The race morning scratching of pre-post favourite and likely leader Religify has paved the way for Sweet Redemption to claim her biggest win in the Group Three Festival Stakes at Rosehill. Her rider Brenton Avdulla said the race had panned out perfectly for Sweet Redemption, runner-up at her past two… Read More »
It hasn’t taken long for Godolphin jockey James Doyle to get his eye in with the English rider emulating the feats of the man he has been flown to Australia to fill in for. The global racing powerhouse’s Australian rider James McDonald has been sidelined after being charged with having… Read More »
More than 18 months after his last win, Kuro has vindicated his trainer’s faith with victory in the Listed Starlight Stakes at Rosehill. Placed in Group One races as a three and four-year-old, the sprinter’s last win before Saturday was in May last year when he won the Listed Mick… Read More »
Smart three year old Winning Rupert took the first step to earning a $500,000 bonus with a course record breaking return to racing on Saturday. Winning Rupert ($1.50) jumped straight to the lead and gave nothing else a chance beating Crack Me Up($11) by 5 3/4 lengths in the $100,000… Read More »
The Masters at Ascot wraps up this Saturday for the final Group l of 2016, the Kingston Town Classic (1800m), with a near full field assembled. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres in the straight; True for the remainder. … Read More »
Racing continues at Eagle Farm this Saturday where the feature race is the George Moore Stakes (1200m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out five metres for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (13:27) : Qimr Berghofer Medical Research Institute Handicap… Read More »
Racing.com Park will stage its first ever standalone Saturday program this weekend where it is Pakenham Cup Day. The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is in the true position for the entire circuit. [crownbetoffer] Race One (13:00) : O’Conner Handicap (70) 1000m:… Read More »
Racing continues at Rosehill Gardens this Saturday for a bumper nine race program, highlighted by the $150,000 Group lll Festival; Stakes (1500m), with most runners heading towards the Villiers Stakes (1600m). The weather is fine, the track is good (4) and the rail is out three metres for the entire… Read More »
Punters and Religify don’t always see eye-to-eye but his trainer won’t hear a word against him. Religify rewarded those who stuck by him with victory at Rosehill last Saturday week after two seconds as favourite. He is the $4.20 early favourite to claim a first stakes win in Saturday’s Group… Read More »
Tough gelding Hard Stride has thrown off the effects of a colic scare and is ready to add to his solid stakes race record at Eagle Farm. Hard Stride will be having his 13th start in a stakes race when he contests Saturday’s $200,000 Group Three George Moore Stakes (1200m)…. Read More »
Black Caviar’s first foal, Oscietra, could make her highly anticipated race debut within weeks. But that will depend on how the two-year-old filly comes through her first couple of public appearances starting with a Flemington jump-out. By Exceed And Excel out of the champion mare who was unbeaten in her… Read More »
Former high class racemare Angelic Light has died at Widden Stud as a result of a bout of colic. Trained by Robbie Griffiths, Angelic Light almost gave the Cranbourne horseman with his first Group One win when she was narrowly defeated by Lankan Rupee in the 2014 Manikato Stakes at… Read More »
Group One-placed sprinter Shiraz is thriving in his new environment but Kim Waugh is taking a patient approach to the stable’s classy addition. Shiraz is set to make his debut for Waugh alongside stablemate Supreme Effort in the Listed Starlight Stakes (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday. While Shiraz is the… Read More »
After the blissful whirlwind of a second Melbourne Cup and the arrival of his fourth child jockey Kerrin McEvoy has slotted back into Sydney racing without missing a beat. Almandin’s victory put a second Cup on the 36-year-old’s mantelpiece 16 years after Brew thrust him into the limelight. Eight days… Read More »
Jeff Lloyd has ridden seven winners at the Sunshine Coast to set a Queensland record for a metropolitan meeting. His feat also equalled the long standing record for the number of winners ridden at any Queensland meeting. Five of his winners at the expanded 12-race day/night meeting on Wednesday were… Read More »
Unbeaten three-year-old Wise Hero is not certain to chase his second win in eight days with trainer John Price still considering his options. A debut winner at Moe earlier in the month, Wise Hero followed it up with an impressive win at Moonee Valley last week and is an acceptor… Read More »
Unbeaten colt Winning Rupert has returned to Brisbane where he will try to keep his record intact and put himself in line for a lucrative bonus. Trained in Sydney by Bjorn Baker, Winning Rupert has raced twice, both times in Queensland for a debut win at the Sunshine Coast followed… Read More »
A trip to the Dubai World Cup meeting is in the pipeline for Emirates Stakes winner Awesome Rock. The Leon and Troy Corstens-trained five-year-old returned to work on Monday following a three-week spell after his Group One 2000m win on the final day of the Melbourne Cup carnival. Troy Corstens… Read More »
Godolphin jockey James Doyle can hit the ground running with a maiden Australian stakes win aboard the Peter Robl-trained Ninth Legion in the Group Three Festival Stakes. Doyle arrived in Sydney on Monday to begin a stint replacing retained rider James McDonald who is on the sidelines pending the outcome… Read More »
Michelle Payne will be allowed to ride Husson Eagle in Queensland with authorities granting her a licence for Magic Millions day. Racing NSW this week refused to allow Payne to ride Husson Eagle in a lead-up race at Randwick on Saturday, citing integrity concerns regarding her dual trainer/jockey licence in… Read More »
