Following a ‘heartbreaking’ Kingsford Smith Cup second aboard Zarastro, Angela Jones has picked herself up off the canvas for her final chance at Group 1 glory this winter carnival in the Tatt’s Tiara.
Trainer David Vandyke says a tilt at the $10m Golden Eagle in Sydney this spring is a possibility for classy filly Philia, with feature races in Melbourne also being considered.
It’s been a lean few years for New Zealand trotters in the Inter Dominion trotting series but Bet N Win and Oscar Bonavena are poised to change that in 2025.
Rising 10-year-old Flash Aah, now with his eighth trainer, landed an upset victory in the Listed Ipswich Cup on Saturday.
Cejay Graham’s first job was in a fish and chip shop and thank goodness she hated it, because it led her to becoming a jockey and having a fairytale crack at the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap on Saturday.
Bjorn Baker missed last year’s epic Stradbroke victory because he was in England for a wedding but nothing will keep him away from Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Superstar jockey James McDonald is battling an illness which could derail his bid to equal, and possibly break, the national Group 1 riding record at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
As James McDonald nears Damien Oliver’s Group 1 record, trainer Chris Waller believes the superstar jockey will be remembered with the same reverence.
Noel Callow has been hit with a hefty ban for a physical altercation with rival jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor, and the dramatic sequence of events can be revealed.
Big-time owner Rupert Legh has won three Stradbrokes but says he won’t be backing his favourite War Machine at the short odds on offer in the 2025 edition of Queensland’s greatest race.
Two years of Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap heartache have eased for Tony Gollan, with his great hope Transatlantic getting a start as second emergency after leading contender Kimochi suffered a probable career-ending tear in her tendon.
Ray Thomas and Ron Dufficy debate the chances for the Winter Cup meeting at Rosehill Gardens, plus both Group 1 races on Stradbroke Day at Eagle Farm.
Eagle Farm’s John Power Stand will be condemned next year and the Brisbane Racing Club says that beyond that, there is “no clear path forward” for operating the state’s premier track for spectators and owners.
Declan Bates cherishes his success with Pride Of Jenni, but is focused on finding his next Group 1 winner and is confident it could be the Stradbroke Handicap.
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