J-Mac clears up Nash exchange after Vinery Stud victory
Kiwi filly Orchestral had to dig deep to win the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes but the talking point was what James McDonald and Nash Rawiller said to each other after the winning post.
Kiwi filly Orchestral had to dig deep to win the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes but the talking point was what James McDonald and Nash Rawiller said to each other after the winning post.
Damian Lane can help punters get the chocolates when he partners an in-form stayer at Sandown on Easter Monday.
Rising star Estriella ‘could be anything’ while we have a ride of the year contender from Ben Melham. Here is Gilbert Gardiner’s wrap from Australian Cup Day at Flemington.
Consistent sprinter Celsius Star scored a well-deserved stakes win in the Hills Railway Stakes as jockey Lachlan Neindorf notched an Easter double at Oakbank.
New Zealand trainer Roger James had given up on Mark Twain booking a Melbourne Cup spot before the raider’s barnstorming finish in the Roy Higgins at Flemington.
Estriella scorched her rivals in the Sunlight Classic at Flemington and trainer Ciaron Maher now has to decide whether her next target will be for prizemoney or prestige.
Michael Freedman admits his early assessment of Wymark was completely wrong and is set to fork out the $44,000 late-entry fee for the Group 1 Australian Derby.
This is what the jockeys had to say after the running of Australian Cup at Flemington on Saturday.
Exciting colt Linebacker is ready to be tested at Group 1 level after winning the Group 3 Bailleau Quality at Rosehill to remain unbeaten.
With their backs against the wall in the looming state election, Racing Minister Grace Grace is being coy about what she will do with the review into QRIC and it simply isn’t good enough.
The 10-race card at Doomben will not go ahead after persistent rain hammered Brisbane all week.
Jason Collett will aim to keep up the fight in the Sydney jockeys title with a near full book of rides at Rosehill on Saturday.
Taunting is firing at the right time in his bid to go back-to-back in the Hills Railway Stakes at Oakbank on Saturday.
Mr Brightside has a few scores to settle on Saturday as his rivalry with Pride Of Jenni ramps up in the Australian Cup.
Texas Fireball can put himself in the Queensland Derby picture during the winter if he steps up to his more fancied rivals in Sydney on Saturday.
Trainer Michael Kent Jr has lamented the best of What You Need may not be seen as the sprinter makes his comeback at Flemington on Saturday.
Jockey Billy Egan admits he was baffled by Dunkel’s failure in the Pakenham Cup and will adopt a different approach in the Melbourne Cup-qualifying Roy Higgins at Flemington.
Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner gives his $200 betting strategy and detailed quaddie selections for the Australian Cup meeting at Flemington.
Trainer Georgie Holt is dreaming of a move to southeast Queensland and is hopeful filly Time To Prophet can be her first winner in Brisbane at Doomben on Saturday.
Matty and Benny reflect on the Golden Slipper, Everest champ Think About It’s horror prep, and they look towards Saturday’s $3 million Australian Cup, Orchestral’s Aussie debut in the Vinery, and the below par Tancred Stakes.
James McDonald knows Orchestral is a very talented filly but he could have a higher opinion of her after the Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes on Saturday.
A cracking field has been assembled for The Country Discovery at Yarra Valley on Good Friday and represents a great betting opportunity.
Co-trainer Bev Kelso will be cheering from afar as tough mare Legarto attempts to cause an upset in the Australian Cup at Flemington.
Trainer Phillip Stokes believes a good barrier will ensure Savannah Cloud maintains his consistent form in the $500,000 Country Discovery at Yarra Valley on Good Friday.
Steven King may laugh about it now, but every year he gets a reminder of how he was denied an Australian Cup victory by champion Lonhro.
A start in the Group 1 George Ryder Stakes and possibly the Doncaster Mile is at stake for Think About It after a high white blood cell count was found on Thursday morning.
Chris Waller believes the Golden Slipper is going to be a special race and the chances don’t end with his colt Switzerland and favourite Storm Boy.
Consistency could lead to a breakthrough win for a $6.50 chance at Friday night’s Cranbourne meeting.
Darren Weir is entitled to a second chance — just not as a racehorse trainer, writes Gilbert Gardiner.
After getting beat in the All-Star Mile, Craig Williams is seeking to cause a Golden Slipper upset which would put the critics back in their place.
Father and son trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy saddle up two of the outsiders in the Group 1 Golden Slipper but warned not to dismiss their talented colts.
Martin Harley says someone above is looking out for him as he returns from another neck injury at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Godolphin trainer James Cummings has found the perfect assignments for a couple of his large stable in support races on Saturday’s William Reid Stakes card at The Valley.
William Haggas has made a habit of winning Sydney Autumn Carnival feature races over the last five years and can continue the trend with Post Impressionist at Rosehill on Saturday.
Senior racing writer Ben Dorries identifies two standout potential candidates in the race to replace Adam Rytenskild as the top dog of Tabcorp.
Godolphin has found a new jockey for Cylinder but the task confronting the colt in the Group 1 William Reid Stakes remains.
A former Chris Waller speedster will be out to give a South Australian training pair their first black-type win when he makes his stable debut this weekend.
A promising debut campaign could develop into a first-up win for a runner from the Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young camp at Pakenham on Thursday.
Darren Weir will know his fate in his animal cruelty and corruption case very soon after the Victorian Racing Tribunal heard final submissions.
Matty and Benny chat about the much-hyped Golden Slipper clash between Storm Boy and Switzerland, the other four Group 1 races on an epic card at Rosehill Gardens, and Imperatriz shooting for back-to-back William Reid Stakes wins.
Immediacy has won all three career starts but will need to go to a new level in Saturday’s Group 1 Rosehill Guineas.
Following an eye-catching run in the SDRA Country Championship Qualifier, trainer Tim Donnelly feels Cliff House will relish a step up in trip and will go close in the Albury Mile.
Fully Lit could complete a remarkable rise for one of racing’s newest syndicators, whose founder once rode for trainer Gai Waterhouse’s father Tommy Smith.
Senior racing writer Ben Dorries has strong views on the growing criticism and hyperbole surrounding champion jockey Craig Williams which bursts out almost every time he doesn’t win a race.
The racing future of Gold Trip is in doubt after the 2022 Melbourne Cup winner suffered a tendon injury.
Superstar mare Queen Elida is chasing a fourth successive win this weekend before she heads to New Zealand for an inaugural rich trotting race.
Rosehill Gardens came under fire following last Saturday’s Coolmore Classic meeting but trainer Chris Waller believes the criticism was unfair.
South Australian sprinter Queman has been a revelation in Victoria but the competition gets harder for the Oakleigh Plate winner this Saturday.
The tribunal focused mainly on the performance of Yogi — one of three horses Weir trained with a jigger on a treadmill on October 30, 2018 — who won the Sandown Cup.
Cliff Clare was the oldest living Golden Slipper-winning jockey at the time of his passing on Tuesday morning.
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