Horse Racing News
Three-pronged Jolly attack on Wylie Handicap
Trainers Richard Jolly and Chantelle Jolly will look to add another early season feature race win to their record when they saddle three runners in a Stakes race in Adelaide. Having already saluted with See You In Heaven in the Group 3 Behemoth Stakes at Morphettville last month, the pair will saddle...
Racing TV pioneer Graham McNeice dies at 76
The Australian horse racing industry is mourning the death of racing television pioneer Graham McNeice who has died at 76 years of age in Sydney. Queensland-born, McNeice achieved his success in radio and television predominantly in New South Wales initially as an understudy racecaller and as a producer and presenter at...
Neasham hoping history can repeat in the Sheraco Stakes
Bonny mare Sunshine In Paris endured a mixed bag of fortunes last spring and her trainers are hoping for a case of second time lucky as she again heads down an Everest route. The five-year-old posted a brilliant first-up win in the 2023 Sheraco Stakes to earn selection for an Everest slot,...
Adrian Bott issues Storm warning for Rosehill
Adrian Bott has issued an ominous warning to Storm Boy’s Run To The Rose rivals, declaring the hulking colt has improved from his slashing first-up win and is expected to continue to improve as he stretches into the spring. The high-profile three-year-old gave nothing else a chance when dominating from the...
Antino bids to show G1 credentials in Makybe Diva Stakes
Trainer Tony Gollan will instruct Blake Shinn to keep Antino busy behind the barriers in a bid to get the gelding to begin better than he has in recent starts. Shinn reunites with Antino in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday, having not ridden the gelding since last...
Maher pair chase Golden Ticket into 2024 Melbourne Cup
The Ciaron Maher stable is chasing a Golden Ticket into the Melbourne Cup with two of their stayers at Flemington. Interpretation and Berkshire Breeze contest the Group 3 Archer Stakes (2500m) at Flemington on Saturday with victory providing a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) on November 5. The Archer Stakes has...
Melbourne awaits Air Assault after Balaklava Cup win
A Group 1 race in Melbourne is on the agenda for Air Assault after the gelding led throughout to score in a Stakes race at Balaklava. Overcoming the widest draw, Air Assault crossed to find the lead in the Listed Balaklava Cup (1600m) on Wednesday and held off the chasing pack...
Brett Cavanough buys Williamsburg
Williamsburg will continue his career with Brett Cavanough after being bought by the canny Scone horseman and clients on Inglis Digital this week. The Group 3 winner and Group 1 placegetter topped the Inglis Digital September (Early) Sale, which concluded on Wednesday, when sold for $455,000. That is $15,000 less than what Tony Fung...
Bustling set to contest Run To The Rose
Chad Schofield has only sat on the back of Bustling once, but that is all he has needed to be excited at the prospect of linking with the former West Australian for his Sydney debut in The Run To The Rose. The first horse chosen for a slot in this year’s...
Pinstriped primed for Flemington assault
As a Group 1 winner, Pinstriped is now consigned to tackling Australia’s elite gallopers. Providing trainer Enver Jusufovic with a maiden Group 1 win in the Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on August 31, Pinstriped has the chance to go back-to-back at the highest level when he contests the Makybe Diva Stakes...