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Looking magnificent, Abounding displayed a golden sheen as she paraded at Robert Heathcote’s stable in the lead-up to the Stradbroke Handicap. However, that prestigious race was not the intended target, …

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This time in 2025, Coeur Volante was being prepared for the Tattersalls Tiara. While her days as a top-tier Group 1 contender may have passed, there’s still significant prize money …

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A planned tilt at the Ipswich Cup, for which Golden Path was well-supported in the market, has been shelved by co-trainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr, who have instead …

Horses race on a green turf track with jockeys in bright silks in a packed finish moment.

Chris Waller, the trainer, was responding to media requests after Joliestar’s narrow defeat in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes (1200m) when he was informed that His Majesty, …

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Jackson Radley completed a significant day for apprentice jockeys at Flemington on Saturday, particularly those from Tasmania, by guiding Seafall to a notable victory. Radley continued his positive association with …

Black horse and jockey in white silks race at Royal Randwick, number 12 saddlecloth visible on the horse's side to spectators and cameras

Trainer Bjorn Baker has concluded a remarkable week with a significant local victory. His rapidly improving gelding, Midnight Dynamite, triumphed in Saturday’s Listed Civic Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick. This …

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Trainer Chris Munce has added another significant chapter to the Ipswich Cup’s storied history, this time sharing the victory with his son, Corey. Munce’s own jockeying career saw him win …

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Emerging sprinter Ice Kool continues to impress, securing another victory at Randwick despite still refining his racecraft. The three-year-old colt makes his task harder by not reacting promptly to the …

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Trainer Craig Conron, who had doubts about his return to Flemington as a trainer not long ago, was welcomed back to the winner’s enclosure on Saturday. The Geelong horseman made …

Jockey in blue silks rides a chestnut horse with blue numbered 11 saddle cloth, leading a sprint at a racecourse.

Trainer Matt Smith has been responsible for a number of significant-priced placegetters recently, but he states he cannot recall training a Saturday metropolitan winner at odds longer than the $101 …

Jockeys in blue and red silks race side by side on fast galloping horses on a grassy track, leaning forward.

Trainer Ben Brisbourne achieved a significant milestone with Fontein Jewel’s victory in the first race at Flemington on Saturday, making the win particularly special. The Lucky Vega colt’s triumph in …

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A promising filly, Chains Of Love, is set to compete in black-type events again after a commanding win in the Highway Handicap at Randwick, where she proved too strong for …

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While Chris Waller is occupied with Royal Ascot commitments for Joliestar’s upcoming race, he is also closely monitoring his stable’s prospects on home soil. A key contender for the stable …

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Significant expectations surrounded I’mateez from his very first race. As the younger sibling of the celebrated 10-time Group 1 winner Imperatriz, I’mateez has to date recorded only two victories from …

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The notion that one should approach information with a degree of skepticism is often valid, and this applies to the recent stewards’ report regarding Nitro. While the report suggested that …

Stadium-style horse race: a chestnut horse leads a group of galloping thoroughbreds on a green turf track, jockeys in blue and white silks ahead.

Lucy Yeomans, a Cranbourne-based trainer, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to train a horse for some of Australia’s most distinguished owners. Yeomans is preparing to run Changing Colours, a …

Jockey in yellow-black checkered silks rides a dark horse mid-race with another rider in white-red behind, at a Royal Randwick track.

Nineteen horses will contest the straight-track sprint, the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, with Overpass accepted after his strong third in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot. Trainer …

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Morphettville-based trainer Paula Trenwith is aiming to surpass her most successful racing season to date, with potentially four runners entered for her home track this Saturday. Trenwith maintains a compact …