Jye McNeil

McNeil sidelined with injury

Posted on May 2, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Group 1 Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil will be taking some time off after the true severity of an injury sustained during a fall at Cranbourne jumpouts six weeks ago came to light. Despite being unaware of the extent of the damage, McNeil persevered and continued to ride until last month's Mornington Cup meeting. Thankfully,[...]

Posted on March 30, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tobeornottobe () has backed up her strong form lines behind Blue Diamond Stakes winner Hayasugi to break her maiden and take out the Group 3 Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes down the Flemington straight. After finishing second in a close photo on debut in the Group 3 Blue Diamond Preview, the Robbie Griffiths & Mathew de Kock-trained[...]

Posted on February 26, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

Wings Of Song showcased her dominance by securing her fifth consecutive triumph in the Listed Tasmanian Oaks (2100m) at Launceston on Sunday. Trained by Patrick Payne, the filly demonstrated her prowess, surging past Very Sewreel to claim victory by half a length, while Ala Moana finished third with a 1.25-length gap. Bred at Twin Hills[...]

Posted on January 20, 2024
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Mike Moroney-trained Bermadez was back in the winner's circle for the first time since May 2022 with a hard-fought victory at Flemington on Saturday. The seven-year-old son of Tavistock loves the vast spaces of Flemington and needed every inch as he collared Beehunter and Suparazi in the shadows of the post with the trio[...]

Posted on February 25, 2023
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jye McNeil and Chris Waller have combined with Espiona to take out the Group 3 Mannerism Stakes over 1400m at Sandown, beating a very game Toregene by just over a length on the line. Waller made the decision to bring his Extreme Choice mare back to Victoria where she had produced some her best performances[...]

Posted on January 14, 2023
in New Zealand Horse Racing News

The 2023 edition of the Standish Handicap (Group 3) was taken out by the Michael Moroney-trained Snapper on Saturday afternoon. The 1100m feature saw the five-year-old by Power make every post a winner, with an outstanding front running ride from hoop Jye McNeil, who on his first Saturday back after a stint in Hong Kong[...]

Posted on December 19, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Zac Purton's remarkable 2022/23 season continued with a familiar flourish at Sha Tin on Sunday with a quartet, including victory aboard Ping Hai Galaxy in the Class 2 Lukfook Jewellery Cup Handicap (1000m), as the Australian maintained a relentless pursuit of Joao Moreira's record for the most wins in a single Hong Kong season. The[...]

Posted on November 18, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Preparing to reunite with champion galloper Golden Sixty at Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20), Vincent Ho has almost certainly secured a coveted berth in the International Jockeys' Championship (IJC) next month with a double at Happy Valley on Wednesday night (November 16). With three places still to be assigned in the star-studded 12-rider roster[...]

Posted on November 18, 2022
in Hong Kong Horse Racing News

Douglas Whyte expects Blake Shinn will experience familiar sensations of power and quality when the Australian returns to Sha Tin on Sunday (November 20) to partner Russian Emperor in the HKD$5 million Group 2 BOCHK Jockey Club Cup (2000m). Shinn last season partnered Hong Kong's champion stayer to victory in the Group 1 Citi Hong[...]

Posted on October 15, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jye McNeil and Asfoora has managed to lead all the way to win the Group 2 Caulfield Sprint over 1000m, giving Asfoora her first Group win of her career. Asfoora led from barrier to finish post, beating the fast finishing Kallos and Generation. The Henry Dwyer trained mare jumped at $4.40 with online bookmakers and was never[...]

Posted on September 25, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gentleman Roy has lead from barrier to box in the Group Three Sandown Stakes over 1500m as Jye McNeil piloted the Ben and JD Hayes gelding to his first Group win of his 13 start career. After jumping away cleanly McNeil had Gentleman Roy in front of the fancied Military Expert and Dragon Leap for[...]

Posted on July 23, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Top Melbourne jockey Jye McNeil could not have wished for a better opening, pouncing on a dream crease in the field 300m out to win the $200,000 Bletchingly Stakes aboard King Of Sparta. It didn't come without a struggle, only edging out Scallopini for Steven O'Dea and Matthew Hoysted on the line in the Group[...]

Posted on July 16, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two-year-old Tarzino gelding Cadazio has given Jye McNeil the feel of a really nice stayer after his dominant debut victory over 1400m at Geelong on Friday.

Posted on May 21, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

The Gerald Ryan & Sterling Alexiou-trained Brosnan got a long overdue maiden victory in the second event at Flemington on Saturday, toughing it out to win the 2YO Handicap (1400m) by four-tenths of a length. The grey son of Snitzel had raced three times prior to Saturday – all of which was at Group level[...]

Posted on April 6, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Two-year-old colt Foujita San stamped himself as a group-class galloper with a dominant 5.75-length victory in the opening race at Sandown-Lakeside on Wednesday afternoon.

Posted on February 8, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

On the back of riding five winners at Caulfield on Saturday, Jye McNeil now has his sights set on winning the Victorian Metropolitan Jockey Premiership.

Posted on February 5, 2022
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jye McNeil made it three wins from the first four races at Caulfield on Saturday, guiding Sebonack to a comfortable win in the Group 3 Chairman's Stakes (1000m). The Michael, Wayne & John Hawkes-trained two-year-old colt was on debut in the Group 3 feature, but that didn't stop punters rallying behind him, as he firmed[...]

McNeil sidelined with injury

Tobeornottobe breaks maiden in Flemington Group 3

Wings Of Song coasts to Tasmanian Oaks victory

Bermadez breaks massive drought at Flemington

Espiona returns to winning ways in Group 2 Mannerism Stakes

Snapper and Jye McNeil combine for Standish Success

Ping Hai Galaxy triumphs as Zac Purton slots a Sha Tin four-timer

Vincent Ho cements International Jockeys’ Championship hopes with double

Russian Emperor building for Jockey Club Cup

Asfoora claims McCafe Sprint

Gentleman Roy claims Sandown Stakes

King Of Sparta shows his class in Bletchingly Stakes triumph

VRC Derby hopeful impresses on debut at Geelong

Bronson on track for Group 1 berth

Foujita San shows Group potential with maiden romp at Sandown

Premiership leader McNeil big on Sebonack for Blue Diamond

Sebonack claims the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield

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