Just Horse Racing News
Nature Strip short odds for Challenge Stakes
By Morgan Payne Despite letting punters down in the Lightning Stakes speedster Nature Strip has opened at even money odds for the Group Two Challenge Stakes at Randwick this weekend. Nature Strip was well beaten as the short priced favourite ... Read More »
Hayes takes inspiration from Aidan O’Brien
By AAP Lindsay Park senior trainer David Hayes has drawn inspiration from champion Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien in accepting the wildcard entry for Fifty Stars in the All-Star Mile. Fifty Stars will run in the Group One Australian Cup (2000m) ... Read More »
2020 All Star Mile field taking shape
By AAP Fierce Impact, Black Heart Bart and Superstorm are the last wild card entries for the 15-horse All-Star Mile. They join Streets Of Avalon, winner of the Futurity Stakes, and Fifty Stars who won Saturday’s Blamey Stakes, in the ... Read More »
Watch: Jockey fined $320,000 for excessive use of whip
By Morgan Payne Jockey Mike Smith has been fined more than $320,000 AUD for excessive use of the whip in the $20m Saudi Cup on runner-up Midnight Bisou. Midnight Bisou finished second to Maximum Security in the richest race in ... Read More »
Boss free for Slipper day with ban altered
By AAP Glen Boss is free to ride on Golden Slipper day after having the dates of a careless riding suspension altered. Boss was outed for an incident in the Liverpool City Cup on Saturday at Randwick and suspended from ... Read More »
Regal Power on target for G1 Australian Cup
By AAP After having to settle for second in the Australian Guineas at Flemington with Superstorm, the same West Australian connections are hoping to go one better in the Australian Cup with Regal Power. Superstorm made his eastern states debut ... Read More »
Azuro out to reverse trend in Auckland Cup
By AAP While the New Zealanders are crossing the Tasman to plunder Australian races, Azuro will be out to reverse the trend in the Auckland Cup. The Jamie Richards-trained Probabeel and Te Akau Shark took out Sydney’s first two autumn ... Read More »
The Championships 2020 – A Look At The International Horses
By Adam Page The Championships are just around the corner and as this Carnival gathers further momentum, so does the international contingent and in 2020 the overseas are well represented numbers wise when it comes to nominations. Here at Justhorseracing, ... Read More »
Delays again hit Gold Coast upgrade plans
By AAP Further delays to the Gold Coast racetrack upgrade are likely to also put on hold any plans for the club to get further metropolitan Saturday meetings in the new season. The Gold Coast Turf Club is eventually hoping ... Read More »
Horses cough costs jockey hefty fine
By AAP Beaten Doomben favourite Exondabeach’s cough on the way to the barriers has cost jockey Luke Tarrant $1000. Stewards questioned Tarrant after the previously unbeaten Exondabeach was unplaced in the Three-Year-Old Jewel Prelude at Doomben on Saturday. Tarrant told ... Read More »
