Country Championships

Lighthouse in doubt for Doncaster Mile

Posted on March 31, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Coolmore Classic winner Lighthouse will have to pass a veterinary examination on Friday in order to take her place in the $3 million Doncaster Mile (1600m) on Day 1 of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday.

Posted on March 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The field is now set for the AU$500,000 Country Championships Final on April 2 after the running of the $50,000 Wild Card (1400m) at Scone on Sunday.

Posted on March 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Born and bred in Coonamble, winning the $150,000 Western District NSW Country Championships Qualifier in his home town on Sunday would mean everything to Dubbo trainer Clint Lundholm.

Posted on March 7, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Anethole ($9), trained by Cody Morgan, took out Sunday's $150,000 Hunter & North West Qualifier (1400m) on his home track at Tamworth, a long neck in front of Commando Hunt ($11) who stormed home on the Heavy 8 track to also secure his place in the Country Championships Final.

Posted on February 28, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

“Wonderful, tough, honest” – they were the three words that winning trainer Gayna Williams used to describe Zoo Station, who booked her spot in April’s AU$500,000 Country Championships Final with a win in the Mudgee qualifier on Sunday.

Posted on February 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Far Too Easy and Zoukina booked their tickets to the $500,000 Country Championship Final, in a thrilling finish in the Northern Rivers qualifier at Grafton on Saturday afternoon.

Posted on February 14, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After missing out on hosting in the past two years, Nowra were finally rewarded with the second heat of the NSW Country Championships on Sunday afternoon for the South-East region, which saw Testator Silens prevail in a nail-biter. Watch the replay and view the full story here at RacingOnline.com

Posted on February 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

New South Wales country racing will go to an exciting new level this weekend with the first qualifier for the 2022 Country Championships set to be run and won at Grafton on Saturday.

Posted on March 5, 2021
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sweet Embrace Stakes runner-up She's All Class is out of the Golden Slipper with trainer Chris Waller advising stewards the filly has been spelled. The two-year-old won the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic in December and was a luckless third to stablemate Shaquero at the Gold Coast carnival when she drew a wide gate. She[...]

Posted on November 7, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dubbo gelding Fast Talking has edged out the Tamworth-trained Bajan Gold to score a deserved victory in the Country Classic at Rosehill.

Posted on February 23, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham has the chance to win a second Country Championship with Magnalane winning his way into the final. Ridden by Sam Clenton, Magnalane had to overcome a wide gate and the challenge from Casino Mondial in the $150,000 qualifying heat at Taree on Sunday. Graham won the $500,000 final in 2018[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Although he had weight of numbers on his side, trainer Mitch Beer has breathed a sigh of relief with Sky Call safely into the Country Championship final. The trainer had six runners in the Southern Districts qualifying heat at Albury on Saturday but after failing to win a race earlier on the program, was beginning[...]

Posted on February 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Lightly raced Hunter gelding Two Big Fari has confirmed plans to head to the Country Championships qualifying heat at Tamworth with a fighting Highway Handicap victory at Rosehill. Despite racing keenly in the early stages, the $5 chance responded under hard riding from Brenton Avdulla to kick back and outgun Schappose ($21) by a long[...]

Posted on February 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Plonka has given trainer Warren Gavenlock his biggest win and booked his ticket to the $500,000 Country Championship final with his heat win at Grafton. The Northern Rivers $150,000 qualifying heat was run on Thursday after being delayed then transferred from a waterlogged Coffs Harbour. Under confident riding from Rachel Murray, Plonka beat the Matt[...]

Posted on February 18, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn will saddle half the field in the rescheduled Northern Rivers heat of the Country Championships. The meeting has been transferred to Grafton on Thursday because of problems with the amount of rain at Coffs Harbour which forced the cancellation of racing on Tuesday. Because of the change of venue, the field[...]

Posted on January 25, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

On a day of recognition for NSW country areas, two Highway Handicaps at Randwick have given connections something to cheer about. Saturday was dedicated to Racing for the Bushfires, comprising fund raising efforts to help livestock and other animals affected by the long-term drought and fires in the state over the past few months. Scone[...]

Posted on November 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Dubbo trainer Kody Nestor has declared Sneak Preview a perfect Country Championships contender horse after his Highway Handicap win at Kembla Grange. Sent out at $4.80 in Saturda's 1600m-race, the four-year-old, ridden by by Tim Clark, bolted to the lead at the 300m and held off a late charge from $31 chance Clergyman to win[...]

Lighthouse in doubt for Doncaster Mile

Cavalier Charles, Edit seal Country Championships spots

Lundholm chasing hard for Country Championships Final berth

Anethole and Commando Hunt book Country Championships Final berth

Zoo Station wins through to Country Championship Final

Far Too Easy & Zoukina claim NSW Country Championship Final spots

Testator Silens takes out the Nowra Country Championships heat

NSW Country Championships to start at Grafton this Saturday

Waller’s She’s All Class out of Golden Slipper

Fast Talking Victorious In Country Classic

Magnalane Wins Taree Championship Heat

Sky Call, Bennelong Dancer Off To Randwick

Two Big Fari Headed On Country Championships Path

Plonka Books Country Championship Berth

Matt Dunn Dominates Country Championship Heat

Highways Lead To Country Championships

‘Perfect’ Sneak Preview Claims Highway Win

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