We have seen some bad beats in our time but this one could possibly take the cake. Cosgrave was on track for a comfortable victory, but his decision to ease up inside the final furlong proved to be his downfall, resulting in My Roxanne, an $8.00 chance, overtaking Concorde in… Read More »
Jockey Pat Cosgrave has been handed a 28-day ban by stewards at Chelmsford after he eased up on a hot favourite and dramatically snatched defeat from the jaws of victory. The incident occurred in the Bosh Handicap over a mile, where Cosgrave was riding the George Boughey-trained Concorde, the $1.17… Read More »
On a night where Japanese gallopers came to the fore, it was Equinox who stole the show with a stunning victory in the Group One Dubai Sheema Classic. The four-year-old entire led all the way in the 2410m contest, winning by three-and-a-half lengths under Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Christophe Lemaire. Equinox… Read More »
Jockey Rory Hutchings has been suspended for one month by Racing NSW Stewards for his riding of the second placegetter FLYING DESTINY in Race 2 at the Goulburn race meeting today. Jockey Hutchings pleaded guilty to a charge under AR131(b) for having failed to ride FLYING DESTINY out for several… Read More »
Racing.com has been slammed by punters following a tweet the organisation made on Wednesday. The tweet on face value looks quite innocuous however it comes just days after well liked former mounting yard analyst Bella Anderson was let go from the position. The big gun is on course 😍 Mounting… Read More »
Queensland jockey John Kissick has apologised to the connections of Jeronimos after he had a brain fade which cost the horse the race in the first at Toowoomba on Saturday night. Kissick was aboard second favourite Jeronimos in the race which burst through at the 200m and looked all out… Read More »
Hands up if you remember the great tearaway from decades ago, named Scotch And Dry? Or from say 30 years ago named Black Tetra? Well, have a look at this for a tearaway at Newcastle today in England. Named Jack Hyde and ridden by his owner, an amateur jockey, he… Read More »
Two horses have escaped from their boxes/tie up at Surfers Paradise beach and made their way onto the nearby roads, running through the streets. The two horses were being held on the beach as part of the Magic Millions barrier draw which sees a beach race. More to come… Quit… Read More »
Good intentions … there can be no doubt that is what prompted jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor to angle his horse Cracking Thunder on an outward trajectory between the 600m and the 400m towards Michigan, whose rider, Georgina Cartwright, was still in some difficulty following an incident earlier in the running, The… Read More »
One of the hard facts of life is that you can make a list of things that can go wrong … and then something will go wrong that is not on your list. The antics of Princess Lunar at the Gold Coast on Saturday falls firmly into that category. Losing… Read More »
On extraordinary moment occurred at Gold Coast races on TAB Wave Day, the main lead in day to next Saturday’s Magic Millions card when four-year-old mare Princess Lunar got loose from jockey Tegan Harrison on the way to the start for the Pierata First Yearlings Quality Handicap over 900 metres. What… Read More »
She hadn’t quite got her voice back after all of the excitement of Saturday evening, but Maddysen Sears was more than happy to provide the behind-the-scenes story of the win of Yellow Brick, the horse she co-trains with her father Tony, in the $750,000 King Of The Mountain at Toowoomba… Read More »
Black Caviar’s daughter Invincible Caviar has scored an impressive city win at Pakenham. Invincible Caviar was sent out a short-priced favourite last month but struggled racing inside horses on the tight-turning circuit at Moonee Valley and dropped back through the field to run last. Invincible Caviar has now taken her… Read More »
Alcohol Free is heading to Australia … and, no, there doesn’t have to be a rush on the bottle store shelves. Alcohol Free, a daughter of No Nay Never, became the second-most expensive thoroughbred ever sold at auction in Europe yesterday when she was knocked down to Michael Donohoe of… Read More »
After riding high since relocating to the Gold Coast “King’ Callow’s career has been brought down to earth after the seasoned jockey was suspended for three months and fined $4500 following a Victorian Racing Tribunal’s hearing into betting related charges which occurred all the way back in 2013 when Callow… Read More »
Good old Peter Moody … a salt of the earth, tell it like it is character if ever there was one … but, then again, there still remains a line you cross at your peril as Moody found to his cost when his comments regarding the performance in the saddle… Read More »
It wasn’t quite the insurrection at Capitol Hill, but when stewards reversed the on-track result of the Group 1 Gran Premio Jockey Club race at San Isidro in Argentina on protest, it prompted very ugly scenes which took the ‘bad loser’ tag for both the punters and the losing connections… Read More »
Invincible Caviar, who trainer Peter Moody says most resembles her dam, the unbeaten champion Black Caviar, has made a winning return to racing at Sale. By I Am Invincible, Invincible Caviar is one of seven foals of Black Caviar and registered her second career win with a first-up victory in the Carlton Draught Handicap (1208m) on… Read More »
Mark down the name, Chinny Boom. The three-year-old Spirit Of Boom filly’s run at Rockhampton on Tuesday produced an outstanding set of statistics which only served to underline what trainer Clinton Taylor already knew … namely that he has a serious racehorse on his hands. Chinny Boom does it again,… Read More »
Top jockey Christophe Soumillon could face the wrath of the stewards after footage looks to show him nudging fellow jockey Rossa Ryan during a race. Update: Soumillon has received a 60 day suspension for the incident but has been allowed to ride in the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe on… Read More »
