Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have continued their outstanding start to the juvenile season, producing Shangri La Express for a debut win at Randwick to give them three of the first …
Mention to Steve Wolfe that Red Can Man has not won a race for a while and the Albany-based trainer bristles at the remarks. The records show Red Can Man hasn’t …
James Cummings will attempt the rare feat of a running double with siblings at Randwick when products of blueblood mare Memorial step out within 40 minutes of each other this Saturday. Boom …
Trainer Grahame Begg has been denied a start in a feature Cup race for a second time with Nonconformist being scratched from the Caulfield Cup. Nonconformist presented with lameness in his right-hind …
Grahame Begg is banking on an early morning trip being the catalyst for C’Est Magique finding winning form again. A debut winner on the synthetic track at Pakenham in August last year, C’est Magique has raced exclusively …
Racing Victoria and Melbourne’s metropolitan racing clubs all undertake their own international recruiting campaigns, but some perform the role without being on the payroll. Damian Lane is something of an unofficial …
The updates from the Werribee quarantine facility had always been positive, but that didn’t mean Ed Crisford wasn’t without some trepidation when he saw West Wind Blows for the first time in …
Twenty-four hours can be a long time in racing, just ask Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh. On Tuesday, Kavanagh was bullish about the chances of his veteran miler Aramayo in the Big …
The trainer-jockey combination of John O’Shea and Tom Sherry has already celebrated a black-type double this spring and at Randwick on Saturday they will chase a $1 million payday. Having combined to …
There are many big races in Australia that all have something a little different about them – think the Melbourne Cup, Cox Plate, Golden Slipper and even The Everest. But for …
The eight-year-old has not saluted in Perth, but has gone close to taking out a feature event with four placings in Group and Listed races since last year. Titan Blinders ran …
Amelia’s Jewel’s interstate campaign remains alive with the gun Perth mare showing significant improvement following her shock defeat at Caulfield on Saturday. Amelia’s Jewel finished ninth of 16 in the Group …
Trainers Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman have high hopes for Gates and are prepared to test the colt at Stakes level at Caulfield. A son of Frankel, Gates runs in the Group 3 Caulfield …
Caulfield Cup contenders Without A Fight and Nonconformist are under a fitness cloud leading into the Caulfield Cup. The two horses were showing signs of lameness following mandatory pre-race veterinary examinations by …
Most top apprentices entering their first year as a fully fledged jockey take time to hit their straps, but Tyler Schiller is off to a flying start. The former champion junior …
Trainer Grahame Begg admitted to being in the foetal position as he watched the Caulfield Cup Barrier Draw and saw Nonconformist come up with gate 19. Nonconformist will jump from the widest gate …
If Winx Guineas winner Knight’s Choice can race his way into the Golden Eagle with a victory at Randwick, there will be a sense of synchronicity for his trainer Sheila Laxon. …
Ben Melham has gone close to winning the Caulfield Cup and even though he is booked to ride Gold Trip is none the wiser as to whether the horse will run. The track …
