Tough gelding Pinch River responded to new tactics of no trackwork to score a first up win in the Listed Bribie Handicap at Doomben. on Saturday. Pinch River ($9) went straight to the lead and held on to beat All Over Bosanova ($3.40) by a long long neck with a… Read More »
Rachel King felt she was riding two different horses as Sedanzer continued her build-up to a black-type debut with a convincing victory at Randwick. Although the Right2Drive Handicap (1600m) did not unfold as planned for the in-form mare when she had to travel three wide to track front runner Dreamforce,… Read More »
It might have been a been a summer handicap but the victory of Shoreham at Caulfield means more to trainer Saab Hasan than a Group One victory. After an absence of four years from the winners circle, Shoreham registered his fourth career win in Saturday’s Clanbrooke Racing Handicap. Ridden by… Read More »
The return to a dry track gave Toowoomba galloper Emphasis a second win in the Cascade Quality and another crack at the Magic Millions Stayers Cup on Saturday. Emphasis won last year’s Cascade Quality and then went on to run third in the Shoot Out Quality just failing to make… Read More »
Trainer Tony Gollan felt like a proud father when filly Outback Barbie gave him and sire Spirit of Boom the feature two-year-old double at Doomben on Saturday. Outback Barbie ($8) held on to win by a long neck to Granny Red Shoes ($21) with a neck to Witherspoon ($3.20) in… Read More »
John O’Shea has produced a two-year-old who has stamped his claims to get the former Godolphin trainer back to the top with his debut victory in the Inglis Nursery at Randwick. O’Shea has ambitions to get the China Horse Club-owned Irish Bet to the 2018 Golden Slipper but first the… Read More »
Weight relief has eased the burden for durable stayer Vassal, who also showed the benefits of a Queensland campaign before winning the Listed Christmas Cup at Randwick. In the aftermath of the six-year-old gelding’s victory, Sydney’s leading trainer Chris Waller pinpointed two contributing factors to Vassal’s turnaround from a struggle… Read More »
Gold Coast galloper Aqua Vite has defied death to win his first metropolitan race on Saturday. Given the run of the race by visiting Adelaide jockey Jamie Kah, Aqua Vite ($4.60) beat Slydini ($7.50) by a nose in the Canadian Club Handicap (1615m) at Doomben. Trainer Scott Morrisey took pleasure… Read More »
Trainer Jenny Graham has never come to Sydney with two favourites before and for a nervous few moments it looked as if she would have a long trip home to Port Macquarie. After Awesome Pluck ran third in Saturday’s opening event at $2.10, Victorem lined up at the same price… Read More »
Co-trainer Mathew Ellerton predicts a bright future for Ollivander after the colt scored a strong debut win at Caulfield. Stepping out in Saturday’s Evergreen Turf Plate (1100m), Ollivander overcame a slow start before producing a strong finish in the straight. Under Chris Symons, Ollivander ($9) scored by a length from… Read More »
Premier trainer Tony Gollan was under more pressure than usual from his owners before I’m A Rippa won at Doomben on Saturday. Golan needed not to worried as I’m A Rippa ($4.80) bounced straight to the lead and scored by two lengths to Eminent ($4.80) in the Makers Mark Plate… Read More »
Caulfield will host its first meeting since Caulfield Cup Day this Saturday with a strong nine race program. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out twelve metres for the entire circuit.
Sydney racing returns to Randwick this Saturday for the first time since Melbourne Cup with a bumper program, headlined by the third best mile at the track, the Group ll Villiers Stakes (1600m), with the winner getting a free ticket into the Doncaster Mile. The weather is fine, the track… Read More »
The Brisbane Summer Racing Carnival continues this Saturday at Doomben where it is Lough Neagh Stakes Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit.
We saw plenty of big bets get placed this year although there were ten bets which really stood out to be the worst that we reported. We count down the Top 10 worst bets of the year, complete with hard luck stories of dreadful rides and photo finishes to those… Read More »
As a jockey and a trainer there has been no-one more competitive than Chris Munce. So it comes as no surprise he wasn’t happy when stable newcomer Snoopy was beaten in a stakes race last start. The much-travelled Snoopy was having his first start for Munce in the Group Three… Read More »
Queensland’s main racetrack Eagle Farm will not be ready for the Brisbane winter carnival and will be closed until at least next spring. Racing Queensland and the Brisbane Racing Club on Thursday confirmed the troubled track needed more time to be able to race at a high standard. Eagle Farm… Read More »
Gary Portelli is pinning his hopes on Testashadow’s experience, and the presence of his go-to jockey to drive the gelding to an unexpected victory in the Villiers Stakes. The seven-year-old is among the double-figure chances to win the Group Two Villiers Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, but Portelli would not… Read More »
Interlocuter can continue to justify his move to Australian racing from France when the Godolphin import steps up in class for the Villiers Stakes at Randwick. After being taken through his grades, the five-year-old is now poised to make his black-type debut in Saturday’s Group Two Villiers Stakes over 1600m…. Read More »
Mick Cerchi and his best mate will chase their first metropolitan winner as a training partnership since joining forces at the start of the racing season. The long-term Flemington-based trainer and son Luke teamed together in August and have trained seven winners from their small stable. Four-time metropolitan winner Sadaqa… Read More »
