Horse Racing News
No Immediacy to be forward in the Australian Derby
Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young won’t be making the same mistake twice when they head to the Australian Derby at Randwick. Just as he did in the Rosehill Guineas at his most recent outing, Immediacy has drawn a wide alley. For Saturday’s Group 1 Derby over 2400m, Immediacy has drawn gate 13 of...
Ciaron Maher, Chris Waller muscle up in the Doncaster Mile
Ciaron Maher and Chris Waller are preparing to gang tackle the Doncaster Mile with the leading trainers set to have up to a dozen runners between them. Both Maher and Waller each have five runners safely in the 20-horse field, along with an emergency apiece. Maher's contingent includes $3.80 betting site favourite Another Wil,...
Weather to determine Joe Pride’s hand in TJ Smith Stakes
Private Eye won’t line up in the TJ Smith Stakes if the track is heavy, but two of his stablemates will have their chances enhanced if conditions at Randwick continue to deteriorate. Mazu and Coal Crusher both boast superior wet track form, the former winning four of his six starts on heavy...
D-day for Carini in the Easter Cup at Caulfield
Trainer Danny O’Brien is expecting a set of blinkers and a different race shape to spark Carini back into winning form at Caulfield. French-bred Carini heads to the Group 3 Easter Cup (2000m) on Saturday looking to land a second win in Australia. After starting his career in France, securing three wins from...
Geraldton Cup offering opportunity for community to connect trackside
Covering nearly one-fifth of Western Australia’s land area, the Mid West is a vast region home to top-quality racing highlighted by the Geraldton Cup. About 2000 racegoers are expected to attend the 2024 edition of the $125,000 TABtouch Geraldton Cup (2100m) at the Geraldton Turf Club (GTC) on Sunday, April 7. The...
Regan testing stakes company with Tin Chooks
Trainer Kieran Regan is on a stakes journey with Tin Chooks on Saturday, a decision prompted after the Hvasstan gelding continued his winning ways at Ascot a week ago. Tin Chooks is giving Kieran Regan a great thrill and he hopes that trend continues when the four-year-old faces career-best opposition in the Listed...
A conservative case for Climate Change
While some of the opposition may have the runs on the board as far as black-type is concerned, Shane Nichols brings Climate Change to Adelaide on Saturday confident that his two-year-old’s race experience can bely her standing in the market. Climate Change lines up in the Listed Dequetteville Stakes (1000m) at Morphettville Parks...
“I didn’t know much of Les until I moved to Sydney”: Schiller
Tyler Schiller wasn’t born when Les Bridge won his first Doncaster with Row Of Waves almost forty years ago, but the Generation Z jockey will team up with the octogenarian trainer on a mission to win him a second. Schiller was put on notice to ride Celestial Legend in Saturday’s $4 million...
Peter Moody cautious ahead of I Wish I Win return in TJ Smith Stakes
Peter G Moody fears a lack of recent match practice could come against defending titleholder I Wish I Win when he resumes aPeter G Moody fears a lack of recent match practice could come against defending titleholder I Wish I Win when he resumes against a crack field of race-fit sprinters in the T...
Bandi’s Boy in doubt for the Country Championships Final
Trainer Danny Williams is confident he is winning the battle to have Bandi’s Boy fit to line up in the Country Championships Final. The horse was found to be mildly lame in his near foreleg after winning the Star Kingdom Stakes at Rosehill last weekend and will need to pass an inspection by...