Trainer Ciaron Maher played a starring role on Finals Day at Flemington last year and he is upbeat about the chances of preparing another winner of a winter feature this …
One of Bart Cummings’s great training philosophies has become David Vandyke’s mantra for European import Astronomos. And the link is fitting given Vandyke’s Melbourne Cup pipedream for the stayer. Cummings …
David Brideoake has no concerns with in-form Our Harmony handling straight racing at Flemington despite the filly failing in her only start there. Our Harmony has earned her chance in …
Orujo is a type of brandy and John O’Shea might need a stiff one if the horse of the same name wins at Randwick on Saturday. O’Shea has booked Hugh …
Victorian stewards have tested and rejected trainer Peter Moody’s theory on how Lidari might have returned an elevated level of cobalt after running second in the Turnbull Stakes. Moody was …
Blake Shinn refuses to be distracted from his quest for a second Sydney jockeys’ premiership, least of all by his two rivals. In a bottleneck at the top of the …
The decision to dodge the Ramornie Handicap with Steel Zip is one trainer Pat Duff hopes doesn’t come back to haunt him. Duff had planned to take Steel Zip to …
As a former champion jumps jockey, trainer Brett Scott knows a good rider when he sees one and is more than happy to have apprentice Michael Dee aboard Coronation Shallan …
In a touch of deja vu, Australian colt Brazen Beau will start from barrier 15 of 15 in the July Cup at Newmarket. Brazen Beau had the same barrier when …
Coach Rick Stone says Newcastle have forgotten how to win and admits he’s frustrated by their fall from NRL ladder leaders to cellar dwellers. The Knights posted their sixth successive …
Adam Quinlan scored a hat-trick of tries on a dream Super League debut and fellow Australian Luke Walsh kicked a 78th-minute field goal as St Helens secured a precious 35-34 …
The Warriors, bidding to make the NRL play-offs for the first time in four years, can sense the stakes being raised when they host Melbourne. The two clubs go into …
England’s Daniel Brooks is a surprise halfway-stage leader of the Scottish Open at Gullan, getting to 11 under par on the back of a second round of 65. Ranked 528th …
Steely-eyed Serena Williams feels battle-hardened and ready to add a sixth Wimbledon crown to her growing grand slam collection with victory in her eighth final at the All England Club …
A mouthwatering matchup featuring potentially New Zealand’s two best rugby league fullbacks is set to highlight Saturday’s NRL clash between Penrith and the Sydney Roosters. On one side is the …
The hits keep coming for Nick Kyrgios, with Australia’s greatest-ever tennis player lamenting the 20-year-old’s “ugly” behaviour at Wimbledon. The legendary Rod Laver, the only player in history to complete …
Roger Federer and Novak Djokovic will meet for the 40th time on Sunday in a Wimbledon final rematch after they swept through their semi-finals in straight sets on Friday. Second …
Former Australia captain Ricky Ponting believes the ankle injury affecting Mitchell Starc is a big concern ahead of next week’s second Ashes Test at Lord’s. The left-arm quick has been …
