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2022 August
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young hope Forgot You will remain unbeaten at The Valley when he commences his latest campaign at that track
  • Tue, Aug 16, 2022
    Newcastle Jockey Club has announced its spring race dates for 2022 expanding on previous year's and providing the first uninterrupted season of spring racing events since the start of the COVID pandemic.
  • Mon, Aug 15, 2022
    As she was coming through the ranks and making a go at training full time, Stephanie Bakranich was hopeful of landing a good horse to give her fledging career a kick along.
  • Sat, Aug 13, 2022
    Archie Alexander will be in the good books at home with his wife Annie sharing in the ownership of Caulfield winner Bound For Home.
  • Sat, Aug 13, 2022
    Brenton Le Grand looks back on Rosebud day at Rosehill Gardens and brings you the talking points in our end of day wrap
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    As widely travelled South African trainer Lyle Chandler finalised his plans for promising dual acceptor Daksha, entered at the Tamworth TAB meet on Friday and Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, he was keen to expand on a value runner at Tamworth.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    While the majority of focus is on the favourite, trainer Rob Gulberti believes he has two top chances to win his third XXXX Broome Cup (2200m) on Saturday.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    David Jolly is confident he has multiple Group 1 winner Behemoth in a good place ahead of his return to racing at Morphettville on Saturday.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    Promising South Australian mare I Am Bene heads to Melbourne in what trainer Andrew Clarken hopes will be a stepping stone to spring success.
  • Fri, Aug 12, 2022
    As widely travelled South African trainer Lyle Chandler finalised his plans for promising dual acceptor Daksha, entered at the Tamworth TAB meet on Friday and Rosehill Gardens on Saturday, he was keen to expand on a value runner at Tamworth.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    Trainer Bruce Kay has urged punters not to overlook Sheikh It as he aims for his first success in the XXXX Broome Cup (2200m) on Saturday.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    Kibou has goals over more ground than Saturday’s Listed $160,000 Smithfield RSL Rosebud (1100m) at Rosehill but co-trainer Adrian Bott says the race is an important test for the three-year-old.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    Racing and Sports form analysts Jaike Altieri, Trent Crebbin and Ethan Perry bring you a multi-bet including from racing all around Australia.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    Prolific Country Cups winner Michael Mulholland is guarded assessing his promising short-course flyer Dubbo Wanderer ($8.50 on TAB), which is fancied to lead and take some catching in the Rosehill Gardens 1300m, $100,000 TAB Highway on Saturday.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    The only thing that has surprised trainer Kim Waugh about in-form three-year-old True Crime is how tough he’s proving to be and that can only bode well for his future.
  • Thu, Aug 11, 2022
    Deagon’s Jack Bruce has hit the ground running in his fledgling trainer career and is hopeful of notching up a second metropolitan winner with Barade at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
  • Wed, Aug 10, 2022
    An inaugural Hawkesbury double for Jason Attard and Lucy Keegan-Attard and a first time Quirindi winner for Mitchell and Desiree Kearney.
  • Wed, Aug 10, 2022
    Julius confirmed his status as one of the state’s most promising sprinters when he fought back to win a hot benchmark 76 handicap over 1100 metres in Hobart last Sunday.
  • Wed, Aug 10, 2022
    Connections of Best Of Bordeaux have decided to wait for another day to kick off his campaign.
  • Tue, Aug 09, 2022
    Few apprentices have had a more solid grounding for their race debut than Lauryn Bingley so it was no surprise that the 19-year-old took only two rides to land her first winner.
  • Tue, Aug 09, 2022
    Trainer Gary Portelli is leaving almost all options open for his star three-year-olds Fireburn and Sejardan – including extending the filly’s preparation beyond two runs - as far as the spring carnival goes but will likely separate them for their first-up assignments.
  • Mon, Aug 08, 2022
    For comeback jockey Kody Nestor a near full book of contenders at Tuesday’s Quirindi TAB meeting and a renewed association with regional heavyweight Kris Lees, Paul Perry and Gerry Harvey trainer Stephen Jones, suggests a productive day, but is accompanied with extreme caution.
  • Sat, Aug 06, 2022
    Mandy Cottell looks back on Missile Stakes Day at Randwick and brings you the talking points in our end of day wrap.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Lachlan Overall’s impressive record on the dirt continued in July when he combined with classy local Grinzinger Star to win the Port Augusta Cup.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Only overnight rain will prevent Kris Lees from launching a four-horse attack on tomorrow’s opening Group race of the new season at Royal Randwick tomorrow.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Hawkesbury trainer Edward Cummings was confident Aureus Angel could win first-up at Kembla Grange today – and she didn’t let him down.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Finding best bets on the card in Hobart on Sunday won’t be easy but if Julius takes his recent form into the Elwick Functions & Events BM76 over 1100m he should make four wins from his past five starts.
  • Fri, Aug 05, 2022
    Hobart hosts the first meeting of the season before taking a three-month spell with a mammoth ten-race card and the rail out 10m. Rain is forecast however this new track drains very well so I’m not overly concerned.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    Rising Bathurst prospect Life Well Lived ($4.80 into $3.90 favourite on TAB) is named in tribute to an enriched racing life and heritage, so sentiment rides with the key booking of Hugh Bowman into a Royal Randwick TAB Highway Plate on Saturday.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    It’s that time of year where if you’ve got a fringe Everest horse it’s time to make a statement and trainer Bjorn Baker is producing the first of two horses he hopes could attract slot holder attention when Belluci Babe resumes at Randwick on Saturday.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    National Jockeys Celebration Day is a national event of remembrance and recognition for Australian riders, held at the commencement of the racing season, on the first weekend in August each year and Tasmania hosts its event at Ladbrokes Park Elwick in Hobart on Sunday.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    In The Bag is a special horse for trainer Yannick Valenti and his partner, jockey, Jessica Gray, who arrived at an important time in their lives.
  • Thu, Aug 04, 2022
    Trainer Graeme Green has sounded an ominous warning to Master Jamie’s rivals in the Cleveland Bay Handicap in Townsville on Saturday by rating the super sprinter a better horse than when he claimed the feature a year ago.
  • Wed, Aug 03, 2022
    For some two decades, veteran hoop Jason Taylor had been ‘missing in action’ in central Queensland until he re-joined the FIFO jockeys earlier this and success has followed.
  • Wed, Aug 03, 2022
    If an Everest slot holder wants to circle multiple Group 1 winner Forbidden Love as she resumes at Randwick on Saturday, trainer Michael Freedman is happy to let that happen but his short-term focus is adding to her Group 1 tally.
  • Wed, Aug 03, 2022
    Racing SA is pleased to announce that Peter Ryan has been appointed to the position of Deputy Chairman of Stewards. The role reports to Matt Santoro, who was recently promoted to Racing SA Chairman of Stewards from his role as Deputy following a departmental restructure.
  • Tue, Aug 02, 2022
    After aborting a Country Championships tilt earlier this year, trainer Scott Collings is hoping Ten Bells can put her name into the Kosciuszko picture with a strong first-up performance at Canterbury on Wednesday.
  • Tue, Aug 02, 2022
    There’s hardly a ripple of surprise when the Pateman name figures prominently in country races across WA, but on the weekend it was a newer member of the racing family who stood out.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    Talented three-year-old filly Donna’s Day could be the real deal following her third successive win in Hobart on Sunday.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    As Hawkesbury’s leading trainer, it was fitting that Brad Widdup should finish his benchmark season with his only runner – and first at the Forbes Cup Showcase meeting – today.
  • Mon, Aug 01, 2022
    Trained by the sister of five shearers, part-owned by an orphan who left school at 14 to become a jackaroo and later made his fortune as a nightclub owner and futures trader, and ridden by a young jockey formerly from Queensland, the 4yo mare One Aye on Sunday won the $50,000 Bankstown Sports Club Forbes Cup in an exciting finish.
2022 July
  • Sun, Jul 31, 2022
    To borrow a line from one of Sylvester Stallone’s Rocky movies, it’s not how hard you get hit it’s how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward.
  • Sun, Jul 31, 2022
    Edward Cummings has completed his best season on a winning note as he lays the foundation for even better seasons ahead.
  • Sat, Jul 30, 2022
    After a Cranbourne debut win, Shock ‘Em Ova has backed that up with success at The Valley.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    Kayla Crowther can celebrate her big season in the saddle winning the $107,250 Listed Lightning Stakes aboard the James Cummings-trained Kallos at Morphettville on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    Co-trainer Maddysen Sears believes the best is yet to come for impressive youngster Red Top as the gelding shoots for his second straight metropolitan victory.
  • Fri, Jul 29, 2022
    Victorian-trained mare Nina Carmella delivered a stunning debut in Hobart last month to not only blitz her rivals but give connections and some astute punters a windfall.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    Immaturity cost Written Swoosh being an autumn player with her trainer Phillip Stokes hoping the filly may prove up to spring company.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    It’s that time of the year when country trainers look at which horses might fit the bill for The Kosciuszko and Tamworth trainer Mel O’Gorman is more than happy to throw the aptly named So Country’s name into the ring given the horse has already been a pleasant surprise.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    Tasmanian racing lost one of its biggest fans last week when West Australian businessman and prolific horse owner Wayne Notman succumbed to an ongoing illness.
  • Thu, Jul 28, 2022
    Nothing is fazing emerging galloper Jojo Was A Man this winter so trainer John Thompson has every reason to be confident a few changes to Saturday’s Listed $160,000 ATC Foundation Winter Challenge (1500m) won’t bother him.
  • Wed, Jul 27, 2022
    The name is a racing institution on the Northern Rivers and for the McGurens - Samantha and Matthew - who met as brilliant young apprentice riders, their first city starter, outsider Fortyfive Parklane ($41 on TAB) is likely an endurance test for Matt into a TAB Highway at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    The Race History of the Lightning Stakes run at Morphettville on Saturday is interesting given it is for two and three year olds.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Australian Turf Club has extended its partnership with one of the world’s most prestigious stallion organisations Darley ahead of the world-renowned Sydney Everest Carnival and the nation’s premier series for three-year-old fillies.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Exciting South Australian sprinter Extremely Lucky will kick off an ambitious spring campaign in Saturday’s $107,250 Listed Lightning Stakes (1050m) at Morphettville.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Tasracing and The Tasmanian Turf Club are pleased to announce that the currently named Steve’s Liquor Mowbray Stakes will now be known as the Steve’s Liquor Hellova Street Stakes as of next season.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    There was so much trainer Robert Quinn could take out of Miyoshi’s debut performance a fortnight ago to be confident she’s a good chance of breaking through at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Outstanding five-year-old gelding Superstorm, a Group 1 winner of the Cantala Stakes (1600m) at Flemington last October, has been ruled out of the Melbourne spring carnival.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Star three-year-old Alpine Wolf appears to have emerged from knee surgery with a clean bill of health.
  • Tue, Jul 26, 2022
    Lightly raced Cudyado has wasted no time announcing his above average ability with two recent victories and will get the chance to complete a hat-trick of wins at Doomben on Wednesday.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Jockey Brad Rawiller is confident Living The Dream can deliver trainer Rob Gulberti a third Darwin Cup (2050m) in four years, following his win in the Metric Mile (1600m) on Saturday.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    They might have to check the track rating twice as the 'big wet' finally gives way to clearing skies and a firmer surface, but it's more than timely for a provincial mare at Monday's feature Scone meeting.
  • Mon, Jul 25, 2022
    Beaudesert trainer Greg Cornish is hopeful Dream Entity will be on her best behaviour to overcome a barrier concern when the mare heads to Kilcoy on Tuesday.
  • Sat, Jul 23, 2022
    Trainer John Blacker takes a handy team to the meeting in Launceston on Sunday where he expects his classy two-year-old Unique Glow to end the season on a winning note.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    Racing Queensland has rated the first TAB Queensland Racing Carnival without lockdowns or health restrictions since 2019 a solid success, following an increase in wagering turnover and three local Group 1 victories.
  • Fri, Jul 22, 2022
    Experienced Toowoomba trainer Lindsay Hatch will attempt for a fourth time to claim his maiden Mackay Cup on Saturday but it’s not the only feature he’s keen to win in the state’s sugar capital.
  • Thu, Jul 21, 2022
    It’s fair to say it was never Plan A for a horse with Gold Trip’s credentials to be kicking off in the middle of winter but co-trainer David Eustace says Saturday’s Listed $160,000 ATC Foundation Winter Challenge (1500m) at Randwick is an ideal start point.
  • Wed, Jul 20, 2022
    Australian Turf Club, ATC Foundation and ASX Refinitiv Charity Foundation host Sydney’s inaugural Racing For Good charity raceday at Royal Randwick on Saturday, joining with one of the Club’s longest standing partners for the final black type race of the 2021/22 racing season.
  • Wed, Jul 20, 2022
    Race horse owners have a variety of reasons for buying new stock and Atherton Tablelands owner-trainer Ricky Ludwig had two inklings for selecting his latest purchase Bank Bank Bank.
  • Tue, Jul 19, 2022
    Nerodio will be a surprise starter in Saturday’s $125,000 Listed Bolton Sprint (1200m) at Belmont.
  • Tue, Jul 19, 2022
    Shelby Sixtysix, the cult hero of the Sydney autumn, is the once in a lifetime story that Danny Williams never saw coming but one he’s so grateful to have been a part of.
  • Tue, Jul 19, 2022
    Promising stable mates Avolonte and Maximum Output blotted their copybooks at their respective last starts but trainer Stu Kendrick is hopeful the pair can redeem themselves at Ipswich on Wednesday.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Leading apprentice Laqdar Ramoly capped off a memorable day in the saddle at Belmont on July 9 when not only outriding his claim, but also guiding Nerodio to victory in the $125,000 Listed Beaufine Stakes.
  • Mon, Jul 18, 2022
    Prominent racehorse owner Mrs Beryl White has passed away aged 88.
  • Sun, Jul 17, 2022
    Braidwood trainer Aaron Clarke will be making the three-hour trek to Sapphire Coast Racecourse next Sunday to further test the ability of his promising filly Little River Rose.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Far North Queensland trainer Michael Lee hopes to be track side as he bids for a rare metropolitan win with his star sprinter Yes Dream in the QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Goulburn trainer Danielle Seib is on a mission with rejuvenated Tudor Prince, hence her return on Sunday to the scene of one of his recent conquests.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Leading Murray Bridge trainer Michael Hickmott will use the Morphettville Parks meeting to ramp up the preparations for two spring hopefuls on Saturday.
  • Fri, Jul 15, 2022
    Wesley Vale trainer Glenn Stevenson takes a handy team to the races in Devonport on Sunday with his last-start winner Misirlou considered one of his best wining chances.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    It’s not often a trainer chooses to jump from a wide gate with their horse but Bjorn Baker is confident it will assist Shades Of Rose in atoning for a first-up mishap when she returns to Rosehill on Saturday.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    It was nearly nine years ago that Claire Lever’s riding career reached a peak with a city breakthrough on Footy Fan at Rosehill Gardens.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    Trainer Kris Lees says there’s plenty of reason to be confident debut winner Flag Of Honour has a bright future but he won’t get carried away before seeing how he measures up at Rosehill on Saturday.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    Rockhampton trainer Kevin Miller is confident his decision to bypass the Newmarket with Isis Carmella will be vindicated when the filly tackles the QTIS Three-Year-Old Handicap at Mackay on Friday.
  • Thu, Jul 14, 2022
    With a multiple Sydney city winner on a path towards the Cleveland Bay, part-owner Greg Sturgiss admits to being a bit confused when John O’Sing suggested Marway head out to Thangool.
  • Wed, Jul 13, 2022
    It’s a source of some surprise to jockey Keagan Latham that Dr Drill hasn’t won a race since they combined in the 2020 Scone Cup but he’s hoping to correct that stat at Grafton on Thursday.


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