Tuesday October 16, 2007
Maybe Better not to win Caulfield - trainer
BRIAN Mayfield-Smith inquired about the plight of fellow horse players in NSW then assured that Maybe Better would not be roasted come Saturday's Caulfield Cup, before unleashing a serve on the State Government.
Rampant Rodd's calling the tune
HIGH-flying jockey Michael Rodd dominated day one of the Caulfield Cup carnival with a group 1 double last Saturday, and the winning run isn't looking like letting up.
Cumani wants a flash of inspiration from Moon
SARA Cumani, who is supervising the cups preparation of English stayer Purple Moon for her husband, Luca, left Caulfield last Saturday trying to work out a game plan to beat hot favourite Maldivian in the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup on Saturday.
Monday October 15, 2007
Rivals bow to Maldivian
THOSE with winning Caulfield Cup form believe the toughest staying
test in the country belongs to rising talent Maldivian, but
emerging trainer Danny O'Brien isn't so sure.
Not yet a champ but on the way
FORGIVE me for being a party pooper but a headline regarding Weekend Hussler - "The Best Since Tulloch" - was going a tad too far.
Guineas day a harbinger of stellar spring carnival
FREE of equine influenza, Victorian racing announced its rude health when it erupted on Saturday at the Heath.
Boss tips cup coup for Kiwi mare
HONG Kong-based jockey Glen Boss makes a hit-and-run trip to Melbourne on Saturday and is warming to the prospect of Kiwi mare Princess Coup winning the $2.5 million Caulfield Cup.
Royal Ascot star resumes at humble Cranbourne
MISS Andretti returns to the track at Cranbourne today with trainer Lee Freedman giving the Royal Ascot star a barrier trial in preparation for a clash with Gold Edition in the Schweppes Stakes at Moonee Valley on Cox Plate day.
Sunday October 14, 2007
Training centre latest hit by EI
EQUINE influenza has spread to Menangle Park in Sydney's south western outskirts.
Freedman scores, but with the wrong horse
HALL of Fame trainer Lee Freedman was doing favourite backers no favours yesterday.
White move vindicated by Green Mankini win
THE last-ditch dive at the post by Green Mankini provided young trainer John White with the thrill of a lifetime yesterday.
Trainer doesn't miss this time on Pinnacles
ASTUTE trainer Rick Hore-Lacy admitted he backed emerging galloper
Pinnacles, which dug deep to win the Perri Clutten Classic (1400m)
yesterday.
Maldivian stamps his big-race claims Cups and Cox Plate on agenda of budding star
RACING may well have a new wonder horse in Maldivian and a trainer
to match in Mark Kavanagh.
Club counts cost after storm lashes Lismore
LISMORE racetrack suffered more than $30,000 in damages when hit by an horrific hailstorm on Tuesday afternoon.
No overseas campaign for punters' pin-up girl
FREAKISH mare Gold Edition dealt with rivals in grand style yesterday and punters around the country should give thanks.
Rogerson lifts stakes in trots
THOROUGHBRED trainer Graeme Rogerson expanded his investment in harness racing when he bought five two-year-olds at the Ready To Run Sale in Christchurch on Wednesday.
Saturday October 13, 2007
Hit and Miss for punters
THE silly-season trend at the Melbourne spring carnival so far this
year hardly makes hot favourites Miss Finland and Weekend Hussler
seem attractive in their Caulfield engagements today.
Tasmania freezes horse movement after EI test
TASMANIAN racing authorities remain on high alert after conflicting results from a recreational horse tested for equine influenza.
Arnold's ready to pounce if Hussler falters
HEAVYWEIGHT horseman Steven Arnold needed just one word to explain why boom gelding Weekend Hussler is odds-on in today's group 1 Caulfield Guineas: acceleration.
Friday October 12, 2007
Vics at the ready as flu scare hits Tasmania
VICTORIAN racing officials were on full alert last night after a suspected case of the highly contagious equine influenza was reported in Tasmania.
Camels called in to get over the hump
CAMEL racing hits the Harold Park paceway at Glebe tonight, with NSW Harness Racing Club chief executive John Dumesny expecting a big crowd.
Thursday October 11, 2007
Influenza cuts swath through race fields
EQUINE influenza continues to erode race fields, with two group 1
races on Saturday - the Toorak Handicap and the Yalumba Stakes at
Caulfield- attracting a total of only 18 runners, and Saturday's
Grafton meeting in doubt.
Fallon refused to throw race on Queen's horse: QC
LONDON: Champion jockey Kieren Fallon lost £105,000 ($240,000) for a betting syndicate when he refused to throw a race on one of the Queen's racehorses, the Old Bailey has heard.
Hold your horses: no kissing
IT IS such a quintessential Melbourne Cup scene: the ecstatic jockey leaping from the winning horse and hugging, almost tackling, the teary owners and the beaming trainer amidst a roar from Flemington racegoers who have temporarily paused their swill of champagne.
Wednesday October 10, 2007
Punters drawn to do the Hussler for guineas
THE Ross McDonald-trained three-year-old Weekend Hussler held his place as the dominant favourite for Saturday's $1 million Caulfield Guineas after drawing ideally in gate two when barriers were allocated yesterday.
