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Emerging sprinter Ice Kool continues to impress, securing another victory at Randwick despite still refining his racecraft. The three-year-old colt makes his task harder by not reacting promptly to the …

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Trainer Craig Conron, who had doubts about his return to Flemington as a trainer not long ago, was welcomed back to the winner’s enclosure on Saturday. The Geelong horseman made …

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Trainer Matt Smith has been responsible for a number of significant-priced placegetters recently, but he states he cannot recall training a Saturday metropolitan winner at odds longer than the $101 …

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Trainer Ben Brisbourne achieved a significant milestone with Fontein Jewel’s victory in the first race at Flemington on Saturday, making the win particularly special. The Lucky Vega colt’s triumph in …

Horse race in full sprint with jockey on brown horse, wearing yellow-and-black checkered silks, at a Royal Randwick track show

A promising filly, Chains Of Love, is set to compete in black-type events again after a commanding win in the Highway Handicap at Randwick, where she proved too strong for …

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While Chris Waller is occupied with Royal Ascot commitments for Joliestar’s upcoming race, he is also closely monitoring his stable’s prospects on home soil. A key contender for the stable …

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Significant expectations surrounded I’mateez from his very first race. As the younger sibling of the celebrated 10-time Group 1 winner Imperatriz, I’mateez has to date recorded only two victories from …

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The notion that one should approach information with a degree of skepticism is often valid, and this applies to the recent stewards’ report regarding Nitro. While the report suggested that …

Stadium-style horse race: a chestnut horse leads a group of galloping thoroughbreds on a green turf track, jockeys in blue and white silks ahead.

Lucy Yeomans, a Cranbourne-based trainer, expressed her gratitude for the opportunity to train a horse for some of Australia’s most distinguished owners. Yeomans is preparing to run Changing Colours, a …

Jockey in yellow-black checkered silks rides a dark horse mid-race with another rider in white-red behind, at a Royal Randwick track.

Nineteen horses will contest the straight-track sprint, the Queen Elizabeth II Jubilee Stakes, with Overpass accepted after his strong third in the King Charles III Stakes at Royal Ascot. Trainer …

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Morphettville-based trainer Paula Trenwith is aiming to surpass her most successful racing season to date, with potentially four runners entered for her home track this Saturday. Trenwith maintains a compact …

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Trainer Tom Charlton is confident that Shangri La Impact has been presented with the opportune race to advance her career at Randwick this Saturday, even if a return to Stakes-level …

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John Symons and Sheila Laxon, the training duo, are requiring a bit more patience as they monitor Nihancan’s development towards longer racing distances. The ultimate objective for Nihancan is the …

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Lindsay Gough is banking on jockey Robbie Dolan’s significant experience in major Cups to see Cavalry Man perform well on Saturday, despite the gelding’s draw of barrier ten for the …

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A potentially heavy track at Flemington has prompted Michael Kent Jnr to divert Bustling’s racing comeback to Sydney for Saturday’s engagement. The former Perth galloper is now third-up in this …

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Ballarat trainer Mitch Freedman is in a quandary regarding the next career step for Tatakai Uta, weighing the merits of a Flemington straight race against targeting a less formidable contest. …

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Al Riffa, the horse acquired with the ambition of winning a Melbourne Cup, will have the chance to definitively prove his elite stayer status on day three of the 2026 …

Thoroughbred horse race on a green turf track; jockeys in colorful silks push toward the right, with on-screen overlays showing race numbers, positions, and the current leader beneath a purple sponsor banner.

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have a history of success with fillies at Canterbury’s mid-June race meetings, and on Wednesday, they introduced another promising youngster who appears destined for greater …