Danny Russell
Danny Russell is a racing writer for The Age.
Victoria Racing Club to slash jobs just weeks after bumper Cup carnival
Besieged by debt, the Victoria Racing Club incurs significant expenses to promote and stage the Melbourne Cup week.
- by Danny Russell
Latest
J-Mac sticks neck out over ‘ridiculous’ skivvy logo ban; Victorian racing codes lose $58m
Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads, while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
- by Danny Russell
He outrode J-Mac, hugged Jamie Kah and saw his grade 1 teacher: Ethan Brown’s day to remember
More than a year after he suffered life-threatening injuries, jockey Ethan Brown has put in one of the performances of the spring.
- by Danny Russell
Six reasons this spring carnival will never be forgotten
From Jamie Kah’s heroics to a singer winning the Melbourne Cup and owner Colin McKenna’s final words, the spring carnival has put racing back on the map.
- by Danny Russell
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Horse racing
‘Imagine what she would have won the Melbourne Cup by’: Via Sistina sets Flemington alight
On a day that celebrated the stars of the track, there was a sad ending to the racing career of “the people’s horse”, Pride Of Jenni, who was retired after bleeding from both nostrils.
- by Andrew Wu and Danny Russell
Spring Racing
Horse racing
How Succession should have ended: Hayes dynasty proves what’s possible when a family gets it right
Passing a business empire down through the generations can be tricky business. So far, the Hayes family is getting it right.
- by Danny Russell
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Horse racing
Three big guns that will win on Champions day: Flemington’s best bets
It is the fourth and final day of Melbourne Cup week, and three of the best horses in the country are expected to come up trumps in the three group 1s.
- by Danny Russell
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Melbourne Cup
‘I’m still shaking’: Local trainer treasures the moment after Oaks success
Two decades of tireless work paid off for Mornington trainer Matt Laurie when he landed a group 1 winner during the Melbourne Cup carnival as Treasurethe Moment saluted in the Crown Oaks.
- by Scott Spits and Danny Russell
Spring carnival briefing
Melbourne Cup
Vauban could remain in Australia after second Cup flop, says owner
Rich Ricci, a UK-based American investment banker who owns Melbourne Cup starter Vauban alongside wife Susannah, said he would consider his options with the horse, who finished 11th on Tuesday.
- by Danny Russell, Peter Ryan and Rob Harris
Analysis
Melbourne Cup
‘This was the winning break’: Anatomy of one of the greatest rides in Cup history
How a little-known jockey on an unfancied horse made the impossible possible in the 2024 Melbourne Cup.
- by Danny Russell
A race in two: These are the horses our tipsters think can win the Cup
Vets scratched another stayer from the Melbourne Cup as punters backed Buckaroo and Land Legend to win $1 million. But our form analysts don’t have them in their top three.
- by Danny Russell
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