Horse Racing News
King Magnus right to go in Winter Championship Final
Trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock are not concerned that King Magnus missed a start in the final heat of the VRC-CRV Winter Championship Series. A bad blood picture taken days before the final heat of the series at Flemington on June 17 forced King Magnus to miss the event...
Aussie’s bounce back in Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
The Australian sprinting contingent at Royal Ascot has bounced back with Artorius and The Astrologist finishing fourth and fifth respectively in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes on the final day of 2023 carnival. After Coolangatta and Cannonball made minimal impression on Tuesday in the Kings’ Stand Stakes, Artorius...
$5m King Charles III Stakes to be run on Everest day
The inaugural King Charles III Stakes carrying prizemoney of $5million will be run on Saturday 14 October 2023 at Royal Randwick alongside The TAB Everest. The King Charles III Stakes named in honour of His Majesty the King, is a Group 1 race to be run over 1600m at weight-for-age...
Peter Mertens passes away, aged 58
Former Group 1-winning jockey Peter Mertens has sadly passed away at the age of 58 after a battle with illness. Mertens enjoyed an illustrious 35-year career, amassing over 2,100 wins, including seven Group 1 victories in Victoria and South Australia. Notable among his triumphs were the 1999 Futurity Stakes and the 2007...
Danny Beasley wins Civic Stakes aboard Ucalledit
Danny Beasley has wound back the clock to land a winning double at Randwick, highlighted by his plundering of the Listed Civic Stakes aboard the Kris Lees-trained Ucalledit. One of Sydney’s leading jockeys during the early and mid-2000s, Beasley won some of Australia’s biggest races including the 2003 Golden Slipper on...
Chris Munce emotional after Tatts Tiara victory
Palaisipan has added to her value as a broodmare after taking out the final Group 1 race of the season at Eagle Farm. The Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) on Saturday is for fillies and mares and boasted a large field as owners and trainers chase late Group 1 glory. Ridden by Kyle Wilson-Taylor, Palaisipan ($14) scored by a half-length...
Collett family celebrate Super Strike's Randwick win
It has taken patience and perseverance to get Super Strike back near his best, but the wait has been worthwhile with the horse finally breaking a two-and-a-half-year winning drought at Randwick. Super Strike was sidelined after he suffered a hamstring injury following his Group 3 victory at Trentham in January 2021,...
Luke Campbell finding his way in Melbourne
First there was a Flemington winner and then came his maiden winner at Caulfield, all of which has helped Perth apprentice Luke Campbell get over his home sickness. Campbell is on a three-month loan to Ciaron Maher and David Eustace and wants to see how the next couple of months play out before making his next move. The apprentice will need to weigh up...
Outback Miss lands impressive win at Caulfield
If it was not for a growth on her throat, co-trainer Mick Price says Outback Miss would be headed for ‘Black Type’ company. Outback Miss made it two wins from as many starts when she took out The McCafe Handicap (1000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Sent out the $3.40 favourite under Blake...
Outlandos outstays rivals in the Stayer’s Cup
John Sargent is keen to see more long-distance races programmed in Sydney and preferably over two miles after taking out a shortened version of the Stayer’s Cup with Outlandos. The winter staple was held over 3200m at Rosehill until two years ago when it was shifted to Randwick and reduced to...