Veteran stayer Volkhere is poised to win the Toowoomba Cup after being runner-up last year. Volkhere ran second to Gai Waterhouse’s weight-for-age star Pornichet in the 2015 Cup after looking the winner. Pornichet won the Group One Doomben Cup at his next start and was competitive in the spring, running… Read More »
View the nominations for the 2016 Toowoomba Cup. The Toowoomba Cup will be run on Saturday 16th April at Toowoomba racecourse. Horse Sex Age Trainer 1 BILLY GOAT G 7 Matt Kropp 2 COLLAR (NZ) G 7 Jeremy Sylvester 3 FUERZA G 5 Paul H Duncan 4 GOLDONI (IRE) G… Read More »
Ben Currie is weighing up stable options as he prepares two of his best horses for a return to racing at Doomben. Currie will have promising two-year-old filly Love Spy and consistent gelding Honey Toast run on Saturday. The young trainer has been one of the success stories of Queensland… Read More »
Imported gelding Ranked will take a vital step towards giving trainer John Wallace his sixth Toowoomba Cup victory when he races at Doomben. Ranked will be having his final start before next month’s Toowoomba Cup in Saturday’s Coke Zero Handicap (2020m). Wallace holds the record for most Toowoomba Cups with… Read More »
The lure of winning his home-town Toowoomba Cup could sway trainer Ben Currie to miss next month’s Adelaide Cup with smart stayer Honey Toast. Starting a warm $2.20 favourite, Honey Toast maintained his unbeaten record at a distance past 2000m when he won the Sapphire Recruitment Handicap (2200m) at Doomben… Read More »
Students of wet-track pedigrees hit the jackpot when Thessaly scored an easy win at Ipswich on Wednesday. Thessaly had not finished closer than fourth in five previous starts but was heavily backed to start $4 to win on a bog track. She repaid the confidence scoring an easy two lengths… Read More »
Jockey Tim Bell has aired his concern regarding the state of the track for his ride in the Toowoomba Cup ‘Pornichet’ who will have to carry 60.5kg. Pornichet is $1.90 out to $2.20 with online bookmaker Sportsbet.com.au View the current Toowoomba Cup market Tim Bell says I’m on the best… Read More »
