Thoroughbred News

Friday, Saturday and Sunday form

March 17, 2016 Comments Off

Friday’s meetings include Albury, Tamworth, Rockhampton, night meetings at Moonee Valley and Sunshine Coast, Singapore’s Kranji, South Africa’s Fairview, France’s Fontainebleau, UK’s Fourth Day of The Festival at Cheltenham, Lingfield-All Weather and Fakenham. Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

The Slipper task

March 17, 2016 Comments Off

The task of getting a single runner to the richest two-year-old race on the world, the Group 1 Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill on Saturday, is immense with talent and pure luck required in liberal proportions, but for a ... Read More »

Sydney Autumn Carnival weather watch

March 16, 2016 Comments Off

The Sydney weather forecast for the rest of the week leading into Longines Golden Slipper Day at Rosehill on Saturday Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

The Waller update for Saturday

March 16, 2016 Comments Off

Rosehill and Flemington trainer Chris Waller and Charles Duckworth discuss the past week for the stable and the stable’s runners over the weekend Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Whip rule protest dismissed at Sandown

March 16, 2016 Comments Off

A whip rule protest was dismissed by Racing Victoria stewards’ at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday just days after a successful protest was upheld in Queensland on Saturday after a dead heat involving a breach of the whip rules. Read full article ... Read More »

Slipper meeting at Rosehill to commence at 12.40pm

March 16, 2016 Comments Off

With the addition of the Group 3 Newcastle Newmarket Handicap (1350m) to the Rosehill programme on Saturday the Golden Slipper meeting will commence with the first race at 12.40pm and the final race at 6.25pm Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Australia’s only female racecaller to call at Oakbank

March 16, 2016 Comments Off

Punters listening to races at the world-famous Oakbank Easter Racing Carnival will notice a different voice calling the action – that of Australia’s only female racecaller, Victoria Shaw Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

MVRC comment on Valley track condition

March 15, 2016 Comments Off

The Valley Racetrack is currently suffering a root disease called Pythium Blight. Pythium attacks the root systems of the turf and favours the hot and humid conditions in Melbourne in the past few weeks – reviews communication plans – track ... Read More »

Better Loosen Up passes away at 30 years of age

March 15, 2016 Comments Off

The David Hayes trained 30 year-old gelding Better Loosen Up passed away on Tuesday night at Victoria’s Living Legends Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »

Wednesday and Thursday form

March 15, 2016 Comments Off

Wednesday’s meetings include Newcastle, Sandown-Lakeside, Doomben, South Africa’s Greyville, Hong Kong’s Happy Valley, France’s Enghien UK’s Second Day of The Festival at Cheltenham, Southwell-All Weather and Bangor-On-Dee Read full article Source:: http://www.thoroughbrednews.com.au/GetNews.aspx?id Read More »