Full Fields For Wondai Races

Golden Slipper favourite drew the perfect gate... so why weren't owners happy? Golden Slipper favourite Storm Boy drew seemingly the perfect barrier when part-owner Julia Ritchie picked out gate two for Saturday's $5 million feature, but her response wasn't what was expected. Connections had been hoping for a middle barrier for the unbeaten son of…

For V'landys, those measures are crowd figures and wagering turnover. Last year, more than 46000 people attended the race - the largest crowd at Randwick in half a century - and a similar figure is expected on Saturday. At the corresponding meeting in 2016, the figure posted was 9000. Most of the crowd on Saturday will be under 35, which is the…

This time a year ago, outgoing Kalgoorlie-Boulder Racing Club chief executive Brett Snell, amid rising stress levels, hoped that the 2022 carnival would prove to be the big hit it had been in virtually every other year. Snell's tenure as CEO was nearing its end and despite the success of the 2021 Race Round, memories of that year's tough campaign…

Far Too Easy will be first up in The Kosciuszko next month. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography. Connections and slot holders of Far Too Easy will be looking for help from above in next month's The Kosciuszko, with an incredible link to the late Chris Caserta. Caserta rode Far Too Easy in his first three starts and was a regular in…

Clearing the second fence in the feature race, race five, the Woodville Service Station Open Steeplechase, Raucous leads Prince Turbo in the first of three circuits. Woodville-Pahīatua Racing Club hosted a surprise jumps meeting last month, which is a rarity on its calendar. It came with three weeks' warning courtesy of Te Aroha Racing Club, which…

Te Kahu winning the Great Northern Steeplechase at Te Aroha in 2021. Race Images Racing bosses aren't pushing the panic button over New Zealand's biggest jumping meeting as the new home of the Great Northerns struggles to return to racing. Te Aroha will be the new home of the Great Northern Steeples and Hurdles after the sale and closure of the…

After a week of playing on his'home deck' at Warrnambool, Aaron Purcell will make the trip to Sandown looking for another city win. The Warrnambool May Carnival was completed on Thursday where Purcell saddled 11 runners over the three days, coming home with two winners along a third-place finish in the feature race of the meeting, the Grand Annual…

Superstar filly Amelia's Jewel proved she was on track for the $4 million The Quokka when she made a spectacular return to win Saturday's Group 3 Roma Cup (1100m) at Ascot. The outstanding three-year-old captured the second leg of a feature double for trainer Simon Miller, who compared freakish Group 3 Gimcrack Stakes (1100m) winner Live To Tell to…

The Wyndham Harness Racing Club will be celebrating its centennial this Saturday (Mar 18) at the Young Quinn Raceway. The club is steeped in history with many of its races standing the test of time and still being run today. The Club was granted a certificate of registration in 1923 by the New Zealand Trotting Association and had its first meeting…

Racing Victoria has not ruled out moving the Cox Plate in the future, after deciding to leave the feature race in its traditional time slot for this year's spring carnival. Racing Victoria, led by new chief executive Andrew Jones, had been exploring the idea of moving the time-honoured race to late November, in an attempt to take advantage of clean…

I'm Thunderstruck appears spot on for his return to racing following a Geelong trial victory. The Mick Price and Michael Kent-Jnr-trained galloper won the opening heat of Tuesday's Geelong trials over 1000m under Jamie Kah. "You could argue that is the best he's ever trialled," Kent Jnr told RSN. "We left all the gear off today. We wanted to…

THE New Year has seen a complete turnaround in the form of the seven-year-old mare Bossy Britches. After winning her sixth career at Naracoorte In April, 2021, Bossy Britches went off the boil and even her first two runs this campaign prior to Christmas gave no indication that she was about to regain her old winning ways. But, come 2023, and the…

Lucky Sweynesse firmed as the favourite for Sunday's Group One Hong Kong Sprint (1200m) at Sha Tin after his connections drew an inside gate and associates of three of his biggest rivals pulled barriers from which no horse has won the race. Three-time Group One-winning speedster Wellington (gate 10), defending champion Sky Field (gate 11) and…

Team Hawkes must be hoping its run of bad luck this spring carnival is behind them going into the $10m Golden Eagle meeting at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. The Hawkes stable has had some frustrating feature race near misses with their runners finishing second in big money races the Silver Eagle, The Invitation, Theo Marks Stakes and Golden…

Zac Purton rode seven winners at a single meeting for the first time in his 23-year career, but the champion jockey left Sha Tin disappointed he had not either joined Joao Moreira in Hong Kong racing's record books or erased his absent rival from them. Purton partnered Yes We Can, Fiery Diamond, Sunny Baby, Beauty Eternal, Handsome Twelve, Man Star…

Leading Nanango jockey Hannah Richardson was undefeated at Eidsvold last Saturday. She watched on as Kelly Gates booted home No Better Affaire for local trainer Bob Murray in the opening event before leaving Murray's remaining seven hopefuls in her wake. Hannah landed a double for the Corey and Kylie Geran's Toowoomba stable in the Maiden with…

Adrian Bott and Gai Waterhouse train The Milkybar Kid. Picture: Toby Zerna Co-trainer Adrian Bott has kept the door open for The Milkybar Kid to back-up on Saturday after shortest priced favourite since Winx came out on top in the first two-horse race in Sydney for more than a decade. A long list of scratchings saw the promising stayer go around at…

The Nevada Gaming Control Board has recommended authorizing the running of county fair horse races in Ely and Elko in the summer after hearing about problems that occurred in last year's races. The board voted unanimously to recommend permitting races for Agriculture District No. 13, Aug. 19-21, in Ely, and for the Elko County Fair Board, Aug. 26…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

A regular feature at the end of any sporting year is the presentation of awards in recognition of success throughout the season. Last week saw Irish jumps jockey Rachael Blackmore collect four prestigious awards in the space of four days. Horse Racing I reland Irish Racing Hero 2021, Irish Times Sportswoman of the Year 2021, RTÉ Sportsperson of the…

The Golden Slipper is almost upon us, with the best two-year old horses and their connections in Australia vying for their piece of $3 million. As one of the biggest days of Sydney's Autumn Racing Carnival, the Slipper is the biggest day of the year at Rosehill Gardens, featuring five Group 1 races. Here's everything you need to know for the 2021…

It has been a crazy month at Happy Valley racecourse, with torrential rainfall, a spate of accidents and the world's most costly garden rake causing HK$126 million worth of bets to be refunded - but that's nothing new for a course with a crazy history. All of this "curse" talk around Happy Valley might seem a little over the top, but the area, let…

News Corp form analyst Brad Waters runs the rule over Thursday night's Pakenham meeting. BEST BET AMPERE (Race 3 No.1 - $2) Ampere chased home the strong winner Funzelle on debut and will be better for the experience. The 1400m will be perfect for the Mick Kent-trained mare. NEXT BEST SHINES (Race 5 No.3 - $3) Impressed with his debut win…