The reckless riding charge issued against Josh Cartwright at Morphettville last Saturday will be heard on Monday, February 13. Josh Cartwright will learn his penalty on February 13. Photo: Racing NSW Cartwright made national and global headlines after appearing to deliberately steer his mount Senior Council ($51) into the path of rivals in the final…
DetailsTrainer David Vandyke has indicated he will appeal after copping a $25,000 fine and having his star filly Yankee Rose stripped of her second placing in last year’s Group I Flight Stakes. Yankee Rose has been disqualified from her second-placed finish in the 2016 Flight Stakes. Photo: Darryl Sherer The 2016 Cox Plate placegetter tested…
DetailsMUNGRUP STUD SPRINT The $100,000 Mungrup Stud Sprint, Mount Barker’s premier short-course race, was first staged in 1985 and won by Red Dragon, a son of Stylish Century. With the scratching of Flytego a field of 11 will contest Sunday’s feature race, headed by top weight and last year’s champion, Dream Lifter. TRAINER. Darren McAuliffe,…
DetailsSouth Australian hoop Josh Cartwright has been stood down from all riding with immediate effect and charged with reckless riding after appearing to make a beeline for other horses in the final race at Morphettville on Saturday. A jockey is in hot water over a reckless ride at Morphettville. Photo: Darryl Sherer Cartwright was aboard…
DetailsAn early guilty plea has saved trainer Neil Dyer from a longer suspension over a race day treatment infraction last year. Dyer pleaded guilty to the race day treatment of Short Changed before its race at Kyneton on December 8 last year, admitting to administering diurex by intravenous drip on the morning of race day.…
DetailsPunters were left reeling when Flying Jess swept home at $101 to land Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (1400m) at the Gold Coast with the odds-on favourite Winning Rupert missing a place. Flying Jess came late to win the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas. Photo: Darryl Sherer Caulfield-based trainer John Moloney was one person…
DetailsHoutzen gave the locals plenty to cheer about when leading all the way to win Saturday’s $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic (1200m) at the Gold Coast. Houtzen led all the way to win the Magic Millions 2YO Classic. Photo: Darryl Sherer The Toby Edmonds-trained filly beat her rivals out from barrier 16 and crossed…
DetailsTalented mare Volkoff had threatened to win a feature race and she broke through in the Listed Miss Andretti Stakes (1100m) at Ascot on Saturday. Volkoff repaid the faith of punters after an unlucky fifth in the Listed Summer Scorcher (1000m) two weeks ago when she started favourite. Handing Gary Crispin his best win as…
Detailshe death has been announced of Valmae Cummings, wife of the late Bart Cummings. Bart Cummings with son Anthony (centre) and grandson James (left) at Flemington. Valmae had been in poor health in recent months and was being cared for at the family farm west of Sydney. Anthony Cummings confirmed his mothers passing on Thursday.…
DetailsVictoria’s latest cobalt case came into the public domain in unusual circumstances on Thursday. Normal Racing Victoria procedure is to advise the media of swab irregularities via a press release but Kane Harris decided to get on the front foot and announce the latest stewards’ investigation on Racing Victoria’s television channel. Harris was asked about…
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