Shining Knight gave the powerful triumvirate of trainer Grant Williams, jockey Peter Hall and owner Bob Peters with another feature race success in the Belmont Sprint (1400m) on Saturday. While all the pre race talk centred on Fuchsia Bandana and the scratching of Luckygray with a foot abscess, Shining Knight snuck under the guard and…
In-form Sydney hoop Tommy Berry was suspended in Hong Kong on Sunday after causing interference in the Group I Champions & Chater Cup (2400m) at Sha Tin. Berry was aboard the John Moore-trained Dominant in the $10HK million feature and was found guilty of improper riding. Dominant finished runner-up in the race, nosed out by…
Saturday’s $2 million Group I Stradbroke Handicap (1350m) is beginning to take shape and Racenet has compiled a list of the remaining contenders. There are still queries over a couple of entries however the majority of the 16-horse field have been confirmed. One horse sweating on a start is pre-post favourite Lumosty. The Robert Smerdon-trained…
The Racing and Wagering Western Australia (RWWA) Board has approved a record funding allocation of $136.4million for the racing season commencing 1 August 2015. This represents an increase of $10.3million. RWWA CEO Richard Burt said the 7.9% increase in industry funding reflected the solid performance of the WATAB in a competitive environment and the strong…
Belmont, Saturday 9 May 2015 – Race 2, the budget.com. au Handicap (2200m). Stewards have now completed their investigations in relation to betting transactions across Australia following SAXON SAXOFF recording a price fluctuation of $17 to $8 with on course bookmakers when winning the above race. This included a complete analysis of betting records both…