Horse Racing News
Broome Cup change to enhance north west winter race round
The much-loved Broome Cup will shift back a week in 2024 as part of improvements to the iconic north-west racing season. Racing and Wagering Western Australia Thoroughbred Operations Manager Vinny Meens said the change to the traditional timing was being announced as early as possible to help visitors plan their trips...
Giga Kick injured, out of $20m The Everest
Star sprinter Giga Kick has been ruled out of The Everest with a torn muscle sustained in his first-up run at Moonee Valley. Giga Kick was beaten into third place behind Imperatriz in the Group 2 McEwen Stakes (1000m) at The Valley on September 9, after missing the start. Jockey Craig Williams made a mid-race...
Unbeaten Ozzmosis stamps his claims on The Everest
Trainer Bjorn Baker is keeping a lid on Everest talk about his exciting colt Ozzmosis, but his owners are keen to run the undefeated three-year-old in the $20 million sprint if a slot holder comes calling. That scenario is a step closer after Ozzmosis resumed with a devasting victory in Saturday’s Listed...
Caulfield Cup plan remains for Hezashocka
Trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr are not going to let a wide barrier stop them from pressing on with their original plans for Hezashocka. The New Zealand-bred galloper drew the widest gate in a capacity field in the Group 3 MRC Foundation Cup (2000m) at Caulfield on Saturday. Under normal...
First stakes test for Ozzmosis
Ozzmosis gets his first chance to vindicate the decision of breeding giants Newgate Farm to buy into his ownership when he makes his seasonal return in the Heritage Stakes at Rosehill. The exciting colt captured the attention of the renowned stud after two promising wins during his initial campaign, laying the...
Kerrin McEvoy prepares to take on big guns
The Sydney jockeys’ room is widely regarded as one of the most competitive and the intensity is set to go up a notch with the injection of two global stars for the Golden Rose meeting. Ryan Moore and Joao Moreira are both in town to partner a couple of the autumn’s...
Damien Oliver chasing G1 on Alligator Blood
Damien Oliver will be looking to add to his Group 1 tally when he partners Alligator Blood possibly for the last time at Caulfield. Alligator Blood runs in the Underwood Stakes (1800m) on Saturday with Oliver aboard before the champion jockey is expected to hand the reins back to Tim Clark in coming weeks. Clark was injured...
Blinkers go on Little Brose
In a bid to get Little Brose to concentrate, the Lindsay Park stable has called for a set of blinkers ahead of the colt’s outing at Caulfield. Little Brose steps up to the 1400m for the first time in blinkers when he runs in the Group 3 Caulfield Guineas Prelude on Saturday. And the...
Kerrin McEvoy teams with Celestial Legend at Rosehill
Everest winner Classique Legend is enjoying retirement on Kerrin Mcevoy’s farm, but the top jockey might have found a stablemate who can provide him with a few racetrack thrills. Like Classique Legend, Celestial Legend is prepared by Les Bridge, owned by Legend Racing’s Bon Ho and races in his white and red...
French import Athabascan chasing back-to-back wins
A resounding last-start win has put Athabascan on a Melbourne Cup path with trainer John O’Shea seeing no reason why the French import can’t go on with the job. The five-year-old has been in Australia for less than a year and after a seasoning campaign in the autumn, which included a Canberra...
