Blake Ryan feared luck was going to desert Lady Extreme for the second start in succession when she was briefly held up for a run at Canterbury, but the mare was able to overcome it to score her first city win. The four-year-old was strung up behind horses for much of the… Read More »
An 8% share in Team Hayes-trained champion Mr Brightside was offered for sale but failed to meet the reserve price on Inglis Digital. The final bid of $275,000 fell just short of the $280,000 reserve. A bid of $100,000 was made last Friday, and bids surpassed the $200,000 mark early… Read More »
It was a moment that arrived quietly … and then was gone with the wind. It came in the third race at Ipswich on Wednesday when Les Ross sent out his last runner as a trainer … thirty-six years after he saddled his first winner back on April 25, 1988…. Read More »
Godolphin and James Cummings landed a one-two punch in a late season two-year-old race at Sandown that could provide a look to the upcoming spring. Photograph ($4.80) scored an impressive 3-¼ length win under Blake Shinn from her more fancied stablemate Diamond Firetail ($4.40) in the Sportsbet Fast Form Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday. The… Read More »
The final Saturday metropolitan meeting of the season is set to double as a racetrack swansong for enigmatic mare Sneaky Paige as trainer Brad Widdup looks to send her out on a positive note. A Group 3 placegetter earlier in her career, Sneaky Paige joined Widdup’s team last year following Mark Newnham’s… Read More »
Recommendation will again be subjected to a small field when he heads to Caulfield in search of another Stakes success. The Ciaron Maher -trained sprinter will be joined by Mrs Chrissie in the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Recommendation and Mrs Chrissie finished first and third respectively in the… Read More »
This weekend’s Longreach meeting in Queensland will mark the final race for veteran campaigner Fab’s Cowboy. The 12-year-old will face mandatory retirement next month, with his last race being the Farewell Fab’s Cowboy (1200m). Trained by Bevan Johnson in Barcaldine, Fab’s Cowboy debuted in November 2015, finishing ninth in a… Read More »
Trainer Hanna Powell heads to Sandown in search of her first city victory with a horse chasing a third straight victory. Ultimate Kiss runs for Powell in the ive > Handicap (1300m) on Wednesday after scoring wins at his only two starts back from an 18-month break. Powell has been training since… Read More »
Hey Fat Cat has arrived in Hong Kong to continue his career under trainer Douglas Whyte. Previously trained by Robbie Laing, Hey Fat Cat was part of the latest shipment of Australian horses to Hong Kong, arriving on Monday night. Hey Fat Cat won two of his 10 starts in… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has officially retired from riding, confirming she has relinquished her jockey license to Racing Victoria. Payne had a remarkable 23-year career, achieving 772 career victories. “I’ve handed in my license so that’s it for me,” Payne said. “It was a tough decision to come… Read More »
Untapped filly Joliestar has emerged as an Everest smoky with trainer Chris Waller revealing he is keen to give her an opportunity to audition for the $20 million feature. The Thousand Guineas winner was among a host of stars to step out at the Rosehill barrier trials on Tuesday, the session also… Read More »
Steparty, Paul Preusker’s standout galloper from last winter, has been gelded in preparation for a Spring Carnival comeback. The son of Artie Schiller won his first five races, including the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude, but struggled during the Queensland Carnival. “We were always dreaming he might make it as… Read More »
Nominations for the Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield have been extended with 11 horses entered for the Group 3 contest. A small field of eight went around in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on July 13 and the likelihood is for a similar sized number for… Read More »
Berry is the new rider for Amelia’s Jewel who is weeks away from launching the next phase of her career under trainer, Annabel Neasham. Amelia’s Jewel earned national acclaim for previous trainer, Simon Miller, winning nine races from 16 starts and $3.3 million in prizemoney. Signature victories came in the Group 1… Read More »
Godolphin’s powerful broodmare band had received a high-profile addition on the eve of the breeding season with the curtain drawn on the racing career of dual Group 1 winner In Secret. Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum’s operation revealed on Monday afternoon via a statement that the daughter of I… Read More »
Several of Chris Waller’s biggest names are key players in Tuesday’s star-studded trial set at Rosehill, but the champion trainer said racing fans should not expect an any early-campaign statement from any of his team. Fangirl, Via Sistina, Riff Rocket, Joliestar and Zougotcha are among those who will be given an easy… Read More »
Pride Of Jenni was run over late in a Cranbourne jumpout on Monday morning, but those associated with the star mare considered it the perfect Spring pipe-opener. The 800-metre hit-out was Pride Of Jenni’s first public appearance since her Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes win and she raced in a three-wide… Read More »
Winx’s three-quarter sister, Wings Of Desire, made an impressive winning debut at Hawkesbury on Sunday, navigating through traffic to secure an impressive win. The two-year-old filly, the final offspring of Winx’s dam, the late Vegas Showgirl, was retained for racing by breeder John Camilleri. Michael Freedman, known for his expertise… Read More »
The Ciaron Maher stable is hoping to get the campaign of Pride Of Jenni underway with a jump-out at Cranbourne on Monday. Pride Of Jenni is scheduled to compete in the opening heat of the morning over 800m, should the jump-outs on the middle grass go ahead. Maher’s assistant trainer Jack Turnbull… Read More »
Aidan O’Brien’s possible Spring Carnival team could have two more members after stablemates Tower Of London and Grosvener Square fought out a thrilling Curragh Cup in Ireland. The master horseman nominated the Melbourne Cup as a possible target for the duo, who are both sons of Galileo. Grosvenor Square took off with… Read More »
