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News.com.au
4 days ago
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Melody Cunningham to delay One Long Day return after terrible Caulfield draw
Ballarat trainer Melody Cunningham might have to wait a little longer to start working towards her hometown dream with stable star One Long Day. One Long Day was a revelation in Melbourne racing over the summer months, progressing from two provincial wins in the winter to saluting in Saturday class at Flemington in January. Cunningham has pencilled in the $500,000 Ballarat Cup at the end of the spring carnival as One Long Day's major goal. 'We'll see where he goes but the long term plan is that we'd like to see him get to the Ballarat Cup,' Cunningham said. 'That's our aim. 'We'll just place him where he fits in and if he goes all right in this prep, he can have a little freshen up and, if his rating is high enough, we can get him into the Ballarat Cup.' Caulfield before the infamous barrier draw computer intervened. One Long Day drew barrier 18 for the $130,000 race, prompting Cunningham to assess her options. 'I'll have to talk to the owners but I'll probably say he won't run from barrier 18,' she said. Cunningham said she had limited options with One Long Day with races in which the gelding would carry a hefty weight the possible opportunities to start the rising five-year-old's preparation. 'There's not a lot around for him,' Cunningham said. 'I found that race on Saturday then there's one next week at Sandown but he'd have to carry a bit of weight in that too.' She said One Long Day was in terrific condition for his upcoming preparation and had improved mentally in recent months. 'He went to the water walker when he came back for a month and did really well there,' Cunningham said. 'He had a nice trial since and I'm really happy with him going into wherever he does race. 'He's still a big kid and everything is still a joke to him but his racing manners are getting better each time he goes to the races.'
News.com.au
19-06-2025
- Sport
- News.com.au
Trainer Rex Lipp aiming to fulfil Cifrado owner's spring carnival dream
Lotto winner Cliff Little has long dreamt of having a runner in the Sydney or Melbourne spring carnival and so trainer Rex Lipp is going to grant him his wish. Cairns owner Little - who collected a monster $40m on lotto from a $26 ticket - owns $1.7m earner and multiple Group 2 winner Cifrado who races in Little's red and white racing colours which tip the hat to St George. Cifrado didn't trouble the scorers in the Queensland winter carnival but Group 1-winning Toowoomba trainer Lipp knows he has a good horse on his hands. It's time to do some travelling with the four-year-old gelding in the spring. 'Cifrado is spelling and will be in the paddock for another 10 days, but he will go to Sydney or Melbourne in the spring,' Lipp said. 'The bloke who owns him would love to have a starter in Sydney or Melbourne. 'He has spent millions on horses and he would really like to see Cifrado racing down south. 'I haven't picked anything out for him yet, I will talk to a few blokes and get an idea of what races would suit him early in the spring. 'We won't be going down there for the big races, we will pick our mark.' • Warnie can honour cricket legend with consolation victory Meanwhile, Lipp thinks he can fire a shot at Ipswich on Saturday with last December's Gold Edition Plate champion Superalloy. It was the only race that Superalloy has won in his 11-start career but Lipp said don't be surprised if Superalloy is in the money when racing in the $150,000 TL Cooney (1350m) at Ipswich on Saturday. Lipp thinks bookmakers are offering a silly price, with Superalloy rated a $13 chance in a betting market headed by Stay Focused ($3.20) who has drawn barrier 17. Superalloy drops in class after running a big race as a $151 shot in the Group 3 Fred Best Classic, being beaten 2½ lengths in a race where Lipp insists he should have finished closer to the winner Spicy Martini who then raced in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap. 'It's a big class drop for him on Saturday, he only got beaten two and a half lengths in the Fred Best and he got held up for a run,' Lipp said. 'I am sure he should have run a place in that race. 'The only time he let me down was in the Queensland Guineas, but it turns out he can't run 1600m. 'He is a horse you can race up on the pace and he has drawn well which is the thing you want to do at Ipswich. 'I do believe he will be right in the money. 'Bailey Wheeler rides him and he rides him well.'
Courier-Mail
29-05-2025
- Sport
- Courier-Mail
Jockey Blake Shinn out of Queensland winter carnival after jumpout incident
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Champion jockey Blake Shinn has turned his attention to the Spring Carnival after being sidelined with 'heavy bone bruising' from an incident at jumpouts last Monday. Shinn has 'worked tirelessly' since the setback, in a bid to rehabilitate the injury in time to fulfil Group 1 commitments in Brisbane on Saturday, without success. 'At this stage, it's too early to determine an exact return date,' Shinn posted in a statement on X. 'I will reassess the injury with doctors in three weeks and from there, make plan for my return to riding.' • PUNT LIKE A PRO: Become a Racenet iQ member and get expert tips – with fully transparent return on investment statistics – from Racenet's team of professional punters at our Pro Tips section. SUBSCRIBE NOW! Shinn has ridden 139 Victorian winners season including 67 at metropolitan level. 'While it's incredibly disappointing to end the season this way, my health and physical wellbeing must take priority,' Shinn said. 'My focus now firmly shifts to preparing for the upcoming Spring Carnival, which is just around the corner. 'I've put in a tremendous amount of work this season, and although I've fallen short of some personal goals, I remain determined. 'I'll reset, regroup, and be back – bigger and better – for the new racing season.' • Japanese stars on Melbourne Spring Carnival hit list Shinn, the reigning back-to-back Scobie Breasley medallist, Victorian racing's highest individual honour, set out to ride 200 winners this season. His tally nationwide, at the time of injury, stood at 150 winners with a month in the season to go. Shinn's haul for the season included three Group 1 winners and another 22 stakes races. Originally published as Jockey Blake Shinn out of Queensland winter carnival after sustaining heavy bone bruising in jumpout incident
News.com.au
29-05-2025
- General
- News.com.au
Jockey Blake Shinn out of Queensland winter carnival after sustaining heavy bone bruising in jumpout incident
Champion jockey Blake Shinn has turned his attention to the Spring Carnival after being sidelined with 'heavy bone bruising' from an incident at jumpouts last Monday. Shinn has 'worked tirelessly' since the setback, in a bid to rehabilitate the injury in time to fulfil Group 1 commitments in Brisbane on Saturday, without success. 'At this stage, it's too early to determine an exact return date,' Shinn posted in a statement on X. 'I will reassess the injury with doctors in three weeks and from there, make plan for my return to riding.' Shinn has ridden 139 Victorian winners season including 67 at metropolitan level. 'While it's incredibly disappointing to end the season this way, my health and physical wellbeing must take priority,' Shinn said. 'My focus now firmly shifts to preparing for the upcoming Spring Carnival, which is just around the corner. 'I've put in a tremendous amount of work this season, and although I've fallen short of some personal goals, I remain determined. 'I'll reset, regroup, and be back – bigger and better – for the new racing season.' — Blake Shinn (@blake_shinn) May 29, 2025 Shinn, the reigning back-to-back Scobie Breasley medallist, Victorian racing's highest individual honour, set out to ride 200 winners this season. His tally nationwide, at the time of injury, stood at 150 winners with a month in the season to go. Shinn's haul for the season included three Group 1 winners and another 22 stakes races.
NZ Herald
22-05-2025
- Business
- NZ Herald
Raceday return could bring Waipukurau a financial boost, next Hastings racing Spring Carnival is in 2026
But Wairoa Racing Club president Paul Toothill, who is fighting for the reinstatement of racing at the town's Te Kupenga racecourse, learned of the plans only through media and is yet to discuss it with his committee. The Wairoa Cup was to have been raced this year at South Wairarapa course Tauherenikau, but neither the club nor the town's businesses supported the venture because of the disconnect between their event and the fact it would be raced on a track 380km away. The biggest prize for Waipukurau is the 2200m Hawke's Bay Cup, with a history dating back to 1860, and which had stakes of $120,000 when raced at Trentham last month. It will be raced next at Waipukurau next April 26. Waipukurau's good fortune was announced by Waipukurau club president Kirsty Lawrence on Wednesday, ahead of an HBR meeting in Hastings at which horse owners, trainers and members were told racing should return to the Hastings track in time for the 2026 Spring Carnival. Well over $1 million is expected to be spent on cambering and other track correction work, which HBR and New Zealand Thoroughbred Racing say will sustain racing in Hawke's Bay well into the future. The benefits for Waipukurau have been highlighted by the manager and part-owner of the Leopard Hotel (aka Waipukurau Hotel). Taj Singh said past owners have told him its nine rooms and three-roomed family suite are likely to be booked out on at least one night for each of the race meetings. Opened in 1963 and thus a host of racing visitors for almost 60 years, it is otherwise only fully booked about once every two months, he said, and it relies on big events. Mayor Alex Walker was unavailable for comment by Thursday afternoon.
