Stewards are attempting to rehear the long running Alligator Blood saga in a closed session after a string of high-profile losses in court, with the steward at the centre of the infamous Beaudesert upheld protest earlier this year to be involved.
A promising filly can notch her third win at just her seventh start when she steps out on the synthetic track at Ballarat on Tuesday. Get Daniel Sankey’s best bets for the seven-race program.
Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner has zeroed in on a Robbie Laing-trained filly who will appreciate a step back in class after being tested in town last time out.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner review of Flemington Finals Day.
The race for the Sydney jockeys premiership is heating up with Nash Rawiller making a late surge.
Without A Fight remains under the care of rehab guru Lee Evison as he continues his slow journey back from a tendon injury following his 2023 Melbourne Cup triumph.
Champion trainer Ciaron Maher has a personal-best season milestone to record as attention turns to Cups qualification for Berkshire Breeze.
Tony Gollan will be sending horses north by the float load as he looks to land the lucrative $20,000 trainers bonus at the two-day Rockhampton carnival this week.
Group 1-winning hoop Kyle Wilson-Taylor received high praise from trainer Sam Freedman after winning aboard short-priced favourite Punch Lane at Sunshine Coast.
The Group 3 Winx Guineas along with the Listed Glasshouse Handicap and Caloundra Cup will be run next weekend after rain saw the end of racing at the Sunshine Coast.
Eight-year-old marvel Munhamek sealed a hat-trick of wins in the Winter Championship Series Final as trainer Nick Ryan reveals how he has found career-best form.
Zac Lloyd rode four winners at a Sydney Saturday meeting for the first time, capping a big day with an upset win in the feature Winter Stakes at Randwick.
It’sourtime gave trainer Danny O’Brien his first winner of the season, and now his 100th after a return to winning form at Flemington.
An $81 outsider who was beaten by 37 lengths last start has produced an astonishing form turnaround at Gawler on Saturday.
The Hayes brothers will start planning a spring campaign for smart two-year-olds Jenni’s Meadow and Sneaky Sunrise after their one-two finish in the Taj Rossi Series Final.
Despite a long campaign, Gary Nickson’s tough gelding One Destiny has found career best form in recent starts and landed another fighting win at Randwick on Saturday.
Arrowfield Stud’s imported mare Clear Thinking overcame an early incident to score a remarkable win in the TAB Highway to remain unbeaten at Randwick.
The Hawkes training partnership looks to have unearthed a talented youngster in Brave One following his stylish debut win at Randwick.
Local trainer Mack Griffith holds a strong hand with his five runners and has an ace to play with leading jockey Aaron Bullock to ride four of them at Mudgee.
Trainer Jake Hull knows it won’t be easy but is looking forward to testing his improving stayer Six Foot Song in the Grafton Cup Prelude.
Pounding has attracted late market support to challenge favourite Munhamek in the Listed Winter Championship Series Final (1600m) at Flemington on Saturday.
A GoFundMe page to assist trainer Mathew Ellerton, who must undergo more surgery in the coming days, has attracted more than $43,000 towards a $100,000 target.
Victorian Racing Tribunal hands down new two-year disqualification against disgraced trainer Darren Weir for the use of a jigger on three racehorses, placing a cloud over the future of his Trevenson Park pre-training facility.
Emily Lang has been held back from riding at metropolitan level for two years, but is ready to burst onto the scene after landing a plum ride in the Listed Glasshouse Handicap for Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr.
The Inevitable is set to return to Tasmania after Saturday’s Listed Glasshouse Handicap at Caloundra where it was -3 degrees during the week, but another spring campaign is looming for the evergreen sprinter.
Trainer Nick Ryan has backed iron horse Munhamek to set a weight-carrying record on Saturday at Flemington in the Listed CRV-VRC Winter Championship Series Final.
Jockey Ethan Brown has the best seats at Flemington on Saturday, riding Berkshire Breeze – the shortest-priced favourite in Australia – and untapped sprinting filly Pharari.
Jockey Rachel King almost certainly would have ridden the Stradbroke Handicap winner, but she celebrated as hard as anyone from England where she was getting married.
A $9 chance can form a key part of a winning strategy for punters at Flemington on Saturday. Get Gilbert Gardiner’s Four-Play and Quadzilla for finals day.
In form duo Earth God and Golden Warrior will be striving for an upset in the Next Generations Sprinters Final at Flemington on Saturday.
News Corp’s Editorial Director for Racing and Wagering, Daniel Sankey, analysis Flemington Finals Day on Saturday where a talented mare can take an eight-week freshen in her stride.
Fleetwood will be looking to atone for punters when he steps out in Saturday’s Listed Creswick Sprint Series Final (1200m).
Three-time Melbourne Cup winner launches civil action against former manager and Perth racing identity Neil Pinner over alleged misappropriation of funds.
Peter Hardacre has just the spot on the office wall for a new framed winner’s portrait should Press Down claim the Listed Santa Ana Lane Sprint Series Final (1200m) at Flemington.
Radio TAB’s popular presenter and racecaller David Fowler is behind a push to rename a Queensland sprint race after champion racehorse, Bernborough.
Following two handy trials, a Chris Waller-trained three-year-old is ready to start his campaign on a winning note at Randwick on Saturday.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner’s analyses the eight-race card at Ballarat Synthetic on Friday.
Talented country sprinter and Kosciuszko hopeful, Elson Boy, is looking to claim a season high eighth win and seventh in succession when he heads to Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Unbeaten mare Clear Thinking, once owned by the late Queen and unable to race in England due to leg issues, will be striving to maintain her unbeaten record at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
The Lloyd Williams-owned stayer was all the rage during a brief campaign for William Haggas in the autumn, but Post Impressionist aim up for new trainers in the spring after a Caloundra Cup kick-off on Saturday.
Trainer Greg Hickman is hoping Tiger Town can do what Braces did at Grafton almost a decade ago but has his more immediate attention focused on Goulburn on Friday.
Jockey Blake Shinn cracked the ton with a treble at Sandown on Wednesday and kept the metropolitan premiership race alive in doing so.
Cranbourne trainer Robbie Griffiths is confident his winner of more than $1.1m in prizemoney can turn the tables on Munhamek when they again clash at Flemington on Saturday.
A former Godolphin gelding can kick off his career for new trainers Robert and Luke price with a first-up win on his home track.
A Matthew Smith-trained gelding is building a solid record and can make it four wins from seven starts at Kembla Grange. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Horsham trainer Aaron Dunn hopes a trip to Queensland later this month is just the first of some exciting travels in coming months.
A Sara Ryan-trained gelding caught the eye with a fast finishing effort in stronger grade first-up and returns to a track and distance where he is a winner. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Phillip Stokes has his team firing as the 2023-24 racing season nears its end – and the Pakenham trainer will saddle up another two strong chances at Sandown-Hillside on Wednesday.
Chief Conductor was a noted on-pace runner but the way he stormed home first-up has trainer Sara Ryan confident a change in tactics will better suit the gelding.
A golden ticket into the Melbourne Cup doesn’t guarantee a golden path into the race that stops a nation – as New Zealand trainer Roger James is finding out with top fancy Mark Twain.
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