Olympic marathon: To the Townsville Cup … via Brazil, Sha Tin and Adelaide
No horse in Saturday’s $150,000 Townsville Cup has clocked up the kilometres Olympic Korchnoi has in a career which saw him run second in the Group 1 Brazil Derby in 2021.
No horse in Saturday’s $150,000 Townsville Cup has clocked up the kilometres Olympic Korchnoi has in a career which saw him run second in the Group 1 Brazil Derby in 2021.
The grand slam-winning jockey will formally team up with his son Corey as he looks to develop the next generation of horsemen in his family.
Making the long journey to Rosehill for one ride was an easy decision for country jockey Jake Pracey-Holmes.
A small field convinced Pakenham trainer Phillip Stokes to make a late decision to have a crack at a race at Flemington with new three-year-old Stolen Kiss.
Scone trainer Scott Singleton can kick off the new season in style when his exciting first starter Ritzsun contests the first race on the opening day of the Scone 2024/25 calendar.
Veteran trainer Mark Goodwin will drive from Toowoomba to Townsville with his stayer as he looks to land the $150,000 prize after giving so much to racing in a storeyed career.
Zarastro is the gift that keeps on giving for his new owners … but it wasn’t all smooth sailing when they first purchased the former million-dollar colt in an online sale.
Larrikin Queensland jockey Les ‘Bubba’ Tilley has a special bond with Master Jamie, with whom he combined to win 11 races – and now he’ll be able to reminisce with his favourite racehorse whenever he likes.
Trainer Mitch Freedman has a spring target in mind for Group 1 winner Attrition but the path there remains unclear.
Promising mare Still Alice has had to do it tough so far this campaign but things look set to take a turn for the better at Hawkesbury.
Co-trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman can now start plotting The Everest redemption with their star sprinter.
Ciaron Maher and Australian Bloodstock have their latest spring Cups contender and Sayedaty Sadaty will be on show when racing at Goodwood in the United Kingdom this week.
Enver Jusufovic will stick to his original plan as he chases a Group 1 win with Pinstriped after he contemplated resuming his stable star this week at Flemington.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has decided against sending three high-class stayers to Melbourne to tackle a race at Flemington on Saturday.
Trainer Annabel Neasham believes Lady Laguna has come back bigger and stronger than ever ahead of her upcoming campaign which starts at the Randwick trials on Friday.
Dylan Gibbons celebrated the end of his apprenticeship with an overseas holiday and is as keen as ever to get back into the saddle.
Bush racing legend Fab’s Cowboy will head to Living Legends in Victoria in the coming months, but there is no way his trainer Bevan ‘Billy’ Johnson will be getting on a plane to go and see him.
The situation regarding the Eagle Farm track closure escalated in a spicy morning at the Doomben trials where tensions flared between top trainers and jockeys.
Annabel Neasham plans to have Fawkner Park back racing in mid-September as he targets Melbourne spring features, while “everything is on the table” for new stable addition Amelia’s Jewel.
It’s a long wait until the Magic Millions, with Tony Gollan seeing no point in sending a fit and winning horse to the paddock following a last start demolition job.
Adam Campton says he could never have imagined training five winners in a day … and now he wants to start landing some blows at metropolitan level.
Leap To Fame stamps himself as one of the greatest Australian pacers of all time with his dominant Blacks A Fake victory at Albion Park on Saturday night … but bigger deeds await the champion later this year.
Fremantle Dockers star Hayden Ballantyne – now an accomplished horse trainer – says the only feeling that could top seeing one of his horses win is to see Fremantle win a premiership.
Gary Portelli and Ronnie Stewart had a winning reunion at Doomben on Saturday as the Sydney trainer made a rare off-season trip north.
Tyler Schiller has enjoyed a great season in the saddle and brought up his 126th winner on board Enotis and the win also saw him surpass $20 million in prizemoney for the season.
A dossier of every incident at the 600m mark at Eagle Farm since September 2021 has been revealed for the first time, as jockeys strike an agreement on what it will take to get them back riding at Eagle Farm after walking off the job on Saturday.
Jumps champion Stern Idol romped to back-to-back Mosstrooper Steeplechase victories at Pakenham on Sunday.
It doesn’t matter who is at fault or who is overreacting, the jockeys strike at Eagle Farm has to be resolved before it spirals out of control in a messy way, writes Trenton Akers.
Herald Sun and Racenet racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over last Saturday’s meeting at Flemington.
Chris Waller had a big weekend on home turf but Tuesday’s barrier trials will give the champion trainer a significant pointer to the upcoming spring carnival.
Racing is unlikely to continue at Eagle Farm in the immediate future until jockeys are satisfied that an issue with a construction site at the point of the home turn has been fixed to stop horses dangerously shying midrace.
Electric Mrs Chrissie could pose a threat to Group 3 tearaway Recommendation when they clash again in the Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) on Saturday at Caulfield, her assistant trainer says.
Herald Sun and Racenet racing writer Gilbert Gardiner’s tips for Seymour on Monday.
Astapor is giving his owner Rodney Hay a money-can’t-buy experience with his lastest win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Tectonic Plate has emerged as another Kosciuszko contender for trainer Daniel Bowen after the in-form mare claimed a third straight win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Jockeys refused to ride in the last two races at Eagle Farm after Robbie Dolan was thrown off a horse which resulted in the meeting being called off.
It’s been a quiet season by John Thompson but the tide is turning for the Randwick trainer with a midweek double and victory in the Winter Challenge at Rosehill.
Michael Dee got the call up to ride Flemington Cup winner Hit The Road Jack after the CrowdStrike outage grounded fellow jockey Blaike McDougall.
James McDonald extended his premiership lead over Nash Rawiller with a double at Rosehill, which included a perfect ride on Kapakiri.
Red Aces confirmed trainer Nick Ryan’s opinion he is a Derby prospect when he qualified for the staying event with victory in the Byerley Handicap at Flemington.
First Settler will head for a spell after staying unbeaten at Flemington on Saturday before he tackles the three-year-old sprint features in the spring.
Trainer Brad Widdup believes Jedibeel is now starting to find his way as a racehorse and with look at some feature races later in the year after the gelding’s brilliant win at Rosehill.
Tommy Berry returned from an eight-day fitness boot camp and hit the ground running with a win at his first ride back aboard Llanddwyn at Rosehill.
In-demand apprentice Jaylah Kennedy added another Flemington win to her CV after winning the Rising Stars Final, which drew praise from trainer Sam Freedman.
Following several close finishes, apprentice Zac Wadick and Mickey’s Medal claimed a well deserved win at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Promising colt Mayfair will follow the same path as In The Congo towards the Group 1 Golden Rose after his gutsy win at Rosehill Gardens.
Sir Boo is taking a big jump in grade but trainer Shane Everson is confident the gelding will be very competitive in the Maclean Cup.
Following some handy efforts in metropolitan company, trainer Bjorn Baker has found the perfect race for Our Anchorage to record his first Australian win.
Following some handy efforts in metropolitan company, trainer Bjorn Baker has found the perfect race for Our Anchorage to record his first Australian win.
A Covid induced wagering boom has seen racing’s contribution to the Queensland economy skyrocket, with more than 15,000 people employed full time in the industry, a new study has found.
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