Month: September 2024

Belclare pictured with breeder and co-owner David Woodhouse. Photo: Race Images Kiwi-bred dual Group 1 winner Belclare is set to get her first taste of Australian racing when she heads to Rosehill on Saturday to tackle the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) for new trainer Bjorn Baker. The now seven-year-old mare had a stellar racing career in New Zealand, winning 11 races for Awapuni trainer Lisa Latta, including the last two editions of the Group 1 New Zealand Thoroughbred Breeders’ Stakes (1600m). Owner-breeder David Woodhouse offered Belclare at Magic Millions’…

Stakes-winning mare, Charm Stone (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) The Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr-trained mare, Charm Stone, returned to the track on Monday for the first time in nearly a year as she prepares for her comeback in the Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington on October 5. Charm Stone, a winner of the Group 3 Ottawa Stakes (1000m), Group 3 Quezette Stakes (1100m), and Listed Atlantic Jewel Stakes (1200m), has only raced six times but hasn’t been seen since her fifth-place finish in last year’s Group…

2024 Goodwood winner Benedetta. (Photo by Scott Barbour/Racing Photos) Group 1 Goodwood (1200m) winner Benedetta is expected to make her spring return in the Group 2 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Flemington this Saturday. Currently priced at $7 in all-in markets with horse racing bookmakers, trainer Jason Warren confirmed on Tuesday that the daughter of Hellbent is likely to take her place under jockey Blake Shinn, with a final decision to be made after her gallop on Wednesday. “We intend to run,” Warren told Racing.com. “The final decision will be…

Multiple Group 1 winner Riff Rocket. (Photo by George Sal/Racing Photos) Caulfield and Melbourne Cup contender Riff Rocket underwent emergency colic surgery overnight, ruling him out of the 2024 Spring Carnival. Trainer Chris Waller confirmed this morning that the surgery was successful. “The early signs are promising, but the next few days will obviously be very important for his ongoing health and survival, which is our main concern,” Waller said. “He is at the South Eastern Equine Hospital, who have done a fantastic job working through the night. They found…

Vincent Ho has 583 Hong Kong wins. Vincent Ho has endured a difficult past 12 months but the affable homegrown jockey is eager to rebound this season. Two falls interrupted Ho’s 2023/24 campaign in Hong Kong – a mishap in Japan which fractured his spine and then a second at Sha Tin. Ho finished with a creditable 41 wins, well below the 96 he rode in 2022/23, which netted staggering earnings of HK$160.2 million. It was also the first time since 2017/18 that Ho has dipped below the 50-win mark…

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