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The Australian
17 hours ago
- General
- The Australian
Next 48 hours important for Rothfire's Stradbroke fate
Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote concedes his old warrior Rothfire remains in doubt to take his place in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday week. Heathcote says the next 48 hours will be crucial as Rothfire recovers from a stone bruise suffered last Tuesday, forcing his scratching from Saturday's Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, which was postponed due to persistent heavy rain at Eagle Farm on Queensland Derby Day. The Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) and the Queensland Derby (2400m) will now be run this week, in conjunction with the Queensland Oaks (2200m) feature, in a 'Super Saturday' of racing at Eagle Farm featuring three Group 1s. But seven-year-old gelding Rothfire won't be there and he remains under an injury cloud for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap over 1400m at Eagle Farm. * Read: Brisbane gets unexpected Super Saturday after Derby Day washout 'It's frustrating because with a stone bruise, it's not a simple thing,' Heathcote said. 'The laminae in their hoofs are like the nails of our fingers. They can be very painful and can take time to heal. 'We're hoping that in the next 48 hours something develops, either he gets better or he gets worse. 'Now getting worse might sound crazy but if it's going to develop into an abscess, then we want it to happen quickly so we can get him over it. 'Fortunately I've got two weeks (until the Stradbroke) so in the next 48 hours I want something to happen. 'He's still very tender in the near fore hoof. We're hoping and praying that something good happens in the next few days.' Rothfire showed he was back to his devastating best when he delivered a tremendous fight against star mare Sunshine In Paris to just miss out in the $1.5m Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on a heavy track on May 17. The 2020 JJ Atkins champion has won just under $3.5 million in prizemoney, despite suffering a litany of injuries during his illustrious career, including a sesamoid fracture in September 2020 that threatened to end his career. Meanwhile, the Chris Waller-trained filly Belle Detelle is battling to be fit for the Queensland Oaks on Saturday. Bookmakers have rated Belle Detelle as a $9 hope in the Oaks, but she was scratched as the race favourite in the rescheduled Queensland Derby, which was meant to be run last Saturday, after suffering a foot abscess. Asked whether the injury would heal in time for the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes winner to run in the $700,000 Oaks on Saturday, Waller said 'I don't know'. Sydney's premier trainer also has $8 chance Movin Out running in the Oaks. She produced a barnstorming surge from last to finish third in The Roses (2000m) at Doomben on May 24 in a Group 2 race won by Oaks favourite Philia.
Daily Telegraph
19 hours ago
- Climate
- Daily Telegraph
Champion mare Joliestar set to be ruled out of Stradbroke
Don't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. Group 1 star Joliestar is highly likely to bypass the prestigious $3 million Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday week. Cambridge Stud boss Brendan Lindsay, who owns the Chris Waller-trained mare, said he expected Joliestar would head to the paddock after Saturday's rescheduled Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm. Joliestar was the $3 favourite for the $1m Kingsford Smith last Saturday at Eagle Farm before heavy rain forced officials to shift the feature to this weekend, alongside the Queensland Derby and Queensland Oaks to create a 'Super Saturday' of racing. The winner of the Kingsford Smith scores a golden ticket into the 1400m Stradbroke on June 14 at Eagle Farm but two-time Group 1 winner Joliestar, with a rating of 114, was already assured of a spot in Queensland's premier race. However with an allocated weight of 56kg in the Stradbroke and with spring carnival riches in mind, Waller is almost certain to send Joliestar to the paddock after her winter grand final on Saturday. 'I think she's 50-50 for the Straddie, I don't think she'll carry on,' New Zealander Lindsay said on Sunday. 'I think she'll get too much weight in the Straddie. He (Waller) said 'we'll just see how we go'. 'Obviously we were meant to go last Saturday but I'm pleased we didn't with that (heavy) track. 'The plan is to go back again next week. I guess after that Chris will make some decisions but I'd think it's unlikely she'll backup in the Stradbroke. 'It's only a week's later and we've got to prepare her for the spring. 'If she can run on a good track on Saturday then it'll tell us where we're going in the spring.' Brendan Lindsay with James McDonald after Joliestar's win in the Thousand Guineas in 2023. Photo:. Joliestar is currently $7 in the Stradbroke betting market, behind only the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained gelding War Machine, the $4.50 pre-post favourite. Lindsay said it was a 'blessing in disguise' that Joliestar didn't run on a heavy (9) rated track last Saturday after jockeys deemed conditions unsafe due to poor visibility. 'I think it's pretty tough for a sprinter to line up on a heavy track - it's like running 1600m going wide,' Lindsay, who told Racenet about his fairytale rags-to-riches story last week, said. 'She's got no wet-track form - a couple of placings on a soft track - but wow wee, it's a big ask. I think it was a blessing in disguise personally. 'The weather forecast looks good this week and (Joliestar's regular jockey) James McDonald is still around so we'll throw the dice next weekend. 'If we can win another Group 1 this year that's two Group 1s for the season. That would be fantastic - what a way to finish the season.' The highly talented Zoustar mare triumphed in the $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in early March, adding to her Thousand Guineas (1600m) victory at Caulfield in 2023. Meanwhile, Sydney trainer Rob Archibald said he was yet to decide whether his colt Bosustow would run in the rescheduled Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben on Wednesday or go straight to the Stradbroke. Archibald, who trains in partnership with his wife Annabel, also has the option of running Bosustow in the Kingsford Smith Cup on Saturday but that would mean a shorter turnaround going into the Stradbroke. 'No decision's been made yet,' Archibald said on Sunday. 'We would've loved to have seen him run on Saturday. We had confidence he would've got through the ground but there's nothing we can do about it. 'They cancelled it because it was in the best interests of everybody and we'll be ready to go with whatever race we run in this week.' Dominant last-start Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) winner Bosustow will have a light weight of 51.5kg in the Stradbroke. Originally published as Champion mare Joliestar is highly likely to miss the Stradbroke Handicap
News.com.au
20 hours ago
- Climate
- News.com.au
Champion mare Joliestar is highly likely to miss the Stradbroke Handicap
Group 1 star Joliestar is highly likely to bypass the prestigious $3 million Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday week. Cambridge Stud boss Brendan Lindsay, who owns the Chris Waller -trained mare, said he expected Joliestar would head to the paddock after Saturday's rescheduled Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) at Eagle Farm. Joliestar was the $3 favourite for the $1m Kingsford Smith last Saturday at Eagle Farm before heavy rain forced officials to shift the feature to this weekend, alongside the Queensland Derby and Queensland Oaks to create a 'Super Saturday' of racing. The winner of the Kingsford Smith scores a golden ticket into the 1400m Stradbroke on June 14 at Eagle Farm but two-time Group 1 winner Joliestar, with a rating of 114, was already assured of a spot in Queensland's premier race. However with an allocated weight of 56kg in the Stradbroke and with spring carnival riches in mind, Waller is almost certain to send Joliestar to the paddock after her winter grand final on Saturday. 'I think she's 50-50 for the Straddie, I don't think she'll carry on,' New Zealander Lindsay said on Sunday. 'I think she'll get too much weight in the Straddie. He (Waller) said 'we'll just see how we go'. 'Obviously we were meant to go last Saturday but I'm pleased we didn't with that (heavy) track. 'The plan is to go back again next week. I guess after that Chris will make some decisions but I'd think it's unlikely she'll backup in the Stradbroke. 'It's only a week's later and we've got to prepare her for the spring. 'If she can run on a good track on Saturday then it'll tell us where we're going in the spring.' Joliestar is currently $7 in the Stradbroke betting market, behind only the Ben, Will and JD Hayes-trained gelding War Machine, the $4.50 pre-post favourite. Lindsay said it was a 'blessing in disguise' that Joliestar didn't run on a heavy (9) rated track last Saturday after jockeys deemed conditions unsafe due to poor visibility. 'I think it's pretty tough for a sprinter to line up on a heavy track - it's like running 1600m going wide,' Lindsay, who told Racenet about his fairytale rags-to-riches story last week, said. 'She's got no wet-track form - a couple of placings on a soft track - but wow wee, it's a big ask. I think it was a blessing in disguise personally. 'The weather forecast looks good this week and (Joliestar's regular jockey) James McDonald is still around so we'll throw the dice next weekend. 'If we can win another Group 1 this year that's two Group 1s for the season. That would be fantastic - what a way to finish the season.' The highly talented Zoustar mare triumphed in the $1.5 million Newmarket Handicap (1200m) at Flemington in early March, adding to her Thousand Guineas (1600m) victory at Caulfield in 2023. JOLIESTAR wins the @YulongInvest Newmarket Handicap for @cwallerracing and @LaneDamian 🙌 🎥 @Racing #RacingSpectacular #SuperSaturday #AllStarMile — Victoria Racing Club (@FlemingtonVRC) March 8, 2025 Meanwhile, Sydney trainer Rob Archibald said he was yet to decide whether his colt Bosustow would run in the rescheduled Fred Best Classic (1350m) at Doomben on Wednesday or go straight to the Stradbroke. Archibald, who trains in partnership with his wife Annabel, also has the option of running Bosustow in the Kingsford Smith Cup on Saturday but that would mean a shorter turnaround going into the Stradbroke. 'No decision's been made yet,' Archibald said on Sunday. 'We would've loved to have seen him run on Saturday. We had confidence he would've got through the ground but there's nothing we can do about it. 'They cancelled it because it was in the best interests of everybody and we'll be ready to go with whatever race we run in this week.' Dominant last-start Gold Coast Guineas (1200m) winner Bosustow will have a light weight of 51.5kg in the Stradbroke.
News.com.au
a day ago
- Business
- News.com.au
Ironhorse Rothfire remains in doubt to take his place in the Stradbroke Handicap
Brisbane trainer Rob Heathcote concedes his old warrior Rothfire remains in doubt to take his place in the $3 million Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday week. Heathcote says the next 48 hours will be crucial as Rothfire recovers from a stone bruise suffered last Tuesday, forcing his scratching from Saturday's Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, which was postponed due to persistent heavy rain at Eagle Farm on Queensland Derby Day. The Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) and the Queensland Derby (2400m) will now be run this week, in conjunction with the Queensland Oaks (2200m) feature, in a 'Super Saturday' of racing at Eagle Farm featuring three Group 1s. But seven-year-old gelding Rothfire won't be there and he remains under an injury cloud for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap over 1400m at Eagle Farm. 'It's frustrating because with a stone bruise, it's not a simple thing,' Heathcote said. 'The laminae in their hoofs are like the nails of our fingers. They can be very painful and can take time to heal. 'We're hoping that in the next 48 hours something develops, either he gets better or he gets worse. 'Now getting worse might sound crazy but if it's going to develop into an abscess, then we want it to happen quickly so we can get him over it. 'Fortunately I've got two weeks (until the Stradbroke) so in the next 48 hours I want something to happen. 'He's still very tender in the near fore hoof. We're hoping and praying that something good happens in the next few days.' Rothfire showed he was back to his devastating best when he delivered a tremendous fight against star mare Sunshine In Paris to just miss out in the $1.5m Group 1 Doomben 10,000 (1200m) on a heavy track on May 17. Too good J-Mac! He lifts Sunshine In Paris to victory in the Doomben 10,000 ðŸ'° @mcacajamez @ANeashamRacing — SKY Racing (@SkyRacingAU) May 17, 2025 The 2020 JJ Atkins champion has won just under $3.5 million in prizemoney, despite suffering a litany of injuries during his illustrious career, including a sesamoid fracture in September 2020 that threatened to end his career. Meanwhile, the Chris Waller-trained filly Belle Detelle is battling to be fit for the Queensland Oaks on Saturday. Bookmakers have rated Belle Detelle as a $9 hope in the Oaks, but she was scratched as the race favourite in the rescheduled Queensland Derby, which was meant to be run last Saturday, after suffering a foot abscess. Asked whether the injury would heal in time for the Group 3 Adrian Knox Stakes winner to run in the $700,000 Oaks on Saturday, Waller said 'I don't know'. Sydney's premier trainer also has $8 chance Movin Out running in the Oaks. She produced a barnstorming surge from last to finish third in The Roses (2000m) at Doomben on May 24 in a Group 2 race won by Oaks favourite Philia.
The Australian
2 days ago
- Climate
- The Australian
Eagle Farm gets unexpected Super Saturday after Queensland Derby Day washout
Eagle Farm will host a 10-card Super Saturday of racing next weekend, with a bumper three Group 1s to be staged following the abandonment of four races on Queensland Derby Day on Saturday. Jockeys complained of poor visibility at Eagle Farm after persistent heavy rain during the day, forcing officials to abandon the Derby meeting after five races on Saturday on another wet day in Brisbane. • 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! The jockeys met after the running of the Group 2 BRC Sires' Produce (1400m), won by Cool Archie on a Heavy 10 track, before voicing their concerns about visibility in the awful conditions at Eagle Farm. It means Group 1 races the Kingsford Smith Cup (1300m) and the Queensland Derby (2400m) will be rescheduled to next Saturday at Eagle Farm, with the Queensland Oaks (2200m) for 3YO fillies to be run as per normal on that day. The Fred Best Classic, which offers the winning three-year-old a golden ticket into the Stradbroke Handicap in two weeks, will now be staged on Wednesday on Doomben. • Munce colt Cool in crisis to take out Sires' Produce However, the Group 3 Fred Best will now be run over the shorter distance of 1350m instead of 1400m. The winning trainer of the Fred Best will need as much time as possible to prepare their horse for the Group 1 Stradbroke (1400m) on June 14. Just five of the nine races on Saturday were contested before RQ officials decided to abandon the key winter carnival meeting after the jockeys voiced their concerns about the poor visibility on the track. 'We work with the riding group and obviously the rider and horse welfare is the No.1 priority when it comes to these issues,' Racing Queensland chief steward Josh Adams said. 'We felt the track was safe but it was the visibility and the kickback which ultimately resulted in the remainder of the card being cancelled. 'Hopefully the rain goes away and we can run the rescheduled races under fine conditions next week.' Martin Harley after riding Cool Archie to victory. Picture: Trackside Photography • Kiwi import at home on heavy track in dominant Eagle Farm win To accommodate the three rescheduled races from Derby Day, a Benchmark 90 Handicap and Class 6 Handicap due to be contested at Eagle Farm next Saturday will be shifted to the Sunshine Coast next Sunday. All scratchings will be reinstated for the rescheduled races. Brisbane Racing Club will honour all general admission tickets from Saturday for the Eagle Farm meeting on next weekend. Weather in Brisbane should fine up from Tuesday and little rain is predicted from then onwards for the rest of the week.
