Articles by: Noah Strang

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.

Riff Rocket secured his third Group 1 win this year and completed the Derby double with his win on Saturday in the ATC Australian Derby. This was also the first ATC Australian Derby win for trainer Chris Waller.

Visiting Italian jockey Stefano Cherchi has died following a tragic crash in Canberra last month, says the 23-year-old’s family on Thursday.