MEMSIE STAKES – WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW $400,000 1400m WFA HISTORY: First run in 1899 at one mile (1600m). Given Group One status in 2013 NOTABLE WINNERS: Phar Lap …
Continue reading Fast facts on the Memsie StakesJohn O’Shea has almost reached a point of no return to have some of the biggest names in the Godolphin stable up and running for the spring. “As much as …
Continue reading 2014 Run To The Rose Field: Crunch time looming for Godolphin starsCiaron Maher has never been better placed to make a spring impact. Maher, who claimed a Group One win at triple-figure odds with Tears I Cry in the 2007 Emirates …
Continue reading Maher pair out to confirm spring claims in Australian Thoroughbred Bloodstock StakesA preference to run Kirramosa at Rosehill on Saturday could be trumped by a desire not to risk her spring campaign on a heavy track. Trainer John Sargent says the …
Continue reading Oaks winner no certainty for Rosehill runChris Waller’s intimate knowledge of the European thoroughbred tells him He’s Your Man will be advantaged at Rosehill despite the import’s scarcity of racing since returning to work. He’s Your …
Continue reading 2014 Premier’s Cup Field: Fresh approach suits import He’s Your ManThe most drawn-out trans-Tasman trip in Roger James’s time as a horse trainer is not expected to stop Silent Achiever from running well in the Memsie Stakes. Silent Achiever arrived …
Continue reading Memsie Stakes Field: Long day can’t faze top New Zealand mareTwo stables take up most of the market percentage in first betting charts on the Epsom Handicap. Chris Waller and Hawkes Racing train eight of the first 12 horses in …
Continue reading Messene, Royal Descent head 2014 Epsom Handicap bettingLuke Nolen can’t fault Moment Of Change as the sprinter tries to keep a perfect 1400-metre record at Caulfield. Nolen has guided Moment Of Change to three Group One wins …
Continue reading Moment Of Change on song for Memsie Stakes 2014The Golden Rose picture will become clearer for at least three Melbourne colts after Saturday’s McNeil Stakes at Caulfield. The Mick Price-trained pair of Jabali and Cornrow are both in …
Continue reading Zululand on trial for Golden Rose 2014 startCollingwood’s 2010 premiership midfielder Luke Ball has announced he won’t play on in 2015. The 30-year-old former Saint would have required back surgery to play next season, the Magpies said …
Continue reading Collingwood’s Ball announces retirementThird-seeded Stan Wawrinka bulled his way into the third round of the US Open on Wednesday with a 6-3 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7-1) victory over Thomaz Bellucci. Switzerland’s Wawrinka, the …
Continue reading Wawrinka into US Open third roundDeparting Sydney Swans champion Ryan O’Keefe says the competitive fire still burns in his belly, but he’s yet to decide whether he’ll look to play elsewhere in the AFL next …
Continue reading Swan O’Keefe undecided about playing onRichmond have stuck by a winning AFL forward line, resisting the urge to draft in Ty Vickery for their do-or-die meeting with Sydney. Bidding for a ninth straight win that …
Continue reading Vickery won’t play for Tigers in AFLIn the heat of the moment, locked in a suddenly tight match after midnight at Flushing Meadows, Australian Open champion Stan Wawrinka snapped at a rowdy spectator, telling him to …
Continue reading Wawrinka gets into tiff with Open fanThe end of a glorious era is nigh at Manly. A day after long-standing prop Jason King announced his retirement, the club revealed South Sydney-bound back-rower Glenn Stewart had played …
Continue reading Ankle op ends Glenn Stewart’s Manly careerGreater Western Sydney Chief executive David Matthews believes the upward trajectory of the fledgling franchise could put the Giants on course for an AFL finals spot by 2016. After winning …
Continue reading Giants CEO hopes for 2016 AFL finals spotWith friends like Graeme Swann, England captain Alastair Cook might feel he has no need for any enemies. England suffered a massive 133-run defeat by world champions India in the …
Continue reading Cook turns on ‘friend’ SwannThe Wallabies might not have lost the likes of Kane Douglas, Sitaleki Timani or Nick Cummins if they’d allowed overseas sabbaticals sooner, Australian Rugby Union (ARU) boss Bill Pulver admits. …
Continue reading Flexibility to avoid star loss: ARU

