Horse Racing News
Straight track to suit The Astrologist at Flemington
Co-trainer Troy Corstens headed to a recent Caulfield meeting confident The Astrologist was in the right order to come away with a victory. But after beating only one runner home, Corstens left that meeting disappointed and with the realisation The Astrologist is below his best nowadays on races around a turn. For that...
Star Perth juvenile Melbourne bound to target The Everest
He’s been tagged the next big thing to come out of WA racing and has now found a new home interstate. Perth’s precocious talent, Bustling, will continue his Australian career under Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr and Melbourne’s leading co-trainers are confident he will live up to his $2 million...
Maher team chase 2024 Melbourne Cup start at Flemington
The Ciaron Maher stable will attempt to short-circuit the exhaustive process of gaining a Melbourne Cup start at Flemington on Saturday. The Listed Andrew Ramsden (2800m) offers the winner a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) at Flemington in November. Since being offered as a ballot exemption race in...
Black-type opportunity beckons for Freedman fillies in Woodlands Stakes
Two youngsters from the Richard and Will Freedman stable will be shooting to join an illustrious Woodlands Stakes honour roll. Adding valuable black-type to their resumes will be the mission for stablemates Graceful Artist and Zoubaby when the pair head to Scone for the Listed Woodlands Stakes. Mindful that both fillies are well bred,...
Rich Dottie set to shine in the Spirit Of Boom Classic
Grahame Begg is hoping the decision to bypass a run on a heavy track at the Sunshine Coast will pay a dividend at Doomben. Begg has debut Caulfield Heath winner Rich Dottie engaged in the Group 2 Spirit Of Boom Classic (1200m) on Saturday. Rich Dottie was down to run in the Group 3...
Husk lands prize at Sandown
Wayne Hawkes has heaped praise on jockey Jordan Childs for his handling of Husk in her maiden victory at Sandown. Husk was having her first run of the campaign in the Sportsbet Fast Form Handicap (1000m) on Wednesday, but more importantly her first start in Melbourne. The Hawkes Racing-trained two-year-old had been prepared in...
Retiring Danny Beasley Bobs up to Doomben for 10,000
Country-trained gelding Body Bob is the rank outsider of the Doomben 10,000 field but that matters little to his jockey Danny Beasley. Beasley, who has held a dual trainer-jockey licence for the past eight months, has announced this week he will be retiring from the saddle at the end of June. Saturday’s feature...
Jason Collett back with a bang
Returning from a five-week injury-enforced break, Jason Collett has landed straight back in the winner’s circle with a hard-fought victory aboard the Annabel Neasham-trained Wild Gypsy. Collett had been sidelined since suffering multiple rib fractures in a race fall at Kembla Grange last month and Wednesday’s Randwick-Kensington meeting was his first since...
Freedmans’ next Queensland Champion?
Sam Freedman expects to get a better idea of what Royal Champion’s initial Australian campaign will look like on Tuesday morning. The imported gelding will trial at Deagon, which will be his second trial of the campaign following a second placing over 1000m at the Sunshine Coast on April 30. Royal Champion is...
Melbourne Cup 2024 on cards for Cascadian’s brother
Godolphin last week confirmed the retirement of enduring gelding Cascadian, but Australian racing fans might not have to wait too long to see another member of the family in action. English trainer George Scott has declared the Melbourne Cup firmly on the agenda for the dual Australian Cup winner’s brother Isle...