Unstoppable jockey Jeff Lloyd is poised to break yet another riding record this week. The 56-year-old has already smashed the record for the most winners in a Brisbane metropolitan season with 118, beating Chris Munce’s previous mark of 103 set in 2011/12. Lloyd is booked for seven rides at the… Read More »
Group One-winning mare Miss Cover Girl is primed to finish her career on a high in the Group Three Glenlogan Park Stakes at Eagle Farm. Miss Cover Girl has won eight of her 31 starts and $847,900 prize money with her biggest win coming in the Group One Tatt’s Tiara… Read More »
Australian Zac Purton has become just the fourth jockey to ride 700 winners or more in Hong Kong. Purton, who has been riding in Hong Kong for the past decade, reached the milestone on Sunday aboard Chung Wah Spirit in the Class Three Handicap (1400m). Douglas Whyte holds the record… Read More »
Michelle Payne has been honoured with an international award for excellence in equestrian sports. Payne was on hand to receive the award in Washington DC on Saturday, recognising her 2015 Melbourne Cup win among her other achievements. The awards, sponsored by Longines, recognised four women whose careers have shown a… Read More »
Caulfield trainer Robert Smerdon is hoping he doesn’t experience any transport difficulties as Under The Louvre prepares for a Group One assignment in Brisbane. Flying horses from Melbourne to Brisbane in recent times has been difficult although Darren Weir was able to get a small team north last week. Under… Read More »
Former Perth galloper Vega Magic has taken out the $1 million Group One Goodwood at Morphettville at his first start for Lindsay Park. The victory completed a red-letter day for Lindsay Park, which collected four winners at Flemington on Saturday as well as a double at Morphettville with Fuhryk winning… Read More »
Mudlark Jungle Edge continues to lift the spirits of trainer Mick Bell. Jungle Edge ($6.50) led throughout to win the BRC Sprint (1350m) at Doomben on Saturday and will back up in next week’s Group One Kingsford-Smith Cup at Eagle Farm. Bell has experienced the highs and lows this year…. Read More »
Extra Zero has achieved a milestone victory at Flemington at the expense of punters. Lining-up for his 100th start on Saturday, the 10-year-old gelding burst through the pack in the final 100m to take out the Archer Hall of Fame Trophy (2000m). The victory was just his seventh in his… Read More »
Diminutive filly Kenedna dispelled any stamina doubts, surviving a protest, to win in the Group Two Roses (2000m) at Doomben on Saturday. Stewards had to adjudicate on a protest lodged by jockey James Doyle on runner-up Oklahoma Girl against Kenedna for interference on three occasions in the straight. Doyle told… Read More »
Everything fell into place for galloper Sense of Occasion when a fast early pace allowed him to charge home and win the Group One Doomben Cup (2000m) on Saturday. Trainer Kris Lees was delighted when rain fell during the week for the noted wet tracker and he was able to… Read More »
Bonny O’Reilly has signalled her readiness for stakes company and earned a trip to Brisbane with a dominant win at Rosehill. The Bjorn Baker-trained mare racked up her fourth successive win and sixth from eight starts in a benchmark race on Saturday to set up a tilt at a Listed… Read More »
Beach life is agreeing with De Little Engine after he notched successive staying race victories at Flemington. After winning over 2800m a fortnight ago, De Little Engine added the Listed Andrew Ramsden Stakes (3200m) to his record on Saturday. Ridden by Daniel Moor, De Little Engine was sent out the… Read More »
Jim Byrne’s confidence was transformed in to a Saturday win when Bidii Babe gave the in-form jockey his second stakes win of the day. Byrne rode Bidii Babe track work on Tuesday morning and declared to trainer Robert Heathcote she could be hard to beat in the Listed Bright Shadow… Read More »
The sky could be the limit for New Universe, and so to are sprint distances as enticements like The Everest loom on the horizon. A former New Zealand-based gelding, the three-year-old continued his unbeaten run in Sydney with a withering burst carrying him to the line a neck clear of… Read More »
Don’t knock the Warwick form. That was the advice from Tony Sears after Pardoe rocketed into Group One contention after his fast-finishing win in the Listed Oxlade Stakes (1200m) at Doomben on Saturday. Sears took the unconventional step of starting Pardoe at Warwick last month to begin his carnival campaign…. Read More »
Former New Zealand filly Aloisia has made an impressive start to her Australian career with victory at Flemington. Now in the care of Caulfield trainer Ciaron Maher, Aloisia took out the Saintly Hall of Fame Trophy (1400m) on Saturday and may now head to Brisbane in search of black type…. 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 Doomben, Flemington, Rosehill and Morphettville. Have Your Say: Which BIG BETS will be winning? Leave a comment below.
Flemington is where Melbourne racing takes place on Saturday where the feature race is the Andrew Ramsden Stakes (3200m). The weather is overcast, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (11:45) : Saintly Hall Of Fame… Read More »
The Adelaide racing carnival winds down on Saturday at Morphettville with an eight race card, highlighted by the showpiece of SA racing, the Goodwood (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out four metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One… Read More »
Group l racing continues at Doomben this Saturday where a high class field has been assembled for Doomben Cup Day. The weather is fine, the track is heavy (9) and the rail is out 2.5 metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (12:10) : LED Superscreens Handicap… Read More »
