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RACING is built on dreams. Josh Parr has never ridden in a Magic Millions and his goal is to win a Golden Slipper Stakes. So who could blame the popular jockey if he dreams of winning both in the next few months?
BART Cummings rarely started his horses at Broadmeadow if they drew poorly whenever the rail was out. The legendary late trainer was acutely aware of the reverse camber on the outside of the old course proper, and often queried Newcastle Jockey Club officials as to when they were going to “fix it”.
Most thoroughbred devotees would regard the Cox Plate as the greatest race run in Australia each year, so I thought I’d do some deep and meaningful research and go back and check deeper into the history.
WHAT’S in a name? Some owners don’t worry too much about naming their horses, often taking parts of the sire and dam’s name to come up with something suitable or just plucking one totally out of thin air. Others go to a lot more trouble. Such as Sydney concreting brothers Anthony and Mark Carusi.
This Saturday the 17th of December sees Randwick host its first meeting for some time and we have the rail in the true position with a chance of some rain around which places the under pressure course curator in Nevesh Ramdhani into a tricky position .
The 2 standout performances over the week end were by She Will Reign at Randwick in the Inglis Nursery where as a 2 year old she was backing up after a sizzling debut at Kembla 7 days earlier where she ran 0.01 off the track record.
The big talking point from racing all over Australia from the week end was the finish to the Kingston Town Classic for the ride of international jockey Douglas Whyte on
Kim Waugh (pictured) trained Muswellbrook Gold Cup winner Dylan’s Rojo. COUNTRY race clubs don’t always get the credit they so often deserve.ut Muswellbrook Race Club certainly deserves plenty of kudos for “having a full-blooded go” with its new Gold Cup date. The club took the bit between its teeth and switched its biggest meeting of the year away from the traditional Melbourne Cup date to a new Friday timeslot in late November.
Last year’s Melbourne Cup winning jockey – the first woman to win our iconic race – now holds a dual jockey-trainer licence in Victoria and created history yet again at Swan Hill last Sunday week when she became the first Victorian to ride a horse (Duke Of Nottingham) she trains to victory.
HE holds the record for riding three Magic Millions 2YO Classic winners – and it should have been four. Now, he’s striving to become the first person to win the rich juvenile feature as both a jockey and a trainer. Former champion jockey Chris Munce has several youngsters gearing up for the $2m 1200m race at the Gold Coast on January 14. They include Doomben winners Ours To Keep and Champ Elect and recent Sunshine Coast winner Skate To Paris.
Munce’s three Magic Millions 2YO Classic winners were Sunblazer (1989), Excellerator (2001) and Dance Hero (2004). And he was to have partnered 1994 victor Brave Warrior, but unfortunately got injured earlier in the day and lost the mount to
04/08/16 After much consideration following a recent medical assessment, which cast a shadow about my current state of health, even though I felt good in myself, I have made the …
03/08/16 When one thoroughbred racing season ended and another started last Monday there was understandably a plethora of positive press about all the warm and fuzzy stories surrounding which respective …
28/07/16 Today would seem like a good time to go back and have a look at the life and times of some trainers, jockeys and horses that helped shape the …
27/07/16 Following his sad passing on 10 December 1986 the man who had spent decades trying to educate punters, including yours truly, Clif Cary, had this tribute written to him …
21/07/16 Numerous times over the two decades that this website has been operating I’ve concluded that “racing is its own worst enemy”. The three codes that comprise the industry seemingly …
28/06/16 The course proper at Eagle Farm last Saturday has come in for plenty of criticism both on the day and subsequently, but there were other sad aspects of the …
20/06/16 Last Saturday’s Ipswich Turf Club meeting showed yet again that Justracing is simply light years ahead of all the passive and patronizing mainstream media crew. For nearly 12 months …
15/06/16 I always rate the Ipswich Cup as one of the worst black type races that is run in Queensland annually, so to be balanced and fair to the race, …
08/06/16 There’s a once in the history of Brisbane thoroughbred racing, which is an event unfolding over the next three days when we see the Lightning Handicap and the Stradbroke …
02/06/16 The Group 1 Queensland Oaks is the feature race at Eagle Farm on Saturday. First run in 1951 when Maltmaid won the race from Clarrie’s Choice and Princess Jill, …
31/05/16 Most punters were on the ropes at Doomben last Saturday from the get-go after Upstart Pride won the first race on the eight event card, leading all the way …
27/05/16 With it being Group 1 Doomben 10000 day tomorrow, I thought it would be a good idea to turn the clock back 20 years to 1996 to see what …
26/05/16 It’s funny how a humanoid, on occasions, can’t remember what they did five minutes ago, yet other memories – often from as far back as childhood – are indelibly …
18/05/16 Of all the 649 variables in thoroughbred racing, there is generally one aspect that will forever stand the test of time – and that is the “class” factor of …
12/05/16 Next Saturday is BTC Cup day at Doomben and these days the race is a Group 1 event worth $500,000 in total prizemoney. The race has been afforded Group …
09/05/16 As advised here seven days ago, today’s normal rails bookmaker report by Lindsay Gallagher can’t appear here, as he didn’t field at the Gold Coast last Saturday. Instead he …
05/05/16 2016 is no different to any other year in Australian thoroughbred racing in that a plethora of young stallions will go off to the breeding barn in an attempt …
04/05/16 In recent weeks on this website I researched the results of trainers that are at the top of the Brisbane trainers premiership ladder. The form guide in last Friday’s …
03/05/16 Well in the last couple of weeks on this website I’ve reviewed the “Saturday city” quarterly results of the two trainers at the head of the current Brisbane Premiership …
28/04/16 The Ubet Super Six Trainers race days start on 14 May with the BTC Cup meeting at Doomben, meaning that’s only three Saturdays away, so I’d best get cracking …