Horse Racing

Robert Smerdon-trained filly Shamal Wind produced a performance suggesting there will be bigger things to come when recording a convincing win in the Listed 2012 Heritage Stakes (1200m) at Flemington today.

The Dubawi three-year-old was having just the second start of her career but quickly made light work of her more experienced rivals.

Ridden by Mark Zahra, the raw youngster…

With regular jockey Danny Nikolic currently serving a ban from riding, Mark Zahra has been appointed to ride Mosheen in tomorrow’s Group 3 2012 Bobbie Lewis Quality (1200m) at Eagle Farm.

Nikolic was originally scheduled to appeal an indefinite riding ban today but that has been put back to next week forcing connections to find a replacement.

It will be…

The race may have lost its headliner with Samaready ruled out of the 2012 McNeil Stakes but there’s still a hot favourite in the Caulfield feature this Saturday with the unbeaten Elite Elle looking to maintain her perfect record at start number five.

Drawn wide in barrier 10 of 12 for this year’s $150,000 Group 3 H.D.F. McNeil Stakes (1200m)…

Winter punters around the country are getting set to place their bets on the 2012 Doomben 10,000 in Brisbane this Saturday, and below the Races.com.au crew have the most comprehensive Doomben 10,000 form guide analysis and betting preview detailing all the Doomben 10,000 facts and stats you need to back a winner!

The $650,000 Group 1 Carlton Mid Doomben 10,000…

This Saturday Adelaide’s Morphettville Racecourse will host their biggest day in history with Black Caviar coming to town, another of the Group features on a crack eight race card being the 2012 SA Chairman’s Stakes.

A final field of 16 starters plus one emergency has been accepted for this year’s edition of the $115,000 Group 3 SA Chairman’s Stakes (2000m)…

Pied A Terre has won the Group 2 Autumn Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse today February 11, 2012.

The Ad Valorem gelding won the race by a length ahead of second place runner Proliferate and third place-getter Adamantium.

Pied A Terre has now on an unbelievable four of his five race starts and earned more than $270,000 in prize money.

Trainer…

The Tasmanian Summer Racing Carnival gets started at Hobart Racecourse this Sunday with a bumper day’s racing headlined by three black type features including the Tasmanian Derby 2012.

One of Tassie’s premier races for three-year-olds, the $100,000 Listed Schweppes Tasmanian Derby (2200m) has this year drawn a final field of 10 gallopers.

Incredibly half of the horses in the 2012…

The final field and barrier draw has been released for the 2012 Blue Diamond Preview (Fillies) which will take place at Caulfield Racecourse this Thursday January 26, 2012.

12 horses have accepted for a run in the race, including Anthony Freedom’s Sabie.

Sabie has won both her previous race starts, with her most recent win being at Moonee Valley Racecourse…

Flemington Racecourse will host its latest summer stakes race this Saturday with the 2012 Chester Manifold Stakes, a quality final field of 13 engaged for the middle-distance galloper.

Scheduled as Flemington Race 6 on Saturday at 3:55pm (VIC time), the $150,000 Listed Chester Manifold Stakes (1400m) will be a chance for Peter Snowden’s undefeated three-year-old Pied A Terre to extend…

We picked it as one of the most even races in Emirates Stakes history and that’s exactly what happened with Albert The Fat winning the 2011 title in a photo.

The ex Queensland based runner has only been with the Waller stables for this preparation but in true Waller style he’s turned him into a Group 1 champion.

He was…