Tigers out for blood with Dyer at Murray Bridge
Murray Bridge trainer Michael Hickmott has teamed up with a trio of Richmond Football Club stars and will reproduce exciting debut winner Dyer at Murray Bridge on Saturday.
Murray Bridge trainer Michael Hickmott has teamed up with a trio of Richmond Football Club stars and will reproduce exciting debut winner Dyer at Murray Bridge on Saturday.
Proud Tasmanian Craig Newitt has waited more than four years to ride the Apple Isle’s best galloper The Inevitable in Saturday’s $3m Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm.
Murwillumbah trainer Matt Dunn is confident Shamadan has what it takes to measure up in town as she prepares to head to Royal Randwick this Saturday.
Warrnambool horseman Matthew Williams hasn’t gone winless at a Swan Hill carnival since 2016 and he has two strong chances to maintain that streak in Friday’s Elvstroem Classic.
A Paul Preusker-trained stayer could earn a reward for consistency while a $12 chance could knock over the main event of Friday’s Gold Topaz meeting at Swan Hill.
An exciting import can again get the job done for punters while a last-start Flemington winner could make it two in a row when the $15 chance steps out at headquarters on Saturday.
A one-time Melbourne Cup favourite and one of racing’s unluckiest gallopers could continue his comeback for a new trainer at Flemington on Saturday.
Group 1 winning trainer Kerry Parker had an abundance of success with Think It Over, now he’s trying to get the best out of another son of So You Think at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.
A runner from the in-form Tom Dabernig stable can win again while top jockey Blake Shinn is the rider to follow at Wednesday’s Sandown Lakeside meeting.
Emirate was the second favourite for Saturday week’s JJ Atkins but will have to wait until the spring to get his crack in Group 1 grade.
The Melbourne Racing Club will start a search for a new chief executive after Josh Blanksby announced he would step down after seven years in charge of the club.
Kylie Rogers, the AFL’s general manager customer and commercial, informed colleagues of her decision to depart the AFL on Monday.
Jockey Tom Madden rode British Angel to victory for trainer Tom Dabernig in front jubilant family and friends, including mother Trish, who only arrived in Melbourne on Thursday.
40-time Group 1 winner Luke Nolen was back as the star of the show on on I Wish I Win at Eagle Farm Saturday, exacting revenge on Bella Nipotina in the Kingsford Smith Cup.
The two-time Group 1 winning trainer spent more than three years on the sidelines due to cobalt offences.
Navy King started his career as a sprinter before convincing trainer Symon Wilde he was stayer worth aiming at Saturday’s Group 1 Queensland Derby at Eagle Farm.
A consistent galloper from the Patrick Payne stable can post the first win of his autumn campaign while a $34 chance can build on two solid jumpouts leading up to his first-up assignment at Caulfield on Saturday.
Patient punters could be in for a win on a Ciaron Maher-trained mare while jockey Luke Currie is the rider to follow at Thursday night’s Pakenham meeting.
The Annabel Neasham-trained import won the Rosehill Gold Cup first up in Australia before suffering a tendon injury that’s kept him out ever since.
Jockey Jamie Kah will mark her return from a short enforced break with a long-awaited ride on a star Godolphin mare in Saturday’s Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup at Eagle Farm.
The young gun drew the ire of Racing NSW stewards for his ride aboard Bullawa Creek at Tamworth last week.
There will be few dry eyes around young Alex Rae’s stable if Shock ‘Em Ova can win Saturday’s Group 3 Lord Mayor’s Cup at Eagle Farm.
Part-owner Debbie Kepitis has confirmed Fangirl is doing a variety of light exercise including dressage work before returning to trainer Chris Waller’s Rosehill stables.
Mornington trainer Jason Warren’s sole Brisbane focus with Benedetta will be on next month’s Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.
The Queensland Derby has come up too soon for developing three-year-old Hiyaam Proud but Mornington trainer Matt Laurie has earmarked other races for the talented galloper in the Sunshine State.
James McDonald is a big chance of securing a Group 1 hat-trick at Randwick on Saturday but one would be enough to achieve a personal milestone.
Tommy Berry is expecting the Queen Elizabeth Stakes to be an interesting tactical affair and is confident expensive import Place Du Carrousel will relish the challenge.
The Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes field wouldn’t be complete without Cascadian and Mr Brightside and it could be the last time the much-loved gallopers meet in a big race.
The list of Group 1 races in Sydney that Chris Waller hasn’t won is down to one after Riff Rocket gave the champion trainer his maiden Australian Derby victory.
Les Bridge always knew there was something special about Celestial Legend who is now the brightest star for the Hall Of Fame trainer.
The Michael Freedman-trained filly Manaal has upstaged the colts in the Group 1 Sires’ Produce Stakes at Randwick.
The Peter Moody and Katherine Coleman-trained mare got up on the inside in the straight and held off Bella Nipotina and her stablemate, I Wish I Win.
Training Gary Colvin is looking forward seeing promising filly Divron make her make debut on Gundagai Cup Day.
Local horseman Clint Lundholm is hoping for a little more luck this weekend when he saddles up five runners on his home track.
Golden Slipper-winning jockey Blake Shinn may be on some roughies in the Group 1 quartet at Randwick this weekend but he has made a strong case about their chances.
Joe Pride is confident Think About It won’t let him down in the Doncaster Mile despite many questioning his decision to target the race.
A strict diet while avoiding his takeaway favourite has helped Tyler Schiller shed the kilos to ride smart colt Celestial Legend in the Doncaster Mile.
Simon Miller concedes he doesn’t know how many starts he has left with Amelia’s Jewel but is determined to make them count.
Jamie Kah concedes she will need to “work some magic” on Doncaster Mile favourite Another Wil but insists he is still going to be “very hard to beat”.
Matty and Benny chat about the four Group 1s on Day 1 of The Championships — the Doncaster Mile, TJ Smith Stakes, Australian Derby and the Sires. Also, what about this dreaded Sydney weather forecast?
Victorian jockey Damian Lane travelled to Sydney for a track gallop aboard Doncaster Mile contender Obamburumai and was pleased with what the Japanese raider showed him.
Hall of Fame trainer Les Bridge has never had big numbers in his stable, but he always seems to have a good horse … with Doncaster Mile fancy Celestial Legend the latest example.
Annabel Neasham is confident her in-form mare is weighted to win the Doncaster Mile. Get the wash-up from the Group 1 barrier draws for day one of The Championships.
Kayobi’s path to the Provincial-Midway Championships hasn’t been smooth sailing but that will soon be forgotten if he can qualify for the Final via the Wildcard at Newcastle.
Ladbrokes has locked in its runner for the $5m The Quokka at Ascot later this month.
The appearance of New Zealand sensation Imperatriz adds considerable star power to Day One of The Championships at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Trainer Kris Lees considered running Kalapour in a different race before the $31 outsider won the Group 1 Tancred Stakes at Rosehill.
Godolphin iron horse Cascadian defied age and history to claim the Australian Cup at Flemington for the second year in a row.
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.
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.
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