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Geelong chief executive Brian Cook says the Cats should be playing AFL home finals at Simonds Stadium from 2017 onwards. Cook has described the league’s decision to hold the September …

Palentino

Palentino’s affinity for Flemington has continued with the Darren Weir-trained horse upsetting his stablemate Black Heart Bart in the Group One Makybe Diva Stakes. Giving Weir the first one-two Group …

Heavens Above

Seven years after his last Group One winner, trainer Tim Martin believes he has a horse on his hands who can deliver his next. Since Typhoon Zed won the Manikato …

Faatinah

David Hayes would like to travel Faatinah internationally after his first-up win at Flemington. But before that takes place Hayes, who trains in partnership with son Ben and nephew Tom …

Saracino

New Zealand colt Saracino has made an immediate impact in Melbourne, upstaging his Australian rivals in the Group Two Danehill Stakes at Flemington. The Murray Baker and Andrew Forsman-trained three-year-old …

Detective

Detective couldn’t break through as a two-year-old but the colt has struck winning form early in his three-year-old season, highlighted by a Listed victory at Flemington. The Peter and Paul …

Kentucky Miss

Joe Pride is already looking ahead to the Sydney autumn carnival after Kentucky Miss scored a stakes victory at Flemington. Warwick Farm-based Pride is thinking of setting aside the filly …

Hucklebuck - Testa Rossa Stakes

Hucklebuck will kick off his spring campaign earlier than expected in a stakes race at Caulfield. Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes will bring him to Melbourne for Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa …

The Quarterback

The Quarterback has beaten two of the country’s best horses in a Newmarket Handicap and his next challenge is to match it with the top sprinters at weight-for-age. Trainer Robbie …

Darren Weir

Premier Melbourne trainer Darren Weir is sending two of his spring hopefuls on Sydney mission to determine their carnival targets. Former Japanese horse Tosen Stardom will tackle Winx in the …

Winx - Cox Plate

An interruption to Winx’s campaign is of no concern to trainer Chris Waller. After a comprehensive win over Hartnell in the Warwick Stakes, Winx missed a scheduled start in the …

Michelle Payne says she feels like she’s never been away although there has been no fairytale result to her return to competitive riding. The Melbourne Cup-winning jockey suffered a career-threatening …

Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the US and Czech Lucie Safarova have fought back from the brink of defeat to steal the US Open women’s doubles title, 2-6 7-6 (7-5) 6-4 over …

The public backlash against Corey Parker’s apparent headbutt has been “over the top” according to the man himself. Parker added to the controversy of Brisbane’s elimination final win over the …

Bethanie Mattek-Sands of the United States and Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic have won the US Open women’s doubles title for their third grand slam trophy as a pair, …

Greater Western Sydney coach Leon Cameron has backed Steve Johnson’s hard-edged approach as the Giants await the AFL match review panel’s assessment of his bump on Sydney’s Josh Kennedy. Johnson …

Lleyton Hewitt wants Nick Kyrgios on Davis Cup duty as much for the young talent’s own interests as he does for Australia’s cause. Kyrgios is in a fitness battle to …

Angelique Kerber insists she can cope with the pressure of being US Open champion and world No.1. Kerber outlasted Karolina Pliskova in the final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday to …