Premier jockey Jeff Lloyd rode his 150th Queensland winner for the season with one of his best rides on Cantbuybetter at Doomben on Saturday. Betterbuybetter drew barrier nine but after the field had gone 400m Lloyd was over on the fence in behind the pace in the Listed Singapore Turf… Read More »
Champion trainer David Hayes will put two-year-old Tycoon Dancer away for a spell with a view to the spring carnival after the colt made a winning start to his career at Caulfield. Tycoon Dancer stepped out in Saturday’s Chef’s Hat Plate (1100m) and despite a betting drift from $2.90 to… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with most of the big money being placed at Caulfield, Scone, Morphettville and Doomben. Have Your Say: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below. [nodepositoffer]
A nine race program has been assembled for Caulfield this Saturday. The weather is fine, the track is good (3) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (11:50) : Chef’s Hat Plate 1100m: Back Me: 1 Easy Beast (Bet Now:… Read More »
Group l racing returns to Brisbane and Doomben this Saturday where we will see another cracking edition of the Doomben 10,000. The weather is overcast, the track is soft (6) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (12:15) : Swire… Read More »
The girls had their turn last week. This weeks it’s the boys to slog it out in the SA Derby (2500m) at Morphettville and that highlights a strong eight event meeting. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres from the 1800m-1200m;… Read More »
Chris Waller has turned to an equestrian discipline in a bid to help Counterattack add a Group One success to his record. Sydney’s premier trainer has incorporated dressage into the four-year-old’s build-up to Saturday’s Doomben 10,000, his sixth crack at a Group One. “I’ve done a bit of dressage work… Read More »
Fell Swoop has returned $1.6 million on his $45,000 sale price but still needs a Group One win to round out his resume. The sprinter has been placed five times at the highest level including twice in the TJ Smith Stakes behind Chautauqua, rated the world’s best short-course horse. Trainer… Read More »
Promising three-year-old stayer Mongolian Wolf has been scratched from the Rough Habit Plate at Doomben because of transport problems but is still expected contest the Queensland Derby. The Darren Weir-trained Mongolian Wolf and stablemate Neverland were stranded in Melbourne when they could not make a flight to Brisbane. Weir scratched… Read More »
Injured apprentice rider Melanie Bolwell has been cleared to fly home to Sydney from the Gold Coast. Bolwell’s father Jason said doctors at the Gold Coast Hospital where his daughter has been for the past month, had cleared her to travel on a commercial flight in the company of a… Read More »
Champion jockey and now trainer Chris Munce has had his say on the whip rules and it’s fair to say he isn’t happy. In his blog for online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au, Muncey has outlined why there needs to be significant change to the rule, and he’s suggested 5 strikes before the… Read More »
Things are falling into place for trainers Peter and Paul Snowden as they begin what could be a record-breaking winter carnival with Russian Revolution and Redzel in the Group One Doomben 10,000 on Saturday. The father and son training partnership has swept all before them since starting out in 2014… Read More »
Star sprinter Takedown is fit to run in the Group One Doomben 10,000 after a throat scope was shown to be clear earlier this week. The winner of seven races and $1.5 million in prize money, Takedown’s two runs since returning from racing in Hong Kong last year have been… Read More »
Rain in Brisbane has prompted a change of plans for The Monstar who will be given his chance at Group One level in the Doomben 10,000. Trainer Brett Cavanough, who recently relocated his stable from Albury to Scone, also had the sprinter entered for the Ortensia Stakes on Saturday on… Read More »
Group One regular Famous Seamus has certainly gone the distance in a career spanning 57 starts and now, in the twilight of his racing life, he is being challenged to go the extra mile. For only the second time in a competitive streak that started with a win on debut… Read More »
A constant battle with weight and illness has forced the premature retirement of apprentice Dylan Dunn. Last season’s champion Melbourne apprentice called a halt to his career on Tuesday after almost four years in the saddle. The son of leading jockey Dwayne, Dunn wasn’t born to be a jockey, standing… Read More »
There is only one barrier to Rebel Dane taking his place in the Doomben 10,000, and it’s the one on the outside. Trainer Gary Portelli says the seven-year-old is spot-on for his next Group One assignment on Saturday in Brisbane but Wednesday’s barrier draw will be crucial. The 10,000 is… Read More »
Fabrizio will have to carry 59 kilograms if he is to add the Scone Cup to his recent win in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding led all the way to win at Hawkesbury under 56.5kg. He is equal topweight for Friday’s $200,000 1600m-Listed Scone… Read More »
Connections of three-year-old Anaheim will wait to see how the colt works in a crucial track gallop before deciding whether he presses on to the Group One South Australian Derby. The Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young-trained colt holds a nomination for Saturday’s 2500m-Classic at Morphettville, having already contested three Group… Read More »
Changes to the Doomben 10,000 have given trainer Michael Nolan every reason to think Upstart Pride can be competitive in the Group One sprint. The 10,000 is being run two weeks earlier and over 1200m for the first time in 70 years after changes to the winter carnival program. Nolan… Read More »
