Skip to Content

May 2019

  • Jones back in the fast lane

    She was one of the state' leading apprentices back in the 2015/16 season and after almost two and a half year's out of the saddle, Caitlin Jones is back doing what she does best; riding winners. Jones returned to race riding in February and has since recorded 16 wins. She...

    Read more

  • History repeating in the Hawker Cup?

    Saturday’s Hawker Cup could be a bit of history repeating as Overstreet shoots for back to back Cup wins in the State’s Mid North. The Wally Bencic trained seven-year-old won last year's Cup with apprentice Kenny Lau aboard and the two combine once again on Saturday. Overstreet claimed the Cup...

    Read more

  • Clark ready for her Singapore assignment

    Premiership leading jockey and last year’s TAB Apprentice Academy Dux, Raquel Clark will leave for Singapore on Sunday for a three week stint after claiming last year’s Academy top honour. Clark is well and truly on top of her game at the moment and more importantly on top of both...

    Read more

  • Lo ready to go in the city

    Great news for young apprentice Gary Lo, who has been granted permission to begin riding in the Metropolitan area from this Saturday. The 20 year-old has had 395 race starts for 28 wins and 91 placings in his career spanning just over a year. Lo’s had most of his success...

    Read more

  • Goodwood Day preview

    Saturday May 18 will see the running of The Goodwood at Morphettville - the last of the Group 1 races for the Autumn Carnival in South Australia.  Booker   Matthew Ellerton & Simon Zahra | Dwayne Dunn Distance: 9:1-3-1 | Biggest Win: 2019 Group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100m) Comes into the...

    Read more

  • The Montgomerie Forrest Series returns this Sunday

    The Montgomerie Forrest Apprentice Series begins this Sunday at Strathalbyn as we honour two of our female apprentice Jockeys that have passed away. Simone Montgomerie started her career at David Jolly’s stables and became the first female to ever win the NT's jockey premiership. Caitlin Forrest was a successful apprentice...

    Read more

  • Sprightly step toward feature double

    Oaks Ladies Day at Morphettville was big, but Goodwood Day could be something else for Jordan Frazer if Spright can complete SA’s feature-sprint double this weekend. Spright powered past her rivals in the $600,000 TAB Classic (1200m) on May 4, and victory in Saturday’s $750,000 The Goodwood – over the...

    Read more

  • Mixed feelings as old site farewelled

    “Mixed feelings” of nostalgia for the past and excitement for the future sums up the zeitgeist ahead of Wednesday’s final meeting at the Murray Bridge Racing Club’s existing site. The eight-race program will bring down the curtain on over a century of history, as the club continues final preparations at...

    Read more

  • Group 1 South Australian Derby Day preview

    Tomorrow will see the running of the Group 1 SA Derby at Morphettville, again offering the three-year-olds their chance to claim coveted Group One glory. Chapada - Michael Moroney | William Pike        Ran third in last year’s Group 1 VRC Derby and third in this year’s Rosehill Guineas. Finished well...

    Read more

  • Wraps off Gifford Hill on Monday

    The buzz around Gifford Hill – Murray Bridge’s new function centre and racecourse – is palpable. The newly-named Bridges function centre will have a soft opening on Monday, when those involved in bringing the project to life will gather to tick off another major step forward. The new Gifford Hill...

    Read more

  • The Mount Gambier Gold Cup: A True Staying Test

    From Oaks Day winners to 3600m victors and last start jumps runners, the field for Friday’s Mount Gambier Gold Cup has it all. The first Cup on the new Mount Gambier track looks to be a fantastic race with lots of great chances.  It will be less than a week...

    Read more

  • Update: Eastender Inquiry

    Thoroughbred Racing SA Stewards advise that the adjourned inquiry into the circumstances surrounding the late scratching of and the race-day treatment practices involving the racehorse Eastender, trained by Mr Barry Campbell, which was entered to race in the 2019 Adelaide Cup, will continue on Tuesday 21 May 2019.

    Read more

  • Inside word: Balaklava Publican’s Day

    There’ll be plenty of cheer in the air tomorrow as the state’s publicans decent on Balaklava for the popular mid-week meeting. On the track there are a couple of very nice races, particularly for the younger horses which will create a lot of interest for punters. Jockeys to watch Jeff...

    Read more

  • Cowan to kick off Australian career at Balaklava

    South Australia is set to welcome another new international apprentice to its ranks with the New Zealand born Kate Cowan set to make her debut at Balaklava on Wednesday. The 25 year-old Cowan is a second year apprentice and is currently in SA on a three month loan with Wayne...

    Read more

  • Group 1 Schweppes Oaks preview

    A full field of fillies are set to tackle Saturday’s Group 1 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville and cement their spot in history alongside some fantastic former winners including Egg Tart and Delicacy. We preview each runner’s chances in the first South Australian Group 1 race of 2019.  Aristia – Matthew...

    Read more

  • Group 1 TAB Classic preview

    It’s the best Fillies & Mares sprint in the country and we are set for another sensational edition of the race that has been won by some of Australia’s best sprinters including Alinghi, Shoals, Miracles of Life and of course the one and only Black Caviar. We look at each...

    Read more