The Provincial Championships Qualifier which was washed out at Wyong has been rescheduled to Newcastle. The $150,000 Qualifier at Wyong on Saturday was called off after heavy rain. Racing NSW has added the race to Tuesday’s Newcastle meeting which will now have 11 races. Scratchings have been reinstated for the… Read More »
Stakes-placed Golden Tycoon has stamped his class on the Provincial Championship qualifying race with a dominant win at Newcastle. Thursday’s 1200m-heat was transferred to the Newcastle program when Gosford was rained out on Saturday. Ridden by Shaun Guymer, the Greg McFarlane-trained Golden Tycoon ($7.50) jumped straight to the lead and… Read More »
Jockey Brenton Avdulla has had a mixed day at Rosehill, just 48 hours after escaping serious injury in a fall. Avdulla rode the first three winners at Newcastle on Thursday but came off the third of those just after the winning post. He had physiotherapy on a sore shoulder on… Read More »
The three market leaders for the $400,000 Provincial Championships final will face off in the first heat of the series at Wyong. The Kim Waugh-trained His Majesty is the $4.60 favourite for the final on April 9 but will have to overcome barrier 14 of 15 in Thursday’s heat. Stablemate… Read More »
Newcastle trainer Rod Ollerton has some hard decisions to make with Rosehill winner Royal Tudor. The $400,000 Provincial Championships in April is a major carrot but Ollerton has to be careful where he places the three-year-old to preserve his eligibility. His win in Saturday’s 1500m benchmark 69 was his fourth… Read More »
