Horse Racing News
Alligator Blood injury robs fans of Mr Brightside showdown
Trainers of rivals to Alligator Blood feel for the gelding’s connections after the multiple Group 1 winner has been forced out of the autumn through injury. Alligator Blood suffered a serious leg injury, and may not race again, news that saddened two young rival trainers. The Lindsay Park operation of Ben, Will and...
Peters lavishes praise on retired Regal Power
Following his 10th placing in the Listed Bagot Handicap (2800m) at Flemington on January 1, Regal Power has been retired. Regal Power ends his career as an eight-year-old and off the back of 41 starts since his debut at Belmont Park in 2018. The son of Pierro won 10 races, placed eight times and reached...
G1 Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond Stakes key lead-ups this week
With the Golden Slipper and Blue Diamond coming up fast, we are seeing important lead ups every week and once more both Rosehill and Caulfield have Group 3s on show. The G3 Canonbury Stakes (1100m) has been won by some good horses including Golden Slipper winners like Vancouver and Sebring. Peter...
Berkeley Square building towards autumn campaign
Trainer Dan O’Sullivan is set to progress the autumn campaign of Berkeley Square with a barrier trial at Geelong on Tuesday. O’Sullivan has not mapped out a program for Berkeley Square with the aim of first getting the gelding to find winning form again. Berkeley Square won four of his first seven starts and...
Jason Collett keen on Portelli pair for autumn
Multiple Group 1 winner Fangirl and star colt Militarize will be among the big guns in action at the Warwick Farm trials this week when a host of autumn hopefuls step up their preparations. The high-class Chris Waller duo will both be making their second trial appearances of the year, alongside stablemates Atishu, Buckeroo...
King’s Gambit set to return in the Oakleigh Plate
An elevated temperate before the Coolmore Stud Stakes at Flemington was a far from ideal way for highly promising colt King’s Gambit to bow out of the spring carnival action last year, but co-trainer Peter Snowden is excited to see him ready to step back into the public eye on Tuesday. King’s Gambit...
More trials needed for new Caulfield track
Jockeys and stewards agree that more trials are needed before the green light is given for racing to commence on the new Caulfield Heath inner track. Six official trials were held for the first time on Monday and while the feedback was positive, Victorian Jockeys Association CEO Matt Hyland said the...
Alligator Blood's career in doubt
Cult galloper Alligator Blood may have run his last race, with trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott confirming the star galloper had sustained an injury to his pastern, located between the fetlock and top of the hoof. The seven-year-old gelding won a trial at Rosehill on Thursday morning under regular jockey Tim Clark however the...
Veight purrs in the G2 Australia Stakes
A trip to Moonee Valley earlier in the week has paved the way for exciting three-year-old Veight to make a winning return to the racetrack. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained colt became the first of his age to win the Group 2 Australia Stakes (1200m) since Holler scored in 2016. Sent out the $2.15...
O’Shea’s Zou Tiger pounces to land Carrington Stakes
In a masterful training performance, John O’Shea has nursed dual Group 1 placegetter Zou Tiger back from two bouts of surgery to produce him for an emphatic win in the Listed Carrington Stakes at Randwick. A high-class three-year-old, Zou Tiger placed in the 2022 Golden Rose and last year’s Randwick Guineas, but his...