Horse Racing News
Bjorn Baker and Dylan Gibbons star at Randwick
It might have been an off-season winter meeting in Sydney, but it proved prolific for trainer Bjorn Baker and apprentice Dylan Gibbons with both celebrating significant milestones. Baker took seven horses to Randwick and five of them won, giving the Warwick Farm-based horseman his first quintet. Gibbons too had a day to remember, the...
Jockey Wiremu Pinn gets feel for Australian winners
New Zealand jockey Wiremu Pinn continues to tick off the milestones early in his stint in Australia and can now say he’s a Saturday city winner. But not content with his first win on Australian racing’s biggest day of the week, the boom apprentice racked up a winning double. After scoring in Race...
Local victory in Golden Topaz at Swan Hill
A horse that his trainer thought may have been finished racing a year ago has come out to win the feature sprint race at the three-day Swan Hill Carnival. Yulong Storm has provided trainer Nathan Hobson and his former apprentice Madison Lloyd with the feature sprint race of the Carnival, the Golden Topaz...
Ozzmosis the ‘Rolls Royce’ of juveniles
Dylan Gibbons was left searching for superlatives after emerging colt Ozzmosis maintained his unbeaten record with a classy victory over the highly-touted Royal Tribute at Randwick. The top apprentice compared the Bjorn Baker-trained winner to a luxury car and said the most exciting aspect of his performance was the fact he...
John Sadler filly makes long awaited return
Trainer John Sadler considered he had an Oaks filly on his hands until two bouts of surgery put an end to the majority of her three-year-old career. That filly, Foreign Raider, will have her first start in almost 15 months when she steps out in the Quayclean Handicap (1300m) at Sandown on Saturday. Foreign Raider had two...
Startrade ready to step-up in the Strickland Stakes
Startrade is making a step up in distance for Saturday’s G3 Strickland Stakes (2000m) at Belmont and trainer Dan Morton thinks he will handle the extra trip. Startrade, a revelation since entering Dan Morton’s stable, is chasing two feature wins in a row after his upset victory in the G3 Hyperion...
Waller with three chances in the G1 JJ Atkins Stakes
Only three Group 1 races remain for the 2022-23 season, and it is tight at the top as to who will win train the most winners. Chris Waller, with 12 wins to date, currently heads the list from James Cummings (11) with Ciaron Maher and David Eustace (10) in third place. Waller will look to cement his place at the...
Choisir the gift that keeps on giving
It has been almost 20 years to the day since Choisir’s Royal Ascot heroics and the champion sprinter is still finding ways to make his mark on the Paul Perry stable. The hulking chestnut is the sire of Perry’s only two runners at Randwick on Saturday, progressive three-year-old Nosey Parker in the...
Crafty Eagle set to soar again
If there was an award for the most energetic horse at Randwick on Saturday, Crafty Eagle would probably win it. John Thompson has put a saddle on countless gallopers during his long and successful career, but few have come close to showing the same zest for life as the three-year-old. “He is just...
Veteran jockey Joe Bowditch taken to hospital following fall
Veteran jockey Joe Bowditch was hospitalised on Thursday following an incident at Werribee racetrack. The unfortunate event occurred during Race 7 while Bowditch was riding Gracie Turf, owned by Julien Welsh. As reported by Ed Sadler from Racing.com, stewards confirmed the decision to transport Bowditch to the hospital for medical...