Horse Racing

Jockey John Allen remains confident that Volatile Mix will still prove extremely tough to beat in Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Derby (2200m), despite the race having been moved to Doomben Racecourse.

Volatile Mix is primed for Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Derby at Doomben Racecourse. Photo: Jenny Barnes

Volatile Mix has been a strong and consistent …

Kenedna will go into the 2017 Queensland Oaks as one of the favourites after she returned to winning form in The Roses at Doomben this afternoon.

Kenedna (pictured winning the Auraria Stakes) returned to winning form in the 2017 The Roses at Doomben this afternoon. Photo by: Jenny Barnes

John Allen allowed Kenedna to find …

Volatile Mix has produced a big turn of foot in the final straight at Morphettville to run out the 2017 South Australian Derby winner; handing master trainer Darren Weir a second-consecutive win in the Group 1 feature race.

The Pentire gelding has steadily built to the task this time in, but was all but abandoned …

Egg Tart flew home in the concluding stages to record an impressive victory in a truly memorable edition of the 2017 Australasian Oaks at Morphettville this afternoon.

Egg Tart finished over the top of her rivals to record an impressive win in the 2017 Australasian Oaks. Photo by: Jenny Barnes

The Australasian Oaks was billed …

Darren Weir’s progressive Japanese import Tosen Stardom will track towards a likely Cox Plate bid this spring with a second-up run in the Underwood Stakes on September 24.

Craig Williams has been confirmed to ride Tosen Stardom in the 2016 Underwood Stakes on September 24 at Caulfield Racecourse. Photo: Ultimate Racing Photos.

The six-year-old Deep …

Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance will have his third jockey in as many starts when he lines up in the Group 1 $500,000 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.

Irish jockey John Allen, above, will ride Prince Of Penzance in the Makybe Diva Stakes at Flemington. Photo by Race Horse Photos Australia.…

Trainer Darren Weir said that Puccini is in fine order as he prepares to back up in the Listed $175,000 Channel 7 Ipswich Cup (2150m) at Ipswich on Saturday.

Maurus, above, will start the favourite in the Ipswich Cup at Ipswich. Photo by Daniel Costello.

Puccini went around in the Group 2 $300,000 Evergreen Turf …

In form three year old Howard Be Thy Name made it four straight wins with a hard fought victory in the Group 1 $500,000 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville today.

Howard Be Thy Name, all blue with white pom pom, black blinkers, finished too strongly to beat Etymology, white cap, in the South Australian …

Managing co-owner Darren Dance has confirmed that imported stayer Dandino will make his long-awaited return to the races in the 2015 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield on Saturday.

Dandino has impressed connections with his trackwork ahead of the 2015 Memsie Stakes at Caulfield this week. Photo by: Race Horse Photos Australia

Dandino returned to Australia in …

Tough mare Regina Coeli outstayed a gallant Lord Of The Song to deliver trainer Ciaron Maher his third victory in the 2015 Grand Annual at Warrnambool this afternoon.

Regina Coeli won another Grand Annual Steeplechase for local trainer Ciaron Maher. Photo by: Daniel Costello

Regina Coeli was settled into a lovely position by John Allen …