A campaign that began a year ago has ended on a high with Keepit To Yourself winning the Listed Winter Challenge at Rosehill. The six-year-old has had 20 starts since August last year with only a couple of short breaks and co-trainer Greg Lee said he had earned a rest…. Read More »
Bagman has completed a Moonee Valley double for racing’s greybeards. Nine-year-old Bagman joined fellow oldtimer Our Nkwazi who was successful earlier on Saturday’s program. Both gallopers ironically shared another feat as they were successful at the corresponding Moonee Valley meeting last year. Bagman completed back-to-back victories in the Jockey Celebration… Read More »
Darren Weir finished just short of 300 wins for the 2014/15 season and the trainer hasn’t taken long to get off the mark for the new campaign with First Bloom winning at Moonee Valley. Six-year-old mare First Bloom broke through for the first time in 18 months as she denied… Read More »
More than two years after Campania last raced at stakes level, trainer Garry Frazer has ambitions to step her up in class again. The mare won out in a four-way finish to claim Saturday’s benchmark (1900m) to set up a possible Wyong Gold Cup start. As a three-year-old, Campania raced… Read More »
The decision by trainer John O’Shea to drop Demonstrate back in distance at Moonee Valley has produced the desired result with the gelding scoring his first city win on the opening day of the new Australian racing season. Demonstrate was well supported, firming from $8 to $5.50, in Saturday’s 1PRINT… Read More »
Chris Waller has started the new season as he left the last with the first winner at Rosehill. But while Japonisme took out the 1100m race for newly turned three-year-olds, Sydney’s premier trainer was forced to defend himself for sending stablemate Sir Mako to Melbourne. Stewards questioned whether Waller had… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Vancouver has signalled his readiness for the spring with a barrier trial win over older horses at Randwick. Vancouver rallied to beat Frank Packer Plate winner Hi World over 840 metres on Friday. As well as Vancouver, the heat featured Group One winners Cosmic Endeavour, First Seal,… 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 Moonee Valley, Rosehill, Doomben and Morphettville.
A weight turnaround on Winter Stakes winner Rugged Cross can help Wouldnt It Be Nice reverse his fortunes in Sydney’s first feature of the new season at Rosehill. Wouldnt It Be Nice loomed up to Two Blue in the Winter Stakes two weeks ago and looked as if he was… Read More »
Sportsbet.com.au punters have splashed out their money at the meeting for Moonee Valley this Saturday on several runners, but they seem unanimous on one runner in particular. [livestream] Raposo, who has his first start as a four year old and takes on the seasoned campaigners, has been heavily, heavily backed… Read More »
His Majesty, a full brother to multiple Group One placegetter Puissance De Lune, has kicked off his campaign with an emphatic win at the final provincial meeting of the season. The Kim Waugh-trained horse settled midfield for Blake Shinn and unleashed a powerful finishing sprint to burst through the pack… Read More »
The rescheduling of the Grand National Steeplechase has prompted trainer Eric Musgrove to give Thubiaan a run on the flat at Moonee Valley. Thubiaan contests the William Hill Handicap (2500m) on Saturday and will be ridden by Jye McNeil. The heavy ground at Ballarat last week forced the transfer of… Read More »
Three high profile trainers face financial ruin if they are to be stood down before their cobalt charges are heard by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary (RAD) Board. Peter Moody, Danny O’Brien and Mark Kavanagh along with the father-and-son training partnership of Lee and Shannon Hope faced Racing Victoria stewards… Read More »
Golden Slipper-Magic Millions winner Phelan Ready has been retired and could end his days as a dressage horse in England. Phelan Ready won the 2009 Slipper-Millions double but did not win again for four years. However, he finished his career with four wins and $3.7 million in prize money from… Read More »
Hugh Bowman has clinched his third Sydney jockeys’ premiership with victory aboard Sebring Sun in the second race at Canterbury on Wednesday. The hotly contested title had an anti-climatic ending when Bowman’s nearest challenger James McDonald was stood down from his remaining rides after succumbing to illness following the first… Read More »
Overseas racing in the next month will have a big bearing on international contenders at this year’s Melbourne spring carnival. With the exception of Red Cadeaux, who is in line for a fifth shot at the Melbourne Cup after finishing second on three occasions, new names will be in contention…. Read More »
Group One winning two-year-olds Vancouver and Pride Of Dubai head the first order of entry for the $1 million Golden Rose. The Australian Turf Club released the order of entry on Monday with Gai Waterhouse-trained runners holding two of the top three positions. Tulloch Lodge’s Golden Slipper placegetter English is… Read More »
Damien Oliver will take a two-win premiership lead into the final metropolitan meeting of the season in Victoria as he chases a 10th title. Oliver added to his season tally with a victory on Volcanic Ash at Caulfield at the penultimate city meeting of the season on Saturday. His rival… Read More »
A winning double at Caulfield has clinched Darren Weir his second straight Melbourne trainers’ premiership and put him within reach of another milestone. The win by Weir-trained two-year-old Starsi in the David Hopwood Handicap at Caulfield on Saturday was followed by stablemate Refulgent’s victory in the $150,000 VOBIS Gold Heath…. Read More »
Miss Rose De Lago has given Danny O’Brien some good news with her win in the final race at Caulfield on Saturday. Less than 24 hours earlier, O’Brien was issued a show cause notice by Racing Victoria stewards as to why he should not have his licence suspended until a… Read More »
