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Don’t Get Excited is proven in the wet. But trainer Stephen Theodore concedes a real heavy surface would be a query going into the $150,000 Wangoom Handicap at Warrnambool on …

Tuscan Fire spent his spring running in some of Melbourne’s biggest races but the sights have been lowered as the gelding prepares to start an off-season campaign at Caulfield. The …

Smart filly Kalabek earned a Queensland campaign with an impressive trackwork gallop on Tuesday morning. Kalabek scored an exciting win at Caulfield on Easter Monday and trainer Brent Stanley has …

Tim Donnelly has been left making plans for a consolation Sydney win with Jo Jo Girl after the in-form mare couldn’t force her way into the Wagga Wagga Gold Cup …

Gai Waterhouse was never going to make anything but a headline-grabbing entrance into her first Warrnambool May carnival as a jumps trainer. The champion Sydney trainer creates a splash wherever …

Kathy O’Hara has been given a late autumn carnival opportunity with confirmation she will ride Estonian Princess in the Hawkesbury Guineas. Estonian Princess will back up after winning the JHB …

Mick Kent ran his eye over the filly Scratchy Bottom at trackwork in Adelaide on Tuesday before giving her the green light to take on the boys in the Group …

A wet track will not stop exciting filly Kalabek stepping out in Saturday’s Listed Redoute’s Choice Stakes at Caulfield. Kalabek won a trial impressively at Cranbourne before scoring a dominant …

Pat Hyland knows King Triton cannot afford to give odds-on favourite Palmero a big head start in the Brierly Steeplechase at Warrnambool. King Triton has settled well back in his …

Having plundered many of the dollars on offer over the Sydney autumn carnival, the New Zealanders are preparing an assault on Queensland. A plane carrying 28 horses will leave Auckland …

Matthew Williams will attempt to do his bit to maintain local pride in the face of the annual invasion at the Warrnambool May carnival. Melbourne’s biggest stables will send teams …

The path to the South Australian Derby has been a rough one for Gamblin’ Guru but he has still managed to win two stakes races ahead of his home town …

New stable acquisition Keep Cool has pleased Joe Pride with his second in a Warwick Farm barrier trial but he admits he is asking him to take a big step …

Port Adelaide coach Ken Hinkley called it a little step, but his defeated Geelong counterpart Chris Scott made the big call. “If the general football public think that on the …

Critics ask whether Cyril Rioli does enough in AFL matches, but no one doubts the lethal impact he can have. The Hawthorn star reminded everyone of his outstanding ability with …

Former dual international Lote Tuqiri will represent Fiji for the first time since 2000 in next Saturday’s Pacific Test against Samoa at Penrith. The 35-year-old South Sydney winger was born …

Australia’s Cameron Smith gave his fledgling professional golf career a huge boost at the Indonesian Masters on Saturday as he took the third round lead with a five-under-par 67. But …

Gold Coast Titans coach John Cartwright praised his side’s composure when a man down as critical in their emphatic 22-6 win over the Wests Tigers on Sunday. Leading 6-0 after …