Jockey Carleen Hefel is gearing up for a return to the racetrack after recovering from a dislocated shoulder sustained during Pakenham jumpouts last November. Following seven weeks of intensive physiotherapy, Hefel has regained strong shoulder mobility and returned to riding work. The injury, which interrupted her season after achieving 285… Read More »
Young jockey Campbell Rawiller has kicked off 2025 with a win aboard Party Stop at King Island for trainer Bill Hayes, before setting his sights on a unique opportunity in Hong Kong. Later this month, Rawiller will head to Hong Kong for a five-week stint assisting with the Hong Kong… Read More »
Bellatrix Star, a prominent Group 2-winning filly, has suffered a serious neck injury following a fall at Cranbourne, putting her racing career in jeopardy. The accident occurred as the filly, trained by Mark Walker, reared and fell while exiting a swimming pool post-exercise. Veterinary examinations revealed multiple neck fractures. Despite… Read More »
Accredited has been one of the form horses of the summer period so far in Sydney with three-straight city wins since the start of December as he has progressed through the grades. Two of those wins have been at Randwick, over 1300m and 1400m respectively, and Pride is planning to give… Read More »
The Group 1 Victoria Derby (2500m) winner Goldrush Guru could be seen in three different states over the Autumn, with South Australian based trainer Andrew Gluyas keeping his options open in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney. Goldrush Guru has been back in work and could be seen in the Group 3 C S… Read More »
Yoshiki Kamomiya, a renowned Japanese jockey with 756 career victories, has ventured into Victoria’s racing scene, seeking to expand his horizons and refine his craft. At 31, Kamomiya boasts a decorated resume, including 10 Group-level wins and a personal best of 139 wins last year alone. His recent triumph in… Read More »
Royal Ascot star Asfoora has officially returned to Henry Dwyer’s Ballarat stable, marking the start of her highly anticipated autumn campaign. The Group 1-winning mare rejoined the yard last weekend, with a jumpout planned in approximately three weeks to assess her progress. “We’ve provisionally got her in the Lightning Stakes… Read More »
Buoyed by Home Affairs’ amazing results at the first sale buyers had the chance to buy his progeny, Coolmore is excited about the prospects of the stallion-in-waiting they plan to send on a similar path. Coolmore Stud Stakes (1200m) winner Switzerland is well-advanced in his preparations for a campaign that is… Read More »
Feroce’s quest for Guineas redemption ramps up later this week with the Caulfield Guineas runner-up set to return to the jumpouts. Trainer Dom Sutton is thrilled with the way the son of Super Seth has come back from a late-spring break and is likely to keep him in Australia. The… Read More »
A start in the Listed Australia Day Cup on his home track is on the cards for Bullets High after the gelding raced to a determined victory at Wyong. With Alysha Collett in the saddle, four-year-old Bullets High produced a tough performance up on the pace to narrowly defeat Unlimited and Fulfilled in a… Read More »
Taramansour may be headed for an Adelaide Cup campaign after his commanding victory in a staying event at Flemington on Saturday, where he powered past his rivals in impressive fashion. Ridden by Jaylah Kennedy, the eight-year-old gelding ($4.40) was maneuvered into clear running at the top of the straight, surging… Read More »
A top ride from Alysha Collett has helped the Chris Waller-trained Waterford return to winning form in the inaugural running of the $500,000 The Lakes at Wyong. From a wide draw in Saturday’s 1600m feature, Collett was able to get Waterford into a nice position during the run, settling fourth one off… Read More »
It was a case of returning to his happy place for Danny O’Brien’s consistent sprinter It’Sourtime, who won his fourth black type event over the ‘straight six’ at Flemington, narrowly prevailing in Saturday’s Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m). Ridden by Billy Egan, It’sourtime ($4.60) held off the late challenge of Aztec… Read More »
Persistent heavy rain has claimed the last seven races on the Magic Millions Day card with the remainder of the program to be run under lights at Gold Coast on Friday night. After the jockeys gave their approval to race on the newly laid section at the 500-metres mark on… Read More »
Harry Davies has broken through for the first winner of his Australian summer riding stint, with the young English jockey steering two-year-old filly Kujenga to an all-the-way win on debut at Wyong. Davies began his Sydney stint last month and had notched five placings, including four seconds, in his first 29 rides… Read More »
The 2000m three-year-old race on this Flemington fixture has been a good pointer to Derbies in past years, and Thedoctoroflove could potentially target a staying feature in the coming months. Bold Soul and Dunkel have won this race in the past two years before winning next month’s Listed Tasmanian Derby (2200m),… Read More »
The failure to maintain updated bank details has resulted in Melbourne Cup prizemoney intended for winning trainers John Symons and Sheila Laxon being deposited into the wrong account. Racing Victoria (RV) and the Australian Trainers’ Association are now assisting the Queensland-based trainers after $464,000, which was due to them, was… Read More »
The Magic Millions yearling record set on Thursday lasted little more than 24 hours with a filly out of Sunlight setting a new mark late on Friday’s ‘super session’. The daughter of Home Affairs got to $3.2 million before being knocked down to Japanese trainer Mitsu Nakauchida. 🚨Magic Millions Yearling… Read More »
Former Hong Kong galloper and one-time Everest contender Joyful Fortune will return to the races on Saturday after more than two years off the scene, set to line up in the Group 3 Standish Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Joyful Fortune started his career with Kim Waugh at Gosford but was sold… Read More »
This time last year, Adrian Bott was gearing up for the Magic Millions 2YO Classic with a hot favourite. Bott was co-trainer of Storm Boy, who confirmed his status as the star juvenile to that point of the season with a dominant win in the $3 million race on the Gold… Read More »
