Robbie Dolan

Bowman Out For Six Weeks Over Race Fall

Posted on July 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Hugh Bowman has been suspended for six weeks for his involvement in a race fall that put jockey Andrew Adkins in hospital. Adkins fell heavily from his mount Hot ‘N' Hazy near the 300m in the opening two-year-old race at Rosehill on Saturday. Racing NSW stewards opened a raceday inquiry, which was reconvened on Thursday[...]

Posted on July 19, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gary Portelli remains convinced Time To Reign can turn around an inglorious first-up performance and put his racing career back on track. A stakes-winning two-year-old and half brother to Group One winner She Will Reign, Time To Reign has competed just twice since finishing fifth in the 2019 Golden Slipper. His most recent appearance at[...]

Posted on July 15, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

With the new Australian racing season fast approaching, trainer Mark Newnham believes the time is right for apprentice Tom Sherry to make his Sydney metropolitan racing debut. Sherry, who hails from Ireland, has ridden 93 winners in NSW this season in the country and provincial areas and is scheduled to make the step up at[...]

Posted on June 30, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Nine Sydney jockeys have been prevented from riding at Tuesday's Gosford meeting after a well-known Sydney hoop who competed at Rosehill on Saturday began to show flu-like symptoms. While the prominent rider is awaiting test results for COVID-19, Racing NSW stewards announced Andrew Adkins, Brenton Avdulla, Tim Clark, Sam Clipperton, Jason Collett, Robbie Dolan, Adam[...]

Posted on May 27, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Sydney's leading apprentice Robbie Dolan has started the next phase of his riding career with a win at Canterbury. Dolan outrode his claim last Wednesday but was able to still utilise a 1.5kg allowance for the final time last Saturday at Randwick where he closed out that meeting with a win on Blazing Miss. Riding[...]

Posted on May 24, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

It took a leap of faith for Irish-born apprentice Robbie Dolan to move to Australia and he is again prepared to back himself as he launches into the next phase of his riding career. The 24-year-old notched his 80th winner last week to outride his allowance and Saturday's Randwick meeting was the final day he[...]

Posted on May 22, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Robbie Dolan will round out his final day as a claiming apprentice with six rides at Randwick and fittingly the final one will be for his boss Mark Newnham. The 24-year-old outrode his claim with a double at the Kensington track midweek but because he was already declared for mounts on Saturday, he is permitted[...]

Posted on May 20, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The trainer of champion Winx has taken out the Australian Turf Club's race named to honour another champion of the turf, Caryl Williamson. Chris Waller-trained Earth Song won the Vale Caryl Williamson Handicap (1400m) at Randwick on Wednesday, a race named to honour the Australian Associated Press turf editor who died last week. Williamson, originally[...]

Posted on May 9, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

The speedy Blazing Miss has made up for a somewhat disappointing recent performance at Canterbury to score a comprehensive win at Randwick. Her trainer Mark Newnham will now look to step her up to the next level after her 1-3/4 length win over Longbottom at Randwick on Saturday over 1100 metres. As a youngster, Blazing[...]

Posted on May 6, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Trainer John Sargent is convinced Elizabeel has a bright future and hopes the filly can secure a city win as a two-year-old before turning attention to her three-year-old season. Elizabeel is set for her third start in Saturday's Central Coast Mariners 2YO Handicap (1200m) at Randwick having finished fifth on debut in a race at[...]

Posted on April 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Mark Newnham thinks so much of Splintex, he entered him in a Group One race over the autumn carnival. That did not eventuate with the colt an emergency in The Galaxy (1100m) last month and subsequently withdrawn from a lesser race on the day. Splintex recovered from what was a minor concern with his blood[...]

Posted on January 11, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Apprentice Robbie Dolan did his homework and nutted out a plan aboard Splintex, implementing it to perfection to get the sprinter back in the winner's circle at Randwick. And such is his opinion of the colt, he hopes the horse can take him all the way to a Group One win during the Sydney autumn[...]

Posted on January 3, 2020
in Australian Horse Racing News

Gerald Ryan has made key gear changes on Coterie in his attempt to help the gelding recapture his form at Randwick. As a young horse, Coterie mixed it with some future stars, running third as a two-year-old behind The Autumn Sun who went on to become Australia's champion three-year-old. In February of last year, Coterie[...]

Posted on November 16, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

John Ramsey has ridden racing's roller coaster of emotions over the past two weeks but he was back on top at Newcastle with a victory by city cast-off Pinup Miss. Ten days ago the bush trainer experienced one of his biggest career thrills when Never Listen finished second in the Group One VRC Oaks, although[...]

Posted on October 5, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

It has been almost 20 years since a mare won the Group One Metropolitan Handicap and trainer Mark Newnham believes Scarlet Dream is capable of breaking the drought. The Gai Waterhouse-trained Coco Cobanna was the last mare to win the Group One staying feature in 2001 and like Scarlet Dream, contested the race as a[...]

Posted on October 1, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Cascadian continues to garner support for the Epsom Handicap with the Godolphin import now into single figures for the $1 million race. Although he has finished fifth and fourth in his two Australian starts, he is now at $9 from $15 for Saturday's 1600m-feature at Randwick. He had no luck when fourth behind $6 Epsom[...]

Posted on August 15, 2019
in Australian Horse Racing News

Champion Winx has again been celebrated as the NSW horse of the year for her final season during which she was again unbeaten. The mare has been named the NSW miler and middle distance horse of the year in addition to the top honour at the NSW Racehorse Owners event in Sydney on Thursday. Her[...]

Bowman Out For Six Weeks Over Race Fall

Portelli Hoping To Reign In July Sprint

Apprentice Tom Sherry To Make Metro Debut

Jockeys Stood Down From Gosford Meeting

Dolan Wins On Concealed At Canterbury

Apprentice Dolan Ready For Next Chapter

Dolan To Leave Claim Behind After Randwick

Earth Song Records Strong Randwick Win

Blazing Miss Fires Up For Randwick Victory

Elizabeel Chasing First Win At Randwick

Group Two Win For Splintex In Arrowfield

Splintex To Follow Group One Autumn Path

Gear Changes To Help Coterie: Ryan

Miss Becomes Ramsey’s Latest Pinup Horse

Newnham, Dolan Chase Metrop Dream

Cascadian Firms For Epsom Handicap

Winx, Waller Big Winners At Nsw Awards

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