A day after the anniversary of his son Jay’s death, Jim Litt has trained Song And Laughter to an emotional win at Canterbury. With Litt in his native New Zealand, stable representative and Litt’s son Richard said it had been a tough year for his family. “We lost my brother… Read More »
Londehero has again been in top form for new best friend jockey Robbie Fradd, with the pair combining to land a betting plunge at Doomben. Backed from $6 into $3.80, Londehero made it two wins in a row when he beat The Monstar ($6.50) by 1-1/4 lengths in the Tattersall’s… Read More »
A late decision by trainer Mathew Ellerton to switch plans with Pin Your Hopes has been rewarded at Flemington, with the in-form gelding adding to his winter winning streak. Ellerton had been planning to start Pin Your Hopes in Saturday’s 1600m benchmark 90 but instead opted for the Henry Bolte… Read More »
Name The Day has provided his connections with a long-overdue return to winning form at Flemington. His victory in the KA Morrison Handicap on Saturday was the lightly-raced six-year-old’s first since October 2013. But injury has restricted Name The Day to just nine starts since that Geelong victory. Providing the… Read More »
Australian Racing Hall of Fame jockey Robert Thompson could have had six rides at Newcastle but instead has headed to Sydney to ride Lasszou for his close friend, trainer Jeremy Sylvester. The five-year-old gelding ($11) won the Highway Handicap by half a length on the heavy 8 track at Canterbury… Read More »
Tango Rain’s second win from as many starts has trainer Gerald Ryan favouring the San Domenico Stakes as his next assignment. The colt was heavily backed from $8.50 into $4.40 before the race and led all the way to win a 1200m two-year-old race at Canterbury on Saturday. Tang Rain… Read More »
The future of Loch Oir may lie overseas after a fighting win at Flemington. A debut winner at Warrnambool earlier in July, Loch Oir added the Murray Cox Handicap on Saturday to his unbeaten record. Ridden by Craig Williams, Loch Oir was backed from $4.20 into $3 favouritism and scored… Read More »
We take a look at the big bets the online bookmakers have taken on the weekends horse racing around the country with the big money being placed at Flemington, Canterbury, Belmont and Doomben.
An import with form around 2014 Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist has been smashed with Sportsbet.com.au to make a winning debut down under this Saturday at Canterbury in the Tab.com.au Handicap (1900m). Singing, trained by Kris Lees, hasn’t trialled publicly but clearly the punters know something. He opened $11 to take… Read More »
A spat played out in the media involving two high profile racing officials has been resolved. The war of words began following a comment allegedly made by Melbourne Racing Club chief executive Brodie Arnhold at a charity event on Wednesday night before Racing Victoria chief steward Terry Bailey responded in… Read More »
Clarry Conners acknowledges Decision Time is coming to the end of his career but dearly wants to see him go out on a winning note. The trainer thought that could have been in the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton earlier this month but the veteran sprinter was a late scratching from… Read More »
Trainer John Sadler has spent countless hours getting into Thelburg’s head. And although the three-year-old still has a way to go, Sadler hopes his talent shines through when he heads to Flemington on Saturday to run in the VRC Recognition Handicap over 1100 metres. Victory would be Thelburg’s third in… Read More »
The Robert Smerdon are one of the best betting stables in Australia and they are keen to back one of their runners this Saturday in the VRC Recognition Handicap (1100m) at Flemington. Ability, who has shown plenty of ability has been given a little break, opened the $4.40 favourite and… Read More »
Leading trainer Darren Weir concedes he may have been too easy on Voodoo Lad before his close second in the All Victorian Sprint Series Final. Weir has given him plenty of work and believes the sprinter will be much fitter this time when he returns to Flemington for Saturday’s Bruce… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters are keen to back a couple of runners at double figure odds to take out the feature sprint race at Flemington this Saturday, the Bruce Gadsden Handicap (1200m). The topweight Mighty Like, who is first up for Mick Price, opened $14 and has been backed into $11. The… Read More »
The preparation of Bon Rocket is again back on track as the gelding prepares for a reappearance at Flemington. The Wendy Kelly-trained Bon Rocket has been sidelined with a minor injury which prompted his late scratching from a Flemington race on June 25. A son of Bon Hoffa who gave… Read More »
Group 1 winner Music Magnate has been ruled out of the Spring after suffering a virus with trainer Bjorn Baker now looking at races in the New Year for the talented galloper. “It [the Doomben 10,000 win] was even more special, I bought the horse – we’ve had him for… Read More »
Trainer Mike Moroney is plotting a path towards black type races in the spring for Daniela Rosa and is hoping the filly can boost her rating with another win at Flemington. Daniela Rosa and stablemate Bonnie Belle are nominated for Saturday’s Rising Stars Final (1800m) but Moroney said only Daniela… Read More »
Multiple G2 winner and G1 placed ‘Hooked’ will leave the John Thompson stables and head south to be trained by Wez Hunter. Managing owner Sean Buckley decided on the change of stables as he feels the horse needs to try something different in order to get the horse back to… Read More »
Veteran stayer Who Shot Thebarman has been an eye-catching winner of a 900 metre barrier trial at Rosehill. The Chris Waller-trained seven-year-old is expected to begin his spring campaign in next month’s Warwick Stakes against his Cox Plate-winning stablemate Winx. Another Waller-trained Group One winner, Preferment, finished just behind the… Read More »
