Horse Racing News
Jamie Kah alters date of suspension
Jamie Kah is now free to ride on the day that offers more prizemoney than any other in Australian racing after altering the dates of her suspension handed down by the Victorian Racing Tribunal last week. Kah was outed for three weeks for failing to take all reasonable and permissible measures to...
Matisse starts G1 Thousand Guineas path at The Valley
A change to Spring Carnival dates has delayed the return to the racetrack of the Anthony and Sam Freedman-trained filly Matisse. The Group 1 Thousand Guineas (1600m) at Caulfield on November 16 is the race the father-and-son training operation has circled as the filly’s spring goal. After campaigning as a two-year-old in...
Blake Shinn guides Plymouth home at Bendigo
Victoria’s leading jockey Blake Shinn sees race experience being invaluable for the future of Plymouth after the gelding’s maiden win at Bendigo. Having his second race start, the Mike Moroney and Glen Thompson-trained gelding took out the AVIS Bendigo Maiden Plate (1500m) on Wednesday. Despite wanting to lay-in after striking the lead in...
Tom Charlton hoping to dodge top mares with Good Banter
Taking on the likes of Tropical Squall and Amelia’s Jewel in the Golden Pendant is Plan B for Adrian Knox Stakes winner Good Banter, with connections hoping she can kick of her spring campaign on a softer note. The mare is safely in the field for Saturday’s Group 2, 1400m feature, but co-trainer...
Royale looking to build on maiden win in Stutt Stakes
The Tony and Calvin McEvoy team is looking to build on the breakthrough win of Rue De Royale when he heads to a Stakes race at Moonee Valley. After securing his maiden victory at Bendigo on September 8, Rue De Royale heads to The Valley on Friday night to run in the Group...
Gelded Wolfgang ready for Valley test
The unkindest operation for a male racehorse may just be the making or Wolfgang. After showing promise as a colt during his two-year-old year with wins at Morphettville and Doomben, Wolfgang returns for his three-year-old season as a gelding. Wolfgang will have the first start of his campaign at Moonee Valley on...
Ciaron Maher with strong G1 Manikato Stakes hand
There will be a lot riding on the future of three of the four runners from the Ciaron Maher team in the Manikato Stakes. For potential stallions Growing Empire and Southport Tycoon, a Group 1 win in Friday night’s 1200m weight-for-age dash would look good on their CV while success would be as...
Barrier tweak to give Storm Boy Golden glow
Storm Boy will have a barrier extension for the Golden Rose as trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott look for every edge in their quest to help the high-profile colt land a Group One win. The horse cost himself in the Golden Slipper with a tardy start and was again slightly behind the...
Tempo key for Makarena in Golden Pendant
Michael Hawkes has all but ruled a line through Makarena’s first-up run and is looking forward to seeing how she can acquit herself against the likes of star mare Amelia’s Jewel in the Golden Pendant. Makarena had the tough job of carting the field up to runaway leader Belclere first-up in the Sheraco...
I Am Me locked in for 2024 The Everest
The Shorts winner I Am Me will join stablemate Bella Nipotina in The Everest after being confirmed to represent the slot held jointly by Arrowfield Stud and The Star Entertainment Group. Owners Dynamic Syndications confirmed the news on Thursday, saying the mare would go straight to the October 19 feature without another run. “I Am...