A permanent memorial honouring the legendary Bart Cummings is to be built at Randwick Racecourse. Marking the first anniversary of the death of the great trainer, the Australian Turf Club has unveiled plans for a statue of Cummings at the track where he spent 40 years at Leilani Lodge. It will be placed in one…
DetailsJoao Moreira rode six winners at Sapporo on Sunday but could not win the World All-Star Jockey Series. Joao Moreira after his fifth win aboard Satono Messiah. Photo: HKJC Moreira rode six consecutive winners but was not able to win either of the two races in the All-Star series and finished in fifth place with…
DetailsMark Zahra will miss the Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes meeting at Moonee Valley at the weekend after incurring a suspension at Cranbourne on Sunday. Mark Zahra won the Heath 1100 Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday aboard Redzel. Photo: Darryl Sherer Zahra pleaded guilty to causing interference on Singleraine in the seventh race, the Fillies…
DetailsRacing Australia’s CEO Peter McGauran has resigned and will not extend his contract when it’s up for renewal in December. RA advises McGauran “has accepted a senior corporate position which will become public at a later date”. McGauran has been in the CEO role at RA for more than four years. “The Board joins me…
DetailsAshley Grace will launch a bold feature race bid when Halusa makes his highly anticipated return in the Goldfields Toyota Cup (1300m) on Sunday. The hobby trainer holds lofty ambitions for Halusa with Kalgoorlie’s premier sprint: the $120,000 Listed Hannans Handicap firmly in his sights. Helusa has been a star since joining Grace’s team earlier…
DetailsFormer top Sydney trainer (Victor) Paul Sutherland died on Monday, aged 71, after a long battle with illness. VP Sutherland trained a host of outstanding racehorses in his time, winning big races with the likes of Bold Troubadour, Sound Horizon, Mother Duck and Wong in the 1980s. Sutherland was also the original trainer of Red…
DetailsFeature race action returns to Belmont Park on Saturday for the running of the $100,000 Listed Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m). Previously known as the Goodwood Sprint, the race is named in honour of champion Western Australian sprinter, Idyllic Prince. The son of Scenic, who was trained at Bullsbrook by trainer, Jim Taylor, won 15 races…
DetailsRacenet » News » Race Reviews Race Reviews 2016 Warwick Stakes result – Wonderful Winx wins again Paul Joice – 20 Aug 2016 Champion mare Winx began her Cox Plate defence with a performance that jockey Hugh Bowman described as “probably her easiest win” when romping home with the Group II Warwick Stakes (1400m) at…
DetailsHeatherly made light of pre-race concerns about the track to land Saturday’s Listed Carlyon Stakes (1000m) at Moonee Valley. Heatherly was clear at the end of the Carlyon Stakes. Photo: Darryl Sherer Connections had been watching the weather during the week, not wanting the track to deteriorate into the heavy range. On the upgraded soft(5)…
DetailsI’m Feeling Lucky and Royal Supreme continued a flying start to the new season for co-trainers Grant and Alana Williams after their impressive wins at Belmont on Saturday. The husband and wife team have grabbed an early lead in the trainer’s premiership battle, having prepared a winner or better in the first six meetings of…
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