An inglorious last-start performance by Spirit Ridge has prompted Mark Newnham to delve into his bag of tricks in a bid to reignite the gelding’s form. The seven-year-old finished second last and …
Richard Jolly heads across the border from South Australia hoping the colours Karacasu will again be successful up the Flemington straight. Kemalpasa has carried the White, Royal Blue Hooped Sleeves and Cap to victory …
Shahryar will bid to become the first Japanese-trained horse to win a race at Royal Ascot when he lines up in Wednesday’s (15 June) G1 Prince of Wales’s Stakes (2003m). …
Caspar Fownes is looking for a fourth consecutive win in Sunday’s (19 June) HK$3.7 million G3 Premier Plate Handicap (1800m) when Columbus County takes his place in the traditional end-of-season …
Racing Victoria is set to lose chief handicapper Greg Carpenter who has resigned to take up a position with the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Carpenter, who is the Executive General …
Promising mare Kurabui will return to the track on Wednesday after suffering from cardiac arrhythmia late last year. It was worrying viewing on Ballarat Cup day last year when Kurabui, …
A Melbourne win after getting away from wet tracks in Sydney has led to another start down south, this time in a stakes race. Trainer Marc Conners has Winning Verse …
Leading Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will have dual representation at Ipswich in the Eye Liner Stakes as the Brisbane Winter Carnival heads away from the city on Saturday. Gollan will saddle …
The managing part-owner of Nature Strip says the build-up to Royal Ascot is akin to the Melbourne Cup or The Everest. As a Melburnian, Rod Lyons knows what that is like, …
The G1 Queen Anne Stakes opens the show for the five-day Royal Ascot extravaganza on Tuesday (14 June) and Baaeed, one of the world’s best milers, is again expected to …
Co-trainer Sam Freedman has legged Jamie Spencer aboard Artorius for the first time with the final touches being applied to the sprinter’s work towards the renamed Group 1 Platinum Jubilee Stakes (1200m) at …
Newgate Farm will never be accused of resting on its laurels regarding stallion acquisitions, but it has little work to do on its reputation as a source of speed sires. …
Most Australian racing fans are looking forward to this week’s Royal Ascot meeting more eagerly than at any time since Black Caviar’s Diamond Jubilee Stakes win a decade ago. Australia has had runners since the champion mare’s gripping win, even a …
She was rated highly enough by her stable to be tested against some of the best fillies of her generation and now Jal Lei has been set a mission to …
Trainer Grahame Begg says Passive Aggressive is right to press forward in her campaign for another run down the Flemington straight. Begg has Passive Aggressive entered in the Listed AR …
Apprentice Reece Jones has had another memorable afternoon at Randwick with a quartet of winners, making the most of the exodus of Sydney’s senior riders to Brisbane. With the likes of …
The Ciaron Maher & David Eustace stable landed its 100th metropolitan winner for the season when Mankayan scored at Sandown on Saturday. The European import remains unbeaten this campaign after taking out the Ladbrokes …
Controversy has followed Alligator Blood throughout his career but the horse was back in the headlines for all the right reasons after delivering Gai Waterhouse her first Stradbroke Handicap and her 150th …
