Lockdown Gamble is described by his trainer David Smith as the “dark horse of the Country Championships” and he's excited to see what his emerging galloper can do at Mudgee on Sunday. In an ideal world the four-year-old would be a perfect candidate for the 2023 series...

Don’t be surprised to see topical tip Lockdown Gamble start short on the totes at Sunday’s Forbes Cup meeting. Mudgee-based trainer David Smith doesn’t expect the well-named four-year-old to be a maiden much longer either. “When COVID first hit, his owner Terry...

Trainer David Smith is approaching Sunday’s $150,000 CDRA Country Championships Qualifier (1400m) at his home track of Mudgee with the somewhat bullish view that Bel Diablo is finally heading to Randwick. The five-year-old hasn’t had a great deal of fortune when it...

By Jay-Anna Mobbs | The Mudgee Guardian  It could not get much better for a Mudgee trainer who took the win for the Happy 90th Birthday David Lester CG&E Maiden Plate (1100 Metres) at Mudgee Racecourse on Saturday.David Smith only just received The Scotsman a...

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By Nick McGrath | The Mudgee GuardianHe’s knocked off Winx trainer Chris Waller, but can David Smith now trump the first lady of the track too?Smith’s promising four-year-old Bezel will bear the hopes of Mudgee when the $40,000 Gooree Park Gooree Cup jumps at the...

BY | Nick McGrath, The Central Western DailyStilettoed Vixen will look to use Anzac Day’s Soldier’s Saddle to bounce back from a disappointing Central Districts Racing Association country championship campaign.One of the early favourites for the rich championship...

By Nick Guthrie | The Daily LiberalHe may have one eye on the riches of the Country Championships but it was a benchmark 55 event at Dubbo Turf Club on Thursday which left Mudgee trainer David Smith over the moon.Smith was delighted to see Valknut return to winning...