Just Horse Racing News

A look at Buffering’s career

October 23, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP BUFFERING AT A GLANCE * Bay gelding 9yo – Mossman-Action Annie * Price: $22,000 (2009 Magic Millions Sales) * Prize money: $7,300,194 * First race: Won Doomben 2YO (March 27, 2010) * Last race: Sixth Manikato Stakes, Moonee ... Read More »

Melbourne Cup Prize Money

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By Morgan Payne The Melbourne Cup is Australia’s richest race each year with prize money for the race totalling $6.2 million dollars. The prize pool is split into ten different sums for the first ten horses to cross the finish ... Read More »

Victoria Derby

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By Morgan Payne The Victoria Derby is a Group l staying race and is the premier race for three year old stayers during the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. It is held at Flemington racecourse each year over 2500m. The race ... Read More »

French horse Vadamos fourth in Cox Plate

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP Not everything went to plan for connections of Vadamos in the lead-up to the Cox Plate. And not everything went right for the French horse in the race either. The only international runner in this year’s Cox Plate ... Read More »

More To Gain team eyes 2017 Caulfield Cup

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP Co-trainer Amanda Turner has her sights on next year’s Caulfield Cup with More To Gain after the promising stayer came from second last to win at Randwick. Jockey Peter Wells weaved through field in the straight to win ... Read More »

Autumn the time for Nurse Kitchen to shine

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP David Brideoake is likely to resist the temptation of going too far into the spring carnival with Moonee Valley stakes winner Nurse Kitchen. The three-year-old filly is likely to be spelled following her win in the Group Two ... Read More »

O’Malley races to satisfying win at Valley

October 22, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP Having been nursed back from a career-threatening injury, promising sprinter O’Malley has provided connections with a satisfying win at Moonee Valley. After spending 80 weeks on the sidelines recovering from a knee fracture, O’Malley made his race return ... Read More »

Rebel Dane springs upset in G1 Manikato

October 21, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP Rebel Dane has caused a major upset in the Manikato Stakes at Moonee Valley which has signalled the end of the spring for Chautauqua and the end of the road for Buffering. Trained by Gary Portelli at Warwick ... Read More »

Buffering runs his last race

October 21, 2016 Comments Off

By Morgan Payne Crowd favourite Buffering has been officially retired following a disappointing sixth in the Manikato Stakes. Buffering who is now a 9YO unplaced once again finishing sixth in the ten horse field with trainer Robert Heathcote announcing post ... Read More »

Punters flock to Winx despite weather

October 21, 2016 Comments Off

By AAP Melbourne’s wet weather isn’t quite as dramatic as the typhoon which has prevented jockeys travelling to Australia from Hong Kong but it is set to have an impact on Cox Plate day. Sam Clipperton, who was to ride ... Read More »