It’s hard to find a good old bolter’s triumph story in the Golden Slipper. Two-year-old form being what it is – precocity rising to the early top, formlines exposed thanks to most entrants contesting the same handful of lead-ups – there haven’t been many winners to send the bookies wild. The biggest-priced winner of the... Read More

2 c Shalaa – Dual Star by Starcraft Next month’s Kindergarten Stakes (Gr 3, 1100m) now looms as the next target for Roselyn’s Star (Shalaa) after the John O’Shea-trained colt got off the mark at the second time of asking at Randwick-Kensington on Wednesday. Having been beaten 0.8 lengths by Gatsby’s (Snitzel) on debut at... Read More

On the Goulburn Race Club website it says its freehold racecourse and facilities allows it to be “in charge of its own destiny and has no constraints”. The relocation of the Goulburn racecourse, from Braidwood Road to Taralga Road, was funded in the mid-1990s by the then Fahey state Liberal government and the new course... Read More

Les Bridge, 85, stunned onlookers on Saturday by declaring Randwick Guineas (Gr 1, 1600m) winner Celestial Legend (Dundeel) the best of all the horses he’s trained. That includes the outstanding Golden Slipper winner Sir Dapper (Vain), three-time Group 1 victor Drawn (Star Shower), Melbourne Cup hero Kensei (Blarney Kiss), and one Bridge didn’t have to... Read More

Even the uber wealthy racehorse owners of Hong Kong are feeling the pinch when it comes to the cost of paying for their prized racecourse stars. It’s well-documented that the horse population in Hong Kong is below the numbers desired by the Jockey Club as the difficulty of sourcing suitable horses at a reasonable price,... Read More