Apprentice Jackson Murphy will return to race riding at Ipswich after a frustrating three months on the sidelines. Murphy has not ridden since a fall at Doomben on December 29 when he injured a wrist. The injury was originally thought to be relatively minor but has taken longer than expected to mend. During his lay-off[...]

Lindsay Park is hoping a rise in distance will suit the stable’s two runners in the Easter Cup at Caulfield. Furrion and the imported Alfarris are stepping up from 1600m to the 2000m of Saturday’s Group Three race. A former member of now disqualified trainer Darren Weir,’s team, Furrion has had two starts for Lindsay[...]

Lindsay Park will not run any horses in Queensland during the winter carnival because of concerns over the integrity of the state’s racing industry. Hall of Fame trainer David Hayes who heads Lindsay Park, has come out in support of Aquis Farm which released a statement last week saying it would not race its horses[...]

The Godolphin operation has a perfect record in this season’s Group One races for juveniles and will rely on Flit to keep the run going in the Champagne Stakes. Godolphin-owned two-year-olds have won the Blue Diamond Stakes (Lyre), Golden Slipper (Kiamichi) and ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes (Microphone) this season, with Saturday’s Champagne Stakes (1600m) at[...]

Last-start Caulfield winner Our Libretto is already in Sydney to prepare for her next assignment in the Group Three JRA Plate at Randwick. Our Libretto won over 2000m at Caulfield second-up last Saturday week and is also among nominations for Saturday’s Group Three Easter Cup at the same Melbourne venue, but trainer Grahame Begg will[...]

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has revealed a steward was partly responsible for a mistake where the wrong horse started in a race at Rockhampton. QRIC immediately announced it would instigate a full independent inquiry after the incident on March 28. Trainer Julieann Lancaster’s Plain ‘N’ Simple was saddled as Authadane and ran in the[...]