Queensland racing counts the cost of Brisbane Cup debacle
The Queensland racing industry is reeling following the news that Saturday night’s rescheduled Group 1 Brisbane Cup meeting has been abandoned.
The Queensland racing industry is reeling following the news that Saturday night’s rescheduled Group 1 Brisbane Cup meeting has been abandoned.
There is extra incentive to have a runner in this year’s Melbourne Cup after Racing Victoria confirmed prizemoney for Australia’s most famous race will be boosted to $10m.
Jimmy The Bear defied a wide barrier and big weight to cap a near faultless campaign with a fighting victory in Winter Championship Series Final at Flemington.
Revealed: How the Rockhampton Jockey Club and a local race-caller enticed top Sydney jockey Nash Rawiller back to the beef capital of Australia.
Exciting youngster Buccleuch emerged as a potential Taj Rossi candidate on a big day for Patrick and Michelle Payne at headquarters.
The Winx Guineas has been placed firmly on the agenda for Mister Bianco after chalking up a hat-trick of wins at Ipswich on Saturday.
Young Rockhampton trainer Nick Walsh, who boasts a fabulous strike rate, has been disqualified for 12 months after an anabolic steroid was detected in one of his horses.
Irish jockey Martin Harley will head to Royal Ascot with his first Australian Group 1 success as Cool Archie’s win in the JJ Atkins also gave Chris and Corey Munce their first major together.
David Hayes praised his sons for delivering the family its first victory in the Stradbroke Handicap with rising star War Machine.
Bjorn Baker missed last year’s epic Stradbroke victory because he was in England for a wedding but nothing will keep him away from Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Trainer Gerald Ryan, who trained the great Snitzel which passed this week aged 23, is set for a bumper weekend with leading chances at Rosehill and Eagle Farm.
Hobby trainer and full-time truck driver Craig Cousins is on the cusp of fulfilling a dream run with his Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap hopeful The Inflictor.
It was a close vote among owners to run Front Page in Saturday’s Stradbroke with the horse’s former trainer against the move.
Melbourne Racing Club’s John Kanga to return to the role of executive chairman following the shock departure of CEO Tom Reilly.
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