Stewards have concluded their inquiry into the riders of Saturday’s Group 1 Caulfield Cup following a tragic race fall.
Hayden King
Cosmic Crusader will back up from his Caulfield Cup fourth placing in the Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington this Saturday.
WA-born jockey Mark Zahra has recovered from a nasty fall in the Caulfield Cup and will ride in Saturday’s Group 1 Cox Plate (2040m) at Flemington.
Hayden King tales a look at what made headlines in racing throughout WA this weekend, for the right and wrong reasons.
Kingswood’s boilover Caulfield Cup victory over West Aussie star Cosmic Crusader has been marred by a horror fall and the death of Ohope Wins.
Caulfield Cup fancy Saint George faces an eleventh-hour veterinary confirmation in order to start in the event after not being passed in a preliminary check.
Cosmic Crusader’s Caulfield Cup (2400m) claims were dealt a blow on Tuesday morning when the WA sensation drew barrier 17 for Saturday’s 150th running of the Group 1.
Warwoven has established himself as top of the pops among the three-year-old ranks with another stallion-making race win, this time in the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas (1600m).
Despite being beaten in a Randwick trial on Tuesday morning, connections remain staunch that Ka Ying Rising is better than last year as he attempts a $20 million TAB Everest (1200m) defence.
WA raider Cosmic Crusader showed Victorian doubters that he is the real deal with an imperious display in Saturday’s Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington.
Paddy Payne Sr, patriarch of one of the most famous Australian racing families, has died aged 90.
Jamie Mott and John McArdle celebrated a watershed Group 1 win in the Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown with bonny mare My Gladiola finishing powerfully to score.
Natural Fling will enter the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday as a flyweight, carrying just 50kg as she bids to beat hardened rivals at just her fourth race start.
Travelling WA galloper Cosmic Crusader has lost favouritism for the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, now at $4.80 behind Jimmysstar.
17 horses have been nominated to start in this weekend’s Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, headed by popular WA galloper Cosmic Crusader.
Popular WA galloper Cosmic Crusader continued his ascendance into one of the nation’s best horses as he stormed to victory in the Group 2 P B Lawrence Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield.
Flemington was full of drama for the Group 3 Aurie’s Star (1200m) on Saturday with the post-time removal of a race favourite and protest, though Boomtown Boss survived the trials to salute.
Cult jumps hero Stern Idol will bow out farewell at Sandown’s Lakeside course on Sunday as he chases a fourth-straight Crisp Steeplechase (4200m).
Cosmic Crusader has firmed to a $3.40 favourite for Saturday’s Group 3 $200,000 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield after drawing barrier one.
A two-kilo weight swing and a more favourable alley are expected to work in favour of Twisted Steel in the H G Bolton Sprint with punters supporting him in his quest to reverse the form on Immortal Bliss.
Top WA galloper Cosmic Crusader will begin his Victorian push as favourite in Saturday’s Group 3 $200,00 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) at Caulfield.
Winnasedge justified favouritism and enhanced his impressive Caulfield course record when taking Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m).
The Listed $125,000 Beaufine Stakes (1000m) shapes as one of the most intriguing races of the winter so far with almost every runner in Belmont’s Saturday headliner on campaign reappearance.
Victorian father-son training combination Anthony and Sam Freedman have been disqualified for just 28 days and fined $1,500 in their long-running raceday treatment case.
