Star signs at Magic Millions
THE search for the next Zoustar or Boban starts on Thursday with the Magic Millions 2014 catalogue launch.
QLD Racing
Spring stars to keep following
SPRING racing is ending but the stars will be back in the autumn. Here are the horses you should keep following.
Magic might not be enough
QUEENSLAND trainer Bruce Brown has stopped short of declaring his mare Black Magic when she runs in Sydney on Saturday.
Tributes for racing’s tenacious “Mum”
JOCKEY Desiree Gill remembered as not only a mentoring figure, but one of the toughest people in racing.
Buffering ready for more glory
CONNECTIONS of Buffering admit it will be surreal going into the VRC Sprint Classic with the monkey off their backs.
Cup punter turns $5 into $450k
QUEENSLAND punter strikes it rich from the Melbourne Cup, winning $457,225 from a $5 investment.
Video: Fiorente wins Cup
WATCH IT NOW: FIORENTE has won the race that stops a nation, finally giving Gai Waterhouse her first-ever Melbourne Cup win.
Cup without Bart a mug’s game
ARE they kidding? Having Bart Cummings forced out of the Melbourne Cup by foreign invaders makes the VRC mugs, writes MIKE COLMAN.
Munce just glad to be here
ELEVEN months after he feared he may never ride again, Chris Munce could enrich Melbourne Cup folklore by becoming racing’s $5 million man.
Owners might be walking tightrope
ONE of England’s most respected racing voices claims the Melbourne Cup horse market has gone “haywire” and owners are paying too much.
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Breeding doesn’t count for everything
CHRIS Waller admits Hawkspur’s pedigree page tells him he cannot win the Melbourne Cup, but breeding doesn’t count for everything.
History repeats for Fontelina
HAVING been an absentee at last year’s Derby Day, there was no way Mike Buys was going to miss the chance to see Fontelina notch another Group 2 win.
Simon’s quest for racing’s holy grail
SIMON O’Donnell made his name as a powerful all-round cricketer. He helped Australia win a World Cup in 1987 and also played 24 VFL games over two seasons at St Kilda.
Battler becomes king for a day
DERBY FINAL 400M VIDEO: ANDY Hall is a builder and a battler. Yesterday he and a few friends became kings of the racing world for a day.
Williams’ five-star Cup barrier draw
OWNER Lloyd Williams fared best from the barrier draw for Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup, with five of his six runners drawing inside barrier 10.
Another Derby winner no Fantasy
ANTHONY Cummings has similar Victoria Derby vibes to 12 months ago and is talking up the possibility of another shock result tomorrow.
Polanski direction now slashing odds
ROBBIE Laing was confident of Victoria Derby success even before he walked into Crown’s Common Room for the barrier draw just after midday yesterday.
Family pet Fifi not for sale
OWNER Graham Billinghurst yesterday rejected a $450,000 offer for his mare Fire Up Fifi before Saturday’s Myer Classic at Flemington.
Zoustar still has to Sidestep Darley
THE hype around hotpot Zoustar is not scaring off Darley, as Sidestep tries to make up for a nightmarish Sydney carnival in the Coolmore Stud Stakes.
Jet on runway but destination unknown
ORDER OF ENTRY: GLEN Boss will have to weave his magic in Saturday’s Mackinnon Stakes on Jet Away if he’s to have a ride in the Melbourne Cup.
Cummings taking Precedence first
YOU could have sworn James Cummings was talking about the career of his grandfather as he spoke in glowing terms of veteran galloper Precedence.
Emirates looks like Sacred’s ground
CHRIS Waller was trying to look on the bright side after his Epsom winner Sacred Falls fared poorly in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley yesterday.
So Savvy it hurts in Vase win
SAVVY Nature is on target to atone for the defeat of his sire Savabeel when he tries to dent the Darley juggernaut in next Saturday’s Victoria Derby.
Treasure pinched from Pirate
THE afterglow of Buffering’s stunning Group 1 success burned brightly at Eagle Farm yesterday for Queensland’s premier trainer Rob Heathcote.
Sunshine state gets tough on cheats
CHEATS will have nowhere to run under tough new measures introduced by Racing Queensland in a major crackdown on illegal activities.
Queensland carnival wins accolades
ROB Heathcote reckons critics of the Brisbane Winter Carnival must feel foolish when they look at how the form has held up down south.
‘Innocent’ Munce to appeal ban
CHAMPION jockey Chris Munce will today lodge an appeal against his month-long suspension, insisting he is innocent of an improper riding charge.
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Get the breaking news, late mail, market movers and talk from Rosehill’s Golden Rose day and Dato Tan Chin Name Stakes day at Moonee Valley
Sol aims to steal show in Sydney
TRAINER Robert Heathcote will be hoping Solzhenitsyn can to upstage favourite Rain Affair in the Group 2 Sebring Sprint at Rosehill tomorrow.
Jockeys set for Mongolian adventure
A TRIO of Queensland jockeys are about to find themselves saddling up in far-flung Mongolia.
Wilson in race of his life
FORMER top racecaller Wayne Wilson has been fighting cancer for close to 15 years and shares some memories of the track with GRANTLEE KIEZA.
One Bound in Furious finish
LIGHTLY raced filly Bound To Earth burst into calculations for the remaining legs of the Princess Series after toppling odds-on favourite Guelph.
Straight shooter expects to go Boom
HAVING been a key player in Straight Six features over the past two years, Tony Gollan expects to be in the thick of the 1200m action again today.
Beware the baby-faced assassin
LUCKILY for baby-faced jockey Luke Tarrant, he finds the winning post a whole lot easier than making it past some overzealous nightspot bouncers.
Colgan makes Queensland move
VIN Colgan will become the latest high-profile jockey to try his luck in Queensland after quitting South Australia this week.
Les was gambler Mike’s best bet
A PUBLICAN, a karaoke-singing trainer and a pretty little chestnut have formed an unlikely alliance in Queensland racing. writes GRANTLEE KIEZA.
Buffering doesn’t fire in trial
BUFFERING scrambled home in a Doomben trial yesterday, prompting Rob Heathcote to admit he is further behind in his preparation than anticipated.
Memsie winner needs to be real Deel
IT’S A Dundeel has a host of precedents to say he can run a huge race fresh and upset Atlantic Jewel in today’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes.
Who’s Idea was this anyway?
GLEN Colless joked apprentice Melissa Cox and her mount My Idea must have had a vendetta against him after a lucky escape at Murwillumbah.
Wiggins packs punch on and off track
FROM a boxing ring at a hotel to a hyped-up race meeting in Mongolia, few jockeys will have the portfolio Ryan Wiggins will accrue over the next month.
Wood’s stock makes for exciting gig
MORE than half a century on from when he first set foot in a stable Kelso Wood has a spring in his step as he embarks on his biggest interstate campaign.
Holiday does wonders for Wiggins
A RECENT holiday has put a new zest in the heels of jockey Ryan Wiggins, who posted his first ever quadrella at Doomben yesterday.
Tegan quickly back in winner’s circle
TEGAN Harrison landed a comeback winner and Caitlin Lavin led in her first training double in a day dominated by the fairer sex at Doomben.
‘Racy’ calendar set to hit shelves
PHOTOGRAPHER Ross Stevenson is putting the finishing touches to the 2014 Girls of Racing Calendar, which is set to be released in November.
Win locks in Sydney Assignment
TOUGH gelding Grey Assignment earned himself a trip to Sydney when he scored a winter carnival consolation win at Doomben yesterday.
Recent history says ignore Lawrence
PUISSANCE De Lune steps out today, but the question must be asked: how much relevance does the Lawrence (nee Liston) have on the big spring features?
Dont’ be so sure about Ross four
LES Ross expects all four of his runners to finish “in the money” at Doomben today but isn’t bullish enough to declare any of them.
Explosive win has Guineas on agenda
TERONADO could be set for a crack at the Group 1 Caulfield Guineas after he finally lived up to his potential with an explosive win at Eagle Farm.
Big bettin’ Brian farewelled in style
BIG bettin’ Brian Ogilvie was given a standing ovation as his hearse rolled past Eagle Farm’s winning post in a memorable farewell yesterday.
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