Gollan has given the provisional green light for the pair to contest the Listed Gold Edition Plate (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday after both won their last starts in feature… Read More »
Injured jockey Tye Angland has arrived back in Sydney from Hong Kong to continue his treatment at the Royal North Shore Hospital. Two weeks ago, Angland was speared into the turf at Sha Tin when his mount appeared to stumble out of the barriers. The nature of Angland’s injuries have… Read More »
Racing Victoria wants Lee and Shannon Hope banned for at least five years for cheating, although the father-and-son trainers hope to avoid career-ending cobalt disqualifications. The Hopes face a minimum three-year ban after an appeal judge found them guilty of intentionally administering cobalt to three horses to affect their performance… Read More »
Cranbourne-trained mare I Am Queen will put her credentials on the line for a trip to the Gold Coast with a run up the straight at Flemington. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained sprinter is set to run in a benchmark 84 fillies and mares race over 1100m on Saturday…. Read More »
Perth superstar filly Arcadia Queen has been introduced to the Golden Eagle market as the equal second favourite following her stunning Group One win at Ascot. The Autumn Sun heads the market for the Golden Eagle, a new $7.5 million race for four-year-olds to be held in Sydney on November… Read More »
Trainer Matt Dunn has given Care To Think a pass mark for his first-up run and believes he is on target for a rich race at the Gold Coast. At his first start for almost six months, Care To Think finished fifth in the George Moore Stakes at Doomben last… Read More »
Perth filly Arcadia Queen is the toast of the west after a brilliant victory in the Kingston Town Classic, the final Australian Group One race of the year. The three-year-old, raced by Western Australia’s biggest owner Bob Peters and trained by Grant and Alana Williams, beat a field of older,… Read More »
Jockey Brett Prebble ended a flying visit to Brisbane on a high when Our Crown Mistress won the Listed Just Now Fillies & Mares Quality. Prebble, who counts the 2012 Melbourne Cup on Green Moon among his many victories, was in Brisbane for the Origin Jockeys Series. He won a… Read More »
Bon Amis has been without his regular work rider and didn’t have a jockey until race morning but his latest Rosehill win indicates not much fazes him. Punters also dismissed the lack of a declared rider for the Jason Deamer-trained sprinter who has been favourite for most of the week… Read More »
Amadeus has continued his affinity with the spacious Pakenham track, taking out a second VOBIS Gold Bullion. The Mick Kent-trained galloper has recorded three victories at Pakenham with his latest win on Saturday coming 12 months after his success in last year’s Gold Bullion. Giving Craig Williams the second leg… Read More »
Tony Gollan was quick to thank Victorian trainer Mick Kent after Coldstone won the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben. Gollan has plundered the early feature races in the Brisbane summer again this season and Coldstone’s win was his fifth in the first three weeks of the carnival. Coldstone originally raced… Read More »
A planned three-run campaign in Australia has paid dividends for New Zealand trainer Craig Phelan and his family with Our Big Mike scoring a record-breaking win in the Pakenham Cup. Having his first try at Saturday’s 2500m journey, Our Big Mike was sent straight to the front by replacement jockey… Read More »
Adelaide’s Jamie Kah continued her great record in Brisbane to win the final heat of the Origin Jockeys Series but it wasn’t enough to deny Tasmania a win in the series. Six teams contested the series which was run in five heats over two days at Doomben. Kah rated Lota… Read More »
Jean Van Overmeire has pulled off a daring ride on Irithea to help the mare to victory at Rosehill and set her up for another crack at Group Three racing. Irithea is a natural front runner but not usually by quite as far as her midrace five-length lead in Saturday’s… Read More »
Much-travelled galloper Beauty Way has now added Australia to his list of winning countries with an easy victory at Pakenham. A winner in the United Kingdom, Hong Kong and New Zealand, Beauty Way made his Australian debut on Saturday, taking out the David Bourke Memorial Handicap. Ridden by Luke Currie,… Read More »
As to be expected, the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable has a large number of two-year-olds to draw on and has produced one of the most promising to win at Rosehill. But as good as Czarson was over 1200 metres on Saturday to lead all the way to beat… Read More »
