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Pakenham Cup hopeful Grey Lion is deep into his preparation but his trainer Matt Cumani believes the stayer is getting better with racing. The imported Grey Lion is yet to …

Facts about the inaugural $1 million The Showdown * named after Australian champion and Victorian-based stallion Showdown who stood at Stockwell Stud between 1966 and his retirement in 1983 * …

Working in deep sand has put Black Heart Bart’s season back on track and the gelding is now poised to start favourite in the final Group One race of the …

Sandown 500 winner Richie Stanaway has finally secured a full-time Supercars drive, replacing retired veteran Jason Bright at Ford powerhouse Prodrive Racing Australia (PRA). The 26-year-old New Zealand driver has …

The Western Bulldogs have reported a third successive seven-figure profit, extinguishing the net debt at the AFL club. Although they slipped from 2016 premiers to 10th on the ladder this …

From cellar dwellers to the NRL’s new entertainers. That’s Mitchell Pearce’s prediction for Newcastle for the 2018 season. Pearce’s arrival in the Hunter this week heralds a new era for …

Daniel Ricciardo replaced Red Bull teammate Max Verstappen as Formula One’s overtaking king in 2017, but the season saw half the number of passing moves following the introduction of faster …

Ben Hunt was taken aback when he was told about Cooper Cronk’s representative retirement but hopes to be the beneficiary of the Sydney Roosters star recruit’s desire to focus on …

The Brumbies have set themselves a goal of conceding under 20 points a game and becoming the best defensive unit in Super Rugby. Under new head coach Dan McKellar, the …

Quade Cooper could become a star in the NRL next season if there was a club prepared to take a risk on him. That’s the view of former dual-code international …

Josh Dugan isn’t getting his hopes up of being welcomed back by NSW next year in the wake of the chorus of criticism directed at him in 2017. Dugan put …

It won’t change the championship result but Ford powerhouse DJR Team Penske have asked to speak with Supercars officials over a pit lane penalty that dented Scott McLaughlin’s title hopes. …

The second Chinese Festival of Racing will be held at Randwick on the day champion Winx could make her autumn return. The event, held in conjunction with The Star, will …

The weather will determine if Single Bullet runs at Rosehill or if trainer Gary Portelli is forced to change his preparation. Portelli is not keen to run the three-year-old on …

Australia’s latest sprint star Redzel has been installed favourite for two of Sydney’s major sprint races. Redzel is at $6 with TAB fixed odds for next April’s TJ Smith Stakes …

He might be the subject of some punters’ sarcasm, but Chris Waller is keeping faith in Tom Melbourne, one of three runners for Sydney’s premier trainer in the Kingston Town …

Trainer Helen Page has dismissed any suggestion top galloper Rudy will be switched to the Group Two Villiers Stakes in Sydney and the gelding will remain in Queensland this summer. …

If he had his time over again trainer Mick Kent would do things differently with Oncidium Ruler. Kent was caught out by the rain ahead of the Ballarat Cup which …