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RSN927 AARON’S LEAP INTO HISTORY May 5, 2021 3:05 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor As jumps hero Steve Pateman was being bumped around back in the field and Clayton Douglas was on the ground with ripped britches after being bumped off, it was up to a first-timer to perfectly navigate the steeplechase course at Warrnambool today. Aaron Mitchell had never ridden the tricky course because he’d never ridden in a steeplechase, or a hurdle race, before today. The 24-year-old’s impeccable di...

Cherry Tortoni, back in trip, heads the Sportsbet.com.au market for the Adelaide Guineas (1600m) this Saturday at Morphettville. The Patrick Payne trained three

Link to Share Group 1 Australian Guineas day at Flemington produced more than one unexpected result and while on occasion it left punters scratching their heads, so too connections of beaten runners. A $301 winner of the feature race meant there was plenty of fallout from the Guineas itself and the stewards were busy, suspending two leading jockeys for careless riding. Read all the information and fallout from a big news day. PLATOON (3rd) Jockey Brad Parnham: “It was a great run, the pace b...

Defibrillate to show plenty of heart in Australian Cup Posted by: RS NewsWire+ at 12:44pm on 3/3/2021   Image: Bruno Cannatelli Defibrillate has improved his fitness levels in search of a fifth consecutive win in the Australian Cup New Zealand-bred Defibrillate faces his sternest test as he tries to extend his winning sequence in the Group 1 Australian Cup (2000m) at Flemington. The son of Shocking, who started his career in New Zealand with Graham Richardson, who...

Link to Share In-form galloper Defibrillate is giving his New Zealand owners a great thrill, having strung together four consecutive wins in Melbourne, and he will be vying to extend it to five at Flemington on Saturday. Co-bred and part-owned by Matamata trainer Graham Richardson, the son of Shocking is set to line-up in the Gr.1 Australian Cup (2000m) this weekend for Plumpton conditioner Patrick Payne, his first tilt at elite-level. The six-year-old gelding has been in stellar form this time...

BOOL CONFIDENT OF NEAR-NORMAL MAY CARNIVAL CROWDS March 3, 2021 12:23 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor The Warrnambool Racing Club has allayed fears that the upcoming May carnival might be severely crowd-capped, saying it expected a State government green light for near-normal crowds. There was speculation on social media yesterday that the carnival would be capped at 2500 for each of the three days, a year after the ghost carnival of 2020 and as significant crowds are returning to city tracks...

Description When I did my inspections of yearlings in the Hunter Valley in late 2019 I was taken by the progeny of Shalaa (Ire) I inspected. Unfortunately, I kept getting beaten in the sale ring and was unable to secure the ones I liked. My assessment of his potential to be successful here has been proven correct with him currently filling 2nd place on the Australian 2YO Premiership. This is an impressive effort for a First Season Sire. It is only early days for Shalaa, but he already has ...

Announcing the Finalist for the IARFC National Financial Plan Competition Share Article The International Association of Registered Financial Consultants (IARFC®) is excited to announce the teams scheduled to present in the Finals of the IARFC National Financial Plan Competition on April 22. For the second year in a row, the virtual format will be utilized in compliance to COVID-19 precautions for public gatherings and the safety of the students and judges. International Association of Registe...

The Melbourne Form Panel experts have had their say on this afternoon’s Group 3 CS Hayes Stakes at Flemington.

Description I was thrilled to secure this athletic filly by one of Australia’s best sires Sebring out of the very well related mare Leny’s Here, a daughter of the outstanding race mare Devil Moon. She was bred by David Kobritz at his boutique stud farm Musk Creek. David has been associated with some of Australia’s best gallopers in Subzero, Danzero and Pierro. It is hard to fault Sebring as a sire. His statistics are superb with 628 individual winners and 127 stakes horses. Only the ...