Trainer with top strike-rate handed lengthy ban for steroid offences
Young Rockhampton trainer Nick Walsh, who boasts a fabulous strike rate, has been disqualified for 12 months after an anabolic steroid was detected in one of his horses.
SA Racing
Dartboard hitting the bullseye for seventh trainer
Dartboard won’t reach the same heights as his half-brother Anamoe but he’s been an “absolute ripper” for trainer Brady Cross since arriving as a 19-start maiden.
Unbeaten filly on trial for stakes target in city debut
An outstanding seven-length win was part of Bendigo trainer Toby Lake’s plan to test Fieldelo as a stakes contender in Saturday’s heat of the Creswick Series at Flemington.
Melbourne Cup champ no certainty for Queensland horse of year honour
Melbourne Cup champion Knight’s Choice may be named Queensland Horse of the Year but two other contenders have claims, writes Ben Dorries.
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The curious case of the Stradbroke betting market
There has rarely been a Stradbroke Handicap betting market like it with only one horse in single figures the week before Queensland’s biggest race.
Kimochi heads into unknown for Group 1 double shot
Gary Portelli believes two Group 1s in successive week will not unsettle Kimochi in her quest for the Stradbroke Handicap.
WATCH: Rothfire boosts hopes of Stradbroke ‘miracle’
Rothfire has given trainer Rob Heathcote some hope of making the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap after his recovery from a hoof infection took a positive turn.
‘We were very confident’: Payline can defy odds again in Kingsford Smith
Following a near-upset in the Doomben 10,000, trainer Chris Munce is bullish Payline will be a big threat again in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup.
Muffin Man cleared for takeoff in Queensland Derby
Charlotte Littlefield will continue her travel marathon after The Muffin Man scraped into the Queensland Derby field, and she says “everything is spot on” with her young stayer.
Waller gives hobby trainer reason to believe in Stradbroke fairytale
Larrikin trainer Craig Cousins, who has only three horses in work, has extra confidence in his Stradbroke horse The Inflictor after a chance encounter with Chris Waller.
Maher filly making right noises for Oaks upset repeat
A year after Socks Nation’s shock Queensland Oaks win, trainer Ciaron Maher will try to do it again with a filly that won at Bathurst two starts ago.
Williams’ winter priorities could hamper premiership pursuit
Craig Williams has eight weeks to reel in Blake Shinn’s 12-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership, but his schedule may not allow it.
Coolmore backs O’Brien to pull off Storm Boy masterstroke
Coolmore has the utmost faith master trainer Aidan O’Brien can get Storm Boy back to his best at Royal Ascot after he failed to beat a runner home in his northern hemisphere debut.
Gelagotis camp taking up the fight to MND
Manny Gelagotis is uniting his two great passions – racing and footy – to contribute to the massive FightMND drive to raise funds for motor neurone disease research.
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