Odds-on favourite Crack The Code has been made to work hard for back-to-back victories at Caulfield. After an impressive first-up win at The Valley on December 29, the Mick Price-trained …
Continue reading Crack The Code to target Kevin Hayes StakesSylvia’s Mother has continued her climb through the grades with her latest win at Randwick but her co-trainer Michael Hawkes will not yet be drawn into stakes racing plans. The …
Continue reading Sylvia’s Mother to target Light Fingers StakesIn-form mare Whispering Brook has continued her unbeaten preparation, defeating a quality field in the Group Two Australia Stakes at The Valley. The Darren Weir-trained mare went into Friday night’s …
Continue reading C F Orr Stakes and Robert Sangster Stakes for Whispering BrookOne of the longest and most notorious droughts in Australian racing has been broken in spectacular fashion, with Tom Melbourne claiming his first win in almost three years. Saturday’s Randwick …
Continue reading Tom Melbourne cements All Star Mile claimsThe Anthony Freedman-trained I Am Immortal has announced himself as a Blue Diamond Stakes contender with an impressive all-the-way win on debut at Caulfield. I Am Immortal ($3.70) had impressed …
Continue reading I Am Immortal races into Blue Diamond contentionBrilliant filly Catch Me has moved to equal favourite for next month’s $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes after returning to racing in style with victory in one of the traditional …
Continue reading Catch Me’s odds shorten for Blue Diamond StakesDarryl Hansen has trained the winners of a Magic Millions 2YO Classic and several Group races but he admits the shock win of Balboa Rocks gave him one of his …
Continue reading Balboa Rocks causes Sunshine Coast Cup upsetQuade Cooper’s Melbourne Rebels debut was put on hold by an injury that forced him out of the 52-38 trial loss to the ACT Brumbies in Canberra. A knee niggle …
Continue reading Cooper misses Rebels loss to BrumbiesNaomi Osaka has revealed the secret pep talk she gave herself before confirming herself as the undisputed new dominant force in women’s tennis with a drama-charged Australian Open final triumph. …
Continue reading Osaka reveals how she pulled it togetherAnother entry in one of the most riveting rivalries in Open-era tennis is about to be written when Novak Djokovic meets Rafael Nadal in the Australian Open final. World No.1 …
Continue reading Nadal, Djokovic up for final for the agesLocal pair Astra Sharma and John-Patrick Smith have been beaten in the Australian Open mixed doubles final. The wildcard entries have enjoyed a stellar fortnight at Melbourne Park but were …
Continue reading Aussie pair downed in mixed Open finalPetra Kvitova could save three championship points in the second set. She could hold serve from 0-40 down in the third set to avoid falling a double-break behind. But she …
Continue reading Tearful Kvitova returns as tennis forceJapanese superstar Naomi Osaka has claimed her first Australian Open crown and the women’s world No.1 tennis ranking with a 7-6 5-7 6-4 victory over Czech Petra Kvitova in a …
Continue reading Osaka beats Kvitova to win Australian OpenAustralia have lost a thrilling final pool match to Fiji at the Hamilton leg of the men’s sevens world series but will still contest the quarter-finals. The Olympic champions held …
Continue reading Aussies reach Hamilton RU sevens quartersDanish teenager Clara Tauson paid tribute to Caroline Wozniacki after living up to her top seeding to win the Australian Open girls’ singles title at Melbourne Park. A year after …
Continue reading Dane Tauson wins Aussie Open junior titleLocal hero Dylan Alcott has continued his Australian Open dominance, downing American David Wagner to win the quad wheelchair singles title for a fifth straight time. In a repeat of …
Continue reading Alcott claims fifth straight Open crownWhile a host of Blue Diamond hopefuls are set to step out in the respective Previews at Caulfield, trainer Jason Warren is biding his time with the current favourite for …
Continue reading One Blue Diamond Stakes lead-up run for Brooklyn HustleThere is something quintessentially Australian about Tom Melbourne even though he is originally from Ireland. His name says he was destined to race here and on Australia Day he will …
Continue reading Tom Melbourne begins All Star Mile countdown

