Horse Racing News
Rosehill races Springboard for Baker’s emerging mare
Promising mare Spring Lee will be on trial for a return shot at some black-type races when she resumes at the first metropolitan meeting of the new season. The four-year-old will step out in the Jockeys Celebration Day Handicap (1100m) on Saturday after winding up her most recent campaign with a Listed...
Lordship to appreciate Flemington races trip
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr did not expect to see a winter staying race at Flemington to be as strong as it is for their imported galloper Lordship. The Inside Run Trophy (2530m) on Saturday has attracted Post Impressionist and Berkshire Breeze who are being talked of as contenders in...
Roebourne racing community shines a light on mental health
An aluminium tree was given a blue makeover for mental health awareness on Friday in preparation for the annual Roebourne Cup. The painting is part of the Racing WA Community Fund’s mission to paint a blue tree at each of the State’s 47 race clubs in collaboration with the Blue Tree...
Riordan’s riding dream close to reality
After initial hesitation, Natika Riordan’s parents are now right behind her move to become a jockey, fully backing that career choice, but it wasn’t a popular decision at first. Like most young girls from an early age, Riordan was obsessed with horses and always harboured a desire to work with equine...
Acromantula on track for Melbourne racing return
Speedy gelding Acromantula is on target for another crack at a Melbourne campaign after completing a second top trial performance at Lark Hill on Monday. In similar vein to his winning performance at the same course two weeks ago, Acromantula led throughout, but on this occasion stretched his win to five lengths. Bitofmerit,...
Manaal provides Michael’s Momentum
Manaal has been pencilled in to return to racing on the opening Group 1 day of the season, but trainer Michael Freedman won’t test the Tassort filly in that company just yet, opting to keep the Group 1 Inglis Sires (1400m) winner in her own age company for now. The Group 2 Silver...
The Everest winner Giga Kick nearing trial stage
Trainer Clayton Douglas is looking forward to seeing his star sprinter Giga Kick trial to get a better understanding of where the gelding is at after his injury induced lay-off. Giga Kick has been working up steadily at Mornington in preparation for his return to racing in the Group 3 Concorde Stakes (1000m)...
Asfoora in excellent shape for next UK outing
Ballarat based Henry Dwyer says there is some trepidation when training a horse from afar as he has been doing with Asfoora. Last month’s King Charles III Stakes winner at Royal Ascot is set to run at Goodwood in the early hours of Saturday morning (Australian time) in the Group 2 King...
Annabel Neasham and Rob Archibald form training partnership
Annabel Neasham’s name will no longer appear solo in the form guide with the top Sydney trainer to team up with Rob Archibald. Neasham announced on Wednesday that pair would form a training partnership from Thursday’s commencement of the 2024/25 season. The well-travelled Archibald has been Neasham’s racing manager for the past...
Reworked La Danseuse Rouge makes return in Aurie’s Star Handicap
A lot of water has gone under the bridge since La Danseuse last stepped out on the racecourse. That was just over two months ago when the Cliff Brown-trained mare went within 0.01 seconds of breaking the 1100m course record at Caulfield. In preparation for a Stakes race at Caulfield earlier in...