A turnaround in Gold Symphony’s form may have provided a crucial confidence boost to allow him to once again be competitive in stakes company. The Peter and Paul Snowden training partnership plans to accept with Gold Symphony and Princefamous for Saturday’s Listed Carrington Stakes (1400m) at Randwick but will wait… Read More »
It is no surprise to see the Robbie Griffiths-trained It Is Written among the entries for a Moonee Valley meeting. After all, the gelding has had almost half his 66 career starts at the Melbourne racetrack and recently recorded his eighth win there. His last-start Valley success on December 31… Read More »
Champion mare Winx has finished third in a barrier trial at Rosehill, her first public appearance since her stunning Cox Plate defence. Trainer Chris Waller said he was happy with her fitness levels after she crossed the line 3-1/2 lengths behind Group One-winnng sprinter Music Magnate in a 900m heat… Read More »
Beaten Magic Millions Guineas favourite Winning Rupert will undergo surgery to remove a bone chip in a fore knee. The Bjorn Baker-trained colt suffered his first defeat when fourth in Saturday’s $2 million race at the Gold Coast. Baker told Queensland stewards on Monday, X-rays revealed the problem and Winning… Read More »
Victorian rider Katelyn Mallyon will head to Macau to compete in a unique jockeys’ challenge. The Macau Jockey Club will stage the International Mixed Doubles Jockeys Challenge on Saturday with Australia’s representative Mallyon one of 12 riders – six female and six male – to compete. South Australian-based apprentice Emily… Read More »
South Australian stewards are continuing to investigate the incident which has led to jockey Josh Cartwright being stood down for reckless riding. Cartwright pleaded guilty to the serious charge out of the final race at Morphettville on Saturday. Stewards said he directed Senior Council at an acute angle with the… Read More »
Far from being disappointed , trainer Pat Duff and jockey Nathan day are encouraged by Steel Zip’s performance in a $1 million race at the Gold Coast. The veteran sprinter showed there was still plenty of life left in his nine-year-old legs when beaten just over three lengths in the… Read More »
Dual Group One winner Le Romain will avoid a clash with champion mare Winx early in his autumn campaign, with trainer Kris Lees confirming plans to kick him off in the Southern Cross Stakes. Le Romain stepped out in a barrier trial at Wyong on Monday morning, pleasing Lees in… Read More »
Dual Group One-winning filly Yankee Rose has returned a positive result to a banned substance from her second in the Flight Stakes. Racing NSW Stewards said a sample taken from the filly after her second to Global Glamour in the Flight Stakes at Randwick on October 1 showed the presence… Read More »
South Australian jockey Josh Cartwright has been stood down from riding pending the determination of a penalty for reckless riding at Morphettville. Cartwright pleaded guilty to the serious charge in the final race on Saturday when he shifted out in the straight and cannoned in to another horse which in… Read More »
A last-minute decision to stick to tried-and-true tactics with Houtzen has paid off big-time with the free-wheeling filly a brilliant winner of the $2 million Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Classic at the Gold Coast. Houtzen signalled she could be the fourth horse to win the Magic Millions-Golden Slipper double with a… Read More »
Winning Rupert lost his aura of invincibility when he was beaten out of the placings in Saturday’s Magic Millions Guineas at the Gold Coast won by $101 outsider Flying Jess. Winning Rupert, the $1.65 favourite, suffered his first defeat in six starts when he finished fourth to the John Moloney-trained… Read More »
Private Secretary turned the tables on arch-rival I Am Zelady in the Magic Millions Fillies And Mares to set up a Group One mission in the autumn. Trainer Greg Hickman is eyeing off the Coolmore Quality (1500m) at Rosehill in March for Private Secretary after she produced a whirlwind last-to-finish… Read More »
Champion trainer Darren Weir has had to sit through a protest hearing before celebrating the win of Stratum Star in the $1 million Magic Millions Trophy (2200m) at the Gold Coast. Weir produced one of his best training feats to get Stratum Star ($3.60) to beat Feltre ($19) by a… Read More »
Third time proved the lucky charm for Madotti when she won the Magic Millions QTIS Open (1300m) at the Gold Coast on Saturday. Trainer Matthew Dunn breathed a sigh of relief when Madotti ($4.60) held off the fast-finishing In His Stride ($10) to win by a nose in a gripping… Read More »
Irish Constabulary, who didn’t begin racing until he was seven, has earned a crack at stakes company with a dominant win at the Gold Coast. By taking out Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions Country Cup (1400m) Irish Constabulary ($10) gave jockey Micheal Hellyer one of his biggest wins when he sprinted… Read More »
Magic Millions Guineas hopes for Oak Door had to be shelved when he had not earned enough prize money, but the colt has landed a consolation win at Flemington. After Saturday’s victory at Melbourne racing’s headquarters in the Better Beyond Plate, Oak Door’s part-owner Ken Marshall paid tribute to the… Read More »
The decision to geld Ajani has helped the Sydney training partnership of Peter and Paul Snowden continue its Magic Millions day strike-rate. Ajani ($15 to $9) came from barrier 15 to beat Dortmund ($4) by three-quarters of a length in Saturday’s $250,000 Magic Millions Maiden (1200m) at the Gold Coast…. 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 Gold Coast, Flemington and Randwick.
The richest raceday in Australia is Magic Millions Day and it finally arrives this Saturday at the Gold Coast, with $10 Million prizemoney up for grabs across nine races. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out a metre from the 1000m-400m; True for… Read More »
