Month: September 2024

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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Both Melbourne and Sydney Spring Racing Carnivals have kicked into full swing, and last weekend the Group 1 Moir Stakes headlined the Moonee Valley program. From the two feature meetings in Victoria and New South Wales, we have found three runners that are worth putting in your blackbook, so you can follow them throughout their spring campaigns. Moonee Valley Track rating: Good 4 Rail position: True entire circuit Race 1: 3YO Handicap (1600m) | Time: 1:37.58 Horse to follow: Evaporate (1st) Evaporate brought up a winning hat-trick for the Ben,…

What Doomben Races Where Doomben Racecourse – 75 Hampden St, Ascot QLD 4007 When Wednesday, September 11, 2024 First Race 12:33pm AEST Visit Dabble Doomben will host a competitive eight-race card this Wednesday afternoon, with the first race scheduled to jump at 12:33pm AEST. With more rain forecast for Tuesday and Wednesday, it is expected that the track will remain in the Soft range. The rail will be pushed out to the +9.5m position for the entire circuit. Best Bet at Doomben: Free Carry Free Carry had his winning streak…