Allan Robinson is medically unfit to attend a stewards’ inquiry into a dispute between John Singleton and trainer Gai Waterhouse, a spokesman for the retired jockey says. High-profile lawyer Chris Murphy issued a statement on Twitter on Thursday to confirm Robinson would be a no-show at Monday’s hearing. He says… Read More »
Retired jockey Allan Robinson says he is horrified over the public falling out of John Singleton and trainer Gai Waterhouse that followed a phone call he made to the millionaire businessman over the condition of his horse More Joyous. Singleton has accused Waterhouse’s son, the bookmaker Tom Waterhouse, of telling… Read More »
John Singleton says rugby league legend Andrew Johns was one of the two men who contacted him over the condition of his horse More Joyous that led to his spectacular falling out with his trainer Gai Waterhouse. Singleton has accused Waterhouse’s son, the bookmaker Tom Waterhouse, of telling people the… Read More »
John Singleton could face conduct charges over allegations he made against bookmaker Tom Waterhouse over the running of his horse More Joyous at Randwick on Saturday. Singleton launched an extraordinary public attack on Waterhouse after More Joyous finished seventh in the All Aged Stakes, saying the bookmaker had told people… Read More »
A call by independent senator Nick Xenophon for a judicial inquiry into allegations surrounding Sydney bookie Tom Waterhouse is a “gross over-reaction”, Racing NSW says. Senator Xenophon says such an inquiry is needed so names can be named without fear of defamation. Entrepreneur John Singleton has sacked Waterhouse’s mother Gai… Read More »
All Too Hard underlined his superstar qualities with a brilliant All Aged Stakes victory, almost certainly booking himself a trip to Royal Ascot. The half brother to Black Caviar went into Saturday’s race at Randwick under somewhat of a cloud after a temperature interrupted his autumn, while question marks also… Read More »
Glamour colt All Too Hard all but confirmed a Royal Ascot campaign with a gritty win in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Black Caviar’s half-brother had to pull out all stops to beat Rain Affair in the weight-for-age sprint, but he underlined his obvious class after his… Read More »
Owner Lloyd Williams has added another major staying trophy to his achievements in racing, with Mourayan winning the $500,000 Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday. Williams has few peers when it comes to his involvement with stayers, claiming the latest of his three Melbourne Cup triumphs with Green Moon last… Read More »
Darley filly Guelph has produced a miraculous finish to win the Group One Champagne Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. Coming from an impossible position after being held up in the middle of the field to the 200m, Guelph arrived right on the line to beat Fuerza by a nose. “I… Read More »
Champion jockey Glen Boss insists a Listed win to two-year-old The Huntress at Caulfield on Saturday is just the beginning of a bright future for the lightly-raced filly. Boss was full of praise for the Mick Kent-trained youngster who backed up a debut win at Sandown 10 days earlier with… Read More »
A well-constructed plan to win back-to-back Emancipation Stakes with Skyerush has worked even better than trainer Guy Walter could have hoped. On her way to a successful defence of the Group Two mares race, seven-year-old Skyerush has also won two Group Three races – the Liverpool City Cup and the… Read More »
The Chris Waller-trained winner Reliable Man has upset triple crown-winning colt It’s A Dundeel in the $500,000 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. But in a concerning postscript to the Group One, the French Derby winner had to be led back to the saddling enclosure without jockey Hugh Bowman…. Read More »
A filly named after an American fighter pilot showed some courageous qualities of her own to land an important stakes victory at Randwick on Saturday. Lining up for her third start in a month, Missy Cummings coped with a significant class rise to keep her perfect record in tact, posting… Read More »
A significant rise in weight from her recent starts wasn’t enough to stop in-form mare Friday Hussy from continuing her winning run at Caulfield on Saturday. The David Hayes-trained mare had posted back-to-back wins leading into the BMW Handicap (2000m), but had to carry four kilograms more than her last… Read More »
The prowess of the great Zabeel received an unnecessary but telling boost with the win of his grandson Usainity in the Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick on Saturday. Usainity is a son of Zabeel’s previously little-known son Zed, a stallion so disregarded he stood for $500 and served Clydesdale… Read More »
A relieved Chris Waller will head to the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival cleared of wrongdoing over positive swabs returned by three of his horses which consumed contaminated feed. However the company which supplied the feed, Agricure, will be referred to government authorities over its lack of quality… Read More »
A lung infection stopped Lankan Rupee from showing his best form first-up and it subsequently left him slightly underdone at his second run back. But for his third run this time in at Caulfield on Saturday his trainer Mick Price has no excuses prepared – and doesn’t expect to need… Read More »
David Payne insists a decision to sacrifice one Group One race can be rewarded with another for talented colt Criterion in the $500,000 Champagne Stakes. Criterion and the David Hayes-trained Fast ‘N’ Rocking go into the Champagne off promising Golden Slipper runs without contesting the Sires’ Produce Stakes, the obvious… Read More »
John Thompson is probably more certain of Sydney Cup contender Tremec’s future than his own ahead of the final day of the Sydney autumn carnival. In Tremec, Thompson is adamant he is sending “a top three chance” into battle in the $500,000 Sydney Cup (3200m) at Randwick on Saturday. “A… Read More »
Chris Waller will front a stewards’ inquiry on Friday after three horses from his premiership-winning racing stable returned positive swabs. A Racing NSW statement on Thursday confirmed the presence of Ibuprofen, a non-steroidal anti-inflammatory, in four swabs belonging to three horses. Among the horses to test positive is the in-form… Read More »
