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Weight-for-age star Avilius has continued preparations for his next assignment in the Caulfield Stakes with a solo gallop at the venue of the Group One race. The James Cummings-trained Avilius …

Dalasan has eased as Caulfield Guineas favourite after a wide draw but his Hall of Fame trainer Leon Macdonald remains confident the colt can still get the job done in …

Connections of Night’s Watch hope the decision to bypass the Turnbull Stakes with the gelding will be rewarded with a Group One win in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The …

Cox Plate invitee Danceteria is set to kick off his Australian campaign in the Caulfield Stakes following a pleasing track gallop at Werribee. Danceteria clears quarantine on Saturday to run …

Godolphin-owned filly Flit is a clear-cut favourite for the $1 million Group One Thousand Guineas and jockey Hugh Bowman is confident only bad luck will beat her. Flit is the …

A total of 45 horses remain in contention for the Caulfield Cup following the latest round of declarations. Second acceptances were taken on Tuesday for the $5 million Caulfield Cup …

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will resist the temptation to take classy mare Outback Barbie south after an impressive trial win at Doomben and keep her for the Queensland summer. …

There will be no repeat of Chris Waller’s clean-sweep of Group One races this weekend with the trainer unrepresented in two of the five top-level events. Waller won all three …

Dual Group One-winning New Zealand sprinter The Bostonian is among the horses chasing a spot in The $14 million Everest via the Group Two Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. The Tony …

South Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess has been forced out of the Great Britain squad that will face New Zealand and Papua New Guinea due to a shoulder injury. The 30-year-old …

Australian No.2 Ajla Tomljanovic has crashed out of the Tianjin Open in China, going down in disappointing fashion to Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova in the opening round. World No.50 Tomljanovic lost …

Fifteen-year-old Coco Gauff proved she’s not done defying the odds by advancing to the second round of the Linz Open after getting a lucky loser draw less than an hour …

They’re the biggest show in Tokyo, airing most days and everyone’s hoping they’ll get an extended run. Japan’s rugby team have known nothing like the sort of adulation bestowed on …

Senior Wallabies say they’ve bought into coach Michael Cheika’s competition-breeds-success approach at the Rugby World Cup, believing any potential pitfalls have been sidestepped. Cheika has adopted the mantra that if …

Technically they are Bathurst 1000 wildcards. But IndyCar drivers James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi should also be considered dark horses for this weekend’s Great Race, says Supercars star Chaz Mostert. …

Rugby World Cup officials said on Tuesday it would be inappropriate to reveal their contingency plans should “Super Typhoon Hagibis” cause disruption to next weekend’s final group of pool fixtures. …

Russia’s final World Cup game against Scotland on Wednesday is an opportunity for the team to raise the profile and spur development of the sport back home, according to assistant …

Melbourne skipper Cameron Smith says he will make a decision on his NRL playing future after a family holiday. Speaking at the Storm end of season awards Smith said that …