Godolphin filly Gongs has put her Golden Slipper rivals on notice a second time with a comfortable victory at Rosehill. The Dawn Approach two-year-old stayed unbeaten in style with an assured half-length win in the Merry Christmas ATC Members Handicap (1200m). Gongs launched her career with a crushing victory at… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has been named as the world’s best jockey at the annual Longines Hong Kong International Races Gala – the first Australian to win the award. Bowan, who has guided unbeaten wonder mare Winx to 23 of her 32 career wins, ended a fantastic season with success in the… Read More »
The stand alone Saturday meetings in Country Victoria continue this Saturday at Pakenham for Pakenham Cup Day. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (7) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit.
Sydney racing continues at Rosehill this Saturday for a strong nine race card. The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is out six metres for the entire circuit.
The Masters at Ascot wraps up this Saturday at Ascot with a nine race card, headlined by the $1 Million Group l Kingston Town Classic. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. Field 🏇: View… Read More »
Doomben is where Brisbane racing takes place this Saturday where it is Brisbane Handicap Day. The weather is fine, the track is soft (6) and the rail is out two metres for the entire circuit.
The well-performed Burning Front has made a habit of winning races restricted to VOBIS Gold-nominated horses in Victoria and is favoured to add another on Pakenham Cup day. The Darren Weir-trained gelding has amassed $1.3 million prize money and bonuses from his 54 starts and is the most successful VOBIS… Read More »
Talented two-year-olds EF Troop and Sunlight are expected to shorten sharply in betting for the Magic Millions Classic after impressive trials. EF Troop, a colt from the first crop of Spirit Of Boom, won his Gold Coast trial on Thursday by 20 lengths. He will attempt to cement a start… Read More »
Rachel Hunt never hesitated when offered the ride on Highly Geared at Rosehill. Now based in Sydney, the apprentice’s connection to a grieving yet resolute Canberra racing community means the eight-year-old mare stands out among her four bookings on Saturday. Canberra racing is reeling from the death of popular trackwork… Read More »
Godolphin trainer James Cummings says the team in Perth overseeing the preparation of It’s Somewhat couldn’t be happier with the gelding ahead of the Kingston Town Stakes. Drawing barrier 11 in Saturday’s final Group One race of the year, It’s Somewhat has been specifically targeted at the Ascot race by… Read More »
The Hunter Valley’s thoroughbred breeding industry says it feels unwanted in the region after the NSW government renewed an exploration licence for a potential underground mine in the Upper Hunter. In the same statement the government said there would be no open-cut mine at the Drayton South site, regardless of… Read More »
Facts about the inaugural $1 million The Showdown * named after Australian champion and Victorian-based stallion Showdown who stood at Stockwell Stud between 1966 and his retirement in 1983 * Showdown sired 46 stakes race winners, 13 at Group One level, including Golden Slipper, Blue Diamond, Derby and Oaks winners… Read More »
Pakenham Cup hopeful Grey Lion is deep into his preparation but his trainer Matt Cumani believes the stayer is getting better with racing. The imported Grey Lion is yet to win in Australia since his arrival last spring, but the six-year-old has been thereabouts lately with three placings and a… Read More »
Working in deep sand has put Black Heart Bart’s season back on track and the gelding is now poised to start favourite in the final Group One race of the year. After a winless Melbourne spring when Black Heart Bart was battling a foot issue, he spent time at trainer… Read More »
Injured Group One winner Gingernuts has had a setback and has been returned to the Werribee University Clinic where he is being monitored for infection. The New Zealand-owned gelding suffered a pastern injury on the way to the barriers for the Emirates Stakes at Flemington on November 11 for which… Read More »
He might be the subject of some punters’ sarcasm, but Chris Waller is keeping faith in Tom Melbourne, one of three runners for Sydney’s premier trainer in the Kingston Town Classic in Perth. The 1800m-event is the final Group One race of the year with Waller on 10 elite wins… Read More »
Australia’s latest sprint star Redzel has been installed favourite for two of Sydney’s major sprint races. Redzel is at $6 with TAB fixed odds for next April’s TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick and $8 to record back-to-back Everest victories, a race that is still 10 months away. The Peter and… Read More »
If he had his time over again trainer Mick Kent would do things differently with Oncidium Ruler. Kent was caught out by the rain ahead of the Ballarat Cup which resulted in a heavy track when Oncidium Ruler finished second to Grand Dreamer on November 25. Oncidium Ruler, coming off… Read More »
Leading Victorian trainer Darren Weir is poised to claim the last Group 1 of the year with Black Heart Bart at Ascot on Saturday. Weir saddles Black Heart Bart and the seven-year-old is $3.50 favourite, for the Kingston Town Classic, with online bookmaker sportsbet. Top Sydney trainer Chris Waller has the second… Read More »
Gold Coast mare All Over Bosanova will have a short, sharp summer campaign before being prepared for a possible trip to Sydney in the autumn. All Over Bosanova has won five of her eight starts including the Daybreak Lover Plate in May at her most recent run. Trainer Mel Eggleston… Read More »
