Muraaqeb was earmarked as a Golden Slipper candidate for Lindsay Park last autumn and a year later he has belatedly made his mark in Sydney. The three-year-old has been highly rated since his third in the 2017 edition of the Black Opal Stakes in Canberra but a Golden Slipper campaign… Read More »
Gary Moore has credited former champion jockey Mick Dittman for Paquirri producing a boilover in the opening race of The Championships at Randwick. Jockey-turned-trainer Moore consulted Dittman, a part-owner of the I Am Invincible colt, before Paquirri attempted to break his maiden in the Group Three Kindergarten Stakes (1000m) and… Read More »
The Grand Final of Australian racing is The Championships and the mega two day Carnival kicks off this Saturday at Randwick with a world class ten race program. The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Bendigo will host their stand alone meeting this Saturday, with some really nice types engaged across several feature races. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Hugh Bowman has been cleared to ride Winx in a race day gallop at Randwick after succumbing to illness. The work-out on the champion after the first race will be the only ride on Saturday for Bowman who has been missing in action since being stood down with a virus… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning jockey Brenton Avdulla is confident he can continue his rich vein of form and take out the Doncaster Mile on favourite Kementari. “It’s a position I’m getting used to (riding favourites). I was lucky enough to win the Golden Slipper a couple of weeks ago and I’m feeling… Read More »
Jockey Brodie Loy has been disqualified for 12 months and suspended for another nine on drug-related charges and giving false evidence to stewards. Loy pleaded guilty on Thursday to four charges relating to a delayed urine sample he gave on the evening of January 29 at Calvary Hospital in the… Read More »
The show cause hearing of trainer Robert Smerdon will not go ahead following consideration of written submissions to Racing Victoria stewards. Have Your Say 🗣: Should stewards have forced Smerdon to attend the hearing? – Comment below Smerdon was given a show cause notice to attend a hearing on Friday… Read More »
In Her Time’s bid for a slot in the second edition of The Everest can gain further traction when she takes on inaugural winner Redzel in the Group One TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick. Trainer Ben Smith is anything but resting on his laurels after the five-year-old mare won the… Read More »
Far from Kementari being knocked off his stride by his first encounter with Winx, James Cummings believes the George Ryder Stakes has set the colt up up perfectly for the 2018 Doncaster Mile. Godolphin’s head trainer says finishing 1-3/4 lengths from the champion when third at Rosehill has topped the… Read More »
Tony McEvoy might have the best maiden in Australia in his stable but the trainer is hoping dual Group One placegetter Oohood can shed that tag in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Oohood has been placed in all five starts during her juvenile season including a third in the $1.5… Read More »
Star sprinter Redzel has put in a sparkling work-out ahead of his next Group One assignment in the TJ Smith Stakes. Redzel was the first of the carnival contenders out on the course proper at Randwick on Tuesday morning with both jockey Kerrin McEvoy and trainers Peter and Paul Snowden… Read More »
The barrier draw has made little difference to the betting picture on the Doncaster Mile with the two favourites to eyeball each other in the gates. Godolphin colt Kementari remains steady at the top of the TAB’s market at $3.50 after coming up with gate two on Tuesday with Happy… Read More »
Trainer John Sargent has downplayed the significance of an enforced change to Luvaluva’s assault on the Group One Australian Oaks. The one-time favourite for Saturday week’s $1 million 2400m-staying test, Luvaluva has drifted after being scratched from the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill because of an elevated white… Read More »
David Payne needs two things to fall into place to strengthen favourite Ace High’s Australian Derby prospects, and both are outside his control. Fortunately the weather forecast is favourable for Saturday’s $2 million Australia Derby at Randwick. No significant rainfall is predicted so the track should stay in the good… Read More »
Lanciato’s trial against star sprinter Redzel has reaffirmed trainer Mark Newnham’s faith in the gelding ahead of the Doncaster Mile. Although Lanciato was three lengths behind Redzel when second in a his heat last week, the quality of his work-out has Newnham bullish ahead of his first Group One start… Read More »
Veteran Taree trainer Bob Milligan is in an induced coma in Newcastle’s John Hunter Hospital after being struck on the head by a horse he was leading at track work. Milligan has suffered multiple fractures to his skull and face from the incident on Saturday morning. Racing NSW doctor David… Read More »
Liam Howley’s first Group One win has come with a dressing down and a $1000 fine from Racing NSW stewards over the instructions issued to Kerrin McEvoy on Almandin, winner of the Tancred Stakes at Rosehill. Howley, who has been the head trainer for leviathan owner Lloyd Williams at his… Read More »
It has proven third time lucky for veteran galloper Shoreham in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield. After running fifth in 2014 and third in 2015, Shoreham returned for the first time since to score a long-odds win in the 2000m race on Saturday. Sent off the $61 outsider… Read More »
An astute front-running ride and Hiyaam’s stamina combined for the filly to join the leading Australian Oaks contenders after a dominant victory in the Group One Vinery Stud Stakes at Rosehill. The Victorian three-year-old jumped to the lead when the 2000-metre trip got underway and was never under serious threat… Read More »
