Horse Racing News
No second-up syndrome for Ipswich Cup hopeful
Tulloch Lodge trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott are banking on multiple stakeswinner Zoumon replicating a pattern from previous seasons when he tackles the Listed Ipswich Cup. The five-year-old has an outstanding second-up record, winning three of his five starts at his second run from a break and never finishing outside the top-four. After resuming...
Rachel King out to reign at Royal Ascot
A newly married Rachel King is set to cap her globetrotting season with two rides at the prestigious Royal Ascot carnival. The UK-born jockey, who grew up an hour away from the famous English course, moved to Australia 11 years ago and has gone on to cement her place in the highly...
2024 Melbourne Cup bid likely for Willie Mullins’ Royal Ascot winner
Trainer Willie Mullins could have another live Melbourne Cup contender waiting in the wings, as Belloccio achieved the same feat as Vauban when taking the Copper Horse Handicap (2800m) on day one of Royal Ascot. Stablemate Vauban was an impressive victor of the race twelve months ago and used that success as a...
Joe Pride pair hit the road for Flemington
Sydney trainer Joe Pride is banking on a trip to Melbourne being beneficial for the future of The Black Cloud. Along with stablemate King Of The Castle, The Black Cloud is set to contest the VRC Country Race Day Sprint (1100m) at Flemington on Saturday while King Of The Castle will...
OTI unearth 2024 Cox Plate hopeful at Royal Ascot
OTI Racing are no strangers to bringing talented imports from Europe to Australia and Tuesday’s Group 1 Queen Anne Stakes (1609m) at Royal Ascot may have revealed their next Spring Carnival raider. Docklands, trained by Harry Eustace, elder brother of David Eustace, caught the eye with a strong finish in his...
Mitch Aitken proud of Asfoora’s achievement
Ballarat-based rider Mitch Aitken had some mixed emotions as he woke early in the morning to watch Asfoora win at Royal Ascot. Aitken rode the Henry Dwyer-trained mare in her first outing in the UK at Haydock and was replaced by Oisin Murphy for the King Charles III Stakes (1000m) which the mare...
Luna Cat laps up Sandown victory
Days after welcoming their latest addition to the Lindsay Park establishment, trainers Ben, Will and J D Hayes were in the winner’s circle at Sandown. “Will became a father to a little boy, sometime late Sunday night or Monday morning, I’m not quite sure what time,” eldest of the three brothers...
Tulloch Lodge on verge of record-breaking season
A midweek double at Canterbury has propelled Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott to 165 wins this term, equalling their previous best mark with six weeks of the season remaining. The training partners kicked off Wednesday’s meeting with their 32nd two-year-old winner of the season when Wanaruah led throughout in the Golden Mile...
Cox Plate plans off for Western Empire
Williams had his eyes fixed on the Cox Plate (2040m) at Moonee Valley later this year with Western Empire, but has shelved those plans for sprint races in Perth. Western Empire ended his winter campaign on the weekend after finishing second to Let’s Galahvant in the Group 3 Strickland Stakes (2000m)...
Melbourne Cup winning jockey Brett Prebble announces retirement
Decorated jockey Brett Prebble has called time on his glittering career after more than 31 years in the saddle. The Melbourne Cup winning jockey who rode extensively in Asia, announced on Tuesday that he was retiring from the saddle to concentrate on business. Prebble runs a highly successful racing gear manufacturing business –...
