Letsgohorseracing - VIC & NSW

Details: Published: 25 February 2010; Created: 25 February 2010

STILLME has had a complex career to date and despite lengthy spells and injury setbacks, the seven-year-old gelding will be aiming to achieve back-to-back city wins on Futurity Stakes Day at Caulfield this Saturday.

Trained by Sheila Arnold, Stillme has accepted for the Premier Signs Plate (1400m) on Saturday and will be ridden by in-form jockey and son of the trainer, Steven Arnold.

Details: Published: 25 February 2010; Created: 25 February 2010

TRAINER Anthony Cummings is fighting claims that he worked horses so hard they were unable to race, took sale commissions that he should not have and bought horses for a client that were not fit for competition.

KATE LAHEY, writing in today’s Sydney Morning Herald, reports that in documents filed in the NSW Supreme Court, the horse breeding and training operation, Patinack Farm, run by the mining tycoon Nathan Tinkler, is seeking $6.4 million from Mr Cummings and his companies, Cummings Thoroughbreds and Something Fast.

Details: Published: 24 February 2010; Created: 24 February 2010

NIGHT racing continues at Moonee Valley this Friday 26^th February and will feature the $200,000 Group 2 MV Fillies Classic (1600metres).

The Peter Moody trained Speedy Natalie, a last start winner at the Valley and the Anthony Cummings trained Tallow who won the Group 3 Vanity Stakes last start look to be favored candidates to win the race.

Details: Published: 22 February 2010; Created: 22 February 2010

PAKENHAM Racing Club has received a major boost to its racing calendar after gaining the $75,000 Great Southern Steeple on its Super Jumps Sunday on May 23.

The progressive Club is urging the crowds to flock to the track on the day for what could be the ‘last time’ for jumps racing featuring the Club’s richest jumps racing program.

Details: Published: 22 February 2010; Created: 22 February 2010

COMEBACK galloper Weekend Hussler heads the weights for the Group 1 $1m Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington on Super Saturday, 6 March.

Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) sprints handicapper Neil Jennings today released the weights for Australia’s premier sprint race with the 2008 Newmarket winner allotted 58.5kg.

Details: Published: 22 February 2010; Created: 22 February 2010

EMERGING three-year-old talent Linton is a surprise entry for Saturday’s Group 1 $500,000 Rokk Ebony Futurity Stakes (1600m) at Caulfield.

The Robert Hickmott-trained and Lloyd and Nick Williams-owned gelding features among 10 nominees for the opening leg of the $US11m Asian Mile Challenge.

Details: Published: 21 February 2010; Created: 21 February 2010

GROUP 1 racing will return to Warwick Farm for the first time in three years when the $300,000 Patinack Chipping Norton Stakes (1600m) is held on Saturday March 6.

Some of the best horses from around the country are expected to fight out the weight-for-age classic including Theseo, Vision and Power, Roman Emperor, Danleigh, Rangirangdoo, Alcopop and possibly Speed Gifted.

Details: Published: 20 February 2010; Created: 20 February 2010

MORE than 50 excited owners stormed the parade ring at Caulfield on Saturday to celebrate their win in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate with England-bound colt Starspangledbanner.

The Leon Corstens-trained three-year-old, sold recently to Coolmore for a reported $10 million, will have his farewell Australian start in the G1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington before heading overseas to be trained by Aidan O’Brien.

Details: Published: 17 February 2010; Created: 17 February 2010

WEEKEND Hussler returns to racing, leading Victorian trainer Peter Moody saddles up four runners, Gai Waterhouse eyes off another Group 1 and prospective sire, Starspangledbanner returns to his most successful track – all in Saturday’s $402,000 Group 1 Sportingbet Oakleigh Plate.

This time–honoured race of exhilarating speed has attracted a field of 13 quality sprinters, eight of which are trained on the track at Caulfield.

Details: Published: 16 February 2010; Created: 16 February 2010

FIRST declarations were taken today by Racing Victoria Limited (RVL) for three of the marquee races during the 2010 Melbourne Festival of Racing.

The connections of many of Australia’s best thoroughbreds kept their hopes alive for success on Super Saturday (6 March at Flemington) by paying up for the trio of Group 1 horses.