Think It Over has advantage over Fangirl in comeback clash
Fangirl is the favourite for the Apollo Stakes ahead of Think It Over but one factor could tip the scales the other way on Saturday.
Fangirl is the favourite for the Apollo Stakes ahead of Think It Over but one factor could tip the scales the other way on Saturday.
Chris Waller has won two of the past three Lightning Stakes but concedes his sole runner this year Espiona has a tough ask.
He failed in his first crack down the Flemington straight, but the trainers of crack colt Wolfgang believe it will be a different story in the Talindert Stakes on Saturday.
Storm Boy led throughout under a hold from McDonald and raced away from his rivals to win by more than six lengths.
A Lindsay Park speedster is primed for a first-up win over the unusual 888m distance at The Valley on Friday night.
Chelsey Reynolds is set to remain in an induced coma “for a number of days”, her family says.
The Group 1-placed daughter of Dundeel and Miss Finland, Miracle Of Love, has tragically died during a barrier trial at Scone.
A discussion paper into the long term infrastructure direction of Victorian greyhound racing has brought into question the future of two-turn racing at Sandown Park and The Meadows.
Andrew Bobbin had everything ready to evacuate as bushfires threatened his stables but thankfully escaped the trail of destruction in the Grampians.
A Mike Moroney-trained three-year-old will relish getting out to 1600m while a $17 chance could get punters off to a flyer in the first race at Pakenham on Thursday night.
The Everest-winning trainer Joe Pride will get his long-awaited crack at Imperatriz in Saturday’s Group 1 Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
After two major injury setbacks, talented pacer Fides is making up for years of lost time as he chases the biggest win of his interrupted career in the Terang Pacing Cup.
Kiwi sensation Imperatriz will face seven rivals in her first-up quest in Saturday’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) at Flemington.
Basilinna emerged as a staying talent in the spring but will start a campaign aimed at Group 1 heights in Saturday’s Group 3 The Vanity at Flemington.
A terrific Cranbourne trial is part of the reason trainers Lloyd Kennewell and Lucy Yeomans have upgraded their hopes of winning Saturday’s $1m Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
Last year’s fifth placegetter in the Caulfield Cup has been retired due to a lingering issue.
Jimmysstar is set to contest the Listed Elms Handicap on Saturday at Flemington as Ciaron Maher plots a course to the All-Star Mile.
It is estimated the sale of Rosehill could generate between $5-$7 billion — but the proposal has been met with plenty of opposition.
A Lindsay Park-trained three-year-old is primed to break through for her maiden success, while a $26 chance could provide a home-track boilover at Kyneton on Tuesday.
Group 1-winning jockey Mick Dee has played a part in Imperatriz’s Lightning Stakes build-up but will attempt to roll the Kiwi star on a rival runner at Flemington.
Think About It, with Sam Clipperton in the saddle, was in cruise control as he closed strongly to be beaten a head by Don Corleone over 800m in 48.53s in Monday morning’s barrier trial.
Imperatriz’s trainer Mark Walker shrugged off last week’s below-par Cranbourne trial, after the Lightning Stakes favourite galloped at The Valley on Monday morning.
Champion trainer Chris Waller is predicting his superstar Fangirl will have her best preparation yet — and he has outlined some big race targets for the multiple Group 1 winner.
Here is a likely field for the Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning Stakes at Flemington on Saturday, as the Imperatriz camp say she’s “thriving”.
A former commercial pilot and his Mum who is in remission from breast cancer are two key planks of the mega-rich sale of Golden Slipper favourite, Storm Boy.
James McDonald gave one bookmaker a light-hearted clip after piloting Lady Laguna to a commanding win the in the Southern Cross Stakes at Rosehill.
A horse that was feared lost in the devastating Nagambie floods in 2022 completed an amazing journey to the racetrack with a debut victory at Werribee on Friday.
Damien Oliver rode trackwork for Danny O’Brien at Flemington on Friday for the first time since he hung up the saddle — and the GOAT is now making a shock comeback to race riding.
The Blue Diamond aspirations of Coleman goes on the line when he takes on expensive filly Eneeza in the Group 3 Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield.
Form analyst Gilbert Gardiner’s $200 betting strategy and detailed quaddie selections for Caulfield on Saturday.
Stewards in WA have handed down a hefty penalty to Perth Cup winning jockey Shaun McGruddy for verbally insulting a rival jockey.
Racing Victoria was successful in its pitch to streamline the judicial processes with a reclassification of select rule breaches from “serious” to “general” offence categories.
Peter and Paul Snowden will saddle up more promising two-year-olds in the Canonbury Stakes and Widden Stakes at Rosehill as well as the Chairman’s Stakes at Caulfield.
Punters can get off to a flying start in the first race while a $15 chance is set to produce another bold effort from the perfect barrier at The Valley on Friday night.
James McDonald has been the most dominant rider in Sydney for the past five years but his peers are upping the pressure to deny him a sixth straight jockey title. Who are the contenders?
Trainers Lucy Yeoman and Lloyd Kennewell are happy to leave Single ‘N’ Ready’s stakes aspirations in the hands of top jockey Blake Shinn at Caulfield on Saturday.
Trainer Matthew Smith has Group 1 ambitions with promising filly French Endeavour but will ease her back into racing in a Benchmark race at Rosehill on Saturday.
A Ciaron Maher-trained stayer should get a reward for consistency while a runner from the Symon Wilde camp can continue his rapid improvement at Saturday’s Caulfield meeting.
Leap To Fame already has the Inter Dominion crown safely in his keeping but he is looking to join some of the all-time greats with victory in the Hunter Cup at Melton on Saturday night.
A breakthrough win from Crossover Kid at Caulfield would mean a lot more than the prizemoney at a crucial stage of trainer Andrew Payne’s career.
Queensland jockey Ben Thompson is bound for Hong Kong next week with his wife and baby son Harry who was saved in the early days of his life by surgeons who operated to rectify a serious and rare heart condition.
A trackside basketball court is being installed and two of Michael Jordan’s teammates are coming to Caulfield Racecourse in a bold bid to attract a “different, younger” crowd to the races.
Jockey Jaden Lloyd and his former jockey and manager father, Jeff, have been dealt with by Queensland racing stewards for mobile phone communications between each other from jockeys’ rooms.
Young Werther demanded to be put back into work after a one-day spell and trainer Danny O’Brien will give him another crack at a Group 1 win at Flemington in March.
Champion mare Verry Elleegant will have a Group 1 race named in her honour which trainer Chris Waller says is well deserved.
Top weight-for-age galloper Mr Brightside missed a trial on Tuesday but Lindsay Park declared the star miler would be ready for his return to racing next week.
Ciaron Maher is planning to aim high again with smart three-year-olds Tiz Invincible and Griff this autumn in Sydney.
A leading vet has recommended laser therapy to help accelerate the healing in the first crucial period of Alligator Blood’s recovery from injury. READ THE VET REPORT.
Hollywood superstar Matt Damon will be tuning in to watch the debut of a young colt he part-owns at Randwick on Wednesday.
Pacing sensation Leap To Fame finally had some luck goes his way at the barrier draw for Saturday night’s Group 1 Hunter Cup.
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