Horse Racing News
Three-pronged attack on Winter Championship Series Final
As a team, Ciaron Maher and David Eustace, are yet to win the Listed VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final at Flemington. Maher won the race in 2014 with Akavoroun, but since joining forces in 2018 it has not been a race that the stable has always targeted. That changes this year when they saddle three runners – Charterhouse, Junipal and [[Unusual...
Boom colt Steparty scratched at Flemington
Boom colt Steparty has been scratched from the Listed Taj Rossi Series Final at Flemington due to a change in his demeanour. Trainer Paul Preusker made the decision after the unbeaten colt showed signs of not being as bright and energetic as before. Despite the disappointment, Steparty’s connections prioritize the horse’s long-term...
Michael Lane dreams of Belmont Oaks win
Michael Lane has sounded a warning to Rusty Dreams’ rivals that the exciting filly is at her peak as she strives to end her campaign on a winning high at Belmont on Saturday. After a brilliant last-start win in the Belmont Guineas (1600m), Michael Lane says Rusty Dreams is spot on to secure...
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Ray Selkrig sadly passes away
Ray Selkrig, OAM, the renowned jockey who claimed victory in the 1961 Melbourne Cup, has sadly passed away at the age of 93. Throughout his illustrious career, Selkrig rode over 1800 winners, becoming a celebrated figure in Australian horse racing. Selkrig gained national recognition with his unexpected triumph aboard Lord Fury...
Small fish sweet pickings for David Payne
With Sydney’s best horses in the paddock and a ten-race card of exclusively benchmark events, David Payne is hoping to make the most of some off-season opportunities at Rosehill. The decorated trainer only has a small team in work these days, but he will have four runners at his home track on...
Horses disqualified, owners keep prize money
Racing Victoria has disqualified the 29 horses that Wiremu Pinn rode with an incorrect weight, but the connections of those horses will get to keep the prize money. RV Stewards ordered an inquiry after an audit established Pinn rode with an incorrect claim when he first came across from New Zealand to be based with Michael Kent at Cranbourne. A miscommunication...
Neville Parnham confident of claiming Aquanita Stakes
Trainer Neville Parnham believes Demolish has improved since his return run in the Belmont Guineas (1600m) and is confident the three-year-old can snap a feature race drought on Saturday. Demolish ran third to Rusty Dreams and Upper Limits in the Belmont Guineas two weeks ago, the Rich Enuff gelding’s fourth straight placing in Listed...
Trainer Adam Durrant closing in on another Belmont Oaks
Adam Durrant says Ihts Closing Inn has the credentials to go on with the job against career-best opposition at Belmont on Saturday. Ihts Closing Inn has been one of the eye-catchers of the winter season and is ready to take the leap from graduation company into stakes grade. The daughter of Sessions is...
Ryan, Alexiou filly starting to fulfil Expectation
Enthusiasm for a task is usually a good quality but when it comes to racehorses, it can be detrimental. When Deep Expectation joined the Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou yard earlier this year, the filly was keen to get on with the job and her high energy was costing her at...
Ciaron Maher and David Eustace to rely on mares at Coast
They didn’t get the Royal Ascot result they’d hoped for with Coolangatta, but Ciaron Maher and David Eustace still have some feature race cards to play before the end of the season. The training duo will have at least two stakes runners at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday with enigmatic mare [[Secret...