Brenton Avdulla sacrificed a full book of rides in Sydney to partner a three-year-old filly he regards as pretty special. Smart Melody lived up to Avdulla’s lofty expectations taking out the Listed Cap D’Antibes Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday. A heavily backed favourite firming from $2.80 into $2.25, Smart… Read More »
Every year Paul Perry seems to find a good horse and Ragged Rascal may be ready to show the talent his trainer has always believed he had. The colt raced against the best as a two-year-old but failed to live up to expectations. Because of that, punters ignored him in… Read More »
Trainer David Hayes believes Jaameh has what it takes to be a Melbourne Cup contender and will now try to secure the imported stayer a place in the famous race. Jaameh ($5.50) bounced back from a disappointing last start showing at Caulfield to win Saturday’s JDRF Pin & Win Plate… Read More »
Tough Caloundra filly Baccarat Baby showed she won’t be out of place in Group One company in Sydney with her strong win at Doomben. Baccarat Baby ($4.20) made it five wins in a row when she came from last to beat Ailecah ($6.50) by three-quarters of a length with a… Read More »
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 Flemington and Randwick. Have Your Say 🗣: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Racing returns to Flemington this Saturday for a ripping afternoon, highlighted by the Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m). The weather forecast is for showers, the track is good (3) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
The star of Australian racing, Winx, will continue her charge towards a fourth Cox Plate when she lines up in the Colgate Optic White Stakes (1600m) this Saturday and the Group l highlights an outstanding program at Headquarters. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail… Read More »
The Metropolitan Handicap looms as a logical goal for the Chris Waller-trained Carzoff who has proven his staying credentials with a narrow win in the Newcastle Gold Cup. Kerrin McEvoy rode a patient race on the six-year-old and had to weave a passage through the field before Carzoff burst through… Read More »
Everyone dreams of breeding or owning a champion. When Winx was born on September 14 seven years ago, no-one could have foreseen what she would become. As a yearling the filly was on bloodstock agent Guy Mulcaster’s short list of horses he was recommending to Debbie Kepitis, Peter Tighe and… Read More »
Trainer Tony McEvoy expects the rise in distance to suit Hey Doc when he chases another stakes race success at Flemington. Hey Doc runs in Saturday’s Group Two Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) attempting a fourth black-type win at the track. As a three-year-old Hey Doc won the C S Hayes… Read More »
A racehorse owner has been disqualified for 18 months for knowingly giving a horse an offensive name and subsequently giving false evidence to stewards. Stuart Ruse, who appeared before Racing NSW stewards on Thursday, is the managing owner of a filly he called Andiamo Fica who is by Benfica out… Read More »
Jockey Nash Rawiller is reportedly back in Australia after avoiding charges from Hong Kong’s Independent Commission Against Corruption. The 43-year-old had been stranded in Hong Kong without his passport after being detained by the ICAC after Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards disqualified him for 15 months in April after finding… Read More »
Group One-winning colt Written By is a step closer to his highly anticipated spring return after making a race day appearance at Mornington. Trainer Grahame Begg said it was a good opportunity to take the colt away from his training base at the Pinecliff property on the Mornington Peninsula for… Read More »
Winx can’t get any better – or can she? Her trainer Chris Waller is in awe of the champion he has guided for five seasons, the past three as the undisputed best horse in Australia. As a spring seven-year-old, a time when most mares are being considered as broodmare prospects,… Read More »
Speedster Ball Of Muscle will bid to defy age and a race hoodoo when he takes on top sprinter Redzel in the Shorts at Randwick. The Joe Pride-trained gelding, a brother to Group One winner Tiger Tees and half-brother to Terravista, has finished second in the race for the past… Read More »
Jockey Nash Rawiller has reportedly returned home to Sydney after the ICAC decided not to press charges for corruption. Rawiller received a 15 month disqualification by Hong Kong Jockey Club stewards for breaches of the racing jurisdiction’s strict betting regulations. It is reported that following the decision by the ICAC… Read More »
Kings Will Dream is assured a Caulfield Cup start but the import still has work to do if his connections want to run him in the Melbourne Cup as well. The order of entries for both the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups were released on Wednesday with Kings Will Dream exempt… Read More »
The horse many predict will be the next champion to emerge from the Chris Waller stable will face what appears to be certain defeat when she goes up against her illustrious stablemate Winx in the George Main Stakes. Waller has confirmed Australian Oaks winner Unforgotten will run in Saturday’s 1600m… Read More »
With unfinished business as a jockey and his weight now under control, former champion Melbourne apprentice Dylan Dunn is making a comeback. And the 23-year-old says he’s more motivated than ever. Dunn has not ridden in a race since January last year and announced his retirement as a jockey a… Read More »
It will be the Winx show at Randwick but the George Main Stakes meeting will be equally significant for several The Everest contenders headed by defending champion Redzel. Redzel will clash with fellow Everest slot holders Brave Smash, English and Invincible Star in the Group Two Shorts on Saturday. The… Read More »
