Stable chasing a Qld Derby High after near-miss in Sydney

Having had to settle for a narrow second in the Australian Derby with Ceolwulf , Joe Pride will rely on the improving Bullets High in his bid to go one better in the Queensland equivalent. Ceolwulf, who was the trainer’s first Derby runner, was beaten a neck by Riff...

Les Ross bows out amid shock cancer battle

In a shock announcement, trainer Les Ross has confirmed he will not be renewing his training license at the end of this season. A decision which will mark the end of one of the most successful owner/trainer partnerships in racing … that between Ross and Mike Crooks’s...

Price, Kent punt on Welwal

Welwal will continue his career with Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr after the imported gelding was bought by a stable client at this week’s Inglis Digital sale. AG Bloodstock paid $330,000 for the five-year-old son of Shalaa, who came to Australia in the spring of...

Blake Shinn to navigate wide draw on Bittercreek

The wide barrier problem facing the Leon and Troy Corstens-trainer Bittercreek at Eagle Farm will all be left to leading jockey Blake Shinn. While not faced with the extreme outside draw like he is on Warmonger in the Group 1 Queensland Derby (2400m), Shinn is faced...

Left Field opportunity for Kerrin McEvoy at Rosehill

Top jockey Kerrin Mcevoy’s return from injury will come full circle at Rosehill where his eight rides include Brad Widdup’s lightly raced sprinter Left Field. It was Widdup’s stable star Tintookie who McEvoy fell from in the final race at Rosehill on Golden Slipper...