The scratching of Eckstein has paved the way for favourite Manaya to make her debut in the Woodlands Stakes at Scone. The Michael Costa-trained filly, a half-sister to multiple Group …
Continue reading Manaya gets a start in 2016 Woodlands Stakes FieldThe benefits of Darren Weir’s beach training set-up can be best exemplified by Howard Be Thy Name. The three-year-old has been prepared at the leading trainer’s Warrnambool base for Saturday’s …
Continue reading SA Derby 2016: Salt water cures Howard Be Thy NameTrainer Barry Lockwood has backed his faith in wild child Liberation by sending him into the Group One BTC Cup at Doomben. Liberation, who is still eligible for restricted class, …
Continue reading Liberation can defy BTC Cup oddsWhile punters have anointed Japonisme the pick of Chris Waller’s three BTC Cup runners, the trainer is more guarded. Waller said he could make a case for all three – …
Continue reading Japonisme heads odds to win BTC Cup 2016Winx remains on top of the World’s Best Racehorse rankings after her Doncaster Mile win. The latest rankings, which include performances up until last Sunday, have Winx sharing top billing …
Continue reading Winx remains top of world horse rankingsGerald Ryan is not a trainer who weighs his horses regularly but in the case of Girl Sunday, curiosity got the better of him. The filly runs runs in Saturday’s …
Continue reading Scone Guineas 2016 looms large for Girl SundayFlying filly Tiyatrolani is an example of persistence paying off as she heads towards her first stakes race in the Group Two Champagne Classic at Doomben. Tiyatrolani is raced by …
Continue reading Tiyatrolani team after 2016 Champagne Classic resultShotacross The Bow is tipped to make a mockery of his Queensland Derby odds when he steps out at Doomben. Trainer David Murphy is excited about Shotacross The Bow stepping …
Continue reading Rough Habit Plate 2016: Shotacross The Bow to stake Queensland Derby claimThe Rebels are looking to salvage the positives from one of their best performances of the Super Rugby season despite it being a gut-wrenching loss to the Brumbies. Rebels coach …
Continue reading Rebels hanging on to finals hopesEven Nate Myles’ one-eyed, dyed-in-the-wool, Queensland-loving grandad reckons the Manly prop has not earned Maroons State of Origin selection. But the Sea Eagles front rower is still backing himself to …
Continue reading Myles sets stage for Origin square offEaston Wood has a simple solution to the imposing prospect of trying to fill Bob Murphy’s boots as Western Bulldogs captain. Put simply: don’t. It’s an approach that is serving …
Continue reading Wood enjoying ‘Dogs captaincy in AFLCanterbury coach Des Hasler has ducked tough questions about his side, walking out on a pre-game media conference. While the Bulldogs sit in sixth going into Sunday’s NRL clash with …
Continue reading Hasler deflects pressure on BulldogsAustralian Jesse Mogg has scored two tries to lead Montpellier to a 26-19 victory over England’s Harlequins in the European Challenge Cup final in France. Replacement Mogg claimed the only …
Continue reading Mogg leads Montpellier to Challenge CupAdelaide coach Don Pyke has emerged from his hellish AFL coaching baptism with some confidence. Pyke’s Crows lost to Geelong by 26 points on Friday night, leaving him with four …
Continue reading Crows lose another AFL chance: PykeGeelong’s prized recruit Patrick Dangerfield wasn’t at his eye-catching best. But his coach Chris Scott says Dangerfield proved his true professionalism with a pivotal performance against his old AFL club …
Continue reading Dangerfield a true pro: Geelong coachFormula One championship leader Nico Rosberg set the pace in Friday’s practice for the Spanish Grand Prix that could take the Mercedes driver to his eighth win in a row. …
Continue reading Rosberg dominates in Spain F1 practiceWest Coast coach Adam Simpson has described Nick Riewoldt as one of the game’s all-time greats, but says stopping the star St Kilda forward will be just one of his …
Continue reading Eagles out to stop Riewoldt the GreatParramatta playmaker Corey Norman has declared his desire to remain at the embattled NRL club after being given the chance to stay on by Nathan Peats’ selfless sacrifice. The 16,013-strong …
Continue reading Norman declares he wants to remain an Eel

