Month: January 2023

“Just breathe” is also a successful mantra when getting thoroughbred horses to relax – it’s not just for highly-strung humans, according to top Queensland trainer Tony Gollan. Indeed, it worked for Spiritualised in his comfortable almost two-length triumph in the $250,000 Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO Colts, Geldings and Entires Class 4 Plate over 1300m on the Gold Coast on Saturday. Like Gollan’s winner Latakia in the previous race, Spiritualised ran a disappointing sixth last start in the Gold Edition Plate over 1200m at Eagle Farm on December…

With a developing filly “built like a big colt”, top Queensland trainer Tony Gollan is confident Latakia can back up in the Magic Millions Guineas next Saturday, after his authoritative win on the Gold Coast. After producing an excellent turn of foot inside the final 200m, Gollan’s sprinter saluted by a comfortable half length in the Magic Millions Rising Stars 3YO & 4YO Fillies & Mares Class 4 Plate over 1300m. Champion jockey Craig Williams timed the run home to the post well, with leader Coco Rox fading to finish…

What Warrnambool Races Where Warrnambool Racing Club – 2-64 Grafton Rd, Warrnambool VIC 3280 When Sunday, January 8, 2023 First Race 1:20pm AEDT Visit Ladbrokes Warrnambool Racing Club will host the Port Fairy Cup and Koroit Cup on Sunday, with both of those races being the highlight events on the eight-race card. The current track rating of a Good 4 looks like it will hold until Sunday, with warm weather forecast for the Warrnambool area all weekend. The rail will be in the +3m position for the entire circuit, when…

Royal Entrance claims a spot in Magic Millions 2YO races after big Gold Nugget win ridden by James McDonald – Photographer: Darren Winningham Royal Entrance joins Platinum Jubilee for trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott in the order of entry of next weeks Magic Millions 2YO’s, race after a dominant win in Saturday’s Gold Nugget on the Gold Coast. The Snitzel colt proved far too strong for his rivals in the $150,000 lead-up race, as jockey James McDonald took luck completely out of the equation with a superb front running…

Fully recovered from injury, Alexis Badel hopes to seal his comeback to race riding in triumph when partnering Cordyceps Six in the HK$3.9 million Group 3 Bauhinia Sprint Trophy Handicap (1000m) at Sha Tin on Sunday (8 January). Sidelined since a fall on 20 November, Badel returns with five rides headed by Richard Gibson’s emergent sprinter Cordyceps Six and the Frenchman is confident fitness will not be an issue as he aims to build on the 11 wins he has collected so far this season. “I feel great, actually. I’ve…

The Lisa Latta-trained He’s A Doozy – Photo: Race Images PN (Peter Rubery) An unusually long Wellington Cup carnival gets underway at Trentham on Saturday, and Lisa Latta is looking to get the four-week sequence off to a winning start. This weekend’s Listed Japac Homes Marton Cup (2200m) meeting was originally scheduled to be held at Latta’s home track of Awapuni, but was relocated after the abandonment of the Gr.3 Eulogy Stakes (1600m) fixture last month. It means there will now be four consecutive Saturdays at Trentham through January, with…

Kelly Coe is one of three runners at Trentham on Saturday for trainer Ashley Meadows – Photo: Race Images PN The clock is running down on Kelly Coe’s current campaign and she is in the right order to take advantage of favourable conditions at Trentham on Saturday. The Proisir mare will head a trio of in-form representatives for trainer Ashley Meadows when she takes her place in the Richard Simpson Contracting Handicap (1600m). Kelly Coe will appreciate the rain-affected ground at Trentham and hasn’t missed a beat in her lead-up…