Catalans Dragons forward Dave Taylor has been cleared of gouging. The former Queensland and Australia representative was accused of gouging St Helens fullback Jonny Lomax during the Dragons’ 39-16 Super …

Excess Knowledge has had his first look at the track where he will begin his spring preparation. The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained seven-year-old galloped at Moonee Valley on Tuesday …

A half-brother to Stradbroke Handicap winner Under The Louvre will press his claims for feature sprints when he begins his campaign at Sandown. The Mike Moroney-trained Barthelona won his only …

Blinkers are expected to be a key element for star filly Yankee Rose when she tackles the Group One Golden Rose. The David Vandyke-trained Yankee Rose trialled only fairly at …

A new rider is required for Black Heart Bart in the Makybe Diva Stakes after Brad Rawiller had an appeal against a careless riding ban dismissed. Rawiller fronted the Racing …

Excess Knowledge commences a spring campaign his co-trainer hopes can deliver a Melbourne Cup. Seventh in last year’s Cup, Excess Knowledge will contest the Group Two Dato Tan Chin Nam …

Mick Price has taken advantage of giving his Blue Diamond Stakes winner an early look at the Moonee Valley circuit in preparation for his return to racing. Extreme Choice is …

Two Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes contenders took advantage of a trip to Moonee Valley to have a gallop before the Group Two contest. Miss Rose De Lago and Awesome …

One-quarter of nominations for the Melbourne Cup are from overseas. Nominations closed on Tuesday for the 156th Melbourne Cup at Flemington on November 1, and 31 of 124 are from …

A total of 124 horses from nine countries have been nominated for the 156th running of the Melbourne Cup. Nominations closed on Tuesday for the $6 million race at Flemington …

Jason Attard had to become the equine world’s answer to Jenny Craig to get Sons Of John ready for spring. It is usually jockeys who battle weight, but at Sons …

Samantha Stosur is safely through to the second round of the US Open for an eighth time after a tough workout against Camila Giorgi. Australia’s 2011 champion overcame three service …

Eugenie Bouchard slumped to a first-round defeat at the US Open on Tuesday but the Canadian might yet leave Flushing Meadows a big winner with her lawsuit against the grand …

Two-time grand slam winner Stan Wawrinka dealt Fernando Verdasco a rare first-round loss at the US Open, sweeping aside the Spaniard in straight sets on Tuesday. The third-seeded Swiss dominated …

Australian sports management student Ellen Perez will turn down more than $50,000 in US Open prize money to remain in college in America. Perez’s grand slam debut was short and …

NSW Premier Mike Baird is showing outrageous confidence in his state’s two AFL finalists, declaring one of them will win this year’s flag and predicting they will meet again in …

Ana Ivanovic is out of the US Open in the first round for the second straight year after a 7-6 (7-4) 6-1 loss to Denisa Allertova of the Czech Republic. …

Cronulla have promised to get up in the face of Melbourne superstars Cameron Smith and Cooper Cronk ahead of their NRL minor premiership shootout on Saturday night. Brisbane pulled off …