Horse Racing News
Think It Over set to resume in Saturday’s Group 1 Winx Stakes
Think It Over was one of the stars of the 2021 Spring and the 2022 Autumn, culminating in a memorable win in a top quality field in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) before injury struck, resulting in over 16 months off the scene. Now eight years old, Kerry Parker’s...
Sandown to suit Bairnsdale maiden winner
Trainer Matthew Brown and jockey Brian Higgins headed to the debut outing of The Longest Yard with a good deal of confidence. The Lean Mean Machine gelding did not let the pair down in that 1000m contest at Bairnsdale and now the three-year-old heads to town for a benchmark 64 contest at Sandown. The Longest...
Blue Diamond Stakes winner returns at Caulfield
Training trio Ben, JD and Will Hayes are looking forward to Little Brose’s upcoming springtime starts with more than one pathway and feature race options in mind. The winner of the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes (1200m) at Sandown last February, Little Brose is set to line up in the Group 3...
Amelia’s Jewel wins WA's Racehorse of the Year crown
Wonder filly Amelia’s Jewel has added a new victory to her stellar career by winning the Racehorse of the Year title at the WA Thoroughbred Racing Awards this evening. She also claimed the Three-Year-Old Racehorse of the Year award, topping off a season highlighted by wins in the Group 1 Northerly,...
Nominations in for PB Lawrence Stakes Day at Caulfield
Top quality horses begin campaigns on this day with the G2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) traditionally a race to watch. Regulars in this company like last year’s winner Mr Brightside ($2.50) will be hard to beat but newcomers to this sort of grade such as Attrition ($6), Right You Are ($51)...
Nominations in for Winx Stakes Day
What a day to kick off the season of G1 racing with the Winx Stakes (1400m) a huge feature on a day with five group races to bet on. In the Group 1, Fangirl ($4.50) looks to make amends for all her honest placings at the highest level. But she will take...
Jamie Kah to ride Zaaki in the Winx Stakes
In a much-anticipated comeback, Jamie Kah is poised to make her return by riding Zaaki in the upcoming Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick this Saturday. Following her sidelining due to a severe fall at Flemington in March, which resulted in a brain bleed and memory loss, Kah’s tenacious recovery journey...
Blake Shinn wins his second Scobie Breasley Medal
Premiership winning jockey Blake Shinn has added to his stellar season claiming a second win in the Scobie Breasley Medal for riding excellence. Shinn returned to Victoria last August following a three-year stint in Hong Kong and captured his second ‘Scobie’, 18 years after collecting the coveted prize as an apprentice. The Scobie Breasley Medal is voted...
Lindermann, Fangirl to head Waller’s 2023 Winx Stakes entries
A trio of Chris Waller’s Winx Stakes contenders stretched their legs in race day workouts at Rosehill, with the champion trainer revealing he could have up to seven runners in Sydney’s first Group 1 race of the season. Waller took the opportunity to work Lindermann, Fangirl and Princess Grace between races...
Mr Brightside set for Spring Carnival riches
Mr Brightside gave Ben & Jd Hayes their first Group 1 winner, taking out the 2021 Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m) and will follow a similar initial preparation to last Spring, set to resume in Saturday’s Group 2 PB Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield. New addition to the Hayes training trio,...