Invincible Star has secured a slot in The Everest, joining her Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained stablemate English in the $13 million race. The mare is a Group Three winner and finished second to Merchant Navy in the Coolmore Stud Stakes last spring with the winner going on to claim… Read More »
New Zealand mare Bonneval has tuned up for a return to Australia with a fourth in a barrier trial at Taupo. The heat was won by Team Rogerson’s Gift Of Power from Bonneval’s stablemate Jon Snow who heads to the Group One Tarzino Trophy next week. “She blew out late…. Read More »
Part-owner Rupert Legh hasn’t ruled out other options for Chautauqua should he fail his latest bid to get back to the racetrack. Chautauqua will trial between races at Rosehill on Saturday after stewards considered submissions from connections after Chautauqua was on his best behaviour in several recent jump-outs. He must… Read More »
Champion sprinter Chautauqua has been given one last chance from Racing NSW stewards after an application was accepted for the horse to have a raceday gallop on Saturday at Rosehill but he faces a lifetime ban if he doesn’t. Chautauqua has failed to jump at his prior six tries and… Read More »
Caulfield Cup-winning mare Jameka has been retired and will head to the breeding barn. Connections of the multiple Group One winner made the decision after the mare finished unplaced in a barrier trial at Cranbourne on Tuesday. Jameka had not raced since in March last year, when she won the… Read More »
Champion sprinter Chautauqua has been given another chance by Racing NSW stewards after they accepted an application for the multiple Group One winner to trial again. Chautauqua has failed to jump in his last six attempts at barrier trials and after he failed to jump last time was barred by… Read More »
Redzel has put in an impressive performance to win a barrier trial at Rosehill ahead of his campaign aimed at defending The Everest. In contrast to his first trial at Gosford earlier this month when he finished second, Redzel had his blinkers back on and was taken straight to the… Read More »
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has claimed a ninth Scobie Breasley Medal for excellence in the saddle, 22 years after he won the inaugural award. The Scobie Breasley Medal is awarded to the jockey judged by Racing Victoria stewards on a 3-2-1 point basis for what they believe to be the… Read More »
Hey Doc has returned to the scene of one of his biggest triumphs with a gallop at Moonee Valley to tune up for his return to racing in the Carlyon Stakes. The dual Group One winner was taken to Moonee Valley for a solo hit-out on Monday morning, five days… Read More »
Redzel trialled strongly at Rosehill this morning and is $7.00 to defend his Everest Crown according to Sportsbet. Redzel holds six-times more money than $4.60 favourite Trapeze Artist, who finished fourth in the same trial. Vega Magic ($7.00), luckless runner-up last year, is the second best backed runner for The Everest…. Read More »
A terrible ride over the weekend has sent punters into meltdown claiming it is the worst ride they have ever seen. Jockey Tony Maragh was aboard Musical Heart at Gulfstream park and showed absolutely no effort to try and win the race as his horse was bolting down the outside to… Read More »
Sydney racegoers are likely to get just one more chance to see Winx this spring with the champion slated to have her next start in the George Main Stakes. Her trainer Chris Waller says he is happy to give her a four-week space between Saturday’s record-breaking triumph in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Queensland’s famous Birdsville Cup carnival will be telecast Australia-wide for the first time with half of the wagering proceeds going to the Drought Appeal. The meetings will have full TAB coverage. Queensland racing minister Stirling Hinchliffe said new telecasting and betting technology would transform the 136-year-old carnival on August 31… Read More »
Senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes can’t believe the transformation in Faatinah since his return from a trip abroad. The accomplished sprinter with a couple of Group Two wins under the belt and a placing at Group One level in Australia, had three starts at Meydan during the Dubai carnival…. Read More »
Kris Lees may send Le Romain to Melbourne after the three-time Group One winner triumphed for the first time in 12 starts at Randwick. The comfortable victory in the Group Three Show County Quality came despite carrying 61kg and giving 5.5kg or more to the rest of the field. “He… Read More »
Osborne Bulls has defied the racing pattern at Caulfield to land a narrow first-up victory. Having his first outing since winning at Scone in May, Osborne Bulls was dispatched to Melbourne by Godolphin for Saturday’s Listed Regal Roller Stakes. After settling at the tail of the nine horse field, Osborne… Read More »
Egyptian Symbol has defied top weight and a betting drift to win the Group Three Toy Show Quality at Randwick. After opening at $4.40 on Saturday, Egyptian Symbol eased to $8.50 with Zestful firming from $9 to $6 equal favouritism with Luvaluva and Nettoyer backed from $8.50 to $6,50. Tim… Read More »
Showtime will chase a Group One win in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield that his co-trainer hopes will secure a place on the stallion roster of one of Australia’s leading studs. The four-year-old captured a second Group Two win when successful in Saturday’s PB Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield, but a… Read More »
Tony McEvoy says there’s improvement to come from Sunlight after the filly scored a hard-fought victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The winner of the Magic Millions Classic on the Gold Coast in January and later finishing third in the Golden Slipper, Sunlight was one of the better credentialled… Read More »
Chris Waller admits he is running out of words to describe the phenomenon that is Winx. But the trainer found a couple of new ones after the mare dominated the first running of the Group One Winx Stakes at Randwick on Saturday in front of thousands of adoring fans. As… Read More »
