It’s the most improbable Australian Open women’s quarter-final in more than two decades – and fans won’t know who to cheer for. On one side of the net, unassuming Australian-born …
Continue reading Unlikely pair to meet in Open quartersAgnieszka Radwanska is the first woman through to the Australian Open semi-finals, having crushed Carla Suarez Navarro in straight sets on Tuesday. Fourth seed Radwanska stepped up her search for …
Continue reading Radwanska through to Open semi-finalA tough-talking Brad Arthur says the time for Parramatta to make excuses is over as they aim to break their five-year absence from the NRL finals. The Eels coach says …
Continue reading Eels set bar at NRL top eightHaving already competed almost 30 Group One races in Australia, a new challenge awaits Happy Trails. The Paul Beshara-trained eight-year-old will ramp up his preparations on Monday for another autumn …
Continue reading Hong Kong on radar for Happy TrailsIt’s getting close to crunch time for potential Golden Slipper contenders to make a mark starting with the year’s first stakes races for two-year-olds at Rosehill. Saturday’s meeting features the …
Continue reading Golden Slipper 2016 contender Star Of Monsoon ready for Rosehill debutTwo interstate Cups are in the sights of trainer Richard Laming with a horse which has family ties to the legendary Makybe Diva. Six-year-old Wales, a winner at Moonee Valley …
Continue reading Wales to be aimed at Hobart Cup 2016One of Lindsay Park’s Blue Diamond hopefuls will step out in the colts and geldings Preview with co-trainer Tom Dabernig expecting Kafoo to benefit from his first race-day experience. The …
Continue reading Blue Diamond Stakes 2016 hopes step out in PreviewsVeteran Queensland horseman Harold Norman has visited the winners’ circle on hundreds of occasions but admits Gold Horizon’s Doomben win gave him a special thrill. Gold Horizon is trained by …
Continue reading Norman collects the prize for his mateThe breeders of Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance have been presented with a special trophy at the Karaka Million meeting at Ellerslie in Auckland. The Victoria Racing Club handed …
Continue reading VRC presents miniature Melbourne Cup to breedersJockey Thomas Huet will front the Racing NSW Apppeals Panel to try to clear his name in his fight against an improper riding charge. Huet was outed for one month …
Continue reading Thomas Huet appeals improper riding chargeTrainer Pat Duff has called on a long-standing association with jockey Brad Stewart to help veteran Steel Zip win his second Sunshine Coast Cup, four years after they combined for …
Continue reading Steel Zip targeting back to back Sunshine Coast Cup winsCaulfield trainer Henry Dwyer has paid $200,000 for the yearling brother to Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance at the New Zealand premier sale. Dwyer bought Prince Of Penzance’s sister …
Continue reading Melbourne Cup winner’s brother fetches $200,000A rejuvenated Destiny’s Kiss will bid for a second stakes win in as many starts when he lines up in the Australia Day Cup. The seven-year-old ended an 18-month absence …
Continue reading 2016 Australia Day Cup Field for Destiny’s KissThree horses from the same family will chase victories in separate races on Australia Day at Caulfield. Four-year-old gelding Durendal was scratched from Saturday’s Group Two Australia Stakes at Moonee …
Continue reading Durendal saved for 2016 John Dillon Stakes FieldThomas Huet has failed in his bid to have an improper riding ban overturned and will serve a one-month suspension. Huet was outed for an incident at Wyong in December …
Continue reading Thomas Huet loses appeal against banThroughout her career, Solicit has always raced at a high level but is still chasing a Group One win. She begins what could be her final racing campaign in Saturday’s …
Continue reading Solicit starts campaign in Expressway Stakes 2016Gary Portelli is on weather watch for sprinter Straturbo who is nominated for races in both Melbourne and Sydney. Portelli will wait until later in the week to decide whether …
Continue reading Portelli monitoring weather for 2016 Kensington Stakes bound StraturboGodolphin colt Exosphere will be given another chance at straight-track racing in the Lightning Stakes at Flemington. The winner of the Group One Golden Rose in September, Exosphere finished fourth …
Continue reading Lightning Stakes 2016 contender Exosphere pleases in barrier trial
