Quick Suzy will head straight to this month’s Prix Morny after connections ruled out a crack at the Keeneland Phoenix Stakes at the Curragh. The Gavin Cromwell-trained filly impressed with a length-and-a-quarter victory in the Queen Mary Stakes at Royal Ascot, improving from a previous Curragh maiden win and a narrow second in Group Three company at Naas. Quick Suzy, […]

Sydney’s reigning premier jockey James McDonald is relying on the sheer class of Kolding and Paulele to secure the feature race double at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Kolding resumes in the Group 2 $200,000 Missile Stakes (1200m) and Paulele is first-up in the Listed $150,000 The Rosebud (1100m). Under the set weights and penalty conditions of the Missile Stakes, Kolding […]

Sticking to what one knows could bring Saab Hasan another Group 3 win with Sirius Suspect in Saturday’s Aurie Star Handicap (1200m) at Flemington. Hasan has had Sirius Suspect for 16 starts but the trainer hasn’t travelled far with the sprinter, who has had 12 starts for the trainer on the Flemington track. The trainer said Sirius Suspect would not […]

WAGERING on Australian greyhound racing has surged by a stunning $2.5bn in a clear illustration that the sport’s popularity has never been higher. Total national turnover for the 2020/21 financial year reached a remarkable $9.4bn, significantly up from the $6.9bn recorded in 2019/20 and $6.1 billion posted in 2018/19. The wagering boom represents a 35 per cent year-on-year national increase […]

Gold Coast trainer Michael Costa is making a habit of hit-and-run missions to New South Wales, now he is looking to perfect the craft when he throws Phobetor straight into the deep end at Randwick on Saturday. Training in the form of his life, Costa is buoyed by a hot streak which saw him win in Sydney with Seentoomany at […]

Mick Price may have two of the leading fancies for Sydney’s rich Golden Eagle but he is concerned the growing number of “pop-up” races are creating an uneven distribution of racing’s riches. The multiple Group 1-winning Victorian trainer takes no issue with The Everest, being the first of its kind and a new way to market racing. But he believes […]

Ismail Mohammed’s Zain Claudette is primed for a step up to Group Two level in the Sky Bet Lowther Stakes. The filly has won twice thus far, taking a maiden event at Newmarket in June before triumphing in the Group Three Princess Margaret Stakes at Ascot last month. A further increase in grade is now on the horizon as the […]

The internationals blinked. Let’s call a spade a shovel. The prestige and prizemoney of the Melbourne Cup prevailed over negativity and bluster about the new veterinary screening and conditions imposed on Europeans raiders. For months we heard about boycotts but when push came to shove and Cup nominations closed at midday August 3 there were 174 entries for the Cup, […]

Form analyst Matt Jones is confident an Aiden St Vincent-trained mare can bounce back with a win at Coffs Harbour after a solid last start effort. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! COFFS HARBOUR BEST BET Race 8, No.4: HELLENISM […]

Globetrotter Mickaelle Michel already boasts superstar status in Japan, as well as international Group level success, but a trip to Ascot on Saturday will see the French jockey fulfil a childhood dream. Michel, whose experiences include finishing third in the World All-Star Jockeys Championship in Sapporo in 2019 and winning the Group Two Premio Jockey Club in Italy, will make […]