Injured jockey Luke Nolen expects to leave hospital in the next couple of days but has not set a date for his return to riding. Despite suffering a broken left …
Continue reading Luke Nolen almost ready to leave hospitalTrainer Desleigh Forster has thrown out the challenge to interstate stables, warning they must bring their A-game to beat Cylinder Beach and I’m Belucci at Doomben. Forster couldn’t have been …
Continue reading Desleigh Forster pair set to upstage Rough Habit Plate fieldThe Magic Millions 2YO Classic form is expected to again stand up when minor placegetters Candika and Nikitas clash in the Champagne Classic at Doomben. Nikitas will be having his …
Continue reading Champagne Classic 2016: Magic Millions Classic a reference guide to the raceTrainer Tony Pike’s winter carnival is off to an impressive start with a midweek winner and he hopes stable stalwart Sacred Star can follow up with a Group One victory. …
Continue reading BTC Cup 2016: Sacred Star puts Stradbroke Handicap bid on lineThe Scone Cup is not so much an afterthought as a diversion for Amovatio. Trainer Chris Waller had planned to send him to Brisbane after his recent Hawkesbury Gold Cup …
Continue reading Scone Cup 2016: Amovatio out for another stakes race winHaving joined Craig Williams at the top of the Melbourne premiership, jockey Dwayne Dunn gets an opportunity to edge ahead at Caulfield. A winning double on Wednesday took Dunn to …
Continue reading Dwayne Dunn ready for Melbourne jockey premiership challengeAs much as Greg Bennett wants a Luskin Star Stakes win for Clearly Innocent, he is just as desperate for a stable favourite to make his way into the Scone …
Continue reading Clearly Innocent hard to beat in Luskin Star StakesTommy Berry will ride Maurice if Japan’s best racehorse runs in the Group One Yasuda Kinen next month. Maurice was the 2015 Japanese horse of the year and took his …
Continue reading Tommy Berry in line for Maurice ride in Yasuda Kinen 2016Trainers Darren Weir and Luke Oliver will not face charges over positive swabs to ibuprofen. The Weir-trained Lidari returned a positive to the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ibuprofen after finishing 12th in …
Continue reading Darren Weir, Luke Oliver both escape charges over positive swabsJumps jockey Paul Hamblin has had a charge and suspension for testing over the allowed alcohol limit set aside by stewards. Racing Victoria is reviewing its arrangements with its alcohol …
Continue reading Racing Victoria stewards overturn Paul Hamblin’s suspensionNe Zealand coach Sir Gordon Tietjens believes Sonny Bill Williams is nearing his rugby sevens best, and expects him to shine at this weekend’s world series tournament in Paris. Tietjens …
Continue reading Sonny Bill nearing sevens best: TietjensJunior Paulo’s brother-in-law has been suspended from rugby union for a year for sending the Parramatta forward on to the field in a third grade park match. Eels coach Brad …
Continue reading Paulo’s brother-in-law banned for a yearDutch teenager Max Verstappen’s long-term Formula One future is at Red Bull in a potential dream pairing with Australian Daniel Ricciardo, team principal Christian Horner said on Thursday. Speaking to …
Continue reading Verstappen is Red Bull’s future: HornerAfter two weeks of off-field drama, the Warriors will finally get to switch their focus back to NRL action when they run out against Penrith in Christchurch. Coach Andrew McFadden …
Continue reading Warriors keen to move on against PanthersBernard Tomic has ruled himself out of the Rio Olympics, blaming a busy playing schedule and personal circumstances. Tomic’s selection was under a cloud after he deliberately gave up a …
Continue reading Tomic rules himself out of Rio OlympicsSydney coach John Longmire has hailed Lance Franklin’s character and resilience as the Swans superstar enjoys his finest start to an AFL season since his magical 2008 campaign. After missing …
Continue reading Longmire hails Buddy’s bounce backA spurned Nathan Peats has already circled next month’s grudge between his new NRL club Gold Coast and Parramatta after his unceremonious exit eased the Eels’ salary cap woes. The …
Continue reading Peats circles grudge match with EelsRicky Stuart didn’t get the memo, but it appears the NRL’s much maligned bunker is taking a back seat in a bid to eliminate diving from rugby league. After NRL …
Continue reading NRL’s bunker move to stop diving

