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Brisbane thoroughbred trainer guilty of animal cruelty

Posted on March 28, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Brisbane thoroughbred trainer Desleigh Forster has been found guilty of committing an act of cruelty to a horse, at an Eagle Farm training facility last month. In a Queensland Racing Integrity Commission steward’s inquiry on Monday, Ms Forster pleaded guilty to possessing and using a stockwhip, which is capable of inflicting cruelty to a horse.[...]

Posted on February 21, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

After four consecutive wins, three-year-old gelding The Vowels looks set for a tilt at the Group 2 Queensland Guineas (1600m).

Posted on December 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Like many Kiwis, five-year-old gelding Ucalledit is relishing life in Queensland. The former New Zealand-trained galloper has proved a handy addition to the Kris Lees stable and broke through for his maiden stakes success when comfortably accounting for his rivals in the Listed Lough Neagh Stakes (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Originally prepared by[...]

Posted on December 19, 2022
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

Smart staying three-year-old Kovalica gave favourite punters few concerns when he cruised to victory in Saturday’s Group 3 Grand Prix Stakes (2100m) at Eagle Farm. Sent out favourite, the Chris Waller-trained son of Ocean Park was allowed to find his feet by jockey James Orman, getting back to last in the eight-horse field before looping[...]

Posted on June 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jason Collett had a day to remember at Eagle Farm, finishing the Group 1 program with a race-to-race double. After guiding home Startantes to a brilliant win in the Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m), the Sydney-based hoop backed it up in the last to guide Juan Diva home to a well-deserved victory in the Group 3 Healy Stakes (1200m). The[...]

Posted on June 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Three-year-old filly Startantes has provided Rob Heathcote another win in the Group 1 Tattersall’s Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm, coming from last to win the $700,000 feature race. The Heathcote-trained three-year-old had an uninterrupted preparation into the fillies and mares race on Saturday, following a very brave fifth a fortnight ago in the Stradbroke Handicap (1400m). Having been[...]

Posted on June 24, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

After Palaisipan’s classy finish on the inside to win the Dane Ripper Stakes you wouldn’t have thought she once had weight issues as a “roly-poly fat mare”. But Eagle Farm trainer Chris Munce has worked his magic on the four-year-old and, as a result, he’s confident she can be competitive in the $700,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) on Saturday. Not[...]

Posted on June 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Brisbane Racing Club (BRC) revealed plans during the week to transform the area underneath the St Leger Grandstand at Eagle Farm Racecourse into a micro-brewery, beer garden and dining space.

Posted on June 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

A Magic Millions Dane Ripper Stakes victory – not a bad effort for a bargain buy who some thought was a “lemon” early in her career. That was why you couldn’t wipe the smile off Chris Munce’s face – the trainer of triumphant four-year-old mare Palaisipan – at Eagle Farm on Saturday. Luke Tarrant summoned[...]

Posted on June 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nobody’s perfect, including star sprinter Alligator Blood. But he’s not far from perfect now. That was the message from the triumphant Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable after the five-year-old’s classy one-length victory over quality galloper Private Eye in the $1.5 million Stradbroke Handicap (1400m) at Eagle Farm. Make no mistake, Alligator Blood – named Queensland’s 2020[...]

Posted on June 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Talk to anyone in the Peter and Paul Snowden stable about how good a Queensland Carnival campaign they’ve had, and they’ll be quick to deflect praise. They’ll mention Justin Warwick’s astute judgment in sending over Sheeza Belter from Perth, or her supportive owners who travelled over to support their fast-emerging filly. But you cannot dismiss[...]

Posted on June 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

There was no doubt Numerian would perform well in the $1.2 million Q22 at Eagle Farm – the biggest question was how much he’d benefit from a Good 4 track. But there was no need to worry about the surface, the six-year-old embracing the conditions to take an early lead and hang on in outstanding fashion to[...]

Posted on June 11, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Punters whet their appetite ahead of a massive day of Group One racing in Brisbane as a pair of emerging horses stamped their claims ahead of the spring. Irish Sequel backed up his narrow last start win in the Listed Winter Cup at Rosehill with another gritty win in the Group 2 Brisbane Cup, while[...]

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Having drawn the outside alley in the Eagle Farm feature, the David Vandyke-trained Gypsy Goddess was snagged back to third last under the ex-Western Australian hoop, before he began to improve on the filly at the 800m and then really got her into the race at the 600m. The filly by Tarzino looped the field in one[...]

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tony Gollan and Hugh Bowman combined for a memorable win as Baller recorded his second straight Moreton Cup at Eagle Farm. The six-year-old gelding got a sweet run in transit in the Group 3 event and put in the big bounds out wide on the track to win by a length. 2022 Moreton Cup Replay[...]

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Steven O’Dea & Matthew Hoysted-trained Stroll gave the locals something to cheer about at Eagle Farm on Saturday, as she exploded late under William Pike to win the Listed Bill Carter Stakes (1200m). The two-year-old filly by Snitzel showed plenty of promise early on, winning at the Sunshine Coast on debut back in back in December, before placing[...]

Posted on June 4, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

It was not a pretty watch for punters who took the even money quote about Political Debate in Saturday’s Listed The Phoenix at Eagle Farm, but the colt was able to stick his nose out on the post and get the bob in. Despite being a maiden after two starts, the Chris Waller-trained two-year-old went in[...]

Brisbane thoroughbred trainer guilty of animal cruelty

Guineas chance The Vowels delivering the goods for connections

Ucalledit thriving in Queensland

Kovalica demolishes Grand Prix rivals

Jason Collett ends Tatts Tiara Day in style

Palaisipan in search of Group 1 glory for Chris Munce

BRC developing micro-brewery & beer garden at Eagle Farm

Palaisipan takes out the Dane Ripper Stakes

Alligator Blood salutes in the Stradbroke Handicap

Sheeza Belter wins the Group 1 JJ Atkins

Numerian lands the spoils in The Q22

Irish Sequel and Kiss claim Group success

Gypsy Goddess wins the Queensland Oaks

Gollan’s Baller takes out the Moreton Cup

Stroll takes out the Bill Carter Stakes

Political Debate grips on to book a spot in the JJ Atkins