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It has been a mixed week for Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida but he left Eagle Farm on Saturday with two genuine winter carnival hopes. Schweida went to Doomben on Wednesday …

Country trainer Phil Atkins has upstaged the Golden Slipper winning team in the Gosford Guineas with outsider In Cahoots beating Chautauqua in atrocious conditions. Trained by the Hawkes family partnership …

A five-length defeat in the Rosehill Guineas has not shaken jockey Craig Newitt’s belief Teronado can win the Group One ATC Australian Derby. Teronado finished third behind Criterion and Thunder …

Robbie Griffiths has opted against a Sydney autumn carnival appearance for Girl In Flight, convinced the filly has a better chance of a big race win in Adelaide. Girl In …

Apprentice Damien Thornton has been entrusted with the Group One ride on Time For War in the Sires’ Produce Stakes. Thornton’s boss Gerald Ryan will have four runners in Saturday’s …

Rejuvenated ruckman Shane Mumford produced a Herculean effort to guide Greater Western Sydney to a 32-point win over Melbourne and earn plaudits from both his past and present AFL coaches. …

Unless there is a compelling reason not to run Boban in the Doncaster Mile, the gelding will take his place as topweight in the $3 million race. Chris Waller said …

New life has been breathed into the V8 Supercars championship after a string of Winton victories to title hopefuls. Just 100 points separate the top five drivers after a weekend …

Melbourne admit the Alex McKinnon tackle incident has rocked the NRL club but they’re refusing to use it as an excuse for their plummeting form. The Storm’s upset 28-26 home …

“Who’d have thought?” That was Gold Coast coach John Cartwright’s honest appraisal after his unheralded side climbed to the top of the NRL table on the back of a last-gasp …

Mark Winterbottom has scored his first V8 Supercars win since last year’s Bathurst 1000 at Winton in country Victoria. Winterbottom’s victory on Sunday – ahead of James Courtney and Tim …

Wests Tigers have handed Manly a wet weather footballing lesson in a 34-18 win at a sodden Leichhardt Oval on Sunday. The Tigers totally dominated the first half, scoring four-tries-to-one …

Greater Western Sydney showed they can grind out a win in tough conditions with a 32-point victory over struggling Melbourne on Sunday. The Giants led for most of the game …

Russell Ingall’s scathing verbal attack on V8 Supercars officials is set to land him in hot water. V8 Supercars driving standards observer Jason Bargwanna confirmed on Sunday that Ingall was …

Melbourne Storm’s season has continued to unravel with a last-gasp penalty goal sealing a 28-26 NRL win for the Gold Coast at AAMI Park. Greg Bird slotted the kick with …

Super Rugby’s feel-good story of 2014, the Western Force, have shown they’re the real deal – now they can prove they’re genuine title contenders. Their dramatic 32-29 comeback win over …

Sydney co-captain Jarrad McVeigh has hailed star recruit Lance Franklin’s improved form as the Swans look to build on their first win of the AFL season. Beaten in their first …

Sydney’s much-discussed culture has won the day over a series of “garbage” media reports about Lance Franklin, according to former Sydney AFL star Jude Bolton. Two-time premiership player Bolton says …