Articles by: Noah Strang

Two former jockeys have been charged by Racing Victoria for allegedly manipulating race outcomes in collaboration with a professional horse race bettor and registered horse owners. Charges of betting offences and corruption have been brought against the four co-conspirators.

Sunday may have been the end of an era for Hong Kong racing after legendary gelding Golden Sixty finished fourth in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse. Beauty Eternal, a John Size-trained, five-year-old gelding, won the race.

Romantic Warrior continued his winning streak at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday. The 6-year-old gelding, ridden by New Zealand jockey James McDonald, won the race for a historic third time.

Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones announced that he would be leaving the racing organisers with immediate effect on Thursday. His announcement came after months of criticism against him from Racing Victoria shareholders and other heavy hitters in the Australian horse racing industry.

5-year-old gelding Overpass has won The Quokka for the second straight year. His win brought him and his owners $4 million in prize money. It also earned eccentric trainer Bjorn Baker another feather in his hat as one of the best trainers in WA.

Lonhro, Australian 11-time Group 1 race winner, passes away

Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy is planning on making his return to horse racing this May after suffering a fall on Golden Slipper Day in March. McEvoy fell and suffered a spinal fracture in the Birthday Card Stakes on March 23.

Two-year-old filly Manaal is set to race in the upcoming Champagne Stakes at Randwick this Saturday. She is the favourite at the horse racing betting sites. According to her trainer Michael Freedman, Manaal deserves this favourite tag.

Pride Of Jenni delivered one of the best performances Australia horse racing has ever seen on Saturday. The six-year-old mare and her jockey Declan Bates won the Queen Elizabeth Stakes by an astonishing 40 lengths.

The world’s only tri-code slot race series next weekend at the Western Trilogy. The marquee event of this series is The Quokka thoroughbred race, Australia’s fifth most lucrative race with the biggest prize outside of Victoria and NSW.