Ben Dorries

Brisbane

Senior Journalist at Racenet

Writer at Freelance

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Articles

Giga Kick to resume at Morphettville

1 week ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

The Adelaide carnival has received an unexpected star power boost with 2022 The Everest champion Giga Kick to resume at Morphettville. Racenet has confirmed the multiple Group 1 winner will headline the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) on May 10. It is understood Melbourne Cup winner Mark Zahra will jet across the border to ride the sprint star who will carry the luxury weight of 54.5kg under the set weights and penalties conditions of the $1m sprint.
2025 The Goodwood: Giga Kick to resume at Morphettville

1 week ago | codesports.com.au | Ben Dorries

Horse RacingDon't miss out on the headlines from Horse Racing. Followed categories will be added to My News. The Adelaide carnival has received an unexpected star power boost with 2022 The Everest champion Giga Kick to resume at Morphettville. Racenet has confirmed the multiple Group 1 winner will headline the Group 1 The Goodwood (1200m) on May 10.
Colt named after famous pub now on Group 1 path

2 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

Will Hulbert was always confident his young "cool dude" colt would have the favourite's measure and so it proved, as Thee Creek scored at Eagle Farm to set him on track for a Group 1 winter carnival tilt. Punters had the QTIS 2YO Handicap (1300m) pegged as a two-horse race with Lee Freedman's filly Profoundly holding sway as the well-backed $1.75 favourite while Thee Creek was second pick at $3.90.
Trainers' boss in shock resignation as relations sour with Racing Queensland

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

The relationship between Queensland trainers and racing's governing body in the Sunshine State is in turmoil after the shock resignation of long-serving Trainers' Association boss Cameron Partington. Trainers including champions Tony Gollan and Rob Heathcote have rallied behind Partington after he quit as the head of the Queensland branch of the Australian Trainers' Association, insisting the relationship with Racing Queensland had become unworkable.
Trainers’ boss in shock resignation as relations sour with Racing Queensland

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ben Dorries

The relationship between Queensland trainers and racing’s governing body in the Sunshine State is in turmoil after the shock resignation of long-serving Trainers’ Association boss Cameron Partington. Trainers including champions Tony Gollan and Rob Heathcote have rallied behind Partington after he quit as the head of the Queensland branch of the Australian Trainers’ Association, insisting the relationship with Racing Queensland had become unworkable.
Will Hulbert not running scared of favourite as Thee Creek tests winter carnival ambitions at Eagle Farm

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ben Dorries

Will Hulbert is testing exciting youngster Thee Creek for a potential Group 1 JJ Atkins mission during the Queensland winter carnival. The two-year-old colt, named as a nod to Brisbane’s iconic Breakfast Creek Hotel, ran fourth behind Grafterburners in the $500,000 2YO Jewel but was only beaten three lengths and stymied by a bad barrier.
Sex worker Carly Electric has date at Randwick with first Group 1 runner

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

Since first being raced in 1866, the Doncaster Mile has had its share of wacky and wonderful stories. A few years back, it was even won by quirky Nettoyer who enjoyed a slice of pizza and a glass of champagne after her win in the famous Group 1 mile at Randwick. But never before has the Doncaster ever seen anything quite like Carly Electric.
Podcast host shows off tattoo he got before horse he owns had won a race

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

It takes some serious passion and dedication to get a tattoo with a nod to your racehorse … before the horse has even won a race. Meet Tom Dahl, a former miner from Gladstone who is the part-owner of promising Richard and Will Freedman-trained three-year-old Yabby Pump. Dahl and his mate Cam Lowry are the co-hosts of the popular Alpha Blokes podcast – the pair kicked off the podcast in 2021 when both had "nothing but time on our hands, sitting in machines at work".
Tony Gollan galloper Transatlantic to start Stradbroke Handicap bid in $1m slot race

3 weeks ago | racenet.com.au | Ben Dorries

After narrowly missing the Stradbroke Handicap field with a talented pair in the last two years, Tony Gollan has set his sights on a rich regional slot race to kick off a winter carnival campaign for one of his most exciting gallopers. Gollan is extremely keen to get four-year-old Transatlantic to the Group 1 Stradbroke and some corporate bookmakers rate him so highly that he is as short as $11 in early Stradbroke betting markets.
Tony Gollan galloper Transatlantic to start Stradbroke Handicap bid in $1m slot race

3 weeks ago | codesports.com.au | Ben Dorries

After narrowly missing the Stradbroke Handicap field with a talented pair in the last two years, Tony Gollan has set his sights on a rich regional slot race to kick off a winter carnival campaign for one of his most exciting gallopers. Gollan is extremely keen to get four-year-old Transatlantic to the Group 1 Stradbroke and some corporate bookmakers rate him so highly that he is as short as $11 in early Stradbroke betting markets.