Horse Racing News
The Gong then Group Ones for exciting Gringotts
The Ciaron Maher stable will chase another rich mile race with in-form gelding Gringotts but believe the Autumn is where he’ll measure up against Group One company. The five-year-old has won eight of sixteen starts, taking out the $3 million Big Dance (1600m) at Randwick last start in a career best performance and...
French import ready to strike in 2024 Railway Stakes
It is a case of trying to strike while the iron is hot with Light Infantry Man for Ciaron Maher. The French import has been in Australia since the start of last spring, but it took until earlier this month for the six-year-old to record his first Australian placing. That was a decisive...
Jokers Grin shows star power in statement run
Race broadcaster Darren McAullay eloquently summed it up best after rising turf star Jokers Grin continued his winning ways at Ascot last Saturday. “He has now announced himself,” McAullay said. “That was a star performance and he is certainly going to have tongues wagging after that.” It wasn’t hyperbole from McAullay, he’s had...
Josh Brown carrying on a proud Goldfields family legacy in racing
Growing up in a family where early mornings and long days around horses was more a way of life than just a job, Josh Brown always seemed destined to follow his father and uncles’ footsteps into racing. The Kalgoorlie-born local, who is now based at the Bay of Isles, has had...
Joe Pride to hit The Gong with in-form trio
Joe Pride is set to have a strong hand in the feature race at the stand-alone Kembla Grange meeting with up to three runners in the $1 million The Gong. The Warwick Farm horseman has nominated Little Dance runner-up Estadio Mestalla, last start winner King Of The Castle and proven stakes performer...
Globe Kent’s hope of hometown Cranbourne Cup success
Globe will be Michael Kent Jnr’s hope of joining his father on his hometown Cup honour roll. The six-year-old is one of 41 entries for this Saturday’s $500,000 Listed Cranbourne Cup (1600m). Mick Price has won the Cranbourne Cup twice, with Pakal and Octabello, but not since entering into a training partnership with Kent...
Arkansaw Kid helps complete The Meteorite field
With Group 1 racing done in Victoria for 2024, Lindsay Park has shifted its focus to the upcoming rich regional features, starting with this Saturday’s inaugural The Meteorite. The Ben, Will and JD Hayes operation confirmed that Arkansaw Kid will run in their slot in the 1200-metre event. He was one of a...
Shalaa’s Moment snares the Swiss Ace Plate
Tony Gollan may have had the numbers in the Swiss Ace Plate but for punters who like a ‘box ticker’, Shalaa’s Moment delivered with a strong performance in the Sunshine Coast sprint feature. A wet surface, a perfect record first-up, and not yet missing a placing over the course and distance were...
Irish hoop snares breakthrough win in Spring Stakes
Visiting Irish jockey Dylan Browne Mcmonagle has claimed his first Australian feature race win, driving lightly raced filly Snitzanova to a narrow victory in the Group 3 Spring Stakes at Newcastle. The 21-year-old, who rides primarily for Joseph O’Brien in Europe, made a similar venture to Australia last year, basing himself with Ciaron Maher in...
Winterbottom Stakes awaits Rope Them In
Albany-trained galloper Rope Them In carries Group 1 Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) ambitions after launching the Ascot Pinnacles carnival in dominant fashion on Saturday. Perth’s premier $1.5 million sprint is firmly in the sights of the Steve Wolfe-trained four-year-old who validated his credentials with a sweeping finish in the Group 3 Colonel...