The Brisbane Lions will be motivated in their AFL home opener against North Melbourne by the sudden retirement of Justin Clarke, says Dayne Zorko. Clarke has been forced out of …
Continue reading Clarke retirement to spur on AFL LionsCambridge Stud boss Sir Patrick Hogan is keeping Tavistock’s 2016 service fee under wraps but it’s likely after Day One of The Championships at Randwick, he will revise it upwards. …
Continue reading Australian Derby 2016: Tarzino could be on his way to greatnessor-age HISTORY * Named in honour of Randwick’s most famous trainer whose daughter Gai Waterhouse has won the race with Phoenix Park in 2002, Shamekha in 2005 and Bentley Biscuit …
Continue reading TJ Smith Stakes 2016 – Facts and FiguresDarren Weir is yet to decide if his secret weapon will be heading to Randwick for the Doncaster Mile. Stratum Star will represent Weir in Australia’s toughest 1600m-race on Saturday …
Continue reading Stratum Star in good order for Doncaster Mile 2016Frustrated jockey Tommy Berry claims racing’s controversial whip rules are making him look like a “bloke who bashes horses”. Berry fronted stewards at Hawkesbury on Thursday for breaking a rule …
Continue reading “I don’t bash horses”: Tommy BerryKris Lees has nominated Danish Twist and Parraay as the best chances of eight horses the trainer has qualified for the Provincial Championship Final. Lees will have half the field …
Continue reading Kris Lees adds to impressiveProvincial Championship Final teamFears that Wallabies and NSW Waratahs star Kurtley Beale could be sidelined for up to six weeks have been allayed by an encouraging update on his elbow injury. Beale has …
Continue reading Waratahs’ Beale injury fears easedRobbie Farah has been assured of starting in Wests Tigers’ NRL clash against Cronulla on Saturday, ending coach Jason Taylor’s curious three-hooker experiment after just one game. Former skipper Farah …
Continue reading Farah to start against Sharks: TaylorKei Nishikori has overcome five match points to defeat Gael Monfils 4-6 6-3 7-6 (3) in the quarter-finals of the Miami Masters. The No.16-seeded Monfils was soaked with sweat on …
Continue reading Nishikori beats Monfils in MiamiKurtley Beale has been ruled out and veteran prop Benn Robinson is recalled to start for the NSW Waratahs in Sunday’s Super Rugby Clash with the Melbourne Rebels at Allianz …
Continue reading Beale out, Robinson back for Waratahsear-olds at Randwick HISTORY * First run in 1867 when won by Glencoe * Some greats of the Australasian turf have won the race including Furious (1921), Hall Mark (1933), …
Continue reading Sires Produce Stakes 2016 – Facts and FiguresTegan Harrison will call on the expertise of former champion jockey Darren Beadman to give her some local knowledge as she prepares for her Randwick debut. Harrison will ride Gold …
Continue reading Tegan Harrison to have first Randwick ride in Doncaster Mile 2016Darren Weir will be looking to add another Cup to his ever expanding trophy cabinet at Mornington on Saturday. Already this season, the trainer has collected 20 Cup races around …
Continue reading Weir looking to add Mornington Cup to his tallyFlamberge is a new addition to the Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra stable but they are no strangers to success with members of the Group One-winning sprinter’s family. Flamberge steps …
Continue reading TJ Smith Stakes 2016: Flamberge going for third G1 in a rowEvery race is a risk for Australia’s best horse Winx. With her winning streak at eight, including five at Group One level, she again puts her incredible record on the …
Continue reading Winx primed to continue winning run in Doncaster Mile 2016The filly who challenged the template for winning a Golden Slipper will have the records books on her side in the ATC Sires’ Produce Stakes. Yankee Rose almost helped David …
Continue reading Yankee Rose to bloom in Sires Produce Stakes 2016The United States will run, a Japanese raider won’t and one of New Zealand’s finest horses is still a chance to start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes. Tosen Stardom will …
Continue reading 2016 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field takes shapeMidfielder James Aish will make his debut for Collingwood in Friday night’s AFL encounter against Richmond. The former Brisbane utility is among four changes to the Magpies side for the …
Continue reading Aish to make his Collingwood debut
