PICTURE – BOWMAN WITH THE COX PLATE Hugh Bowman has been booked to ride Kings Will Dream in the first Cox Plate of the post-Winx era. Bowman was aboard Winx for the champion mare’s four straight Cox Plate wins from 2015-2018. The Cox Plate fie
STIPES TODAY CALLED OFF Thursday’s meeting at Waipukurau because of a saturated track. Today’s meet at Te Aroha meet was also abandoned because of a track deemed unfit for racing. Any idea when we will get these all weather tracks. Winston?
The Everest Final Field & Emergencies. No Horse Trainer Jockey Barrier Weight Hcp Rating 1 SANTA ANA LANE Anthony Freedman Mark Zahra 2 58.5kg 120 2 PIERATA Gregory Hickman Tommy Berry 1 58.5kg 118 3 REDZEL Peter & Paul Snowden Kerrin McEvoy 7 58.
Michael Walker has been riding in big races since he was 15, but his reaction to his surprise call-up to ride Finche in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup reminded him of why he sometimes puts himself through daily torture to stay at the pointy end of the gam
Group One winner Volpe Veloce has returned home after her two-run campaign in Sydney. The six-year-old mare finished ninth in the Gr.2 Theo Marks Stakes (1300m) before tailing the field home in the Gr.2 Shannon Stakes (1500m). “She is back home. She had
Paddy Payne with son Stevie. Photo: photos.racing.com It inspired the biggest Australian sports film of the decade, but the story of Michelle Payne’s historic Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) victory has its roots on this side of the Tasman. Ride Like a Girl
A minor shoulder injury will keep Danielle Johnson from riding at Te Aroha on Wednesday or the remainder of the week. Johnson missed most of last season while recovering from collar bone surgery.
Crown Prosecutor returns victorious after the Gr.1 New Zealand Derby (2400m) earlier this year. Photo: Trish Dunell Stephen Marsh couldn’t be happier with the progress of Crown Prosecutor as he goes into the biggest assignment of his training career thi
Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m) aspirant Te Akau Shark. Photo: Trish Dunell The Moonee Valley Racing Club (MVRC) faces a major selection dilemma next week when assembling the field for this year’s A$5 million Gr.1 Cox Plate (2040m). With the retirement of star
Rondinella will contest the Gr.3 Ladies’ Day Vase (1600m) at Caulfield on Wednesday. Photo: Trish Dunell Cambridge trainer Roger James had a tough choice to make heading into Caulfield on Wednesday. The experienced horseman, who trains in partnership w
Less than twenty-four hours on from a stunning Group Two victory by The Chosen One (PICTURED) at Caulfield on Saturday afternoon, co-trainer Murray Baker is already thinking ahead to next weekend where his charge will try to pull off an even greater trium
Impressive three-year-old filly Travelling Light careers home at Matamata. Photo credit: Trish Dunell Lightly raced three-year-old Travelling Light indicated she is on target for some bigger assignments on her immediate horizon as she produced a powerf
Local mare Polly Grey careers away with the Listed Team Wealleans Matamata Cup. Photo credit: Trish Dunell Matamata mare Polly Grey scored her biggest career victory when she stormed to a convincing victory in Saturday’s Listed Team Wealleans Ma
Jordan Childs sits victorious aboard Surprise Baby after last Saturday’s Gr.3 Bart Cummings (2520m). Photo credit: Darryl Sherer The prospect of partnering Kiwi-bred stayer Surprise Baby in next month’s Gr.1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) is enough to make a
Quick Thinker winning the Gr.3 Ming Dynasty Quality (1400m) at Rosehill. Photo credit: bradleyphotos.com.au Andrew Forsman, who trains in partnership with Murray Baker, is welcoming the forecast rain ahead of the Gr.1 Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) at Ra
Okay Pal winning at Timaru on Friday. Photo credit: Race Images South There was a big rap on Okay Pal heading into his debut performance at Phar Lap Raceway on Friday and the Michael and Matthew Pitman-trained three-year-old didn’t disappoint. He pinge
Disgraced Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Darren Weir has been charged by Victorian police over animal cruelty and conspiracy offences. Weir was issued with nine charges which included “conspiracy to defraud Racing Victoria Limited stewards” and “enga
R1: RUIZ, well backed June but was poorly drawn Trialss placed since. R4: DURAAJ, first trialled Feb 2018 Won 2 trials since. R6: SHADOW RUNNER, winner of 3 trials, dominant off front last start. R7: Bolt from Blue, won here before. Was unlucky last campa
Pam Brindley and trainer Keith Hawtin had a memorable day at Te Rapa on Friday. Photo credit: Trish Dunell Keith Hawtin has made a flying start to his resumption as a trainer, headlined by a treble at Te Rapa on Friday. The Te Awamutu trainer has recently