Just Horse Racing News
You be the judge: non-starter or not?
By Kobie O’Brien Favourite backers in the last at Rockhampton last Thursday were left scratching their heads when Tom Button trained Aussie Tycoon was seemingly disrupted upon starting, prompting the last start runner up to miss the jump by over ... Read More »
She Will Reign to gallop between races
By AAP Trainer Gary Portelli will give dual Group One winner She Will Reign a race day gallop rather than a second barrier trial ahead of her return in the $250,000 Inglis Sprint. Last year’s Golden Slipper and Moir Stakes ... Read More »
Blue Diamond Preview plans for Secret Lady
By AAP Secret Lady has come out of her Magic Millions Classic run so well Sydney trainer Gary Portelli has now turned his attention to a stakes race in Melbourne. Portelli has nominated Secret Lady for Saturday’s Group Three Blue ... Read More »
Oakleigh Plate the target for Snitty Kitty
By AAP The Oakleigh Plate is in trainer Henry Dwyer’s sights with sprinting mare Snitty Kitty who will continue preparations towards her Group One target in a jump-out at Caulfield. Snitty Kitty will run over 800m on Tuesday as a ... Read More »
Criquette Head-Maarek announces retirement
By AAP Trail-blazing French trainer Criquette Head-Maarek has announced she is to retire after a career spanning more than 40 years. Head-Maarek says the time is right to call it a day and she will saddle her last runners on ... Read More »
Winx pleases in barrier trial
By AAP Champion Winx has finished midfield in a barrier trial at Rosehill, pleasing her trainer and jockey with her condition. Her rider Hugh Bowman was particularly happy with her mental state saying she was happier and more relaxed at ... Read More »
Winx fit and healthy ahead of trial
By AAP Trainer Chris Waller is not expecting too much from Winx’s barrier trial at Rosehill or from the body which determines the world’s best racehorse. Winx will step out on Monday in a heat which includes top sprinter Redzel ... Read More »
Stewards charge Brandon Stockdale
By AAP Apprentice Brandon Stockdale has been charged with having and using a mobile phone at a recent Caulfield meeting and giving false or misleading evidence to stewards. On Wednesday stewards asked why Stockdale had a mobile phone in his ... Read More »
Linda Meech suspended for 23 meetings
By AAP Victoria’s leading jockey Linda Meech has been suspended for more than three weeks after being found guilty of improper riding in a race at Kilmore. The 23-meeting ban, to start after Tuesday’s Terang meeting, was imposed by stewards ... Read More »
Punters left stunned after dramatic finish
By JustHorseRacing There were dramatic scenes in the UK overnight which saw odds-on favourite Nayati score the most unlikely of wins in a juvenile hurdle race at Ascot. As the six-runner field approached the final flight in the the 3200m ... Read More »
