Toowoomba trainer Kevin Kemp is confident he has used up all his bad luck as he maps out a Group One course for talented filly Plumaro. Kemp’s apprentice Nick Keal suffered a fractured right collar bone riding track work on Thursday morning. Keal’s horse veered to the left and crashed… Read More »
English’s win in the Doomben 10,000 has Gai Waterhouse a step closer to joining her late father Tommy Smith as the trainer of all Queensland’s Group One races. Smith dominated winter carnivals for years winning 33 races which are now Group One in Brisbane – Queensland Derby (12), Queensland Oaks… Read More »
Trainer Jason Coyle will look to raise the bar at the Brisbane carnival for Siren’s Fury after the mare broke through for her first stakes win in the Group Three Dark Jewel at Scone. Siren’s Fury was stakes-placed last year as a three-year-old but went up substantially in grade on… Read More »
A missed trip to Brisbane for a stakes race has turned into victory for Lucky For All at Caulfield. Lucky For All was booked on a flight from Melbourne on Thursday night to run in the Group Three Rough Habit Plate at Doomben on Saturday, but the flight was cancelled… Read More »
Tim Clark ended a memorable Doomben 10,000 day with a florish when he rode Dark Dream to a runaway win in the Group Three Rough Habit Plate (2000m). Dark Dream, the $2.45 favourite, overcame the outside alley in the 15-horse field with ease to outclass his rivals winning by four… Read More »
A resurgent Tracey Bartley has enjoyed a Scone Cup carnival to remember. Bartley ended the two days of racing with three winners when promising sprinter To Excess won Ortensia Stakes on Saturday. To Excess’ clear-cut win in the Listed sprint followed stablemate In Good Time’s victory in the Denise’s Joy… Read More »
Darren Weir has claimed his third successive South Australian Derby win with Leicester giving Melbourne’s premier trainer his ninth Group One win for the season. Ridden in a prominent position by Damian Lane, Leicester, the $4 favourite, took the lead at the 300m and kept the advantage to hold off… Read More »
Jockey Tim Clark chartered a path that was supposedly a no-go zone to set English on the path to the $13 million The Everest with a win in the Group One Doomben 10,000. Most jockeys had declared the inside of the Doomben track as the least preferable path, but Clark… Read More »
Unbeaten filly In Good Time has given Wyong trainer Tracey Bartley a second win at the rich Scone carnival with her victory in the Listed Denise’s Joy Stakes. On Friday, the Bartley-trained Bare Naked Lady won Friday’s 100,000 Inglis Two-Year-Old Challenge (1100m). While Bare Naked Lady started favourite, In Good… Read More »
Promising filly Youngstar lived up to her name and rocketed into Queensland Oaks favouritism when she won the Group Two The Roses at Doomben on Saturday. TAB Fixed Odds slashed Youngstar’s Queensland Oaks odds from $8 into $4.50 favourite after she overhauled stablemate Another Dollar ($5) to win by a… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Paul Perry made a rare trip to Brisbane to oversee the brilliant win of three-year-old Perast at Doomben on Saturday. Perast ($5) set a flying early pace and then held on to win by 1- 1/4 lengths to Marsupial ($4) in the Listed Queensland Day Handicap (1350m). Mishani… Read More »
Group races in Queensland now await Moss Trip who has put on a barnstorming display to win the Inglis Scone Guineas from near last on the home turn. The $400,000 1400m-race for three-year-olds carries Restricted Listed status because of its sales-related nature with Moss Trip going into it as a… Read More »
Promising colt Zousain is on track to emulate his sire Zoustar after his explosive win in the Group Two Champagne Classic at Doomben on Saturday. Zousain ($9.50) gave trainer Chris Waller and jockey Kerrin McEvoy back-to-back wins in the Champagne when he scored by 2-1/2 lengths from Mishani Hustler ($6.50)… Read More »
Pretty In Pink has lived up to her reputation at her second start with a valuable stakes win at Scone for her owners Segenhoe, sponsors of the Listed Woodlands Stakes. Trained by John O’Shea, Pretty In Pink ($2.80 fav) backed up her debut win over 1000m at Gosford on April… Read More »
Trainer Byron Cozamanis says its hard to turn out a horse in winning form. Rock Hard stretched his unbeaten winning sequence to three with victory in Saturday’s Ladbrokes Back Yourself Plate (1100m) at Caulfield. Now the Caulfield-based horseman is a quandary whether to send the two-year-old for a spell or… Read More »
A strong card of racing has been assembled for Caulfield this Saturday, with good depth right across the board. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out twelve metres for the entire circuit.
The Brisbane Racing Carnival properly kicks off this Saturday at Doomben with Group l action, the feature being the Doomben 10,000 (1350m). The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Group l racing in Adelaide continues this Saturday at Morphettville where it is South Australian Derby Day. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (5) and the rail is out two metres from the 1200m-Winning Post; True for the remainder.
Training partners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are hoping it’s third time lucky for Main Stage in the South Australian Derby. The three-year-old has already finished fifth in two Derbys this season, the Victoria Derby at Flemington and the Australian Derby at Randwick. After a five-week break, Main Stage runs… Read More »
Champion mare Winx now tops the list for the World’s Best Racehorse after her dominant win in the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes last month. In previous rankings, Winx has had to share the top place with dirt specialists Arrogate and then Gun Runner, but has been the best horse on… Read More »
