Horse Racing News

Racing Online - Archive by category: Horse Racing News ( - Page 357)

Three’s a charm for Mahoney

Jenna Mahoney is hoping three will be her lucky number on Saturday. The South Auckland conditioner will be taking three three-year-old fillies to Ellerslie on Boxing Day where she is hoping she will record her third stakes victory as a trainer. Her charge will be led by last start Group 3 Bonecrusher Stakes (1400m) victor[...]
Read More

Byerley Park a godsend for Mansour

Coming to grips with life away from the saddle has been tough for former jockey Donavan Mansour, and a new role managing Byerley Park for prominent owner Daniel Nakhle has been a godsend for the well-liked horseman. The expat South African suffered a broken pelvis, along with numerous internal injuries, following an incident at the[...]
Read More

Te Akau Shark retired

One of New Zealand's most exciting weight-for-age gallopers, dual Group 1 winner Te Akau Shark, has been retired. The Rip Van Winkle gelding hasn't raced since finishing fifth in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m) at Randwick in April. He underwent optic implant surgery for a rare eye condition in June and while recovering[...]
Read More

Mascarpone to bypass Railway

Talented Team Rogerson-trained sprinter Mascarpone is set to miss the Group 1 Sistema Railway (1200m) on New Year's Day. “He's out of the Railway, but he is running in the Telegraph (Group 1, 1200m),” Graeme Rogerson said. “He pulled a plate off in the run in the J Swap Stakes (Group 3, 1400m) last start[...]
Read More

Christophe Soumillon returns in style

Returning to competition for the first time since early November, Christophe Soumillon wasted no time in authoring an ominous statement of intent as the Belgian ace successfully started a short-term riding stint in Hong Kong. The 10-times French champion jockey posted a double, a feat matched by Joao Moreira and Jerry Chau, as Frankie Lor[...]
Read More

Cameron calls time on riding career

Senior jockey Matthew Cameron has called time on his riding career after completing his last raceday at Awapuni on Saturday. The thirty-four-year-old finished on a winning note by piloting the Ross McCarroll-trained Initiative to victory, but admits his desire to continue in the saddle has waned over the past few months. “I have been thinking[...]
Read More