Australia
Mark Zahra is confident I’m Thunderstruck (NZ) (Shocking) will handle the increments in distance he will face in his coming three runs which will culminate in the Ladbrokes Cox Plate over 2040 metres. Zahra speaking on Racing.com’s The Wrap on Sunday morning said he was confident I’
Australia
Rosemont Stud's ambition to breed a Melbourne Cup winner might result in a Thousand Guineas victor instead, after Born Hustler (Tarzino) won her three-year-old fillies maiden over 1400 metres at Sandown Lakeside on Wednesday. In 2018, Rosemont owners Nigel Austin and Anthony Mitten decided to send 30 mares
Australia
Mike Moroney was hoping he was not needed for two tributes this week, but when he watched Tofane (NZ) (Ocean Park) turn in a distinctly un-Tofane run in the $1m Gr.1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday, he was content to finally turn the page on her grand racing career.
New Zealand
Sunday’s Coleraine meeting opened with married couple John and Andrea Leek training the first two winners, signifying their imminent return to challenging for Victoria's premier jumps events. The seven-race card opened with Castrofrancaru ($3.80 favourite) winning his 3300-metre maiden hurdle by 7.75 lengths. Dual licenced
Australia
After nine months on the sidelines, Tralee Rose (NZ) (Tavistock) makes her long awaited return to the racetrack on Saturday in the Michael Grumley Handicap (1600m) at Caulfield. Not seen at the races since last year’s Melbourne Cup, trainer Symon Wilde says despite being well short of her preferred
Australia
Days like Sunday are what trainer Amy McDonald and her husband, jockey Lee Horner, get out of bed at ungodly hours for. The couple teamed up with their star jumper Flying Agent (NZ) (Raise The Flag) to land the Crisp Steeplechase (4200m) in dominant fashion, with the ten-year-old careering away
Australia
Tom Dabernig is eyeing the new season with great optimism from his Warrnambool base having recently moved into his new 40-horse on-course stable complex. Dabernig gave stable star Flying Mascot (NZ) (Tavistock) her first hit out ahead of her spring assault at Penshurst on Thursday but reflected fondly on his
Australia
Doctors will slowly look to bring Michael Walker out of sedation as the Group One hoop continues to make positive progress after a fall on Monday. Walker was riding in a jump out at Pakenham on Monday morning when the horse he was riding collapsed. The 38-year-old was treated by
International
Verry Elleegant’s (NZ) (Zed) connections remain buoyant last spring’s Melbourne Cup champion can impact at the highest level in Europe despite her withdrawal from her expected French debut next Tuesday. Co-owner Brae Sokolski said trainer Francis Graffard had stressed that he was pleased with how the mare was
Breeding
Rodney Schick believes the spring could be the making of his young stallion Turn Me Loose, whose first two crops of runners have turned heads in both New Zealand and Australia. The Windsor Park Stud front man watched on as, in the space of a week in March, Turn Me
Australia
Before he’d even seen the final field for Saturday’s opener at Moonee Valley, Travis Doudle felt things must have lined up well for former New Zealand-trained gelding Not Usual Glorious (Fiorente). “The phone is starting to tingle so I think there’s a few people starting to get
Australia
Racing Victoria (RV) has today announced a lucrative suite of bonuses to further incentivise and reward participation in the 2022 Victorian Spring Racing Carnival. Five A$1 million bonuses will help ensure that Victoria remains a coveted spring destination for Australasia’s best horses and a focal point for racing