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Madison Keys and Sloane Stephens will be putting their friendship to the ultimate grand slam test Saturday, when the pair knuckle down in the women’s final to decide this year’s …

Former Perth mare Samovare was on her best behaviour at Moonee Valley in breaking through for her first win for Lindsay Park. Having her third start for the stable, Samovare …

Even in tennis, good things come to those who wait. At the age of 31, Kevin Anderson reached his first grand slam final at the US Open on Friday with …

Geelong captain Joel Selwood is bullish about himself and his team, despite Friday night’s AFL qualifying final drubbing. Selwood clearly needed the run and was down on his usual output …

Champion Hong Kong-based jockey Joao Moreira is set to ride at the first night meeting of the season at Moonee Valley. Moreira, who rode five winners at the opening meeting …

Long-term friends and rival jockeys Brenton Avdulla and Tommy Berry won’t just be comparing Australian and Hong Kong racing in the lead-up to the inaugural $10 million Everest. Sydney-based Avdulla …

After an encouraging season return, He’s Our Rokkii is an early favourite to land his first victory since last year’s spring carnival when he runs in the Dato Tan Chin …

Russian Revolution will be racing for more than a major cut of prize money when he runs in a stakes race at Moonee Valley. The four-year-old is an early flagbearer …

Likely leader Siege Of Quebec has been withdrawn from the Run To The Rose with favourite Menari now likely to take up a more forward position. The Gerald Ryan-trained Menari …

Bjorn Baker is confident an awkward barrier draw will not derail Bonny O’Reilly’s return to Group company in the Sheraco Stakes at Rosehill. The consistent mare put a rare blemish …

Co-trainer Simon Zahra is convinced Heatherly will strip a fitter mare in the McEwen Stakes as she continues on a path to the Group One Moir Stakes. Heatherly was chased …

Damien Oliver can’t remember the first time he teamed with New Zealand trainer Murray Baker, but knows it was a long time ago. Baker has been coming to carnivals in …

Caulfield Guineas favourite Royal Symphony will make another race day appearance for an exhibition gallop as he builds towards his spring return. The unbeaten Tony McEvoy-trained colt will have a …

Rafael Nadal is just one win away from a 16th Grand Slam title after he beat Juan Martin del Potro in their US Open semi-final on Friday. The world No.1 …

No matter his age, no matter his ranking and results, no matter his injuries, Kevin Anderson kept trying to improve, and now comes the pay-off: his first Grand Slam final. …

Kevin Anderson will play for his first Grand Slam title after he beat Pablo Carreno Busta in four sets in their US Open semi-final on Friday. The 28th-seeded Anderson dropped …

Ron Quinton hopes the focus returns to two of his talented mares at Rosehill as he prepares for a Racing NSW inquiry following the detection of elevated cobalt levels in …

Trainer Brendan McCarthy has taken encouragement from Blondie’s first-up win at Sandown as he plots a Thousand Guineas campaign for the talented filly. Those lofty ambitions will be put to …