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Three-time TJ Smith winner Chautauqua is back in work preparing for a return to the racetrack. Chautauqua hasn’t raced since finishing fourth behind Redzel in the Darley Classic at Flemington …

Trainer Chris Munce’s confidence in three-year-old Lucky Jackson measuring up as a Derby horse was confirmed at the Sunshine Coast. The Caloundra meeting had two races over 2200m and several …

Doomben Cup top weight It’s Somewhat has been scratched from Saturday’s Group 1 due to an elevated temperature. James Cummings announced that It’s Somewhat who was a $13 chance in …

Almighty Crown has continued his path to the Group One Queensland Derby with a dominant win in a staying test at Warwick Farm. Almighty Crown shortened from $51 to $26 …

The Sandown win of Riviera has been a family affair for Hawkes Racing. Trained by Michael, Wayne and John Hawkes, Riviera is owned by John’s wife Jenny and Michael’s wife …

Still on a high after training three winners over the Scone Cup carnival, Tracey Bartley admits he has his work cut out to preserve an impressive winning strike rate. The …

Warrnambool trainer Aaron Purcell has never had grandiose plans for imported stayer Swacadelic. Purcell’s happy to pick up the odd staying race and since arriving in 2015 Swacadelic has proven …

Chris Waller will have numbers on his side with six runners in the Group One Doomben Cup. Waller has paid up for Comin’ Through, Satono Rasen, Egg Tart, One Foot …

Wallabies coach Michael Chieka is standing by Israel Folau, refusing to take issue with his match-winning fullback’s provocative online posts about homosexuality. Speaking for the first time since Folau sparked …

Rafael Nadal has put his loss to Dominic Thiem in Madrid behind him by dropping just one game against Damir Dzumhur in his opening match of the Italian Open. Defeat …

The AFL will attempt to get its messaging about making contact with umpires back on track when Carlton’s Curnow brothers front the appeal board. Charlie and Ed Curnow successfully argued …

Penrith veteran James Maloney says he’s ready to hand back the attacking keys to Nathan Cleary when the halfback makes his anticipated NRL return against the Wests Tigers on Thursday. …

Adelaide coach Don Pyke is considering bucking his coaching trend and deploying a tagger on in-form Western Bulldog Jack Macrae in Friday night’s AFL match. Macrae has been in stunning …

Fresh from dismissing a report of his retirement, Supercars veteran Craig Lowndes has an eye on 700 race starts. The Holden legend hit back an article, suggesting he was pulling …

Wallabies coach Michael Cheika has delivered Quade Cooper an ultimatum: leave the Queensland Reds or forget playing for Australia again on his watch. Reds coach Brad Thorn has already slammed …

Greater Western Sydney have drafted in their academy director to get to the bottom of the AFL club’s increasing injury toll. As the Giants’ woes worsened with concussed co-captain Phil …

Holding two world team tennis events within a short time is an insane idea, according to ATP president Chris Kermode. The Association of Tennis Professionals has proposed a revamped World …

Billy Slater says he’s never aspired to be Queensland captain but isn’t ruling out taking up the role after the representative retirement of his Melbourne teammate Cameron Smith. The veteran …