Annabel Neasham is the first to admit she would usually spell a two-year-old after an inglorious debut performance, but she has opted to persist with Usain Boss in the hope he can rebound at Randwick. After convincingly winning a jump out in Victoria, Usain Boss started well in the market for the… Read More »
Godolphin stacked the bases in the opening race at Warwick Farm with four of the seven runners and it proved a prudent move as they came away with the trifecta – all sired by their stallion Street Boss. It was filly Tempted ($2.40 fav) who came out on top, the half-sister… Read More »
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have called on a set of blinkers for Welwal in his bid to win the inaugural running of The Supernova at Pakenham. The $1 million race over 1400m on Saturday is the second of two ‘slot’ races introduced by Southside Racing, the merged entity of… Read More »
The Mark Walker stable is banking on a change of scenery and a name change bringing out the best of a stable newcomer in the Pakenham Cup. Former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained King Of The Castle has had a change of name to I’m A Dirty Rascal and runs for the… Read More »
It took Diddle Dumpling nine starts to break her maiden, but with the form out of that race stacking up, trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are optimistic she can go on with the job. The three-year-old started a short-priced favourite when she comfortably accounted for her eight rivals to score… Read More »
Holy Enchantment has had two goes at winning the Perth Cup (2400m) and on both occasions has come up short of the mark. In 2023 the Stephen Miller-trained gelding finished sixth to Buster Bash and in January he filled seventh position behind Casino Seventeen. Whether Holy Enchantment makes it to a… Read More »
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes will saddle two runners in the inaugural running of The Supernova at Pakenham. The Supernova is the second slot race staged by Southside Racing, the merged entity of the Cranbourne Turf Club and the Pakenham Racing Club. The Ciaron Maher-trained Nadal… Read More »
Increased crowds against soft wagering figures were the main talking points from a review of the Melbourne Spring Carnival by Racing Victoria. The peak body in Victoria announced close to 600,000 people had attended race meetings through the Melbourne Spring Carnival which ran from August 31 through until December 1…. Read More »
Five-time Group 1 and The Everest winning jockey Sam Clipperton has announced he’s ridden his last race, stating on social media that it’s time he pursued other goals in life. The 30-year-old has been riding for 15 years, his first ride coming in July 2010 aboard Nine Dragons at Wyong, and… Read More »
Tuesday morning trackwork will determine whether Lady In Pink gets the chance to embark on a Caulfield Cup audition in this Saturday’s $300,000 Pakenham Cup. Co-trainer Troy Corstens is keen to give the last-start Ballarat Cup runner-up one more run this campaign but is conscious of how long she has… Read More »
Sydney autumn carnival preparations have already begun for high-class filly Manaal, who has returned to work with trainer Michael Freedman ahead of another Group 1 bid. The three-year-old was given a light spring, capturing the Furious Stakes (1200m) second-up before Freedman opted to send her to the paddock after she finished… Read More »
The field for Saturday’s $1 million Supernova at Pakenham is nearing completion, with the final four runners for the 1400m slot race announced on Monday. Lindsay Park Racing was first to lock in a contender, selecting the talented Here To Shock for its slot. The galloper is part-owned by Slade… Read More »
The racing industry is mourning the loss of Peter Heagney, a revered horseman and auctioneer, who passed away on Sunday. Inglis confirmed the news, describing Heagney as “one of the industry’s most respected and loved characters who left a lasting memory with everybody he dealt with.” Heagney’s career began as… Read More »
Trainer Symon Wilde has outlined an ambitious autumn campaign for promising mare Plenty Of Ammo, focusing initially on mares-only Group races with the potential to step into open Group 1 contests if her condition and performance warrant it. Plenty Of Ammo has been back in work for three weeks following… Read More »
Champion jockey James McDonald has been suspended for seven Hong Kong race meetings following an incident at Sha Tin on Sunday that resulted in fellow rider Lyle Hewitson falling. McDonald was found guilty of causing interference during the ninth race when his mount, Swift Ascend, veered out in the final… Read More »
Golden Slipper-winning filly Lady Of Camelot is gearing up for her next big challenge in the inaugural $3 million The Sunlight (1100m) at the Gold Coast on January 4. Trained by Gai Waterhouse, the three-year-old is set to trial over 800m at Hawkesbury on Monday with Tim Clark aboard to… Read More »
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot will be an intriguing addition to the barrier trial ranks at Hawkesbury on Monday as connections ponder a potential summer raid in Queensland. The filly will step out in an 800m heat at Monday’s session, her first public appearance since finishing third in the Group… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable will have a minimum of two runners in the inaugural running of The Supernova, the second slot race of Southside Racing. The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday, carries $1 million in prize money and sits as a feature race on the Pakenham program which will also… Read More »
They bred him, raced him and sold him and on Saturday at Randwick, the Ingham family may have been pondering the irony as they presented Robusto with the winner’s trophy for the $2 million race they sponsor. As a homebred for the famous family, Robusto won six of his 30 starts… Read More »
The Tony and Maddysen Sears stable have Queensland Winter Carnival ambitions for Beau Dazzler after his comfortable win at Eagle Farm on Saturday. The Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m) at Eagle Farm in May is in the plans for the Sears father-and-daughter training team who will send Beau Dazzler for a… Read More »
