Horse Racing News
French jockey Mickaelle Michel lands Australian first
In her quest to become an international jockey, Mickaelle Michel has ticked off another bucket list item with a victory at Flemington The French jockey’s win on Southern Fire in the Tour d’ Horse Trophy (1200m) was a blowout for punters with the Stephen Brown-trained galloper sent out an $81 chance with...
Sam Clipperton replaces Tommy Berry on Yankee Hussell
Kris Lees is hoping jockey Tommy Berry has made a rare dud call in opting to ride a rival runner, rather than his in-form mare Yankee Hussell at Rosehill. Berry has guided Yankee Hussell to wins at Gosford and Canterbury at her past two starts but has opted to partner the...
River raw but ready to run at Rosehill
Like most two-year-olds, debutant Ride The River is still on a steep learning curve, but connections are hoping he has enough race smarts to be competitive in Sydney grade. The Bjorn Baker-trained youngster is in the mix for the Ned Australian Whisky Handicap (1100m) at Rosehill on Saturday, while also holding...
Riot And Rose over feet problems, returns at Flemington
On the corresponding weekend 12 months ago, syndicator Wylie Dalziel and his main trainer Peter Moody experienced a successful day. Moody prepared a treble at the Saturday meeting at Moonee Valley with Dalziel and his syndication group combining with Dance To Dubai and Pounding. That day also coincided with Riot And Rose winning the Camperdown...
Quiet weekend for Maher and Eustace
With the Autumn Carnival about to swing into action, the Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable are in for a quiet weekend. While it may be a quiet week on the racing front, a lot of work is going on behind the scenes, preparing horses for their autumn goals. Maher and Eustace only...
Another Flemington tilt for Empressive Enuff
Mornington horseman Dean Binaisse does not have the stable strength of the bigger teams like Lindsay Park, Chris Waller and Ciaron Maher who are all regulars in the winner’s circle at Flemington. It took Binaisse more than 23 years and 67 runners to notch his first Flemington winner when Empressive Enuff scored over the...
Gear change for young King ahead of Rosehill assignment
Peter and Paul Snowden will have at least one son of Capitalist lining up in the two-year-old race at Rosehill in debut winner King Of Roseau, but they are still debating whether stablemate Customized joins him. A stylish third behind subsequent Magic Millions winner Storm Boy in the B J McLachlan Stakes at his only...
Irish Butterfly to stamp Blue Diamond Stakes/Golden Slipper claims at Flemington
The early part of the New Year is invariably about getting two-year-olds ready for the upcoming Group 1 races like the Blue Diamond Stakes and Golden Slipper. But it is also the time when trainers put in the work of getting their jumpers ready for upcoming season with the Warrnambool Carnival just...
Davies gets her man for Our Kobison ride
James Mcdonald was always the man Angela Davies wanted in the saddle aboard Our Kobison, but she made the champion hoop work for it – at least a little. McDonald partnered the promising sprinter to a Warwick Farm victory in August and Davies was keen to continue the partnership when Our Kobison...
Well-bred colt given second chance with Bjorn Baker
The Bjorn Baker stable is keeping a lid on expectations for new recruit Caballus, despite the colt posting a brace of impressive barrier trial wins in the lead up to his Rosehill return. A $1 million yearling, the I Am Invincible three-year-old was originally raced by an ownership group led by Coolmore before he was...
