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Queensland Out To Break Origin Duck

Posted on December 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Queensland's Jim Byrne and Matt McGillivray will have a special incentive to win the Origin Jockey Series in Brisbane. The series will be run over five heats at Doomben and Eagle Farm on Friday and Saturday respectively in conjunction with stakes racing on both days. The Origin series is in its fifth year but Queensland[...]

Posted on December 6, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer Barry Baldwin has a good reason for restricting popular grey The Candy Man's build-up to the Brisbane Handicap to swimming in pools rather than the ocean. The Candy Man returned to form in the Mooloolaba Cup two weeks ago and is aiming for back-to-back feature wins in the $125,000 Listed Brisbane Handicap (1600m) at[...]

Posted on November 30, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Premier trainer Tony Gollan continued to dominate the summer carnival feature races when Le Palmier won the $125,000 Winning Rupert Plate at Doomben. Le Palmier ($7) bounded straight to the lead and was never headed, carving the 1200m out in a slick 1.9.21. Gollan, who won the Winning Rupert with Zoustyle last year, has now[...]

Posted on November 23, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Matt McGillivray continued his wonderful year for feature race wins by placing Tambo's Mate on a Magic Millions trail with a win in the Listed Recognition Stakes (1350m) at Doomben. Tambo's Mate ($5) was caught deep early but proved too strong in the straight to beat Vega One ($12) by a long-neck; Deep Image[...]

Posted on October 21, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Tommy Berry and Matt McGillivray have been suspended for careless riding which led to a fall in the Group One Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm in which fellow jockey Corey Brown suffered serious injuries. McGillivray, who rode Grand Bouquet, was suspended for three weeks while Berry on Nobu, was suspended for two weeks after they[...]

Posted on September 9, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Senior Brisbane riders Matt McGillivray and Dale Smith will remain sidelined after an inquiry into their failure to give urine samples at Eagle Farm. Stewards stood the pair down on Saturday and ordered them to provide samples at the Sunshine Coast on Sunday and then front an inquiry on Monday. Both cited dehydration from wasting[...]

Posted on August 17, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Former German galloper Ilwendo showed his liking for Queensland when he scored an impressive win at Eagle Farm. Ilwendo ($1.45) landed some big bets when he staged a two-horse war with Ocean Addict ($8) before winning by 1-1/4 lengths in the Alex Gow Handicap (2200m). The gelding did his early racing in Germany were he[...]

Posted on July 18, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

The much-travelled Balf's Choice gets a chance to add another feature race win at 1600 metres when he makes his Queensland debut at Eagle Farm. Matt McGillivray will ride Balf's Choice in Saturday's Tattersall's Mile which is the last black-type race for the season in Queensland. Balf's Choice has won 10 races, seven over 1600m,[...]

Posted on June 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Jockey Matt McGillivray produced the ride of his life to land a breakthrough Group One victory on Winning Ways in the Queensland Oaks amid highly emotional scenes at Doomben. Winning Ways was owned by Paul Makin who died last weekend and the filly raced in the name of his company. McGillivray got Winning Ways ($21)[...]

Queensland Out To Break Origin Duck

The Candy Man Swimming To Another Big Win

Tony Gollan Continues Summer Domination

Mcgillivray Boosts Record On Tambo’s Mate

Two Jockeys Suspended Over Qld Derby Fall

Mcgillivray, Smith Remain Stood Down

Ilwendo Shows Liking For Queensland Racing

Balf’s Choice Chasing Another 1600m Win

Mcgillivray Finds Winning Ways In Qld Oaks

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