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Melham set to return to trackwork on May 24

Posted on May 18, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Following a five-month disqualification from racing, Australian jockey Ben Melham is counting down the days until he can get back in the saddle.

Posted on December 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Star jockey Ben Melham has been rubbed out for five months after the Victorian Racing Tribunal found him guilty of betting and providing false information.

Posted on December 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

It will be a case of take two for Mornington trainer Matt Laurie as he again attempts to get his precocious youngster Ranveer to the races.

Posted on November 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Mike Moroney made it 21 winners at the Flemington carnival when three-year-old gelding Shelby Cobra took out The Amanda Elliott.

Posted on October 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The WS Cox Plate will be run against a backdrop of silence as coronavirus restrictions keep racegoers away.

Posted on October 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Aidan O'Brien's travelling foreman T J Comerford believes Armory is a great Cox Plate chance as his form is better than that of their 2014 winner Adelaide.

Posted on October 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

In a gruelling finish, rank outsider Ranting has finished over the top of his two rivals Hanseatic and Anders to win the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield.

Posted on September 21, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Diamond Effort has had five starts for five wins this year and her trainer Clinton McDonald believes she can measure up in Group One company.

Posted on September 8, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Danny O'Brien is hoping hype will meet expectation with Russian Camelot when he resumes from a spell in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington.

Posted on August 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Despite the stable believing Immortal Love was a superior wet tracker, the horse overcame the firm conditions at Caulfield to maintain his undefeated record with a last-ditch win in the Group Three McNeil Stakes. Co-trainer Mick Price said Immortal Love was a three-lengths better horse on a rain-affected track after he had defeated some of[...]

Posted on August 29, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable were to the fore with fit and in-form horses Persan and Al Galayel supplying them with an early double at Caulfield. Emerging stayer Persan took out the 2400 metre open handicap and Al Galayel the 2000 metre equivalent and both horses have booked themselves starts in bigger races[...]

Posted on August 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

A decision to target a Group Three event instead of a maiden with three-year-old Bella Nipotina has paid off handsomely for the Tom Dabernig and Ben Hayes stable with a victory in the Quezette Stakes at Caulfield. The filly’s success was also significant for her jockey Michael Rodd as it was his first Group winner[...]

Posted on August 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mornington trainer Shane Nichols is certain Streets Of Avalon will go into the Group Two P B Lawrence Stakes with two great advantages over his rivals. Firstly, he is a track and distance specialist with four wins, two seconds and a third from nine starts over 1400 metres at Caulfield, including a victory in the[...]

Posted on July 14, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Ben Melham can continue to ride in races while facing betting-related charges totalling thousands of dollars. Victoria Racing Tribunal chairman Judge John Bowman has set aside three days, from September 21 to 23, for the case to be heard in the County Court. Melham faces six Racing Victoria stewards charges over bets made during[...]

Posted on July 10, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The younger member of the Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr training partnership is expecting a better performance from Tavisan with his return to his home track at Caulfield. Tavisan is on the quick back-up from running in the All Victorian Sprint Final at Flemington last Saturday in which the sprinter finished last behind Lord[...]

Posted on July 4, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Mick Price will turn his attention to the spring carnival with promising filly Sense Of Honour who has again highlighted her potential with victory in the Next Generation Sprinters Series Final at Flemington. Sense Of Honour made it two city wins from her first three starts in Saturday’s 1200m straight-track sprint for two-year-olds, with[...]

Posted on June 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The rise of comeback galloper Alfa Oro has continued at Caulfield with the promising gelding taking another step up to win for the fourth time in a row. In 2018, after just two race starts, Alfa Oro fractured the cannon bone in one of his front legs which required screws and a plate to be[...]

Melham set to return to trackwork on May 24

Ben Melham Disqualified For Five Months

Laurie Excited About Ranveer’s Talent

Shelby Cobra Strikes To Win At Flemington

Covid-19 Makes 2020 Plate Like No Other

Armory Ready To Fire In The Cox Plate

Ranting Upstages His More Fancied Rivals

Undefeated Diamond Set To Sparkle In Moir

O’Brien Excited By Rising Star’s Return

Love Swoops To Claim First Stakes Victory

Maher, Eustace Land Early Caulfield Double

Michael Rodd Back In Town With Stakes Win

Track Specialist Ready To Fly In Lawrence

September Dates Set For Melham Hearing

Turning Track To Suit Tavisan In Monash

Spring Races On Radar For Sense Of Honour

Alfa Oro Extends Winning Run At Caulfield

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