Racing Victoria has announced the 2023 jumps racing season that will see an additional A$175,000 in prize money added to the 2022 season. The prize money increase means more than A$1 million has been pumped into an increase in prize money over the past two seasons. The
Australia
Having missed out on a berth in The Ingham, Purple Sector (NZ) (Pins) will chase a consolation prize at Randwick as he bids to end a two-year absence from the winner's stall. The gelding was first emergency for last weekend's A$2 million race but with
Australia
Bigger prize money and the chance to race on one of Australia's best racetracks will see Steven Pateman head to Sandown with El Gladiador (NZ) (Ghibellines). A last start runner-up to Milford (NZ) (Savabeel) in the Gr.3 Eclipse Stakes (1800m) at Caulfield, El Gladiador is entered in
Australia
The Collett surname is already well known in Australian racing thanks to the deeds of brother and sister jockey duo Jason and Alysha, but now dad Richard is muscling in on the action. A successful trainer in New Zealand for many years, Richard Collett left his homeland in August to
Jockey Danny Beasley bid Singapore farewell with a well-timed run in the opener, scoring aboard Lim’s Zoom (NZ) (Zacinto) for his all-time supporters in the Class 5 1200 at Kranji on Saturday. New Zealand breds filled the placings with Per Incrown (NZ) (Per Incanto) closing in on the outside
NSW raider Norwegian Bliss (NZ) (El Roca) will attempt to keep her perfect record intact when she makes her Melbourne debut at Caulfield. And it will be the Nathan Doyle-trained mare's first outing at stakes level when she runs in the Group 3 Kevin Heffernan Stakes (1400m) on
Fresh from a successful hit-and-run raid in Hong Kong, champion jockey James Mcdonald was straight back in the winner's stall at Warwick Farm aboard emerging talent Kovalica (NZ) (Ocean Park). McDonald headed to Sha Tin on Sunday to ride at the key lead-up meeting to next month'
Breeding
After initially being passed in, a share in Melbourne Cup winner Verry Elleegant (NZ) (Zed) has been snapped up by one of the existing owners. A 12-1/2-percent share 11-time Group 1 was offered online via Gavelhouse for almost a week but was passed in after the final bid of
Trelawney Stud graduate Lim’s Kosciuszko (Kermadec) lowered the colours of favourite Golden Monkey in a resolute win in a Class 1 race over 1200m on Saturday. First-up three months after he beat the same Golden Monkey into third in the Lion City Cup (1200m) on August 14, Lim’s
'No hoof, no horse' is a well-worn saying in racing but one that John Thompson, thankfully, has not had to worry about as much this campaign with his hope in Saturday's A$1 million The Gong, Purple Sector (NZ) (Pins). Bar for a disastrous trip to
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Trainer Mike Moroney has a healthy opinion of Tasman Park (NZ) (Ocean Park) who kept his record intact with a stylish win at Sandown. But the Flemington-based horseman won't be rushing Tasman Park to higher company in the short-term after his win in the Thoroughbred Club Australia Handicap
International
Frankie Lor is looking to reprise memories of Furore’s (NZ) (Pierro) 2019 BMW Hong Kong Derby (2000m) success when Hugh Bowman gets the leg-up on Money Catcher (NZ) (Ferlax) in Sunday’s HK$5 million Gr.2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m) at Sha Tin. “We won the Derby