Weir issued two-year disqualification
Darren Weir has been handed an additional two-year ban for animal cruelty relating to the use of an electrical device, known as a jigger, on three of his horses. Weir was originally banned for four years after a CCTV video captured him using a jigger at his Warrnambool yard in October 2019. The video reportedly... Read More
Majestic Knight shines as Whyte, Yiu, Bowman and Ferraris log doubles
Majestic Knight (Redoute’s Choice) reclaimed top form to crown an ascendant season with his fourth win of a fine campaign with victory in the Class 2 Briar Handicap (1000m) as trainer Douglas Whyte celebrated a double at Happy Valley on Thursday night. The highest-rated horse in Whyte’s stable following the retirement of dual Hong Kong... Read More
The Autumn Sun bidding to end lucrative season on a high
Sneaky Sunrise and Know Thyself aiming to add more stakes glory to Arrowfield’s in-form stallion’s burgeoning CV Arrowfield Stud’s boom stallion The Autumn Sun (Redoute’s Choice) gets the chance to enhance his growing reputation when two of his more promising progeny line up in stakes races on Saturday afternoon. Having enjoyed a breakthrough season with... Read More
Extremely Hardys (AUS)
Extremely Hardys (AUS) 2 f Extreme Choice – Killcareless by More Than Ready O: Huashan Investments B: Kingstar Farm T: Chris Waller S: 2023 Inglis Australian Easter Yearling Sale V: Newgate Farm P: Guy Mulcaster / Chris Waller Racing, $300,000 W: Dundeel At Arrowfield Plate, 1200m, July 3, Canterbury The Chris Waller-trained debutant Extremely Hardys... Read More
Vale Tom Lowry
Tom Lowry, an immensely influential figure in the New Zealand thoroughbred industry, died on Monday aged 88. He was the third generation to operate the famous Okawa Stud in Hawke’s Bay, a property first established by his grandfather and then successfully run by his father for many years. Like his father before him, Lowry quickly... Read More
Laxon dreaming of spring goals with Sunshine Coast-bound trio
Co-trainer looks to the future with talented threesome vying for stakes glory this weekend Melbourne Cup (Gr 1, 3200m)-winning trainer Sheila Laxon is daring to dream of spring racing carnival glory if her three stakes runners can run up to expectations at the Sunshine Coast on Saturday, headlined by the stable’s highly progressive stayer Knight’s... Read More