‘Not afraid to travel’: Hong Kong invite for Southport Tycoon
Tricky timing means a trip to Japan is unlikely for Manikato Stakes winner Southport Tycoon, who has been invited to Hong Kong which fits his spring schedule perfectly.
Tricky timing means a trip to Japan is unlikely for Manikato Stakes winner Southport Tycoon, who has been invited to Hong Kong which fits his spring schedule perfectly.
Talented galloper Ceolwulf holds nominations for both of next Saturday’s Group 1s but trainer Joe Pride believes the gelding will show his best at the mile.
QRIC’s new regime has cheaters in its sights, with pre-race tests to be ramped up across all three codes in Queensland over the short to medium term.
Trainer Tony Gollan and jockey Angela Jones combined to land the Weetwood Handicap with Hidden Wealth at Toowoomba on Saturday evening.
Jockey Tyler Schiller produced a superb ride on Amor Victorious after his saddle slipped to conquer the Group 2 Shannon Stakes at Rosehill
The talent has always been there but luck finally went the way of smart filly Makarena with a superb ride from Zac Lloyd in the Group 2 Golden Pendant at Rosehill.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has described First Light as a ‘stayer on the rise’ following his last-to-first win in the Colin Stephens Quality at Rosehill.
Trainer Ciaron Maher came to Craig Williams’ defence after Southport Tycoon snatched victory from stablemate Growing Empire in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes at The Valley.
Bring on the Cox Plate. Pride Of Jenni was too good for Mr Brightside under lights at The Valley as the Feehan Stakes lived up to its billing.
Arctic Glamour has her home track and good barrier in her favour in the Group 2 Golden Pendant but needs the weather to improve.
Tommy Berry rode his first Group 1 winner in the Golden Rose for trainer Peter Snowden and hopes history repeats on Saturday.
The next couple of weeks are vital for classy three-year-old Linebacker as he seeks a Group 1 victory, starting with the Golden Rose on Saturday.
Mitch Beer could have sent Mnementh around in high level races in Sydney but opted for the Weetwood Handicap instead as he seeks the right race for his stable star.
Daniel Bowen feels like he is in a real life Seabiscuit movie sometimes and has to pinch himself each time At Witz End raises the bar as a nine-year-old ahead of a potential million-dollar payday.
Lindsay Park trainer JD Hayes has revealed the scenario Mr Brightside needs to beat Pride Of Jenni in the Group 2 Feehan Stakes at The Valley.
A leading Melbourne Cup contender barred from racing in Victoria will now race in NSW this spring after passing his vet checks “with flying colours”.
They may not be in the same league as Anamoe – yet – but star colts Broadsiding and Traffic Warden can join the champ on Godolphin’s stallion roster with victory in the Group 1 Golden Rose.
Exciting sprinter Bodyguard can carrying off the Listed Heritage Stakes first-up and prove to connections he is worthy to represent their slot in the Everest.
Katherine Coleman says I Wish I Win saves his best for race day and expects more of the same in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes on Friday night.
Not many trainers can say they have a nickname after a race because they have won it so many times, but Kevin Kemp is an exception and says it is a cut and dry affair at Toowoomba on Saturday.
Dermott Brereton’s feats on Grand Final day will be told for generations and Tony Gollan is hoping his namesake can enjoy just a fraction of the success he did in Toowoomba on Saturday.
A brilliant return in last Saturday’s Group 2 The Shorts has seen the Stradbroke Handicap winner snapped up for the $20m TAB Everest.
Exciting colt Growing Empire can stake his claim for The Everest as he leads trainer Ciaron Maher’s four-pronged attack in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes.
Co-trainer Adrian Bott believes all three of his colts are winning chances in Saturday’s Group 1 Golden Rose at Rosehill Gardens.
Giga Kick, the 2022 The Everest winner, is bound for Saturday week’s Group 2 Premiere Stakes following a terrific trial performance on Tuesday.
A shot at the Group 1 Flight Stakes is now on the cards for Lady Shenandoah after her superb performance to break her maiden in the Group 3 Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill.
Gun colt Traffic Warden confirmed he is Godolphin’s No.1 seed for its Everest slot after a brilliant return in the Run To The Rose at Rosehill.
Growing Empire was a class above his rivals in the Poseidon Stakes at Flemington and The Everest and Coolmore Stud Stakes now await.
The Williams and Parker names will feature again in the Melbourne Cup after Point King won his way into the race in the Archer Stakes at Flemington.
Sunshine In Paris made a big spring statement with a brilliant first-up performance to claim successive Sheraco Stakes victories at Rosehill.
Retired jockey Brett Prebble says rivals won’t catch Pride Of Jenni if she’s back to her best in the Makybe Diva Stakes, but there’s one horse best placed to beat her if she doesn’t fire again.
The Ciaron Maher stable is confident there will be no repeat of Pride Of Jenni’s lacklustre first-up performance in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes on Saturday.
Tyler Leslight has never had the support he is getting now and has put it down to a move north, which is a far cry from the doldrums he found himself in when he was ready to give it all up.
Trainer Matt Dunn has endured a difficult week with the passing of his beloved 99-year-old grandmother and the loss of stable favourite Cepheus.
They should make a movie about Far Too Easy, who has cheated death several times and the most recent this year was so grave that his trainer said a final goodbye.
Tom Hedley’s army of orange horses has swelled to 100-plus and he has more than 40 running at his hometown Cairns Amateurs carnival – but it is set to be his last at that level, with big cutbacks looming.
Graham NcNeice, who was the face of racing channel Sky for more than two decades, has died after a short battle with illness.
Racing returns to Eagle Farm on Saturday and I am expecting the champion local trainer Tony Gollan to have a big day.
QRIC has landed the biggest signing in its history with former Hong Kong chief steward Kim Kelly set to begin work for the embattled organisation to help it out of the doldrums.
Jockeys have specific instructions from Queensland’s chief steward about how to handle their horses at the first day back racing at Eagle Farm which has been out of action for eight weeks.
Champion Queensland trainer Tony Gollan hasn’t been able to land a winner in Melbourne or Sydney but insists he isn’t getting frustrated.
Georgina Cartwright will almost be a certified Queenslander if she can pull off the Cairns Cup-Cairns Amateurs Cup double on former English galloper Mahagoni on Saturday.
The Matt Dale-trained galloper has won the past two editions of The Kosciuszko and will get his chance at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Godfather is the one-time $1.1m colt who was purchased online for just $55,000 and steps out in the city on Saturday after being gelded earlier this year.
Champion trainer Chris Waller won the Epsom Handicap last year and looks set to have a strong hand in the feature mile again.
There is growing confidence The Everest will be granted Group 1 status in time for this year’s event in a sign the turf war between NSW and Victoria could be over.
The new $85m three-track greyhound complex The Q has its first boss with media identity Peter Gleeson poised to take the role.
Overfull has already been a marvellous money spinner for connections but Gold Coast trainer Peter Robl is happy to test the filly’s Melbourne spring credentials at Flemington on Saturday.
The owners of Knight’s Choice knocked back a $2.3m offer to sell the horse, but could that decision reap the ultimate rewards in the 2024 Melbourne Cup?
Kimochi was a notable absentee from nominations for the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes but Gary Portelli has a potential Group 1 target in mind instead.
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