Black Caviar’s first foal to race ‘Oscietra’ has officially been retired. Oscietra on face value did not live up to the hype that surrounded her being the first foal of unbeaten champion mare Black Caviar with her highest rated win being a BM64. Oscietra raced five times winning on two… Read More »
Adrian Bott is looking forward to English making strides towards running in a second Everest when the Doomben 10,000 winner attempts to win a third Group One win in the Kingsford-Smith Cup. The mare’s first victory since the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick in March last year was perfectly… Read More »
A track gallop in Brisbane has convinced trainer Ciaron Maher Aloisia is fit to take her place in the Queensland Oaks Field. Saturday’s Group One 2200m-race at Doomben will be the fourth Oaks the filly has contested this season. The winner of the Thousand Guineas in October, Aloisia finished sixth… Read More »
Group 2 winning colt Thronum has officially been retired to stand at stud after suffering a career ending injury in the Goodwood Handicap on Saturday. Thronum will be retired to stand at Sun Stud with no service fee yet announced. Thronum raced fourteen times for five wins and four placings… Read More »
Queensland’s toughest mare Plucky Girl is set to step up for her first black-type assignment in the Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Doomben. Plucky Girl took her career statistics to eight wins, 10 minor placings and a fourth from 20 starts when she won the Tamworth Cup at her… Read More »
The manner of Siren’s Fury’s Dark Jewel Classic win has extended her campaign with trainer Jason Coyle to aim the mare at the Group One Tatt’s Tiara. Happy with how the mare has come through the Group Three race at Scone on May 12, the Warwick Farm trainer will send… Read More »
Tough filly Savacool will join Chris Waller’s northern team to give the new Hall of Fame trainer an even stronger hand in the Queensland Oaks at Doomben. Waller, who trained the Doomben Cup quinella with Comin’ Through and last year’s Queensland Oaks winner Egg Tart on Saturday, has eight of… Read More »
Group One-winning jockey Jordan Childs will spend a month on the sidelines after failing a breathalyser test at the Bendigo races. All jockeys riding at the meeting on Sunday were tested with Childs stood down when his reading was above the allowable .02. A second test confirmed the high reading… Read More »
Anthony Freedman has trained his second Adelaide Group One winner in as many weeks when Santa Ana Lane claimed the $1 million Goodwood at Morphettville. Shoals took out the $1 million Robert Sangster Stakes for the stable a fortnight ago on a day when Santa Ana Lane announced he was… Read More »
Chris Waller celebrated his induction into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame with the quinella in the Group One Doomben Cup on Saturday. Waller brought up his 82nd Group One win and his 11th this season when Comin’ Through ($9) scored by a short neck to stablemate Egg Tart ($15)…. Read More »
Misfortune at a previous Flemington meeting has been all but forgotten by Lindsay Park with the victory of stayers Boom Time and Sin To Win. At the Flemington meeting on May 5, Caulfield Cup victor Boom Time had a torrid run before being narrowly beaten over 1800m while Sin To… Read More »
Former West Australian galloper First Among Equals has broken through for his first win on the eastern seaboard with a hard-fought win at Flemington. First Among Equals had won 11 of his 27 starts in Perth before transferring to the Warrnambool base of Darren Weir. Ridden by Michael Dee, First… Read More »
Consistent sprinter I’m A Rippa dented the Stradbroke Handicap hopes of his rivals when he led throughout to win the Group Three BRC Sprint at Doomben on Saturday. I’m A Rippa ($7.50) gave leading jockey Jeff Lloyd the third leg of a winning treble when he held off a challenge… Read More »
The Getaway faces a short turnaround into the Listed McKell Cup after the unfancied gelding claimed the Edward Deas Thomson Hall Of Fame Handicap at Rosehill. Sent out as a $41 outsider, the Paul Perry-trained stayer timed his run to perfection under apprentice Jean Van Overmeire to upstage favourite Roman… Read More »
A brief spell before another tilt at the Caulfield Cup awaits Boom Time after an impressive win at Caulfield. Boom Time, part-owned by senior Lindsay Park trainer David Hayes, won last year’s Caulfield Cup and recorded his first win since when he streeted his opposition in Saturday’s Poitrel Hall Of… Read More »
Caloundra trainer David Vandyke got a special boost after his former “naughty boy” Gracida scored a thrilling win in the Listed Chief De Beers Handicap at Doomben on Saturday. Gracida ($9.50) chased the tearaway leader Spurcraft ($3.80) before wearing him down on the line to win by a half neck…. Read More »
Epidemic has moved towards another attempt to enhance her value with black-type through a composed victory at Rosehill. The Godolphin filly has not set plans at this stage though Queensland appears a logical progression after Blake Shinn guided her to the line in the Malcolm Johnston Hall Of Fame Handicap… Read More »
Well-bred Sydney filly Eawase defied the racing pattern of the day and earned valuable black type with her win in the Listed Bill Carter Stakes at Doomben. Eawase ($5.50) came from well back in the field to beat Granny Red Shoes ($9) by 1-1/2 lengths with a long head to… Read More »
Colin Little doubts he will be tempted to chase the Queensland sun and a Group One win for promising two-year-old Vassilator. The colt registered his second successive Flemington 1400m victory when taking out the George Watson Hall Of Fame Trophy on Saturday. Vasilator won at $101 when successful on Anzac… Read More »
Champion Buffering’s little brother No Annamossity lived up to his family’s reputation with a tough win at Doomben on Saturday. Trainer Rob Heathcote has always had a soft spot for No Annamossity ($7) who made it five wins from 16 starts when he charged home along the fence for apprentice… Read More »
