Tag: 'Australian Grand National Steeplechase'

Stern Idol to take centre stage at Ballarat

As the jumps racing season draws to a climax, the Grand National Steeplechase at Ballarat on Sunday afternoon takes centre stage.
Ablaze

Victorian jumps racing receives prize money increase for 2023

Racing Victoria has announced a cash injection for many of the highlight jumps races across Victoria, with almost $5 million in prize money up for...

Leading jumps jockey Phelan on top of the world

After one of the most dominant seasons by a jumps jockey in New Zealand history, Shaun Phelan is now looking to conquer Australia. With one...
Social Element

Kiwi jumper in his element ahead of Grand National

New Zealand-bred jumper Social Element is flying heading into the Australian Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat on Sunday. The eight-year-old son of Savabeel has...
Tallyho Twinkletoe

Australian feature an option for Grand National hero

Jo Rathbone will spend the next few days discussing the immediate plans for Saturday’s Racecourse Hotel & Motor Lodge Grand National Steeplechase (NZ) (5600m) winner...
Tallyho Twinkletoe

Champion jumper salutes in Grand National Steeplechase

An excited flourish of the whip by Shaun Phelan as he crossed the finish line said it all as champion jumper Tallyho Twinkletoe wrote his...
Shaun Fannin

Fannin motivated to snare Hastings jumps features

An elusive win in either Hastings jumping feature on Saturday would give leading jumps jockey Shaun Fannin a great deal of satisfaction and finally provide...
Aigne

Australian Grand Nationals await promising jumper

Promising jumper Aigne travelled across the Tasman two years ago to contest the Jericho Cup (4600m) at Warrnambool and owner Neil O’Dowd is keen for...
Tallyho Twinkletoe

Tallyho Twinkletoe pleasing ahead of jumps return

Australian jumps features are once again beckoning Tallyho Twinkletoe. The exciting jumper made headlines when winning the Grand National Hurdle-Steeplechase double two years ago and...
Captaintwinkletoes

Captaintwinkletoes dances to maiden victory

The aptly named Captaintwinkletoes showed his race rivals a clean pair of heels as he put a maiden win on the board at Awapuni on...
Shamal

Kiwi chaser on target for Australian Grand National

Leading Kiwi jumper Shamal took the next step on his path to the Australian Grand National Steeplechase (4500m) at Ballarat in August with a gritty...