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Revitalised stayer Zavite's Hobart Cup mission could signal the beginning of an ambitious three-state campaign.Trainer Anthony Cummings said a good performance from the six-year-old in Monday's $40...
Champion jockey Damien Oliver remains cautious about Real Saga's chances of beating Rostova in the Blue Diamond Stakes despite the colt running nearly a second faster than the filly in their respec...
First-up specialist Tesbury Jack has unexpectedly been saddled with a daunting assignment against Australia's best sprinters Weekend Hussler and Apache Cat in the Australia Stakes after bushfires s...
Darren Weir and Craig Williams combined for the second successive year when Gotta Keep Cool scored a game win in the $400,000 Hobart Cup.The Ballarat trainer and Melbourne's three-time premier jock...
Tasmania's best weight-for-age galloper delighted the big crowd at Hobart when he held on to win the Thomas Lyons Stakes by a nose, giving trainer Charlie Goggin his fourth win in the Listed race.C...
Robert Smerdon, who almost sacked Cabazon as a two-year-old, was rewarded for a change of heart when she won the Strutt Stakes at Elwick in Hobart.Smerdon said he had all but given up on the daught...
Time Thief pleased Lee Freedman in a jumpout at his Markdel training establishment on Tuesday ahead of the classy colt taking on multiple Group One winners Weekend Hussler and Apache Cat in Saturda...
Trainer Gary Portelli has big plans for regally-bred two-year-old Mirrasalo who makes her debut at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, but he is in no hurry this campaign with the filly he believes will dev...
Iamzeus, one of Danny O'Brien's three Australian Guineas prospects, makes his much-anticipated return to racing when he takes on older horses in the Betfair Handicap at Sandown on Wednesday.The O'R...
Samantha Miss won't be the only filly taking her first steps on an AJC Australian Oaks campaign at Randwick on Saturday.Trainer Grahame Begg has given inexperienced three-year-old Palacio De Crista...
Oh, oh...The first big shock of the winter and it's Melbourne trainer Tony Noonan caught up in the controversy with his top mare Ortensia. Latest reports say Racing NSW stewards are keeping secret ...
Get ready to be called into the stewards' room...Believe it or not, racing authorities are now claiming they have the powers to coerce ordinary punters into revealing details of their betting activ...
Last year’s Victoria Derby winner Polanski will stand at stud in Victoria this season, reports Racing Network. After suffering a career-ending and life-threatening tendon injury after running i...
The Hong Kong battle goes on...Aussie star Brett Prebble is back within a win of the premiership lead held by Douglas Whyte after riding a winning double on Victory Style for trainer Manfred Man Ka...
Damien Oliver was a relieved man after the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board upheld his appeal against the severity of a one-month suspension, varying the penalty to a severe reprimand.The cham...
A decade or more ago, a 'new' formguide was launched in Melbourne and I was among those who felt it would struggle to establish itself in a crowded marketplace. I'm happy enough to admit I was wro...
Peter goes Euro...Trainer Peter Moody has special plans for his improved stayer Macedonian, winner over 3200m at Sandown-H on Sat. He plans to train Macedonian like a European stayer and restrict h...
Trainer Con Karakatanis has booked Daniel Ganderton for the rides on his dual Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha at the Perth WA summer carnival. Black Piranha is tackling the big double of t...
Danny Nikolic has failed in his appeal to VCAT against his two-year disqualification. Nikolic's penalty stems from an alleged altercation with Chief Stipe Terry Bailey at Seymour racecourse on Sep ...
With punters facing the prospect of more and more the inevitable outcome is that they're tempted to bet on too many races and study each race with less attention than ever. It's an enormous shame ...