HISTORY * First run in 1863. * Run under handicap conditions until 1979, weight-for-age since, except for 1983-86 * 2000m since 1964. Previously run over 3600m, while 2800m in …
Craig Williams has drawn comparisons between Japonisme and last year’s Newmarket Handicap winner. And that gives the star jockey the belief the three-year-old is a genuine hope of providing him …
Michael Walker has endured a lot of pain over the years to make it to the top in racing. He chases a second-straight Australian Cup win on Saturday after recent …
Darren Weir will trim his Blamey Stakes team to three runners. Group One winners Trust In A Gust and Stratum Star will join stayer Manndawi in the Group Two race …
Three-year-old Catch A Fire and her younger brother Seaburge will chase an important family at Flemington. And both are considered among the leading chances in their respective races. Two-year-old Seaburge …
Media personality Richard Callander has been disqualified for six months and fined $10,000 over the sale of a horse to Hong Kong. Liam Prior, racing manager for leading trainer Chris …
High-profile Golden Slipper candidate Astern is on target to run well in the $3.5 million race after being the star turn in a Sydney barrier trial session. Astern gave his …
Two high-profile racing identities have been outed for six months for keeping a commission from the sale of a horse to Hong Kong without the knowledge of syndicate members. Media …
Bow Creek is a firming favourite for the Australian Cup with uncertainty about second favourite Palentino lining up. Last Saturday’s Australian Guineas winner came in for support when trainer Darren …
Coolmore Classic favourite Ghisoni has drawn barrier eight of 13 for her attempt to become the first three-year-old filly to win the race in seven years. Melbourne mare Politeness will …
Multiple stakes winner Sir Moments is again on the a path to his first Group One win nearly a year after connections had hoped he could join the elite class. …
Happy Trails will try to snap a 16-month absence from the winner’s stall when he has another crack at an Australian Cup at Flemington. The Paul Beshara-trained eight-year-old hasn’t won …
Three-year-old filly Secret Agenda has been a last-minute addition to the Newmarket Handicap against a field of more seasoned sprinters. After trackwork on Tuesday trainer Mick Price favoured running the …
She was the right horse in the wrong place when rated desperately unlucky in the only Group One appearance of her career. But if it is some consolation to trainer …
In a week when the odds have shortened dramatically about John Singleton winning Sydney’s signature horse race, the businessman is also looking good to land one of the turf’s most …
Bede Murray is being remembered as superior horseman and a man of the people. The popular NSW South Coast trainer died overnight on Tuesday at the age of 80 after …
Andrew Noblet is banking on a gear change to help Super Cash overcome a drop in distance for a Listed race at Flemington. Super Cash will wear blinkers when she …
Soviet Secret has been specifically aimed at the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes at Flemington and trainer Sam Pritchard-Gordon believes that could give the filly an edge over some well-performed opposition. “I …
