Horse Racing News
Kovalica strolls home in the G1 Queensland Derby
Kovalica has underlined his star quality and put to bed any doubts over his stamina with an emphatic performance in the Group 1 Queensland Derby. After missing a scheduled start in the Rough Habit Plate due to a foot abscess, the three-year-old showed his class with an admiral third against the...
Think About It lands G1 Stradbroke Handicap lead-up
Trainer Joe Pride had mixed emotions as he watched a stable favourite fade in the straight while watching an up-and-comer collect his first Group 1 prize at Eagle Farm. Think About It extended his record to eight wins from nine starts with his victory in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup...
Pintoff remains unbeaten for new trainer in Bel Esprit Stakes
A horse that was finally diagnosed as being allergic to hay has given trainer Carly Cook her biggest success in racing. One-time stakes winner Pintoff upset the more highly fancied sprinters in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1000m) on Saturday in a shock result for punters. Ridden by John Allen, Pintoff ($26)...
Axzelina lands fighting debut win at Sandown
Education time is over as a number of the two-year-olds on the books of Ciaron Maher and David Eustace are about to hit the racetrack. Two fillies from the powerful stable stepped out for the first time at Sandown on Saturday with Axzelina scoring in the Ladbrokes Racing Club Handicap scoring...
Tannhauser earns G1 shot
Improving colt Tannhauser will be given the chance to attempt a feat achieved by Prince Fawaz and The Autumn Sun after securing a berth in the JJ Atkins Stakes with a stylish victory at Randwick. Tannhauser finished strongly from back in the field to capture Saturday’s Wilson Asset Management Handicap (1400m),...
Mr Exclusive out to break drought
It is more than two years since Mr Exclusive last won a race, but the gelding is still proving himself to be Mr Consistency. Mr Exclusive heads to Sandown on Saturday for the second run of his campaign in the ive > Handicap (1400m), a heat of the Winter Championship. In 14 runs...
Weather watch for Invincible Caviar
The Peter Moody stable is on weather alert with Invincible Caviar ahead of her return run at Sandown. The daughter of unbeaten champion Black Caviar is down to have her first start since December in the Listed Bel Esprit Stakes (1000m) on Saturday. But track conditions will determine whether the winner of four of her...
Ben Currie given lengthy ban over cocaine swab
QRIC Stewards have found participants Mr Mark Currie and his son Mr Ben Currie guilty of a breach of AR240(2): Prohibited substance in sample taken from horse at race meeting after the analysis of a sample taken from End Assembly, which raced at Eagle Farm on Saturday 17 December 2022. When...
Chris Waller bullish about Queensland Derby favourite
Chris Waller is satisfied he pulled the right rein in running Kovalica against the older horses in the Doomben Cup, fearing the odds-on Queensland Derby favourite might have otherwise gone into the Classic underdone. The exciting stayer missed a run in the Rough Habit Plate (2000m) two weeks ago due to...
Duo's Randwick Army ready for battle
Gerald Ryan and Sterling Alexiou usually have a smattering of runners at Sydney Saturday meetings, but rarely have they had a bigger contingent than the ten they are taking to Randwick this weekend. The training partners will saddle up multiple horses in four of the races, including a trio in the Taylor Handicap...