Hot shot Rothfire lives up to hype
Rothfire reminded everyone of why rating experts had him among the nation’s best two-year-olds as Rob Heathcote and Jim Byrne toasted a dominant win in the Champagne Classic.
Racing
Leading trainer vows to head to Coast – on one condition
A leading trainer will abandon plans to open a stable on the Gold Coast should the Queensland Government not fulfil its promise of supplying funds for infrastructure upgrades to the city’s Turf Club.
Grave concerns for racing development
Gold Coast racing bosses have grave fears the funds for their $38 million development are another empty promise from the Queensland Government.
Debut win causes wild celebrations
They sold it for $30,000 and were forced to take it back when the buyer changed his mind. After selling cheap shares to family members and first-time owners, Jetty made his debut by winning on the Gold Coast. Watch the celebrations here.
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Bodyguard to the stars of the track
HE’S guarded some of the nation’s biggest equine sport stars, protecting prize-winning racehorses from saboteurs known to sneak into stables of favourites and dope them with “go-slow” drugs.
Push for night racing at Turf Club
GOLD Coast turf officials hope to be racing under lights within two years after a landmark naming-rights deal to be announced today.
Straddie shifts as surface tensions grow
BRISBANE’S iconic Stradbroke Handicap has been shifted to Doomben next week as the local racing industry cops a $900,000 black eye.
Straddie dragged into Eagle Farm turf war
THE venue for this year’s $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap hangs in the balance as the Brisbane Racing Club sets itself for a showdown with Racing Queensland.
Prue’s Angel beats setbacks to win
PRUE’S Angel’s racing career was nearly over before it began but despite multiple setbacks the impressive filly remains unbeaten.
Social’s long road to victory
SOCIAL’S win on debut at the Gold Coast was a long time coming. It was nearly a year between the four-year-old mare’s first trial in July 2016 and her win in Saturday’s Maiden Handicap (1100m).
Starante on the way back
JOHN Smerdon says Starante is showing signs of recapturing her best as the filly today returns to the scene of her first victory on the Gold Coast.
Bennett cheers on Clearly Innocent
FORMER trainer Greg Bennett says he will get as much enjoyment as anyone watching his old stable star Clearly Innocent race in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm tomorrow.
Chris Nelson’s best bets
CHRIS NELSON reveals his best bets and value selection for Eagle Farm and the Gold Coast tomorrow.
Lloyd claims state record
VETERAN Gold Coast jockey Jeff Lloyd has set a Queensland record for the number of wins in a season, aptly aboard a horse trained by his main supporter, Toby Edmonds.
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