Month: April 2020

Trent Edmonds and his co-trainer Toby have welcomed five winners at the Gold Coast meeting. Training partners Toby and Trent Edmonds have equalled the Queensland record for winners at a metropolitan meeting with five at the Gold Coast. They won on Friday with Jetty, Green Jacket, Thine Is The Power, Vanna Girl and Porto Duro. Toby Edmonds already held the record jointly with Bruce McLachan, Alan Bailey and Gillian Heinrich but it was a milestone in his partnership with his son Trent. Racing Queensland has split the state into five…

John Allen is among a group of Victorian jockeys going into quarantine ahead of the SA carnival. A group of Victorian jockeys is about to start two weeks isolation hoping to reap rewards at the Adelaide carnival. John Allen, Ethan Brown and Dean Holland were on Friday driving to a property outside of Adelaide while Zac Spain has decided to do the hard yards by himself. Jockeys travelling interstate must follow biosecurity protocols in place during the coronavirus pandemic. “The three of us have a place together,” Allen said. “We…

Tofane will contest the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Darryl Sherer New Zealand-bred mare Tofane will be shooting for her first elite-level victory when she lines-up in the Group 1 All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick on Saturday. It will be the daughter of Ocean Park’s fifth consecutive tilt at Group 1 level and trainer Michael Moroney is confident of another bold showing this weekend. Since campaigning in Sydney, Tofane has placed in the Group 1 The Galaxy (1100m) and was a game fifth…

Mighty Giant is looking for a hat-trick of wins. Jockeys’ championship protagonists Zac Purton and Joao Moreira have continued to trade blows in recent weeks and that looks set to continue on Sunday’s (19 April) 10-race Sha Tin card, with their rivalry highlighted in the clash of rising youngsters Mighty Giant (132lb) and Juneau Park (119lb). The exciting gallopers take each other on in the Class 3 Dorset Handicap (1400m) and watchers will be hoping for a contest like the Happy Valley finale on Wednesday night. That race saw the…

Benfica Princess will be chasing an open-class win when she races at the Gold Coast. Tough mare Benfica Princess’s consistent form has earned her an extra year of racing before heading to the breeding barn. Trainer Kelly Doughty has placed Benfica Princess to perfection and she has won nine races including a victory at Eagle Farm over 1840m last month. However, she gets a chance to win her first open company race in the Might and Power Handicap (1800m) at the Gold Coast on Friday. “I would love for her…

Group One winner In Her Time could be racing for the final time in the Hall Mark Stakes at Randwick. The final day of Sydney autumn carnival at Randwick could also close out the racing career of dual Group One winner In Her Time. The seven-year-old, who will contest the Hall Mark Stakes (1200m) on Saturday, is due to go under the hammer at next month’s Inglis Chairman’s Sale. There are limited options for the mare beyond this weekend and trainer Kris Lees concedes it is likely to be her…

Top jockey Damien Oliver will reunite with Tahitian Dancer in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield. Trainer Shane Nichols is banking on a truly run Bel Esprit Stakes and a jockey change to bring out the best in Tahitian Dancer at Caulfield. Damien Oliver regains the seat in Saturday’s Listed 1100m race after Tahitian Dancer had her first run back from a spell in Adelaide earlier this month. Saturday’s race will determine whether Tahitian Dancer aims at the Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool, the Sangster Stakes in Adelaide or takes a…