Horse Racing News
The Everest lead ups highlights a great Saturday at Randwick
We get to see the first of the races which will have a great bearing on the TAB Everest as the sprinters take on the initial running of the Concorde Stakes (1000m) with a million dollar prize money. Some old warriors who are the winners of the last two editions are...
G1 racing returns to Melbourne with Memsie Stakes Day
Melbourne hosts its first major of the racing season with the running of the G1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) on Saturday. Many of the elite sprinter/milers are in the nominations including Alligator Blood ($6) and Mr Brightside ($3.50) will be high up in the markets come the weekend. There is also up and...
I Wish I Win ready to get back to business
I Wish I Win will plot a unique path to The Everest, starting with this Saturday’s Memsie Stakes, and Katherine Coleman said the $750,000 event had come at a good time for the gelding. The 1400-metre weight-for-age Group 1 could be the five-year-old’s only start before the $20 million The Everest on October...
Trainer Peter Moody fined for positive swab
Leading horse trainer Peter Moody received a $5,000 fine from the Victorian Racing Tribunal after he pleaded guilty to a charge concerning prohibited substances found in his sprinter, Brereton. The fine came after a positive pre-race drug test conducted before a race at Flemington on May 13, 2023. VRT Chairman Judge...
Attrition to bypass G1 Memsie Stakes
Trainer Mitch Freedman has made the tactical decision to steer his horse, Attrition, away from Saturday’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes, instead setting sights on the Feehan Stakes. “We just thought three weeks after that hard first-up run probably would suit him better.” Freedman told Racing.com. This realignment aims to set Attrition up...
Concorde Stakes looms as a significant race for Nature Strip
Nature Strip has won much bigger races than Saturday’s Group 3 Concorde Stakes, but the $1 million race at Randwick looms as one a significant in the context of his career. The eight-time Group 1 winner and 2021 The Everest champion needs to show trainer Chris Waller that he still has a zest...
Golden Slipper winner poised for Tramway Stakes return
Gary Portelli is never quite sure what to expect from Fireburn on race days, but he is certain she will improve on whatever she does first-up in the Tramway Stakes. The 2022 Golden Slipper winner will make her first appearance since being controversially scratched on order of racing officials two days...
Chris Waller yet to finalise Memsie Stakes runners
Winx Stakes runner-up Waller’s most likely Memsie starter. Chris Waller is yet to finalise who will represent the stable in next Saturday’s $750,000 Group 1 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, but he knows who is the most likely starter. Princess Grace is front of the queue to be given the chance to go one...
Suspected shoulder injury for Chris McCarthy at Ballarat
Sunday’s Grand National Steeplechase was delayed after Chris McCarthy was dislodged at an early jump in the race preceding the day’s feature. McCarthy fell from Twin Spinner after that horse slipped upon landing early in the Henry Dwyer Racing Steeplechase leaving McCarthy with a suspected shoulder injury. The incident happened early in the 3600-metre...
I Wish I Win to kick off Everest campaign in the G1 Memsie Stakes
Fresh from a victorious outing with Hennessy Lad at Moonee Valley, Katherine Coleman is already plotting her next big move. Having teamed up with renowned trainer Peter Moody since the start of the month, she’s on the fast track to her G1 debut—thanks to her star runner, TJ Smith Stakes winner,...