Horse Racing News
Full siblings on show for Thompson and Taits
It is not often that full relations compete at the same meeting on the same afternoon but siblings Jojo Was A Man and California Grass are set to join that rare club at Randwick. Both by Al Maher out of Jo Jo Girl, the brother and sister will step out in vastly different...
Ciaron Maher chasing third Pakenham Cup success
The Ciaron Maher stable will saddle three hopes at it chases back-to-back victories in the Pakenham Cup. Maher won the 2500m Listed race with Ashrun back in March after the race was not run in 2023 as Racing Victoria tinkered with race dates. But with the Cranbourne Turf Club and Pakenham Racing Club merging...
Dry weather keeps Our Kobison in Sydney
Queensland’s spate of wet weather has prompted a change of plans for smart sprinter Our Kobison and Sydney racing is set to be the beneficiary. Trainer Angela Davies had initially intended to run the gelding in the Magic Millions Falvelon (1200m) in Brisbane this weekend with a view to next month’s Magic Millions...
Neasham, Archibald go far and wide including one in WA for the Ted Van Heemst Stakes
With runners at seven different venues across four states on Saturday, Sydney trainers Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald are in for a hectic afternoon, and it will culminate on the other side of the country. The pair have horses competing at Randwick, Wyong and Dubbo in NSW, Pakenham in Victoria, and...
Diddle Dumpling poised for Magic Millions litmus test
It took Diddle Dumpling nine starts to break her maiden, but with the form out of that race stacking up, trainers Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou are optimistic she can go on with the job. The three-year-old started a short-priced favourite when she comfortably accounted for her eight rivals to score at...
Rascal out to make his mark in the Pakenham Cup
The Mark Walker stable is banking on a change of scenery and a name change bringing out the best of a stable newcomer in the Pakenham Cup. Former Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained King Of The Castle has had a change of name to I’m A Dirty Rascal and runs for the first...
Price and Kent Jnr chase Thw Supernova glory
The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr have called on a set of blinkers for Welwal in his bid to win the inaugural running of The Supernova at Pakenham. The $1 million race over 1400m on Saturday is the second of two ‘slot’ races introduced by Southside Racing, the merged entity of the...
Neasham banking on Usain Boss to bounce back at Randwick
Annabel Neasham is the first to admit she would usually spell a two-year-old after an inglorious debut performance, but she has opted to persist with Usain Boss in the hope he can rebound at Randwick. After convincingly winning a jump out in Victoria, Usain Boss started well in the market for the Merson...
Nadal in line for second slot race success in The Supernova
The Ciaron Maher stable will have a minimum of two runners in the inaugural running of The Supernova, the second slot race of Southside Racing. The Supernova (1400m) at Pakenham on Saturday, carries $1 million in prize money and sits as a feature race on the Pakenham program which will also see...
Golden Slipper winner set to trial at Hawkesbury ahead of Magic Millions Sunlight
Golden Slipper winner Lady Of Camelot will be an intriguing addition to the barrier trial ranks at Hawkesbury on Monday as connections ponder a potential summer raid in Queensland. The filly will step out in an 800m heat at Monday’s session, her first public appearance since finishing third in the Group 1...