GROUP ONE COOLMORE CLASSIC 1500m, $600,000, Fillies and Mares HISTORY: * First race: 1973 (won by Miss Personality) * Notable winners: Princess Talaria (1978), Emancipation (1984), Skating (1993), Tuesday Joy …

Four-time Weetwood Handicap-winning trainer Kevin Kemp is looking to Kempelly to put himself in line for a third try at Toowoomba’s premier sprint. But first he needs a good performance …

The addition of blinkers to their race-day gear could propel the Tony Gollan-trained two-year-olds Social Conquest and Red Handle into stakes races in the coming weeks. The Gollan pair are …

Chris Waller is approaching the Coolmore Classic from a different angle to most Sydney Group One races he has targeted this season. Waller has had runners in eight of the …

A bruised and limping Winona Costin is confident she’ll be able to give everything she’s got when she rides Pearls in Saturday’s Coolmore Classic. The 21-year-old, Sydney’s champion apprentice last …

A tendon strain has ruled Mourinho out of the Australian Cup. Trainer Peter Gelagotis said the gelding has a slight strain to his left foreleg. “His (work) rider said he …

NEWMARKET HANDICAP 1200m, $1.25 million, handicap at Flemington HISTORY * First run in 1874 * Held at Caulfield in 2007 * Bart Cummings holds the training record with eight winners …

  HISTORY * First run in 1863. * Run under handicap conditions until 1979, weight-for-age since, except for 1983-86 * 2000m since 1964. Previously run over 3600m, while 2800m in …

Craig Williams has drawn comparisons between Japonisme and last year’s Newmarket Handicap winner. And that gives the star jockey the belief the three-year-old is a genuine hope of providing him …

Michael Walker has endured a lot of pain over the years to make it to the top in racing. He chases a second-straight Australian Cup win on Saturday after recent …

Darren Weir will trim his Blamey Stakes team to three runners. Group One winners Trust In A Gust and Stratum Star will join stayer Manndawi in the Group Two race …

Three-year-old Catch A Fire and her younger brother Seaburge will chase an important family at Flemington. And both are considered among the leading chances in their respective races. Two-year-old Seaburge …

Media personality Richard Callander has been disqualified for six months and fined $10,000 over the sale of a horse to Hong Kong. Liam Prior, racing manager for leading trainer Chris …

High-profile Golden Slipper candidate Astern is on target to run well in the $3.5 million race after being the star turn in a Sydney barrier trial session. Astern gave his …

Two high-profile racing identities have been outed for six months for keeping a commission from the sale of a horse to Hong Kong without the knowledge of syndicate members. Media …