Horse Racing News
Technology keeps Walker in the loop
Modern technology has kept New Zealand-based trainer Mark Walker up to date with how star mare Imperatriz has been progressing, however there is nothing like seeing her in the flesh. Walker arrived in Melbourne on Sunday afternoon and headed straight to Cranbourne to check on the mare before she travelled to Moonee Valley...
Wolfgang’s campaign hinges on Talindert Stakes
Feature race options remain on the table for Wolfgang, but his performance up the straight at Flemington will determine which path he takes. The Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans-trained two-year-old is down to run in the Listed Talindert Stakes (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday. That performance up the straight will determine whether he...
Star jockey aims for $4m The Quokka return
FFor William Pike, it’s not just another day at the races, it’s Quokka Day. It’s Perth’s richest race and now worth an extra million after the $4 million inaugural edition last year. With the race profile and prizemoney on offer there is no shortage of incentive and motive for Pike to be...
Attractable’s G2 Apollo Stakes aim
Sara Ryan has Group One ambitions for Big Dance winner Attractable, who will resume in Saturday’s Group 2 Apollo Stakes, with the stable’s banner horse set to target another, even richer Randwick Mile feature- the Group 1 Doncaster Mile (1600m). The five-year-old was in career best form and then some over the...
Gai Waterhouse voices opposition to Rosehill sale
Gai Waterhouse said she “felt embarrassed for the Board” following a meeting between the Australian Turf Club and its members over the proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse. ATC chairman Peter McGauran delivered a brief of the club’s plans at a members’ forum on Tuesday night where Waterhouse made it clear she...
Hyeromimus replaced by James McDonald on star colt Storm Boy
Adam Hyeronimus has taken a philosophical outlook after being replaced as the rider of Storm Boy and is already excited about the prospect of upsetting the glamour colt in next month’s Golden Slipper. The Sydney jockey, who is a stable rider for Storm Boy’s trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott, was advised earlier...
Bella Nipotina set for Black Caviar Lightning Stakes return
Ciaron Maher credits the variety of training establishments the stable can utilise in bringing out the best in Bella Nipotina who is on the cusp of starting another campaign. Bella Nipotina is slated to run in the Group 1 Lightning Stakes (1000m) at Flemington on Saturday, kick starting her tenth campaign. The daughter of...
Buenos Noches primed for Expressway Stakes return
Matt Smith will target feature sprints in two states with Buenos Noches as he sets his sights on an elusive Group 1 win. The four-year-old will kick off his campaign in the Group 2 Expressway Stakes (1200m) at Randwick on Saturday as a pipe-opener to a southern state raid on the Newmarket...
Aurora’s Symphony wins the Hobart Cup
Aurora’s Symphony made it three from three in the apple isle when dominant taking out the Group 3 Hobart Cup on Sunday Already a dual Launceston Cup winner, Aurora’s Symphony stepped out at Hobart for the first time and had no issues carrying the big weight. An impressive winner at Flemington in...
RV to induct next generation of riders
Sage Duric, the daughter of Caulfield Cup winner Vlad Duric, is one of 11 riders who will officially be inducted as apprentice jockeys on Monday night at Moonee Valley. Duric is one of 11 members of the 2024 intake of Racing Victoria’s Apprentice Jockey Training Program. The 21-year-old is looking to follow...
