Apprentice grateful for stakes chance on Pride horse
Apprentice Zac Wadick is determined to repay the faith shown in him by trainer Joe Pride when he rides in the Winter Challenge at Rosehill on Saturday.
Apprentice Zac Wadick is determined to repay the faith shown in him by trainer Joe Pride when he rides in the Winter Challenge at Rosehill on Saturday.
The Byerley Handicap on Saturday is the “right race at the right time” for Danny O’Brien’s emerging stayer Politely Dun.
Rising featherweight contender ‘Phar’ Jack Jenkins could be fighting at UFC 305 in Perth next month wearing shorts inspired by Epimeles, the Caulfield Guineas contender he part owns.
Top jockey Blake Shinn delivered a perfect ride on Deny Knowledge to land his third Grafton Cup.
An unbeaten sprinter can make it five wins in a row at Flemington on Saturday, according to form analyst Chris Vernuccio.
A heavy track at Flemington could pose a problem for a Phillip Stokes stayer who is on the cusp of victory this prep.
Trainer Margaret De Gonneville has had an extraordinary career in racing after moving from New Zealand to Sydney in 1956 before she started riding trackwork for the great Tommy Smith at Randwick.
A Cody Morgan-trained gelding will have plenty of admirers when the son of Flying Artie resumes at his home track on Friday.
Trainer Scott Collings and jockey Nick Heywood aim to boost their sky-high winning percentage via the well-bred Zoustar gelding Hobbsy at Queanbeyan.
Refreshed jockey Luke Currie will adopt a patient build-up to what he hopes will be another big spring, starting with one or two rides at Flemington on Saturday.
Being a rising nine-year-old won’t stop trainers Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock from trying new things with grand campaigner King Magnus at Flemington.
Race favourite He’s Our Bonneval will be hard to beat in Friday’s Mildura Cup but an $11 chance from the Patrick Payne camp could give the punters a big result earlier in the day.
A powerful Sandown win could be the springboard for a Flemington success for a Nigel Blackiston-trained filly while a bold frontrunner could give another great sight at double-figure odds on Saturday.
Mishani man Mike Crooks has a new trainer and she is heading to Goondiwindi in the Queensland bush for her first runners on Saturday.
A rape charge has been dropped against stood down Albion Park Harness Racing Club chief executive Scott Steele.
A Lindsay Park three-year-old can build on an impressive first-up win while a $26 chance can upset more fancied rivals at Thursday’s Pakenham Synthetic meeting.
The Snowden family added another Ramornie Handicap success at Grafton on Wednesday before the training partnership is set to end.
James McDonald restored his three-win lead over Nash Rawiller in the Sydney jockeys premiership after his lead was cut following a messy incident in an earlier race.
Trainer Mathew Ellerton, recovering from a recent stroke, received a welcome boost with a winner at Sandown on Wednesday.
Echuca trainer Rhys Archard finally brought up a breakthrough city win at Sandown on Wednesday after a few near misses.
It was a big decision to scratch Holstein from a suitable race on day one of the carnival but trainer Matthew Dunn is happy to give the gelding a shot at the Grafton Cup.
Flemington winner Cindy Falls will play in her own backyard Saturday after trainers Lee and Shannon Hope erred on a trip to Sydney and earlier-than-ideal stakes bid.
Queensland jockey couple Kyle Wilson-Taylor and Angela Jones are loved up away from the track but on the track they don’t give each other an inch.
Leviathan owner Kevin Seymour will channel John Singleton and shout the bar if his superstar Leap To Fame can win the Group 1 Sunshine Sprint at Albion Park.
Former cattle farmer Rodney Hay races horses all over Queensland and says there was a simple reason why he knocked back a $1 million offer for his best young horse.
The Group 1-winning training partnership of Matt Hoysted and Steve O’Dea is being dissolved, with Hoysted will train in his own name in the next racing season.
Robbie Griffiths and Mathew de Kock were happy to take up the challenge of getting an impeccably-bred Tulloch Lodge cast-off back to winning form, starting at Caulfield test.
Lou Mary trained galloper, Bold As Love, a virtual replica of his sire Brazen Beau will carry the weight of expectation when he makes his debut at Scone.
Lee Freedman will make a return to Sydney’s premier racetrack for the first time since 2017 with a five-length Queensland bush winner.
Experience over 2000m will stand Little Jack in good stead while an autumn debut winner can resume with another success at good odds at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
A Warrnambool trainer has found the right assignment for a consistent galloper while a $12 shot could give punters a huge finish to Friday’s Geelong meeting.
A trip to Melbourne for the spring carnival will be on the agenda if Knight’s Choice can win the Caloundra Cup on Sunday.
A Cody Morgan-trained galloper notched his fourth win at start 11 recently in what was an ominous opening to the new campaign. BEST BETS, INSIDE MAIL
Smart sprinter Ashford Street will have a crucial jockey change for his attempt to return to winning ways in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
The managing owner of the Caulfield Cup favourite has guaranteed a young Sydney gun the ride in the Melbourne spring.
It’s Queensland racing’s version of The Oscars as Ben Dorries and Trenton Akers dish out the gongs and identify some left-field horses to follow from the winter carnival.
Just weeks after Chris Waller became the first trainer to break the $50 million prizemoney barrier, Ciaron Maher has also achieved the incredible feat.
Lindsay Park trainers Ben, JD and Will Hayes think their $34 shot Sheva is worth a crack at the older sprinters in Saturday’s Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield.
The five Victorian trainers charged with presenting horses to race with a breast cancer drug in their systems intend to plead not guilty.
Newcastle trainer Nathan Doyle heads to Hawkesbury with a small but in-form team chasing a winning double.
A strong debut second has left a runner from the Liam Howley camp primed for success while star jockey Damian Lane is the rider to follow at Bendigo on Thursday.
Leah Ellerton said the likes of top jockeys Ben Melham and Jamie Kah were “amazing” support after her trainer husband Mathew Ellerton was struck down by a stroke in Bali last month.
Trainers Paul and Martha Cave are looking to last start winners McGeehan and La Belle Claire to salute again at Warwick Farm and Hawkesbury.
As one of Australia’s biggest harness rivalries continues at Albion Park on Saturday night, another is just a week away at the same track.
A mare on debut for the Cliff Brown stable can return to winning ways while in-form jockey Jye McNeil could get a result for punters on a $16 chance at Wednesday’s Sandown Lakeside meeting.
Brave jockey Sonja Logan says she is in a good place ahead of the Darwin Cup carnival after last year’s shocking incident where she was bashed in a brutal assault which created global headlines.
Connections of long-time favourite Frankie Ferocious are expecting an immediate rebound from the explosive pacer in Saturday night’s $350,000 Group 1 Rising Sun at Albion Park.
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.
Mornington Glory, who began his last campaign as a 63-rater but finished it with a Group 1 placing, has his eyes on more black type in the Group 3 Sir John Monash Stakes (1100m) at Caulfield on Saturday.
Tulloch Lodge is loaded with some of the most talented rising three-year-olds in training but it is three mystery imported horses that excite Gai Waterhouse for the new season.
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