The Team Hawkes trained gelding MARIMENKO made a brilliant Australian racing debut today at Ballarat on the Synthetic track by scoring a 5L win despite travelling 3 wide the entire race. The now 5 year old (Northern Hemisphere 4yo) gelding who was foaled in the United Kingdom in 2017 is… Read More »
Three year old, Flying Crazy, produced a performance at randwick on debut that was reminiscent of the great chautauqua’s miracle 3rd tj smith stakes win at the same track. Remember the name – Flying Crazy!!!!! Flying Crazy trained by Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou and ridden by jay ford produced… Read More »
Alligator Blood’s managing owner Allan Endresz has provided an update on his star horse who is set to make a return from a long break due to injury. Alligator Blood has not raced since last years Golden Eagle but the horse and his owner have remained in the spotlight with… Read More »
The Kentucky Derby is back to its iconic spot on the first Saturday in May. First, run in 1875, this 1¼-mile — or 10-furlong — race for 3-year-olds kicks off the chase for the Triple Crown. To qualify, eligible horses competed on the Road to the Kentucky Derby, a series… Read More »
The final field of 20 three-year-old colts for America’s “greatest two minutes in sports” – The Kentucky Derby, has been finalised ahead of the race on Saturday May 1 (Sunday May 2 AEST). The unbeaten Breeders’ Cup Juvenile winner as a two-year-old – Essential Quality is the ruling favourite for… Read More »
Alcopop who was one of the most popular horses of the past two decades has sadly passed away over night due to complicated health issues including cushings. The bay gelding who was trained by Jake Stephens and usually ridden by Adelaide jockey Dom Tournuer, earned a brilliant $1.68 million dollars… Read More »
He was Group 1 placed as a 2-year-old behind undoubtedly Queensland and Australia’s most precocious talent Rothfire in the Group 1 JJ Atkins Stakes over 1400m at Eagle Farm last June as part of a rejigged Winter Racing Carnival, before being sold to Hong Kong interests for a sum reportedly… Read More »
Favourite punters who crunched Sayumi in race 7 at Moonee Valley, (Australia) last night would be one part in disbelief, 2 parts in utter sadness and three parts furiously irate, after Terry Bailey, known infamously for going the ‘early crow’ and getting it horribly wrong produced; arguably one of the… Read More »
The post draw for Friday’s (USA-ET) Grade 1 Longines Kentucky Oaks was conducted a short while ago in eerily quiet scenes at Churchill Downs, as the seemingly never-ending effect of the Covid19 pandemic, once again reminded us of that world that is in the year 2020, as usually, Gand Ball… Read More »
The David Payne stable, who in my humble opinion is the sharpest and most deadly accurate betting yard in Australia, if not the world, pulled off another perfectly executed betting plunge today in the opening race at Randwick. Obvious Step, who was as much as $17.00 this morning with tab.com.au,… Read More »
A potential, not just champion, but possibly even a legend, was unearthed this morning at Belmont Park in New York, USA. Being Belmont Stakes Day, it’s a day that’s synonymous with producing legendary sporting moments, as typically it’s the final Jewel in the American 3 year old Triple Crown. #Gamine… Read More »
