How Bella Nipotina’s career almost ended before it started
Owner and breeder Michael Christian admits it has been a wild ride with Bella Nipotina, going to the races thinking it could be her last start over the past year.
Owner and breeder Michael Christian admits it has been a wild ride with Bella Nipotina, going to the races thinking it could be her last start over the past year.
Blake Shinn went from having no ride in the final Group 1 of the season to being aboard one of the best horses in the race after James McDonald was forced to give his book of rides.
Les Ross admits each winner is a bit sweeter as he counts down the days until his retirement from training at the end of the season, with the popular trainer set to take off on a trip around the world.
Australia’s premier jockey James McDonald will miss Tattersall’s Tiara Day at Eagle Farm on Saturday after being struck down with illness.
Trainers Chris Waller and Bjorn Baker have been selected to train four of the six yearlings purchased by American billionaire John Stewart.
Sweat sessions in a hot box and altitude chamber has sparked a winter hot streak for popular jockey Ben Allen.
Herald Sun and Racenet racing writer Gilbert Gardiner’s selections for Ballarat on Friday.
Trainer Mick Price in no hurry to raise the bar for Miss Roumbini, happy to take the promising filly through her grades.
Here is our runner-by-runner form analysis and tips for the Tattersall’s Tiara at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Trainer Adam Duggan has secured the first Listed victory of his training career courtesy of the in form Diamond Diesel in the Civic Stakes on Wednesday at Warwick Farm.
Exciting colt Gallant Son roared to a brilliant six-length debut victory at Sale on Wednesday.
Kelly Schweida admits aiming for his third Tatt’s Tiara after a gun Queensland Oaks effort wasn’t on the cards for Miss Joelene but is ‘worth a crack’ in order for leading jockey Jimmy Orman to snag his maiden Group 1 victory.
Bella Nipotina is the favourite for the Tattersall’s Tiara but TAB’s senior trader Tim Ryan expects another horse to be the best backed runner come Saturday.
Tyler Leslight pleaded guilty to directing a racist remark towards a fellow jockey after the running of a race at Townsville.
Star jockey Danny Beasley won’t ride again, after succumbing to injury.
A bulked up Mr Brightside, a six-time Group 1 winner and Cox Plate runner-up, will start pace work this week along with electric filly, Bold Bastille.
The Victorian Jockeys’ Association confirmed on Monday that Small, who has overcome two bouts of brain surgery to remove a tumour, was suffering from a collapsed lung and cracked ribs after a race fall.
TROA chairman Jonathan Munz says selecting a new Racing Victoria chairman from the incumbent directors was a mistake.
Bella Nipotina could start a hot odds-on favourite in the final Group 1 of the season on Saturday and she will have a new jockey with regular rider Craig Williams in Ukraine carrying out his humanitarian work.
Wollombi, a recent acquisition to the Tony Gollan stables, handed new owners Yulong an instant return with a slashing victory in the Gai Waterhouse Classic.
Young apprentice jockey Cejay Graham’s thoughts turned straight to fellow female hoop Sam Collett after At Witz End stormed to victory in the Eye Liner Stakes.
Father and daughter training combination Tony and Maddy Sears continued their remarkable recent run with Red Wave annexing the Listed Ipswich Cup.
Trainer Mick Bell, now working for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, was on hand to watch Hedged race to victory at Ipswich on Saturday.
While he was a tragedy beaten last start, jocket Luke Currie took bad luck out of the equation to guide Craig to victory at Flemington on Saturday.
Trainer James Cummings has declared everything is on the table as to what gun juvenile Broadsiding’s spring assault looks like.
Racing will be unaffected at Saturday’s Ipswich Cup, despite a small electrical fire in the old grandstand on Friday night which was quickly extinguished by firefighters.
Racing Victoria directors have unanimously elected a new chair and deputy.
Asfoora gave trainer Henry Dwyer the biggest win of his career as she silenced the Aussie doubters by taking out the Group 1 King Charles III Stakes (1000m) at Royal Ascot.
Nozi Tomizawa used to punch home winners in Korea through driving snow, so the conditions on Ipswich Cup day will present little issues for the journeyman jockey.
Vauban, unplaced in the Melbourne Cup last year as favourite, is set to return for another crack at Australia’s greatest race.
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