I’ve been foolish enough, previously, to question her opposition but I now accept it’s virtually irrelevant. It’s as meaningless and sacrilegious as looking for holes in Bradman’s batting average. Twenty-two straight wins (including 15 Group Ones) from 1300 metres to 2200 metres is incomparable. As to the future, I’m not sure you should be packing... Read More

Having now won two of the four races in the Queensland Summer Crown Series, Pierata, a close and unlucky second in another of the races, the BRC Gold Edition Plate (Listed, 1200m), will earn for connections a $500,000 bonus if he can take out the Guineas on the Magic Millions raceday. Trained in Sydney by... Read More

This, of course, will come as a shock to nobody.   The two stallions have probably had a greater impact on racing, in 2017, than champion Street Cry (Machiavellian) mare Winx and a thing called The Everest (1200m) – won by Snitzel’s son Redzel – rolled into one.   Like their sires before them, Redoute’s... Read More

This view has come to a head, in the last week, with the suspension of trainer John Sadler. It was paraphrased, on Wednesday, by RSN presenter Michael Felgate who said: “Having spoken to the ATA (Australian Trainers‘ Association) there is a feeling from their constituents that the relationship between trainers and stewards is at an... Read More

O: Dynamic Syndications Racing (MGR: D W WATT), P Yesberg, R S Anderton, Mrs A T Woollett, S Koukoulas, C J Mcneill, G A Hodges, G S Cormick, M J Hembury, B J Hails, S A Hails, D A Poletto, M R Smith, G M Oleksinski, A Vella, J P Keeley, D C Batchelor &... Read More

Having his second start since taking out the QTIS Two-Year-Old, C&G (1050m) at Doomben on debut on 4 November, Ef Troop showed his quality and high speed in winning Saturday’s race in brilliant fashion by five and a half lengths and in a fast time. He showed tremendous early pace, soon found the lead and... Read More