Casual Choice will be the last of trainer Tony Gollan’s horses involved in a serious road accident to return to racing when he tackles the Listed Bribie Handicap at Doomben. The gelding was one of four horses in a float which tumbled down an embankment at the side of the… Read More »
A midweek double has given Tulloch Lodge the perfect entree to Villiers Stakes day where it is set to produce well-supported favourite Fabrizio in the feature race. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Fabrizio is at $3.20 for Sydney’s summer showpiece, the Group Two Villiers Stakes (1600m) at Randwick on… Read More »
Mitchell Beer is hoping the horse who played a starring role in launching his training career a year ago can return to winning ways when she runs at Flemington. Beer began his training career in December last year when he formed a partnership with Max Hinton at Mornington, and it… Read More »
The arrival of two horses from Victoria, one a familiar face and the other a stable newcomer, have helped boost Brisbane trainer Robert Heathcote’s spirits. Heathcote started the season in great form, winning 40 races in the first three months but since then has had only a handful of winners…. Read More »
Champion trainer Chris Waller has appealed the severity of a $30,000 fine handed to him after a horse from his stable tested positive for methylamphetamine. Betcha Thinking returned a positive result for the drug known as ice after running second at Canterbury on October 5 but the source of the… Read More »
Two-time Group One-winner Global Glamour has impressively won a barrier trial at Randwick as trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott plot her course to the Magic Millions Guineas. Global Glamour sat wide before streaming down the outside in the straight to round up the field of a 740m-heat on Tuesday…. Read More »
In a small ski town in Austria, Hopfgarten’s fan club will be hoping the horse who shares his name with their home can do them proud in the Villiers Stakes. Rob Heathcote named the gelding after the town where he ran a resort while working for Contiki Tours, his job… Read More »
Lady Selkirk will wear blinkers in a race for the first time when the talented mare bids to continue an affinity with Melbourne’s most famous racetrack. The Matthew Williams-trained Lady Selkirk heads to Flemington for Saturday’s fillies and mares 1400m benchmark 84 handicap second-up having won twice there from three… Read More »
Warrnambool Cup winner and crowd favourite Akazar has died following a bout of colic. Akzar who was trained by Darren Weir had career earnings of over $600,000 in his 50 career starts with the most notable being a six length demolition in the 2014 Warrnambool Cup which was also his… Read More »
Fresh from outriding his apprentice’s claim, Melbourne-based Michael Dee will be chasing a feature race win in Sydney when he continues his association with Hazzabeel in the Group Two Villiers Stakes. Dee brought up the milestone at Moonee Valley on Friday night – a couple of weeks before his apprenticeship… Read More »
The Australian Jockeys’ Association has urged thoroughbred racing authorities not to be influenced by the decision of Harness Racing officials to ban the whip in that code. Des O’Keeffe from the AJA said Racing Australia’s whip policy for thoroughbred racing was now “best practice” and said comparing the two codes… Read More »
Expensive colt Chauffeur has firmed in Magic Millions betting following his debut win at Rosehill last Saturday. Online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au turned Chauffeur, a $1.6 million dollar buy, from $17 into $13. Madeenaty is the best backed runner and heads the market at $6.00. Invincible Star has eased slightly ($6.50 out… Read More »
Jockey James McDonald is set to face stewards over a betting charge after an investigation of telephone, betting and financial records. McDonald, who stood down as Godolphin’s retained jockey in Australia on November 15, has been charged with having an interest in a bet on Astern who he rode to… Read More »
While many of her contemporaries have reached the elite level as three-year-olds, Faraway Town’s trainer Matthew Smith believes it is only a matter of time before she joins them. Faraway Town is nominated for the $2 million Magic Millions Guineas on the Gold Coast on January 14. The Group One-placed… Read More »
After going agonisingly close to winning a Group One race four times, the Matthew Dale-trained Fell Swoop is set to return for another crack at the big time. Dale welcomed Fell Swoop back to his Canberra stable on Friday with his sights firmly set on going one better than this… Read More »
Such has been the transformation of Hell Or Highwater the Lindsay Park stable is now looking at a return to stakes racing for the mare. Hell Or Highwater recorded her fifth win from her past six starts when successful in the Hollywood Nails Handicap (1700m) at Flemington on Saturday. Co-trainer… Read More »
Winx, the superstar of Australian racing, is back in work as she looks to plunder more Group One races in the autumn. The champion mare defended her Cox Plate crown with a devastating eight-length win, her 13th-straight victory. Trainer Chris Waller said Winx returned to his stable on Friday for… Read More »
Darren Weir has scrapped Villers Stakes plans for Rageese, but Victoria’s premier trainer is still likely to be represented in Sydney racing’s summer feature. Weir said seven-year-old gelding Kenjorwood would probably head to Sydney for Saturday’s $250,000 Group Two Villiers Stakes over 1600m raced at Randwick after his last-start second… Read More »
Promising Cylinder Beach is set to miss the Group Two Villiers at Randwick on Saturday to race in Brisbane. Cylinder Beach has been entered for the Villiers and the Listed Brisbane Handicap at Doomben with both races over 1600m. The gelding was a brilliant first-up winner at Eagle Farm two… Read More »
Bypassing a race in Sydney has paid off for the connections of Snoopy with a hard-fought win at Flemington. The Hawkes Racing-trained galloper was heavily supported to take out the Western Health Pharmacy Cup on Saturday and didn’t let his supporters down. Snoopy was an entrant for the TAB Handicap… Read More »
