Just Horse Racing News
Jim Byrne facing comeback challenge
By Graham Potter Seasoned jockey Jim Byrne is on the comeback trail after being sidelined for a full five months following surgery on both of his knees. Byrne is intent on re-establishing himself in the jockey ranks in Queensland, but ... Read More »
Apprentice gets first look at The Valley
By RS NewsWire Apprentice Zac Lloyd will be looking to emulate his cousin Chad Schofield as a Cox Plate winning jockey when he partners Militarize in the weight-for-age championship at Moonee Valley. Schofield scored aboard the last three-year-old, Shamus Award ... Read More »
Two Cox Plate hopes for leading yard
By RS NewsWire Ciaron Maher and David Eustace will back-up Gold Trip into the Cox Plate after all the early indications are that he has taken no harm from his tough run in the Caulfield Cup. Gold Trip will be ... Read More »
Imperatriz shoots for four straight
By RS NewsWire A fourth win at Moonee Valley beckons for Imperatriz when the mare faces six rivals in the Group 1 Manikato Stakes. Saturday’s 1200m sprint will be the fourth consecutive run at the track for Imperatriz who started ... Read More »
Ethan Brown announces indefinite break from riding
By JustHorseRacing Group 1-winning jockey Ethan Brown will take an indefinite break from race riding, stemming from the severe injuries he sustained during a harrowing fall at the Australian Guineas in March. The accident left Brown with major internal injuries, ... Read More »
Top 10 – Cox Plate Winners
By Adam Page The best race Australia has to offer is the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley. Regarded as the ‘best two minutes in sport’, the 2040m contest brings together the best of the best Australia has to offer and ... Read More »
Star HK galloper heads odds in open Cox Plate field
By Adam Page Romantic Warrior is a firmer with Ladbrokes.com.au in their all in market for the Cox Plate (2040m) this Saturday at The Valley. The Hong Kong star was beaten in the Turnbull but had a host of excuses ... Read More »
Few races are like the Cox Plate and a strong day of racing awaits
By RS NewsWire The two days at Moonee Valley come to a crescendo on Saturday afternoon but there are so many highlights. It shapes as another intriguing G1 WS Cox Plate (2040m) with international interest aplenty. Romantic Warrior, the $4.00 ... Read More »
James McDonald’s confidence in Romantic Warrior rising
By RS NewsWire James McDonald’s confidence in Romantic Warrior ahead of this Saturday’s $5 million Cox Plate is increasing with every track gallop. The champion jockey was at Moonee Valley on Monday morning to partner the Hong Kong star in ... Read More »
Cox Plate plunge on Aidan O’Brien trained galloper
By JustHorseRacing Hong Kong’s Romantic Warrior has been the anticipated favourite for this year’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m), but an unexpected challenger emerges. Irish horse, Victoria Road, once an outsider at $101 a month ago, has seen his odds ... Read More »
