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GEORGE MAIN STAKES 1600m, $500,000, weight-for-age HISTORY * First run in 1945 when won by Modulation * Group One race from 1980. Run at Warwick Farm in 1983 and 2001. …

Trainer Tony McEvoy expects the rise in distance to suit Hey Doc when he chases another stakes race success at Flemington. Hey Doc runs in Saturday’s Group Two Bobbie Lewis …

Horses in England, Ireland and Japan have entered quarantine ahead of travelling to Melbourne for the spring carnival. Three Charlie Appleby-trained Godolphin horses are already undergoing quarantine at Werribee having …

The Queensland government is remaining tight-lipped, despite growing pressure from the racing industry, about how it intends to distribute money from the new Point of Consumption tax. The POC, which …

The umpire at the centre of the Serena Williams controversy in the US Open final has made his return to the chair in the semi-finals of the Davis Cup. The …

St Helens coach Justin Holbrook hailed his side’s efforts in winning the League Leaders’ Shield in the English Super League, but has admitted the real test is yet to come. …

Luke Lewis feared his glittering 18-year NRL career was over before Cronulla’s great escape against Penrith thrust the veteran to within a win of a third grand final appearance and …

Simon Goodwin wants Melbourne fans to go west, saying they are like an extra player in the Demons’ barnstorming AFL finals campaign. The Melbourne coach called on the league’s airline …

Australia are facing an uphill task in their Davis Cup tie against Austria after the hosts won both singles rubbers on day one in Graz. World No.8 Dominic Thiem, heir …

Whatever Cameron Ciraldo’s job is at Penrith next year, everything the caretaker coach does will be about arresting their reputations as the NRL’s cardiac kids. The Panthers mounted a gutsy …

Cronulla are bracing for the prospect of being without inspirational captain Paul Gallen for Friday night’s blockbuster NRL preliminary final showdown with the Melbourne Storm. Gallen suffered a shoulder injury …

David Pocock admits he may have to manage his war-torn neck for the rest of his career as he prepares to make his Wallabies return as captain. The flanker will …

Hawthorn will launch another aggressive off-season recruitment drive after bowing out of the AFL finals in straight sets for the second time in three years. Friday night’s 33-point semi-final loss …

GWS speedster Lachie Whitfield is looking forward to capitalising on the generous dimensions of the MCG, as his club strives to make a third successive AFL preliminary final. It remains …

Supercars drivers fear a hairy qualifying for the Sandown 500, with a borderline track surface and wet weather forecast creating a wild situation. Track records fell on Friday at the …

Ferrari’s Kimi Raikkonen has set the fastest practice time for the Singapore Grand Prix but the Finn’s team mate Sebastian Vettel has suffered a frustrating start to the weekend in …

A sexting scandal will hang over embattled South Sydney when they attempt to keep their NRL premiership dreams alive in Saturday’s semi-final against St George Illawarra. The Rabbitohs are in …

Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has declared Jarryd Roughead will remain with the club next season, ending months of speculation about the Hawks skipper’s AFL future. The four-time premiership player is …