Trainer Tony Gollan is keeping a cap on the public expectation about unbeaten three-year-old Zoustyle who faces his biggest test at Doomben. Zoustyle made it three wins from three starts when he won a three-year-old handicap over 1050 metres at the track on November 17. The gelding steps up to… Read More »
With a host of feature race wins during the Victorian spring racing carnival, Irishman John Allen has confirmed his emergence from jumps jockey to big-race rider on the flat. He now sits at the top of the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership on 20 winners, one ahead of reigning champion Craig Williams…. Read More »
Impressive Rosehill winner Tassort has again firmed in early markets for the Golden Slipper on the back of his dominant performance in the Golden Gift. The colt, a sibling to Group One winners Astern and Alizee, beat three other runners to win Saturday’s $150,000 Golden Gift, and the manner of… Read More »
In-form trainer Kelly Schweida is toying with the idea of not running Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic hopeful The Odyssey until the week before the $2 million race. First acceptances will be taken for the Magic Millions on Friday but there seems little doubt The Odyssey has already qualified for the… Read More »
They call William Pike the King of the West and the jockey has lived up to it with a masterful ride on Galaxy Star to get the favourite home in the Group One Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth. The mare was back in the field early in Saturday’s 1600m-race… Read More »
Popular sprinter Jungle Edge has capped his campaign with a front-running win in soft conditions at Ballarat, giving apprentice Michael Poy his first metropolitan victory. Dropping back in class in Saturday’s No Fuss Event Hire Tonks Plate (1200m), proven wet-track specialist Jungle Edge started $3.20 favourite and was too strong… Read More »
Four-year-old Bel Sonic has returned in style with a last-to-first victory in the Magic Millions 3&4YO Classic at Ballarat. Having his first start since July in Saturday’s $100,000 race over 1100m, Bel Sonic ($9), ridden by Regan Bayliss, tracked $2.90 favourite Platinum Angel before overhauling the mare late to win… Read More »
Jim Orman has produced the ride of the day to land Niccanova a winner and confirm trainer Steve Tregea’s patience in the Listed Recognition Stakes at Doomben. Orman got a needle eye run on Niccanova ($2.25) to beat Coldstone ($31) by a half length with a similar margin to Sold… Read More »
Victoria’s premier trainer Darren Weir has ended a 14-year wait for another win in his home-track feature, with Kiwia storming to victory in the $350,000 Listed Ballarat Cup. Weir has been based at Ballarat for about 15 years but Just The Part’s win in 2004 had been his only victory… Read More »
Robert Heathcote has been predicting for months his mare Stella Victoria would win a stakes race in the summer carnival but he wasn’t on hand to see it come true. The five-time Brisbane premier trainer has become an avid golfer late in life and was in Tasmania on a tour… Read More »
Co-trainer David Eustace believes lightly-raced The Closer is destined to contest better races later in the season after running away with the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Eureka Stockade at Ballarat. The Closer won on debut at Geelong in July and then returned from a spell and was unplaced in the Group… Read More »
Mike Moroney-trained Hawker Hurricane has pressed his claims for the rich Magic Millions Classic at the Gold Coast with a strong win on debut in the Magic Millions 2YO Clockwise Classic at Ballarat. Hawker Hurricane ($6.50) was one of eight juveniles debuting in the nine-horse field in Saturday’s 1000m race… Read More »
Ballarat will host their biggest race day this Saturday with the combination of key Magic Millions races supporting the feature, the Ballarat Cup (2200m). The weather is overcast, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out three metres from the 600m-Winning Post; True for the remainder.
A strong nine race card has been set down for Rosehill this Saturday, with the feature race being the Golden Gift (1100m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The Masters at Ascot kicks off this Saturday with the best race WA has to offer, the Railway Stakes (1600m), the feature. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
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 Rosehill, Ballarat, Ascot and Doomben. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
View the final field and barriers for the 2018 Railway Stakes. The Railway Stakes will be run on Saturday 24th November at Ascot racecourse. Time: 5:00pm AWST / 8:00pm AEDT Distance: 1600m Class: Group 1 Market 💰: View the Railway Stakes odds Have Your Say: Who do you think will win… Read More »
View the final field and barriers for the 2018 Ballarat Cup. The Ballarat Cup will be run on Saturday 24th November at Ballarat racecourse. Time: 4:40pm Distance: 2200m Class: Listed Have Your Say: Who do you think will win the Ballarat Cup? – Comment below [sportsbetoffer2] No Horse Trainer Jockey… Read More »
Missing a race during the Melbourne Cup carnival at Flemington has brought the Ballarat Cup into focus for Lord Fandango who will be striving to win his home-track feature on a seven-day back-up. Lord Fandango was due to run in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2600m) at Flemington on November 10… Read More »
It’s been a great year of racing. Winx confirmed her status as the undisputed queen of the turf. A new star in The Autumn Sun announced himself on the national stage. Redzel did what champions do and defended his Everest title. And Willie Pike just kept winning in the last… Read More »
