Horse Racing

Aptly named mare Gai’s Choice has produced a remarkable run from a wide barrier to take out the Listed $100,000 2012 Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m) at Ipswich today.

Ridden from barrier 15, jockey Jay Ford was happy to gamble on her sharp turn of foot and sat deep in the field for much of the race.

With such a short…

Two southern horses head the betting market for Saturday’s Listed $100,000 2012 Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m), which will run as the fifth race on an exciting Ipswich Cup Day program.

Holding slight favouritism is the aptly named Gai’s Choice who is being offered at $4.20 by ahead of New Zealand-bred mare Andromache ($4.40).

Trained by David Pfieffer at Warwick Farm,…

One of the key support races to the Ipswich Cup this Saturday is the Listed $100,000 2012 Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m),

Restricted to fillies and mares, a full field of 16 sprinters will line up to contest the event and current favourite is in-form mare Andromache ($3.50) who is chasing a fifth consecutive victory.

Next best in the market is…

A bumper day of racing action will take place for Ipswich Cup Day and one of the key support races to the feature event is the Listed $100,000 2012 Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m).

A full field of 18 horses plus five emergencies have been named to compete in the fillies and mares event, with Peter Snowden-trained mare Mascareri set to…

Ipswich will host the feature meeting in Queensland this Saturday for Ipswich Cup Day and one of the highlights on the eight-race program is the 2012 Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m).

Thirty two horses have been nominated for the $100,000 Listed event but that number will be reduced to 16 when final acceptances are made tomorrow.

One of the top nominations…

The fairytale season for Peter Snowden in the juvenile racing arena could continue in Sydney this Saturday with another two-year-old from the Darley stables set to make their race debut, Tallat looking to replicate the winning form his esteemed predecessors.

Snowden, currently sitting in second place behind Chris Waller for this year’s Sydney Training Premiership, and Darley Racing secured an…

John Petersen’s well-bred mare Zippy Lou is ready to back up from her last-start Doomben win with another victorious run in a Queensland winter feature when she lines up in the $100,000 Listed Gai Waterhouse Classic (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday.

The four-year-old daughter of Street Cry resumed from an 11 week break with an eye-catching one length win in…

Resuming Clang five-year-old Adnocon is the sole hope for Rosehill horseman Gerald Ryan to enjoy a win at Ipswich this Saturday, the gelding being prepared to defend their title in one of the day’s three black-type features.

The premier meeting of the season held at the course, Ipswich Cup Day is headlined by three Listed races including the $175,000 Ipswich…

Although the action of the Brisbane Winter Racing Carnival came to a close with a massive Stradbroke Handicap Day last Saturday, there are still plenty of excellent races happening at courses around the country this weekend.

The next Group status event on the calendar doesn’t take place until Saturday June 26 when Queensland’s esteemed Eagle Farm hosts the $500,000 Group…