Horse Racing

Your Song has produced a major upset to win the Group 1 BTC Cup at Eagle Farm Racecourse today May 11, 2013.

The three-year-old was too good for his opposition in the $400,000 race, passing the post five lengths ahead of his closest competitor.

Rain Affair finished in second position, while Better Than Ready passed the post in third.

Jockey…

Quintessential has won the Group 3 Chairman’s Handicap at Eagle Farm Racecourse today May 11, 2013.

The four-year-old relished the rain-affected track and won the race ahead of a fast finishing Rothera, who placed second, and third place-getter Sysmo.

Quintessential was paying odds of $7 to win the 2013 Chairman’s Handicap at .

The Fast ‘N’ Famous mare has now…

Queensland hoop Damien Browne is excited to get back in the saddle of Liam Birchley’s 2013 Magic Millions Classic hope Missy Longstocking when the unbeaten filly runs in the Calaway Gal Stakes at Eagle Farm this Saturday.

Ridden by Aidan Holt for her big six length win on debut at Toowoomba over 850m on October 20, Missy Longstocking had Browne…

New Zealand filly Quintessential has produced an impressive run to take top honours in the Group 1 2012 Queensland Oaks (2400m) at Eagle Farm today.

The John Sargent-trained filly was ridden patiently by experienced jockey Damian Browne from the inside barrier and sat just off the pace before making a move at the top of the straight.

Once they got…

New Zealand filly Quintessential ran the perfect 2012 Queensland Oaks trial at Doomben over the weekend, John Sargent’s Fast ‘n’ Famous three-year-old catching the eye when fourth in The Roses.

A traditional Queensland Oaks lead-up the $175,000 Group 3 The Roses (2000m) was run and won on Saturday with the Clarry Conners-trained Invest taking out first prize.

Only two fillies…

This Saturday the first of the early Queensland Winter Racing Carnival meetings will take place at the Gold Coast with one of the two Group features on the card being the Gold Coast Guineas 2012.

Bringing the day to a close as Gold Coast Race 9 at 4:30pm the $125,000 Group 3 Roger Hawke Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) has drawn…

‘Black Caviar Day’ at Morphettville came to a close this afternoon with good old grey Outlandish Lad winning the 2012 DC McKay Stakes over Peter Moody’s Melbourne mare Kulgrinda.

Following the high of super mare Black Caviar racing away with win number 20 from 20 in the Robert Sangster Stakes, the Adelaide racing action finished up with the $115,000 Group…

Two time Group 1 winner Hay List remains the clear favourite ahead of Saturday’s 2012 Newmarket Handicap which serves as the nation’s most prestigious sprint event.

When betting re-opened yesterday following the final field and barrier draw for the 1200 metre race, Hay List held favouritism with Races.com.au preferred bookmaker.com.au at $3.20.

This short price is despite the fact the…

Rob Heathcote has finally scored his first Group 1 race with Woorim in the 2012 Oakleigh Plateat Caulfield racecourse today.

Woorim won the Oakleigh Plate 2012 by a nose in front of Elite Falls, who finished second, and Facile Tiger, who ran home for third.

Heathcote was over the moon following the race.

“Group 1 there it is, finally,” he…

There has been little action in the 2012 Magic Millions 3YO Guineas odds over the past few days with David Pfieffer’s Magic Millions Wyong 3YO Stakes winner Safusa sitting tight at the top of the markets, but one notable move is the winding price of Easy Running.

Just two horses in the capacity 16-starter, 5-emergency field for the $1 million…