Joe Pride’s decision to steal a nap on a flight from Melbourne to Sydney on Wednesday had an unwanted aside. He woke to find the plane descending towards a foreign …
Trainer Robert Heathcote was furious after Queensland racing officials scrapped an open company race in Brisbane for the second week in a row. Racing Queensland deleted a 1050m event from …
Racegoers could be banned from having flags at Victorian race meetings in the wake of Melbourne Cup runner Araldo’s death. It has been reported a flag-waving Cup-day reveller spooked Araldo, …
Champion trainer Andreas Wohler won’t be taking the Melbourne Cup home to Germany, but he did get a share of $3.6 million and a free breakfast. The softly spoken German …
Promising filly Star Drop belied her parade-ring looks when she broke her maiden status in easy fashion at Ipswich on Wednesday. Star Drop, who had form around some of Queensland’s …
Hucklebuck hasn’t won over a mile or at Group One level but he has an opportunity to deliver on both accounts in the Emirates Stakes. Trainer Phillip Stokes and owner …
The horse racing industry has rejected cruelty claims after two horses died in the Melbourne Cup, saying critics have no idea how well the animals are treated. Co-owner of Melbourne …
Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist came from Germany and will go to Newcastle, with a bit of English and Irish help along the way. The horse that blitzed to a four-length …
Chad Schofield knows what star sprinter Lankan Rupee is capable of down the Flemington straight. And that makes his re-call to ride the gelding in Saturday’s Group One Darley Classic, …
Victorian racing officials will introduce measures to prevent the post-race incident which led to the injury and subsequent death of Araldo. The Mike Moroney-trained horse was spooked by a flag …
Owner Riichi Kondo has paid tribute to his “amazing horse” Admire Rakti who collapsed and died after the Melbourne Cup. Admire Rakti created history as the first Japanese winner of …
It is not stretching the boundaries of sporting fantasy to suggest Wales lock Jake Ball might have played cricket for Australia had he not loathed fielding so much. But Australia’s …
The day after winning the Melbourne Cup, Protectionist was in better shape than his trainer Andreas Wohler. Despite running the fourth fastest time in the 154-year history of the Melbourne …
Complaints about a controversial anti-horseracing billboard were dismissed just hours after the death of two Melbourne Cup horses. The billboard, depicting a dead horse lying on its side, was pulled …
Sam Thaiday admits the Australian team is struggling for size and has been caught short in the front-row in the Four Nations rugby league tournament. The Kangaroos were out-muscled by …
England second-rower Joel Tomkins is a dual international in rugby league and union, but he has no grandiose visions of himself as a superstar. Tomkins, 27, who will play against …
A disciple of self-discipline off the field, Sonny Bill Williams is staying on the straight and narrow with his rugby playing habits too. Code-hopper Williams exploded back into Test rugby …
Australian Twenty20 captain Aaron Finch says more care must to be shown to players after nearly being burnt by artificial flame-throwers in the series-opening loss to South Africa. Finch was …
