‘Huge team effort’: Paynes revel in landmark Flemington four-timer
Co-training siblings Patrick and Michelle Payne had a day to remember at Flemington, landing four winners, led by stable favourite Jimmy The Bear.
Co-training siblings Patrick and Michelle Payne had a day to remember at Flemington, landing four winners, led by stable favourite Jimmy The Bear.
After notching wins in the US and Sweden during a five-week holidays, Australia’s premier driver James Herbertson has turned his attention to this year’s Inter Dominion series at Albion Park.
Racing Victoria has made slight adjustments to its veterinary protocols ahead of this year’s Spring carnival.
Dandruff isn’t an equine superstar but the Tony Lake-trained galloper showed amazing guts and determination to live, let alone ticking off a significant milestone in his career at Wagga on Sunday.
Craig Williams scored a late pick-up ride in the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap but it ended with a suspension.
Trainer Gavin Bedggood and jockey Logan Bates both paid tribute to their late former mentor Robbie Laing after combining to win the final race at Sandown with Hughes.
Daniel Stackhouse wasted no time getting back in the winner’s stall at Sandown with Hello Romeo after a five-week dream holiday in Europe.
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.
David Hayes praised his sons for delivering the family its first victory in the Stradbroke Handicap with rising star War Machine.
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.
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.
Leading Victorian apprentice jockey Logan Bates is confident in-form and progressive Hughes could take another step forward on Saturday.
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.
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.
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