Horse Racing News

Money Matters gets suitable conditions in Beaufine Stakes

Six-year-old Money Matters will showcase his winter credentials at Belmont and the Gangemi brothers think he can make a bright start to his campaign on Saturday. The likelihood of a wet track and the 1000m of the Beaufine Stakes has co-trainers Chris and Michael Gangemi believing Money Matters has the right conditions to suit. The...

Jul 6th '23

Raquel Reid aiming high with Eeyore Wayz

Eeyore Wayz resumes racing on Saturday in what trainer Raquel Reid describes as a defining campaign for the six-year-old. Reid is aiming high and hopes the Listed Beaufine Stakes (1000m) is the first big step towards the Ascot Pinnacles carnival later this year. “At this stage I cannot fault him,” Reid said...

Jul 6th '23

Starlight Scope the best of Pat Carey’s trio

Usually the domain of larger stables like Ciaron Maher and David Eustace or Chris Waller, Mornington trainer Pat Carey saddled multiple runners in a race at Sandown on Wednesday. The LockettLED.au Handicap (1200m) saw Carey saddle Starlight Scope, The Sisters and Mvita with the more highly fancied of that trio landing the prize. Ridden by...

Jul 6th '23

Sicilian breaks maiden at Randwick-Kensington

It has been a juvenile season to remember for Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott and the Tulloch Lodge trainers are banking on that success laying important foundations for the stable’s future. The duo produced their 33rd two-year-old winner of the term at Wednesday’s Randwick-Kensington meeting when stakes placegetter Sicilian broke her maiden...

Jul 6th '23

Vern Brockman all smiles after Toropa's win

He’s keeping his cards close to his chest, but judging by the smile post-race you get the impression veteran trainer Vern Brockman believes Toropa shapes as an Ascot carnival horse. Toropa kicked off her career in the best possible manner with a fighting win on debut in the Book Your Christmas In...

Jul 6th '23

Oakleigh Plate winner Marabi retired from racing

Marabi, the exceptional speedster who achieved an incredible winning streak of seven races, starting from a Pakenham maiden and culminating in a Group 1 triumph in the Oakleigh Plate, has officially been retired from racing. Following a surgery, Marabi’s form dipped in the past spring, prompting owner and breeder Greg Perry...

Jul 6th '23

Racing Victoria unveil new retirement farm program

Racing Victoria (RV) has unveiled a new program aimed at supporting retired racehorses by officially recognizing retirement farms across Victoria. The program, known as the Acknowledged Retirement Farm, aims to provide owners and trainers with a reliable option for finding suitable homes for racehorses that are not suited for active post-racing...

Jul 5th '23

Montefilia joins Waller stable ahead of Spring Carnival

In a significant move ahead of the highly anticipated Spring Carnival, four-time Group 1 winner Montefilia has switched trainers and joined the renowned Chris Waller stable. Previously trained by David Payne, the five-year-old mare has been absent from the racing scene since her ninth-place finish in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth...

Jul 5th '23

Sigh to chase Black Type in Sir John Monash Stakes

An extra week between a Stakes race at Flemington and one at Caulfield is expected to play into the hands of lightly raced mare Sigh. The Peter Moody-trained four-year-old was scratched from the Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington last week to be saved for the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes...

Jul 5th '23

Champion jockey Damien Oliver refreshed and back in winner’s circle

The aptly named Refreshing has given champion jockey Damien Oliver his first winner back since a golfing holiday in the US. Oliver and a group of golfing tragic mates had a two-week break in the US playing some of that country’s best, and exclusive, golf clubs. The champion jockey said it was ‘bucket list’...

Jul 5th '23