Horse Racing News
Think About It ripe for first G1 shot
Joe Pride says it is now up to Think About It as the gelding is about to embark on his first assault at Group 1 level. Defeated once in eight starts, Think About It is a dual winner in Stakes company but will need to lift the bar on Saturday in the Kingsford...
Premiership in sight for Shinn
Jockey Blake Shinn says a win in the Melbourne Jockeys' Premiership will look good on his record, but at the same time it is not something he has put a lot of thought into. After a double at Flemington last Saturday and another winner at Sandown on Sunday, Shinn is within...
Trainer Robbie Laing receives suspended ban
Renowned trainer Robbie Laing successfully dodged a suspension, after confessing to neglecting necessary veterinary treatment for two registered broodmares. The six-month ban handed to Laing was fully suspended for 24 months, due to his commendable track record and the surrounding circumstances. Charges were filed against Laing last September for failing to provide...
Racing retirees help kids apply Horse Sense to their lives
The initiative, supported by the new Off the Track WA Community Fund, is run by Horse Sense founder Claire Wright, a primary school teacher and equine facilitated learning practitioner who was inspired by her own experience. "I've loved horses ever since I can remember but could never own one as a...
Victorian jockey banned for six months
Jockey Chloe Azzopardi, aged 26, has been handed a six-month suspension after testing positive for a banned substance. Azzopardi, who moved to Victoria late in 2021, produced the positive urine sample after riding trackwork at Flemington on April 17, 2023. The result came as a surprise to the racing community and brought...
Kent makes Case for imported sprinter
Michael Kent Jnr knows there is just as much chance of A Case Of You drawing a wide barrier this weekend as there has been in each of his previous Australian runs, but the Cranbourne trainer desperately hopes his run of tricky gates has come to an end. The imported stallion...
Horses of promise dominate Queensland Derby Day at Eagle Farm
The main race of the 3yos over the carnival is the G1 Queensland Derby (2400m) where Kovalica ($1.80) is short odds to back up his excellent run in the Doomben Cup and win the major. Around him there are some other young stayers with promise like stable mate Special Swey ($6),...
Racing NSW announces more prize money increases
Racing NSW today announced increases to minimum prizemoney levels for Metropolitan and Provincial racing worth more than $6.5 million annually. Metropolitan and Provincial minimum prizemoney levels have received the lowest proportional increases since 2004, with the Country sector minimum prizemoney levels having increased by a much higher proportional amount in addition...
Neasham keeping close eye on Sunshine
Few will be looking on more anxiously than Annabel Neasham when the Magic Millions National Broodmare Sale kicks off on the Gold Coast on Tuesday. The Sydney trainer doesn't own Sunshine In Paris, but she is particularly eager to see who buys the last-start Group 1 winner. The three-year-old daughter of Invader and the...
Consistent Fighter chases overdue win
After a brace of competitive performances in stakes races, consistent sprinter Fox Fighter is set to drop back in grade in search of a confidence-building win. The gelding has managed a top-four finish at his past nine starts stretching back to September, highlighted by two Saturday grade victories and a trio of...
