Category: Horse Racing

It’s an early start for punters on Saturday with hot weather forcing the hand of authorities, and Flemington’s Group 1 meeting will kick off at 10.45am. The time-honoured Newmarket Handicap — featuring Kiwi superstar Imperatriz — will be run at 12.45pm. Strong northerly winds between 33-43km/h are forecast for the entirety of the Flemington meeting,...

The London Marathon is to become the first marathon in the world to offer equal prize money for its wheelchair and able-bodied races. An increase of $54,500 (£43,000) has taken the wheelchair prize fund to $308,000 (£243,000) – matching that available to the able-bodied athletes. All winners in the elite races of this year’s London...

Photo: Turfway Park TV / Andrea Furger Too wintry to race at one track Friday. Not wintry enough at another. In the middle of a storm that dumped 2.3 inches of snow on the Cincinnati area, Turfway Park made it through 5 of 9 races before calling it a night Friday. “The remaining five (actually...

Image: Steve Hart Coolmore youngster Switzerland has reaffirmed his Golden Slipper claims Chris Waller is zeroing in on a second consecutive Golden Slipper after Switzerland took his record to two wins from as many starts in the Pierro Plate at Randwick, outmanoeuvring the previously unbeaten Shangri La Express. The Coolmore-owned colt mustered speed to sit at the...

Switzerland and Shangri La Express enhanced their Golden Slipper claims after a thrilling duel at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Chris Waller-trained Switzerland maintained his unbeaten record when he forged clear late to win the Coolmore Pierro Plate (1100m). But early leader Shangri La Express lost no admirers despite meeting defeat for the first time...

Coolmore Stud owner Tom Magnier has been seen on TV given strapper of boom colt Switzerland a sling on TV. Notorious for Magnier to do, the strapper receives a nice little cash bonus for his work with Switzerland who is now the second favourite for the 2024 Golden Slipper behind Storm Boy. Betting Apps have...

The juvenile action is set to ramp up a notch at Randwick with two of the top three fancies in Golden Slipper betting preparing for a showdown in the Pierro Plate. Unbeaten colt Shangri La Express will launch his campaign in the 1100 metre race, putting him on a collision course with Switzerland, an outstanding debut...

Image: Steve Hart Chris Waller has eyes only for Switzerland as the colt prepares to take on another unbeaten youngster The juvenile action is set to ramp up a notch at Randwick with two of the top three fancies in Golden Slipper betting preparing for a showdown in the Pierro Plate. Unbeaten colt Shangri La...

Castanya underlined the Switzerland form and put herself on the Golden Slipper path with her impressive win at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Annabel Neasham-trained Castanya unleashed a powerful finishing surge to collar early leader Embassy in the final few bounds to win the Listed $200,000 Lonhro Plate (1000m). Neasham confirmed Castanya will now be...

The Australian Turf Club has secured wagering giant TAB as the new sponsor of the $5 million Golden Slipper, the world’s richest race for two-year-olds. But Sydney’s other $5 million autumn carnival feature, the weight-for-age Queen Elizabeth Stakes, is still without a sponsor. Longines had supported both races for some years but recently scaled back...

STAY COLT SET TO SNUB GIFT HORSE Isn’t a bird in the hand worth two in the bush? Do you snub a $2m race for which you are the $2.80 favourite to go for the bigger picture? That’s the big and intriguing question facing Coolmore Stud with their prize colt Switzerland, a most impressive debut...