Supercars great Mark Skaife says the lack of an endurance lead-up event this year will only boost Craig Lowndes’ chances of moving a step closer to Peter Brock’s legendary Bathurst …
Continue reading No lead-up boosts Lowndes’ chances: SkaifeStar jockey James McDonald is confident Kubrick has what it takes to emulate his sire Shooting To Win in the Group One Caulfield Guineas. McDonald has won two Caulfield Guineas, …
Continue reading Kubrick ready for a peak performance in Caulfield GuineasWeight-for-age star Avilius has continued preparations for his next assignment in the Caulfield Stakes with a solo gallop at the venue of the Group One race. The James Cummings-trained Avilius …
Continue reading Avilius in terrific order ahead of Caulfield Stakes 2019Dalasan has eased as Caulfield Guineas favourite after a wide draw but his Hall of Fame trainer Leon Macdonald remains confident the colt can still get the job done in …
Continue reading Caulfield Guineas favourite Dalasan can defy wide drawConnections of Night’s Watch hope the decision to bypass the Turnbull Stakes with the gelding will be rewarded with a Group One win in the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield. The …
Continue reading Night’s Watch a genuine winning chance in G1 Toorak HandicapCox Plate invitee Danceteria is set to kick off his Australian campaign in the Caulfield Stakes following a pleasing track gallop at Werribee. Danceteria clears quarantine on Saturday to run …
Continue reading Danceteria kicks off Australian campaign in Caulfield StakesGodolphin-owned filly Flit is a clear-cut favourite for the $1 million Group One Thousand Guineas and jockey Hugh Bowman is confident only bad luck will beat her. Flit is the …
Continue reading Only bad luck will beat Flit in Thousand Guineas says BowmanA total of 45 horses remain in contention for the Caulfield Cup following the latest round of declarations. Second acceptances were taken on Tuesday for the $5 million Caulfield Cup …
Continue reading Internationals remain in Caulfield Cup 2019 contentionPremier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan will resist the temptation to take classy mare Outback Barbie south after an impressive trial win at Doomben and keep her for the Queensland summer. …
Continue reading Gollan resists temptation to send Outback Barbie southThere will be no repeat of Chris Waller’s clean-sweep of Group One races this weekend with the trainer unrepresented in two of the five top-level events. Waller won all three …
Continue reading Shadow Hero short odds in Spring Champion Stakes bettingDual Group One-winning New Zealand sprinter The Bostonian is among the horses chasing a spot in The $14 million Everest via the Group Two Schillaci Stakes at Caulfield. The Tony …
Continue reading The Bostonian chasing The Everest spot in Schillaci StakesSouth Sydney enforcer Sam Burgess has been forced out of the Great Britain squad that will face New Zealand and Papua New Guinea due to a shoulder injury. The 30-year-old …
Continue reading Injured Burgess to miss out on GB tourAustralian No.2 Ajla Tomljanovic has crashed out of the Tianjin Open in China, going down in disappointing fashion to Russia’s Veronika Kudermetova in the opening round. World No.50 Tomljanovic lost …
Continue reading Tomljanovic crashes out of Tianjin OpenFifteen-year-old Coco Gauff proved she’s not done defying the odds by advancing to the second round of the Linz Open after getting a lucky loser draw less than an hour …
Continue reading Gauff too good for Voegele in Linz OpenThey’re the biggest show in Tokyo, airing most days and everyone’s hoping they’ll get an extended run. Japan’s rugby team have known nothing like the sort of adulation bestowed on …
Continue reading Brave Blossoms hog World Cup spotlightSenior Wallabies say they’ve bought into coach Michael Cheika’s competition-breeds-success approach at the Rugby World Cup, believing any potential pitfalls have been sidestepped. Cheika has adopted the mantra that if …
Continue reading Cheika’s squad rivalry method gets backingTechnically they are Bathurst 1000 wildcards. But IndyCar drivers James Hinchcliffe and Alexander Rossi should also be considered dark horses for this weekend’s Great Race, says Supercars star Chaz Mostert. …
Continue reading Bathurst wildcards loom as dark horsesRugby World Cup officials said on Tuesday it would be inappropriate to reveal their contingency plans should “Super Typhoon Hagibis” cause disruption to next weekend’s final group of pool fixtures. …
Continue reading Rugby organisers tight-lipped over typhoon
