Jockey Adam Hyeronimus has been banned for three years and his cousin and stablehand Blake Paine for more than two years after the pair was found guilty of multiple betting offences. Racing NSW stewards handed down the penalties on Tuesday after finding Hyeronimus had an interest in 30 bets on… Read More »
Staying mare Oceanex, who is guaranteed a start in the Melbourne Cup, is set to resume at Caulfield two weeks earlier than originally planned. Michael Kent Junior, who trains in partnership with Mick Price, said they were initially going to wait for the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington on September… Read More »
Breeders’ Cup plans for Con Te Partiro remain in place but the Tulloch Lodge mare has been entered for all the major Australian spring races as a back-up. With the COVID-19 pandemic threatening to scuttle ambitions to take the US-bred mare to the States for the rich meeting at Keeneland… Read More »
Godolphin is yet to confirm a horse for its Everest slot but leading contender Bivouac remains in the box seat after a classy showing at the barrier trials. Suspended jockey Hugh Bowman made the trip to Hawkesbury on Monday to partner Bivouac in the 800 metre heat and the four-year-old… Read More »
Accomplished jockey Mark Zahra was thankful he received a last-minute call up from Godolphin to ride for them at Caulfield as they combined for successive feature wins with Viridine in the Regal Roller Stakes and Savatiano in the P B Lawrence Stakes. Zahra said before the call came from Godolphin,… Read More »
Hawkes Racing colt North Pacific has rocketed into Golden Rose favouritism with a stunning victory in the Group Three Up And Coming Stakes at Randwick. Bookmakers reacted immediately to his thumping 5-1/4 length win on Saturday, the TAB winding him in from $11 to $3.50 to depose Golden Slipper winner… Read More »
A decision to target a Group Three event instead of a maiden with three-year-old Bella Nipotina has paid off handsomely for the Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes stable with a victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The filly’s success was also significant for her jockey Michael Rodd as it… Read More »
Embattled jockey Adam Hyeronimus has enjoyed a bright spot in a tough week with a Randwick victory aboard durable gelding Taikomochi. Hyeronimus has been charged with a number of betting offences by Racing NSW stewards and faces a minium two-year ban. Stewards are expected to issue Hyeronimus with a penalty… Read More »
Cranbourne trainer Shea Eden will set his sights on the Group Three Cockram Stakes after his four-year-old mare Bless Her made it five wins from as many starts this campaign with a comfortable win at Caulfield. Eden has already won a Cockram Stakes, having scored with Ocean Embers in 2016… Read More »
A race-fit Varda has lowered the colours of Masked Crusader but the exciting sprinter lost no admirers with his closing second on a heavy Randwick track. Stepping out for the first time since May, the Hawkes Racing four-year-old was sent out an odds-on favourite and could not match Varda’s turn… Read More »
Peter and Paul Snowden have split their three-year-olds between states as they bid to sort out the pecking order of their spring squad. Rulership has been sent to Melbourne in search of firmer tracks and will line up in the Group Three Vain Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield. In Sydney, the… Read More »
Bookmakers have priced Super Contender in the “good thing” category at Eagle Farm but the Chris Waller stable is keeping a lid on expectations. A winner of two of his three starts at the Gold Coast in his first racing campaign, Super Contender is an early $1.85 favourite with TAB… Read More »
Three-year-olds have dominated a light but star-studded barrier trial session on Randwick’s Kensington circuit with a trio of colts stealing the show. Golden Slipper winner Farnan signalled he was on target for a lucrative spring with an impressive win over Slipper placegetter Mamaragan. Stepping out for his first trial of… Read More »
Mornington trainer Shane Nichols is certain Streets Of Avalon will go into the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes with two great advantages over his rivals. Firstly, he is a track and distance specialist with four wins, two seconds and a third from nine starts over 1400 metres at Caulfield,… Read More »
The now-retired Castelvecchio has been Richard Litt’s undisputed stable star but the trainer has also enjoyed success with Godolphin cast-offs. Litt will have two former Sheikh Mohammed-owned horses in action at Randwick on Saturday, both in the Spring Preview Handicap (1400m). Interlocuter returns from a lengthy layoff having not raced… Read More »
Trainer Daniel Bowman isn’t under the same pressure as he was going into last year’s Regal Roller Stakes with his stable star Begood Toya Mother. Last year, Bowman said the stakes were high as the horse needed to win the 1200 metre Listed sprint to boost his rating high enough… Read More »
Gerald Ryan is set to join forces with his long-time assistant Sterling Alexiou in Sydney racing’s latest training partnership. The prominent Rosehill horseman, who has trained Group One winners the ilk of Snitzel and Trapeze Artist, confirmed the news on Thursday. “The final ticks just have to come from Racing… Read More »
Regally-bred colt Bucharest has kicked off his career with an impressive win over 1500 metres at Newcastle. The sixth foal to race out of five-time Group One winner Miss Finland, Bucharest looked comfortable to hold out his more favoured Chris Waller-trained stablemate Zarzou. After a slightly tardy start, the Arrowfield-bred… Read More »
Michael Kent Junior believes Parlophone can continue her upward spiral and put her hand up as a possible Group One contender by winning the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. At her last start the Kent Junior and Mick Price trained three-year-old produced a withering finishing burst to win the Listed Lightning… Read More »
Tulloch Lodge colt Farnan will make his first public appearance since winning the Golden Slipper at a star-studded barrier trial session at Randwick. The three Group and Listed heats were originally scheduled for Tuesday but heavy rain prompted stewards to delay them. Farnan will have nine rivals in Friday’s 850m… Read More »
