Filly’s owners playing with House money after blowout wins
SA filly Tropical House has outperformed her odds at two career wins, but she shouldn’t be sneaking under the radar at Murray Bridge on Saturday.
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‘These are the facts’: Shailer defends Winx favourite scratching
Trainer Paul Shailer insists scratching favourite Mister Bianco from the Group 3 Winx Guineas was the only option following criticism he should have found a replacement rider.
From Uruguay to Rockhampton – meet racing’s new ‘magic man’
Uruguayan jockey Raul Silvera Olivera needed a translation app when he joined the central Queensland riding ranks. And his surprise win in the Rockhampton Cup recently shows how far he has come.
Jimmy The Bear worth shout for passionate owner-breeder
Owner Mike Hirst reveals the story behind the breeding of Jimmy The Bear which goes back to his determination to buy a filly related to a Kentucky Oaks winner.
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Cool Archie delivers Group 1 milestones in JJ Atkins
Irish jockey Martin Harley will head to Royal Ascot with his first Australian Group 1 success as Cool Archie’s win in the JJ Atkins also gave Chris and Corey Munce their first major together.
‘The boys have done it’: Hayes proud of sons’ landmark Stradbroke success
David Hayes praised his sons for delivering the family its first victory in the Stradbroke Handicap with rising star War Machine.
Filly eases Portelli’s pain after Kimochi retirement with Rosehill win
Trainer Gary Portelli experienced racing’s highs and lows within 24 hours, as Queen Of Clubs scored her first win a day Group 1-winning mare Kimochi suffered a career-ending injury.
‘I thought we were going to lose Rothfire’: Miracle tale made for Hollywood
There have been emotional highs and devastating lows in the Rothfire story, and if he can pull off a Stradbroke miracle it would be trainer Rob Heathcote’s greatest racing moment.
‘I couldn’t have scripted this’: Bates takes hot form to Sandown
Leading Victorian apprentice jockey Logan Bates is confident in-form and progressive Hughes could take another step forward on Saturday.
Maloney fishing for another Group 1 in JJ Atkins
Jockey Ryan Maloney was fishing in his tinnie on Thursday, but is striving to hook a big Group 1 prize in the JJ Atkins at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Stradbroke defence much closer to home for Baker
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.
Illness threatens J-Mac’s Group 1 record pursuit
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.
Waller: J-Mac can be greatest jockey of all time
As James McDonald nears Damien Oliver’s Group 1 record, trainer Chris Waller believes the superstar jockey will be remembered with the same reverence.
‘I’m not scared of you’: What led to jockey dust-up
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.
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