Racing ought to distance itself from gambling in wake of community backlash
Reality TV, good heavens! If you want reality TV, watch the last nine holes of a golf tournament or have a bet on a horse race and watch that. But watch that, ideally, without some corporate bookmaker ramming an inane message down your throat. Please. If you accept the original premise, then corporate bookmaker advertising... Read More
Lady Cosmology (AUS) 2 f Universal Ruler – Out Spoken Lady by Galileo
The Simon Miller-trained two-year-old filly Lady Cosmology (Universal Ruler) made an impressive winning debut in taking out the Supremacy Stakes (Listed, 1000m) at Ascot on Saturday in really pleasing style. She was smartly away from barrier four under leading jockey William Pike and travelled strongly in front despite some early pressure. She fought... Read More
Unforgotten boosts prospects for ATC Australian Oaks recording fast sectionals in Phar Lap Stakes win
Bouncing back quickly after suffering a cardiac arrhythmia attack in her last place finish in the Surround Stakes (Gr 1, 1400m) when resuming at Randwick on 3 March, Unforgotten remained at the tail of a ten-horse field before coming with a brilliant late bid to score narrowly but impressively. Unforgotten was timed to run her... Read More
Webster looking forward to Easter at Riverside
“There’s a strong sense that everyone wants to be involved at the first Easter at Riverside,” Webster said as the Warwick Farm complex continues to be fine-tuned following its opening with a record breaking Classic Sale in February. Interestingly, those two factors – the Easter sale anticipation and the record outcome at Classic – and... Read More
Daysee Doom prevails in blanket finish to the Coolmore Classic
At the line it was the ultra–honest five-year-old mare Daysee Doom (Domesday) who prevailed by a short neck from her paternal half-sister Oregon’s Day (Domesday) with third-placed Silent Sedition (War Chant), runner-up a year earlier, just a nose further back in third. Race time was 1:28.28. Fourth in last year’s Coolmore Classic, Daysee Doom has... Read More
Music Magnate to take Bjorn Baker on Dubai adventure in the Al Quoz Sprint
Stir in some encouragement from Robert Heathcote, who won the race two years ago with Buffering, and the recipe’s looking good for the Bjorn Baker-trained gelding. The subconscious seed, however, may well have been planted in 2007 when Baker had what he describes as a ‘weekend away’ in Dubai for the World Cup meeting.... Read More