Racing 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…
DetailsGloryland is on trial for the riches of the Kalgoorlie race round if he can negotiate his first venture to the goldfields on Sunday. A strong performance in the Palace Hotel-The Goldrush (1600m) and trainer Neville Parnham will target the Coolgardie Cup (1600m)-Hannans Handicap (1400m). “Part of the reason sending him to Kalgoorlie is to…
DetailsReflectance is on target to contest the Hannans Handicap (1400m) in Kalgoorlie, according to the seven-year-olds Karnup-based trainer, Lindsey Smith. Smith is confident Reflectance can boost his credentials for the goldfields feature after the Carnivale At Crown Handicap (1200m) at Belmont on Saturday. “The distance suits him, the track should dry out a little and…
DetailsChris Waller-trained horses have been firing first-up this season. Photo: Steve Hart At Canterbury on Wednesday three-year-old filly Gretna provided Waller with his fifth first-up victor since the turn of the season two and a half weeks ago. And four of those were able to succeed on rain-affected ground. Gretna ($2.80 fav) had trialled twice…
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