Jeff Lloyd has put his rival jockeys on notice he won’t rest on his laurels after setting a record for the most Queensland metropolitan wins. Lloyd claimed his 104th metropolitan winner for the season on Sun Deck at the Sunshine Coast on Wednesday to better Chris Munce’s previous record set… Read More »
Trainer Robert Heathcote will pin his Weetwood Handicap hopes on the injury-prone Pinch River after starting out with three contenders. Heathcote had hoped to have Pinch River, Punta Norte and Lauterbrunnen in Saturday’s the $150,000 Listed Weetwood (1200m) at Toowoomba. But Punta Norte is third emergency and unlikely to get… Read More »
Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au has paid out bets early on the great mare Winx to go undefeated through Autumn despite another race still to run this Saturday. Sportsbet pays bets early for Winx to go undefeated throughout Autumn. Over 2,600 punters have won $241,290 despite the great mare still having to… Read More »
Mister Impatience is the experienced two-miler but trainer Mike Moroney is leaning towards a first timer at the distance as his best Sydney Cup hope. Moroney saddles up two stayers in Saturday’s $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick with import Vengeur Masque at $18 while last year’s Wellington Cup… Read More »
Champion racehorse Winx, who is aiming for her 17th consecutive win, is the queen of the turf and she knows it. The mighty mare will receive a royal welcome from fans when she steps out for the $4 million Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday, her final race… Read More »
While most of the attention will be on Winx at Randwick, the filly who lives in the box next door to the great mare will be out to make some Group One history of her own. Foxplay is the second favourite behind Melbourne mare Silent Sedition in the Coolmore Legacy… Read More »
Jamie Richards and Stephen Autridge face an unusual training challenge a week after preparing Gingernuts for the Australian Derby. While Autridge has looked after the Te Akau Racing stable in New Zealand, Richards has been in Sydney with Gingernuts, who won the Rosehill Guineas before finishing fifth in the Derby…. Read More »
Jameka has been ruled out of an International campaign as she continues her recovery from travel sickness. Trainer Ciaron Maher said the mare was making steady progress after being diagnosed with the ailment following her return to Melbourne after winning The BMW at Rosehill on March 25. “She’s improving every… Read More »
Ten Monday-free race days have been confirmed for Victoria next year after the release of the race schedule for the 2017/18 season. Racing Victoria will trial Monday-free race days for 10 weeks starting on January 15 with a meeting added on Wednesdays during that time. One of the two Wednesday… Read More »
All the boxes have been ticked ahead of Winx’s autumn finale but there is still an air of nervous tension about the great mare ahead of the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Winx will aim for her 17th-straight win in Saturday’s $4 millionQueen Elizabeth Stakes over 2000 metres, her fourth start this… Read More »
Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are at the centre of a stewards investigation for substituting horses in public gallops on the course proper at Randwick. Racing NSW stewards began the investigation after being alerted three horses from their stable on a running sheet for Tuesday’s Breakfast with the Stars… Read More »
Victory in the Australian Oaks at Randwick can turn a good Sydney autumn carnival into a great one for Victorian trainer David Brideoake. The Mornington-based horseman will saddle the $6 third favourite with bookie Sportsbet Nurse Kitchen in the 2400m-Group One race for three-year-old fillies on Saturday. Brideoake has recorded… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Palentino has been retired from racing and will stand at Sun Stud in Victoria in the upcoming breeding season. The Darren Weir-trained four-year-old raced 18 times for five wins including his Group One victories in the 2016 Australian Guineas as an autumn three-year-old and the Makybe… Read More »
After breaking through for a Group One win in the William Reid Stakes, Silent Sedition is favourite to snare a second at the elite level. Silent Sedition gave Caulfield trainer Andrew Noblet his first Group One victory in the William Reid at Moonee Valley last Friday week when she dropped… Read More »
The Group One ATC Australian Oaks in Sydney or the Listed Galilee Series Final in Melbourne are the options for Wheal Leisure with her trainer still undecided which way to go. Wheal Leisure is one of 19 nominations for Saturday’s Galilee Final (2400m) for three-year-olds at Caulfield while Archie Alexander… Read More »
Three-time TJ Smith Stakes winner Chautauqua could still be seen again this autumn. Chautauqua unleashed a breathtaking finishing burst to win his third $2.5 million TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday, coming from last to reel in English. Part-owner Rupert Legh said the gelding was still in his Rosehill… Read More »
Second prize money in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes is still tempting enough for trainer Pat Webster and owner Michael Thomas to back Happy Clapper up against Winx. And there’s always the dream that perhaps he could run into the mare on an off-day although she hasn’t had one for some… Read More »
Big Duke has emerged as the most likely candidate to give premier Melbourne trainer Darren Weir a first Group One victory in Sydney. The stayer gave Weir his first Sydney win in last month’s Group Three Manion Cup and notched his second at Group Two level in Saturday’s Chairman’s Handicap… Read More »
An imported galloper who gave Matt Cumani a Melbourne Cup runner in his first season of training is close to making a racetrack return. Cumani has pencilled in the Group Three Easter Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on April 15 as Grey Lion’s first start since he finished 14th behind Almandin… Read More »
A brilliant win by It’s Somewhat in the Doncaster Mile has boosted Brisbane trainer Desleigh Forster’s confidence about Cylinder Beach in the Toowoomba Cup. Cylinder Beach had one run in Sydney beaten 2-1/2 lengths into seventh place behind It’s Somewhat in the Group Two Ajax Stakes, and heads to Saturday’s… Read More »
