Anchor Bid has gained automatic entry to a feature staying race in the spring with a win as a short-priced favourite at Flemington. Success in Saturday’s Byerley Handicap means the Darren Weir-trained two-year-old can bypass the ballot for the VRC Oaks during Melbourne Cup week at Flemington. But Weir has… Read More »
Brandon Stockdale has ridden to victory at Flemington, three days after being hospitalised when he scalded his arm in a jockeys’ room mishap. Stockdale had to forgo the majority of his rides on Wednesday’s Sandown program, including two eventual winners, after he spilled boiling water on his arm. The apprentice… Read More »
Stewards have taken seven minutes to dismiss a protest against winner Hingus Rose in an action packed Tattersall’s Two Year Old (1110m) at Doomben. The race lost pre post favourite La Vida Loca when she dumped Robbie Fradd on the way to the barrier, while Prossimita was also a late… Read More »
Suncraze might have tested the resolve of another trainer but Melanie O’Gorman has used his frustrating run of seconds as a positive and been rewarded. A winner at Dubbo on debut in August, Suncraze visited the runner-up stall six times before turning things around at Randwick on Saturday. The three-year-old… Read More »
Former Hong Kong galloper Riyadh has completed a winning hat-trick with a narrow come from behind victory at Flemington. After successive victories in Hong Kong in 2013, Riyadh lost form and was sent to Australia by connections, joining the Mornington stable of Peter Healey in late 2015. After victories at… Read More »
Rising colts Assimilate and Dracarys have emphasised their promise by providing Paul and Peter Snowden with an early quinella at Randwick. Assimilate ($5.50) caught his stablemate on the line in the card-opening 2YO Handicap (1200m) on Saturday, to remain unbeaten after two starts thanks to an impressive finishing burst under… Read More »
A really solid nine event meeting has been assembled for Flemington on Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (3) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit.
Nine races will be run and won at Randwick on Saturday and while there are no feature races, the depth does look pretty good. The weather is fine, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out ten metres for the entire circuit.
Blacktype racing returns to Doomben this Saturday where it is Tatts Mile Day, with the $100,000 Listed event the feature on a nine race program. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The trainer of a gelding inadvertently given female hormone treatment before he won a $100,000 race has been fined $6000. Connections of Lautaro have also lost the $54,000 prize money the Andrew Dale-trained gelding won in the Kia Ora Stud Handicap at Scone on May 13 before testing positive to… Read More »
Michelle Payne’s one-month suspension may have been a blessing in disguise with the jockey revealing she has now taken care of ongoing medical issues. The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey was suspended last month after a test at Swan Hill on June 11 showed the presence of Phentermine, an appetite suppressant, in… Read More »
Seven time Group 1 winner Grand Armee has sadly passed away at the age of eighteen. Grand Armee amassed over $5.3million dollars in earnings including seven group one wins. Grand Armee was retired in August 2005 after 31 starts winning 13 times and placing a further 13 times and has… Read More »
Talented three-year-old Crack Me Up is a prime example of why so many trainers were upset about the state of the Eagle Farm track surface. Crack Me Up will be attempting to win his third stakes race when he takes on older horses in the Listed Tattersall’s Mile at Doomben… Read More »
Ben Currie has lost one of his stars in his quest to win the Queensland trainers’ title with top two-year-old Ilovevegas sold to Hong Kong. Ilovevegas would have been favourite for the G H Mumm Handicap (1600m) at Doomben on Saturday but instead is being prepared for his new venture…. Read More »
A date has been set for champion Winx to quietly commence her run into spring as trainer Chris Waller eyes a third consecutive Cox Plates. Winx, aiming to become the only horse other than Kingston Town to win the weight-for-age championship three times, will be saddled up for a barrier… Read More »
A defining moment in Australian racing is shaping after Racing NSW’s announcement of date changes to black-type races this spring. Earlier this month RNSW announced a date shift for the Hill Stakes (1800m) and the Craven Plate (2000m) which will go head-to-head with the Underwood Stakes and Caulfield Stakes in… Read More »
Lindsay Park has stepped away from its usual protocol with evergreen galloper Extra Zero ahead of a 2000m-handicap at Flemington. Instead of returning the rising 11-year-old to Euroa in country Victoria, the stable elected to leave Extra Zero at its Flemington base after his last-start second on July 8. Co-trainer… Read More »
Craig Williams has gained the light-weight ride on Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign when she returns in the Group One Moir Stakes. The Gary Portelli-trained filly will carry 50kg in the Moir with her regular rider Ben Melham unable to get down to the weight for the Moonee Valley… Read More »
Horsham trainer Paul Preusker is confident the in-form Magic Consol has the miles in his legs to contest a 2000m-handicap at Flemington. Magic Consol has had three previous attempts at Saturday’s journey, finishing in the placings at his two most recent tries. One was on soft ground in July last… Read More »
An injury to classy sprinter Bon Aurum will see the Group 1 winner miss the entire spring carnival. The Ciaron Maher trained chestnut stallion will have at least 6 months off after needing to have chips removed from his knee. Ken King, who bred Bon Aurum, told ciaronmaher.com.au that the sprinter would take… Read More »
