General News

• Dream start for new kid in town

  TAYLOR Lovelock-Wiggins sounds like a private school rugby winger or a Point Piper real estate salesman but he is the next big name in the Sydney jockey ranks.

   
• McLachlan ready

  JASON McLachlan is preparing himself for an emotion-charged day when Phelan Ready steps out at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.

   
• A $75K ‘barrier trial’

  COURT Command will have a “barrier trial” in a $75,000 sprint over 1300m at Eagle Farm on Wednesday.

   
• Doomben’s thong flip-flop

  THE Brisbane Racing Club has relaxed its stance on the great Australian thong with Doomben declared a flip flop-friendly zone again after a three-year ban.

   
• Paprika to spice up spring

  LIAM Birchley gets back to business with filly Paprika hoping she could emulate former champion Gold Edition’s Melbourne spring glory.

   
• Katy to kiss ’em goodbye

  EMERGING trainer Steven O’Dea believes Kiss Me Katy might have a fitness edge on her San Domenico rivals, despite not racing for two months.

   
• Twin jockers are head-turners

  IDENTICAL twin sisters Tiara and Kirra Lees-Smith, 17, have racetrack regulars doing a double-take at Royal Randwick each morning.

   
• Brown raps Metal Bender

  METAL Bender gave Corey Brown more reason to feel envious of rival Hugh Bowman after partnerning him to a brilliant barrier trial win at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Acorns job bit easier

  JASON McLachlan has some serious decisions to make this spring and he’s hoping Acorns will provide him with another in his return on Saturday.

   
• Tough times for breeders

  ECONOMISTS may be growing confident the worst of the recession has passed, but difficulties still confront the breeding industry.

   
• Phelan Ready willing and able

  QUEENSLAND horse Phelan Ready turned heads at Randwick yesterday with a startling barrier trial performance. The Golden Slipper winner has made the grade.

   
• Mazuka on track for victory

  MAZUKA was bought as a yearling with a dual racing and breeding goal plan. That plan went to the knife when he was gelded last December.

   
• Cassidy fears Stathi

  LARRY Cassidy is determined to win the new season’s jockeys’ premiership, but declares a fit and focused Stathi Katsidis as his biggest rival.

   
• Shellscrape to strike

  THE setback suffered by boom colt Rothesay has opened the door for Shellscrape to keep rising through the ranks at Randwick tomorrow.

   
• Backing a surefire winner

  IT SEEMS everyone is taking a punt on the numbers lately. Forget other factors, racing’s greatest competition these days is other forms of gaming.

   
• All eyes on the San Domenico

  GROUP racing returns to Randwick tomorrow with the San Domenico Stakes and, while I don’t have a runner, it is exciting to watch the top three-year-olds.

   
• Making his mark

  TRAINER Mark Kavanagh’s stable could provide him with a Caulfield Cup-Cox Plate double but genius Dermot Weld is poised to win a third Melbourne Cup.

   
• Metal ready for big spring bender

  METAL Bender gave Corey Brown more reason to feel envious of rival Hugh Bowman after he partnered the outstanding stayer to a brilliant barrier trial win. [betgame] [betrace] [melbcupbetnow] [ladbrokesoffer75] [ladbrokesoffer150] [crownbet1000] [crownbetoffer] [crownbetoffer50] [williamhilloffer] [nodepositoffer] [tomwaterhouseoffer] [luxbetoffer] [centrebetoffer] [freebettable]   Starting lineups for Australia vs Thailand! #AUSvTHA #WCQ2018 #RoadToRussia… Read More »

   
• Tuesday Joy leads Gai’s Cup charge

  GAI Waterhouse’s quest to finally win a Melbourne Cup is likely to rest with the mare named in honour of the nation’s greatest race – Tuesday Joy.

   
• Racing twins in photo finish

  RACING experts can’t split the pair. They’re twins ready to make their marks as jockeys. It’s the first time identical twin girls have been apprenticed in Sydney.