Horse Racing News
OTI unearth 2024 Cox Plate hopeful at Royal Ascot
OTI Racing are no strangers to bringing talented imports from Europe to Australia and Tuesday’s Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes (1609m) at Royal Ascot may have revealed their next Spring Carnival raider. Docklands, trained by Harry Eustace, elder brother of David Eustace, caught the eye with a strong finish in his...
Mitch Aitken proud of Asfoora’s achievement
Ballarat-based rider Mitch Aitken had some mixed emotions as he woke early in the morning to watch Asfoora win at Royal Ascot. Aitken rode the Henry Dwyer-trained mare in her first outing in the UK at Haydock and was replaced by Oisin Murphy for the King Charles III Stakes (1000m) which the mare...
Tulloch Lodge on verge of record-breaking season
A midweek double at Canterbury has propelled Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to 165 wins this term, equalling their previous best mark with six weeks of the season remaining. The training partners kicked off Wednesday’s meeting with their 32nd two-year-old winner of the season when Wanaruah led throughout in the Golden Mile...
Luna Cat laps up Sandown victory
Days after welcoming their latest addition to the Lindsay Park establishment, trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes were in the winner’s circle at Sandown. “Will became a father to a little boy, sometime late Sunday night or Monday morning, I’m not quite sure what time,” eldest of the three brothers...
Cox Plate plans off for Western Empire
Williams had his eyes fixed on the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley later this year with Western Empire, but has shelved those plans for sprint races in Perth. Western Empire ended his winter campaign on the weekend after finishing second to Let’s Galahvant in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m)...
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Brett Prebble announces retirement
Decorated jockey Brett Prebble has called time on his glittering career after more than 31 years in the saddle. The Melbourne Cup winning jockey who rode extensively in Asia, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from the saddle to concentrate on business. Prebble runs a highly successful racing gear manufacturing business –...
Nervous Nellie heads to Flemington
The Ciaron Maher stable will rely on a ‘nervous Nellie’ as one of their two likely runners in a staying test at Flemington. Maher has seven of the 27 runners entered in the 2500m handicap on Saturday, a heat of the Banjo Paterson Series which has a final at Flemington on July...
Patient thinking for Arrowfield blueblood
That the Paul Messara and Leah Gavranich trained Clear Thinking has even seen a racetrack is somewhat of a surprise, with the now four-year-old mare originally purchased as a broodmare proposition for Arrowfield Stud from Queen Elizabeth II. By leading English sire Dubawi (Dubai Millenium), Clear Thinking is out of Sweet Idea (Snitzel) who...
Barn mates set for a Civic Stakes rematch
Two in-form stablemates with strong form on rain-affected ground will carry the hopes of the Joe Pride stable in the Listed Civic Stakes at Randwick. Pride confirmed last-start winner Excelladus and the talented Estadio Mestalla are both being prepared for Saturday’s 1400m race. He is also likely to nominate King Of The Castle , although the...
Asfoora draws well in King Charles III Stakes
Australian mare to start closest to the outside fence at Royal Ascot. Henry Dwyer believes Asfoora has been given the chance to run as well as possible in the King Charles III Stakes on opening day at Royal Ascot after the barrier draw for the Group 1 sprint. The Australian mare will start closest...