We all love that bit of friendly rivalry between the Aussies and the Kiwis. We might pretend we don’t like each other but it’s funny how we’re almost instantly drawn together when standing in a bar in some other corner of the globe. You have to love the irony that, on Australia day – tomorrow... Read More

The win of Flying Jess (Hinchinbrook) in the Magic Millions 3YO Guineas (RL, 1400m) was extraordinary on so many levels. And yet it seemed to pass almost unnoticed. Even trainer Moloney failed to update his website, with the news, until late on Wednesday. The daughter of Hinchinbrook (Fastnet Rock) was 100/1. The trainer had never... Read More

O: Mrs J M Mckenna, Bearman Racing (Mgr: L A Bearman) Halo Racing Services Pty Ltd (Mgr: C B Mckenna), Renkie Racing (Mgr: R W Rowett), Seymour Bloodstock Seymour Bloodstock (Mgr: D S Thomas) & Pope Racing (Mgr: D R Pope) B: O E & D R Pope Pty Ltd T: Ciaron Maher W: Maiden... Read More

After displaying her now renowned fast early pace, jockey Jeff Lloyd quickly steered the two-year-old filly across from barrier 16 to take the lead, seemingly in a twinkling. But the stopwatch showed that while it may have looked easy for Houtzen, the pace required in doing so was quite outstanding. Clocked from the barrier, Houtzen... Read More

Coming from the extreme outside barrier, the filly jumped brilliantly, was easily able to cross the field to reach the lead then gave nothing else a chance. On a boiling hot day it was understandable that Houtzen faded a little in the closing stages but still had enough in reserve to hold on to defeat... Read More

Like Robert F Kennedy, my immediate thought would be to ask “why not?”. Although perhaps that’s inappropriate given that Kennedy’s assassin Sirhan Sirhan was reportedly drinking coffee and discussing horse racing on the night of the killing. Bit of minutiae for you to coincide with the swearing in of Donald Trump. To digress further, I’m... Read More