Horse Racing News
Nominations in for Winx Guineas day
The G3 Winx Guineas (1600m) for the 3yos contains some in form younger horses like Grebeni ($4.80), Robusto ($8) and Flashing Steel ($12) all in good touch plus the very interesting runner becomes City Of Lights ($26) who is half-sister to horse that the race is named after. Stayers will go...
Winx Guineas the right race for Stroll
Matthew Hoysted is doing his best to get Saturday’s Tattersall’s Tiara out of his head and the Eagle Farm trainer is pleased that he has feature racing to focus on this weekend. This Saturday’s Winx Guineas does not boast the purse or status of last Saturday’s final Group 1 of the Australian...
Equinox scores 'Win and You’re In' ticket to Cox Plate 2023
Equinox, the world’s highest-ranked racehorse, lived up to his reputation by delivering a stunning performance in the Group 1 Takarazuka Kinen at Hanshin. Despite starting near the rear of the field, Equinox, ridden by Christoph Lemaire, made a sweeping move around the outside and powered home to victory. Moonee Valley Racing Club’s...
Matthew Smith sets sights on The Everest 2023
The autumn didn’t go to plan for Buenos Noches, but trainer Matthew Smith is hoping the talented sprinter can make up for lost time this spring. The colt was among the best of his age group during last year’s Melbourne carnival, just missing to subsequent Everest winner Giga Kick in the Danehill...
King Magnus right to go in Winter Championship Final
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock are not concerned that King Magnus missed a start in the final heat of the VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series. A bad blood picture taken days before the final heat of the series at Flemington on June 17 forced King Magnus to miss the event...
Aussie’s bounce back in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
The Australian sprinting contingent at Royal Ascot has bounced back with Artorius and The Astrologist finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of 2023 carnival. After Coolangatta and Cannonball made minimal impression on Tuesday in the Kings’ Stand Stakes, Artorius...
$5m King Charles III Stakes to be run on Everest day
The inaugural King Charles III Stakes carrying prizemoney of $5million will be run on Saturday 14 October 2023 at Royal Randwick alongside The TAB Everest. The King Charles III Stakes named in honour of His Majesty the King, is a Group 1 race to be run over 1600m at weight-for-age...
Peter Mertens passes away, aged 58
Former Group 1-winning jockey Peter Mertens has sadly passed away at the age of 58 after a battle with illness. Mertens enjoyed an illustrious 35-year career, amassing over 2,100 wins, including seven Group 1 victories in Victoria and South Australia. Notable among his triumphs were the 1999 Futurity Stakes and the 2007...
Danny Beasley wins Civic Stakes aboard Ucalledit
Danny Beasley has wound back the clock to land a winning double at Randwick, highlighted by his plundering of the Listed Civic Stakes aboard the Kris Lees-trained Ucalledit. One of Sydney’s leading jockeys during the early and mid-2000s, Beasley won some of Australia’s biggest races including the 2003 Golden Slipper on...
Chris Munce emotional after Tatts Tiara victory
Palaisipan has added to her value as a broodmare after taking out the final Group 1 race of the season at Eagle Farm. The Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) on Saturday is for fillies and mares and boasted a large field as owners and trainers chase late Group 1 glory. Ridden by Kyle Wilson-Taylor, Palaisipan ($14) scored by a half-length...