Horse Racing News
Spring racing carnival campaign calling for Steparty
Trainer Paul Preusker and jockey Dean Yendall both expect Steparty to rise to a far greater level after keeping his winning record intact. After wins at Ballarat and Flemington, Steparty stepped out to 1420m at Flemington on Saturday to claim the Rod Johnson Handicap after showing an explosive turn of foot soon after...
Grebeni puts spring in Gerald Ryan’s step
Gerald Ryan missed out on buying Grebeni once, but he wasn’t about to let him go a second time. And after the three-year-old made it a hat-trick of wins in the Racing For Good On July 29 Handicap (1800m) at Rosehill on Saturday, he was glad he backed his judgement. Ryan revealed...
Dry track suits Not An Option
Jockey Patrick Moloney has a bit more spending money for his European vacation after guiding Not An Option to victory at Flemington. Appreciating the Good 4 track conditions of the Brian Beattie Handicap (1420m) on Saturday, Not An Option registered his first win since March in comfortable style. After enjoying a good run behind Lindsay...
Zoumon lands courageous win in the McKell Cup
A tough performance by Zoumon has delivered the promising Tulloch Lodge stayer his biggest win, putting him on a path to chase further feature race success. Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are renowned for producing horses who can grind out a finish and Zoumon ($2.70 fav) has proven no exception, doing...
Unusual Culture earns shot at VRC-CRV Winter Championship Final
The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace-trained Unusual Culture has earned herself a shot at a Stakes race with her win at Flemington. Victory in the David Bourke Handicap (1620m) at Flemington on Saturday was the final heat of the VRC-CRV Winter Championship with the final, at Listed level, run over 1600m...
Shaun O’Donnell big push for Too Dardy
Shaun O’Donnell is excited about the future of Too Dardy and in a solid push has declared the gelding to be his best ride at Belmont Park on Saturday. O’Donnell believes Too Dardy, who has one win and two placings from four starts, has the makings of a good horse and...
Chris Waller continues heady juvenile season
Chris Waller will set his sights on the Princess Series with Tutta La Vita after she added to his brilliant juvenile season with a gritty, albeit narrow victory at Rosehill. Having made a clean sweep of Sydney’s two-year-old triple crown with Shinzo and Militarize, Waller has unearthed a host of other promising...
Illness claims respected Echuca horseman
Respected Echuca-based horseman Daryl Archard who had held a trainers’ licence for more than 45 years, has died. The 68-year-old died on Thursday following a long illness. Archard took out his licence in 1977 and trained over 200 winners with the majority across country Victoria and New South Wales. His best horse was Section that reached a rating of...
Artorius on track for Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes
The Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes is more than a week away, but Sam Freedman has already seen enough to know that the four-year-old has shown the benefit of last year’s trip. The son of Flying Artie has been at Newmarket since Thursday night last week and has already reclaimed the weight...
King Magnus not done with yet
It is not often a year away from racing will rejuvenate a gelding the way it has King Magnus. The Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock-trained galloper is a rising eight-year-old and is at the highest level he has been to in his 30-start career. And judging by the way he is racing he is not done with...
