Tall Ship kicks off a campaign at Caulfield his connections hope will end up in Melbourne Cup glory. The Darren Weir-trained stayer is one of two runners for the stable …

Prince Of Penzance’s managing owner John Richards insists Michelle Payne’s fitness is the only reason she is not riding the Melbourne Cup winner first-up. The Darren Weir-trained stayer is scheduled …

Despite sharing his name with a Spanish high-end shoe designer, Manolo Blahniq hasn’t taken a fashionable path to the San Domenico Stakes. The colt by Jimmy Choux is set to …

Stephen Baster admits he flick-passed a decision on which stablemate to ride at Caulfield to co-trainer Troy Corstens. With Corstens and his father and training partner Leon having two runners, …

GOLDEN SLIPPER CURSE VICTIMS VANCOUVER (2015 Slipper winner) * The Gai Waterhouse-trained colt ran fourth in the San Domenico Stakes in his first and only race as a three-year-old. He …

Trainer Chris Waller has revealed champion mare Winx has undergone arthroscopic surgery to remove a small bone chip from a fetlock since her Doncaster win. At a teleconference on Thursday, …

What’s The Story and Valley Girl have been added to the nominations for the Cox Plate. The two New Zealand-trained horses were the only late entries when they closed on …

Melbourne Cup winner Protectionist had intentions to return to Australia to try and make it dual victories in the race that stops a nation although those plans now look unlikely. …

Banned Sydney trainer Sam Kavanagh maintains he got a life sentence for cobalt use that he did not deserve. Kavanagh said his cobalt case had destroyed his career and he …

Michelle Payne’s hopes of a second Melbourne Cup on Prince Of Penzance appear to be over. It was revealed on Wednesday that Payne will not partner the Melbourne Cup winner …

Group One-winning jockey Larry Cassidy hopes to make a sooner than expected return to the saddle after a one-year injury lay-off. Cassidy hasn’t ridden since June 8 last year because …

Suavito kicks off her spring campaign looking to add another stakes race over the 1400 metres at Caulfield to her first-up record. The Nigel Blackiston-trained mare runs in the Group …

Capitalist knocked out a Golden Slipper field but that hasn’t dampened Star Turn’s trainers’ appetite for a re-match. The two have not raced since the Slipper at Rosehill in March …

The new racing season is barely a week old and already Darren Weir is notching up the winners. The premier Melbourne trainer’s five-winner haul on Saturday was his best in …

Champion mare Winx has been given another easy barrier trial at Randwick, finishing fourth behind Boss Lane. Hugh Bowman rode Winx quietly before taking her wide in the straight to …

Group One winning sprinter Terravista will soon arrive back in Joe Pride’s stable for a spring preparation which will not include any competitive racing. Rather than run him in any …

Damien Oliver has partnered Xtravagant in a work-out at Flemington ahead of the star New Zealander’s Cox Plate campaign. Named last season’s champion three-year-old in New Zealand, Xtravagant is based …

With the eyes of the world on the Olympics, Australia’s most high-profile commentator in Rio could be forgiven for having one eye on the races. Leading sport broadcaster Bruce McAvaney …