Month: May 2020

Zed Em and Steven Pateman on their way to winning last year’s Grand Annual Steeplechase (5500m) Photo: Pat Scala/Racing Photos Champion jumps jockey Steven Pateman and his wife have been disqualified for three years on a cobalt charge. A dual licence holder, Pateman and Jessica Barton were on Thursday handed their penalties by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board after being found guilty of a race-day administration charge in March. They were charged after the Pateman-trained Sir Walter Scott returned a high cobalt reading in a pre-race urine sample at…

Cambridge Stud’s Almanzor. Photo: Supplied Wootton Bassett has been the star of the show since racing got underway in France following a COVID-19-enforced break. The sire of high-class Cambridge Stud shuttle stallion Almanzor posted a stakes-winning double within three days of resumption of action. The Henri-Alex Pantall-trained The Summit got the ball rolling when he triumphed in the Gr.3 Prix de Fontainbleau (1600m) at Longchamp. The Summit’s all-the-way success makes him one of the leading contenders for the Gr.1 Poule d’Essai des Poulains (French 2,000 Guineas) on June 1st. The…

House of Cartier will head for a spell. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au House of Cartier (Alamosa) will head to the spelling paddock after her unplaced run in the Listed Gosford Cup (2000m) last week. The John Sargent-trained daughter of Alamosa, who is owned by Bill Gleeson and Paul Gillespie, won the Listed Wagga Cup (2000m) in her previous start and her connections are eyeing more black-type targets in the spring. “She just didn’t back-up last week in the Gosford Cup,” Sargent said. “I thought she would, she had done up a treat,…

Former Kiwi galloper Mongolian Marshal. Photo: Trish Dunell Former New Zealand-trained galloper Mongolian Marshal (NZ) (High Chaparral) will contest Saturday’s Gr.3 R A Lee Stakes (1600m) at Morphettville for Adelaide trainer Stuart Gower. Previously prepared by Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman, the son of High Chaparral won the Gr.3 Waikato Cup (2400m) in 2018 and was also placed in last year’s Gr.1 Windsor Park Plate (1600m) behind star mare Melody Belle. “He’s settled in well,” Gower said. “We gave him a month in the paddock when we got him and…

Subpoenaed winning at Randwick earlier this year. Photo: bradleyphotos.com.au Champion trainer Chris Waller will target Queensland black-type with former Kiwi filly Subpoenaed. The daughter of Rip Van Winkle was luckless when finishing fourth over 1400m at Randwick last Saturday and is likely to contest the Gr.3 Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben on May 30. The winner of the Fred Best Classic gains automatic entry into the Gr.1 Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm a week later. The winner of three races and Group Three placed, Subpoenaed began her career…

Cambridge Stud chief executive Henry Plumptre. Photo: Trish Dunell Two of New Zealand’s thoroughbred powerhouses are set to join forces to tackle Melbourne Spring Racing. Te Akau Racing and Cambridge Stud principals Brendan and Jo Lindsay have already experienced success across the Tasman with Group One-winning filly Probabeel (NZ) (Savabeel) and they are hoping to try and extend that winning formula this coming season. Probabeel will be joined in Te Akau’s Melbourne spring team by five additional Lindsay-owned fillies, including Gr.2 Matamata Breeders’ Stakes (1200m) winner Vernazza (NZ) (More Than…