Top jockey Damian Lane has rejected remarks made about him as the jumpout pay saga escalated, and jockeys are set to chance tactics in their battle to be paid for riding in the unofficial trials.
The boss of the Australian Trainers’ Association has taken aim at jockeys chief Matt Hyland and top rider Damian Lane in the latest instalment of the battle over the jockeys’ request to be paid for riding in jumpouts.
James McDonald will chase back-to-back wins in the Southern Cross Stakes on a horse he denied in last year’s race at Rosehill on Saturday.
Bella Nipotina has set the template that trainer Jason Warren would like to follow with exciting sprinter Benedetta, who resumes in next month’s Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Paul Messara has flagged the Winx Guineas as a possible destination for Know Thyself if he runs up to expectations at Rosehill on Saturday.
Trainer Kris Lees is eyeing off a cross-border feature race double at Rosehill and Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Zouna will undergo a vet inspection on Saturday morning before being cleared to take his spot in the JJ Atkins, while Ryan Maloney is looking to cause another upset.
The speedy daughter of Deep Field will attempt to round out her preparation on a high note in the Precise Air Benchmark 78 Handicap (1300m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Trainer Robert Hickmott needs to keep weight off the powerfully built gelding for an assignment at Caulfield at the end of June.
James Cummings says if Stradbroke Handicap favourite Vilana isn’t in contention in the final stages, his gaze will switch to a rival runner ridden by a young jockey who he says rides with great bravery.
Ray Thomas and Ron Dufficy analyse all 10 races at Rosehill on Saturday, plus they cast their eyes over the Stradbroke Handicap and JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm.
Socially Sassy has Mornington Peninsula retirement villages, Frankston RSL and even tax men in raptures for her Sandown test on Saturday.
Still a teenager and not taking to schooling, the French-born now Australian horse trainer found himself riding trackwork on the beaches of Normandy.
Racing Victoria has endorsed a “short trial” of Saturday night summer racing at Cranbourne.
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