EXCLUSIVE: Endresz ban reversed as Blood owners seek injunction
Victorian stewards have allowed colourful owner Allan Endresz to race horses again, as a separate court injunction bid kicked off in Queensland over star racehorse Alligator Blood.
Horse Racing
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‘She will mean business’: Waller’s warning for Via Sistina rivals
Trainer Chris Waller says Via Sistina will be given galloping room to ensure she’s not ‘caught in behind stayers’ as she chases victory in Saturday’s Group 1 Verry Elleegant Stakes at Royal Randwick.
Ray and Duff’s Randwick Saturday tips, analysis: $3.50 best bet, $9 value pick
Ron Dufficy is banking on a classy import to defy the dreaded second-up syndrome when he steps out on Verry Elleegant Stakes Day at Royal Randwick. Get Ray and Duff’s best bets for Saturday.
Cairns’ Beaudesert battler to show the city he’s slick
He turned heads when second in a QTIS two-year-old handicap last start and now Olivia Cairns’ promising gelding Nottington Prince is returning to Eagle Farm with victory on his mind.
‘We don’t know his limit’: Ceolwulf ready for round two
Joseph Pride’s star gelding is hunting a third Group 1 win over the famous Randwick mile and jockey Chad Schofield ‘couldn’t be happier’ heading into Saturday’s Verry Elleegant Stakes.
Ray Thomas’ verdict: Who’ll win the Verry Elleegant Stakes?
Ray Thomas analyses the 2025 Verry Elleegant Stakes, in which Cox Plate champ Via Sistina will again clash with her Apollo Stakes conqueror Fangirl and Epsom winner Ceolwulf.
Ladies’ day: Camelot aims to turn tables on Shenandoah
Jockey Tim Clark reckons the 1400m test is no concern for Lady Of Camelot as she hunts another well-earned feature win in the Group 1 $750,000 Surround Stakes at Royal Randwick.
Shailer ready to make mark with backing of powerful owners
Paul Shailer is unleashing some promising youngsters at Eagle Farm on Saturday and it could be the start of big things for the trainer who has strong support from a powerful group of owners.
‘This will be tough’: J-Mac ready for Verry big challenge
Champion jockey James McDonald has faith in Cox Plate-winning mare Via Sistina but admits she’ll need to be at her best to repel the challenge of fellow stars Fangirl and Ceolwulf.
Memo to punters: Don’t write off Snowden in Slipper
Champion trainer Peter Snowden is going back to the future to attempt a third win in the $5m Golden Slipper next month.
‘Real gentleman’: Tributes for Melbourne Cup-winning trainer Michael Moroney
Popular trainer and multiple Group 1 winner Michael Moroney, who won the 2000 Melbourne Cup with Brew, sadly passed away in his sleep.
Minor setback for Winx’s $10m filly
Winx’s $10 million filly, Quinceañera, won’t make her race debut during the Sydney autumn carnival, with a slight setback seeing her sent to the spelling paddock.
‘We have to fight hard to get what we can’: Battlers serve it up to behemoths
One was an unwanted yearling who overcame a leg fracture, the other a modestly-bred gelding who with a far too amorous attitude. But Willaidow and Shaggy are proof everyone has a chance in racing.
Trainer reveals ban toll: ‘My wife comes home every day crying’
Lindsay Hatch has opened up on the “shocking” ordeal of having to fight for his training career, but is still focused on his job until there’s a verdict in his cobalt ban appeal.
‘Miracles do happen’: Knight’s Choice thriving as All-Star Mile bid ramps up
While realistic about his All-Star Mile prospects, trainer Sheila Laxon couldn’t be happier with Knight’s Choice and it wouldn’t surprise her if the Melbourne Cup winner produces another miracle.
Sex abuse allegation against top trainer headed for Supreme Court trial
Hours of court-ordered mediation fails to resolve a sexual abuse allegation made by former jockey Jamie Evans against top racing identity Gerald Ryan, with the matter now headed to a civil trial.
‘No memory of it at all’: Jockey to make miracle riding comeback
Brave apprentice jockey Emily Pomfrett will make a miracle return to race riding this week more than a year after she suffered horrific injuries when a horse flipped.
Melbourne Cup champ craves Group 1 in adopted state
Irish jockey Robbie Dolan has won one of Australia’s biggest Group 1s but tells why it is important for him to win a big race in Queensland.
‘It was cut and dry’: Moment trainers knew The Map had reached end
A shot at Adelaide Cup redemption for The Map has come to an end with the South Australian stayer retired after her unplaced run last Saturday.
BLUNDER-WINDI: ‘I believe it’s a false start, this is all academic’
There were bizarre and embarrassing scenes at Goondiwindi when a race was run and won even though a horse had not been loaded into the barriers.
EXCLUSIVE: Schofield’s Magic Millions appeal win heads to Supreme Court
Chad Schofield was freed from a riding suspension to ride on the rescheduled Gold Coast Magic Millions day, but now stewards are taking the appeal finding to the Queensland Supreme Court for a judicial review.
‘Nothing went right’: Wheeler vows to ‘be better’ after shocker
Apprentice jockey Bailey Wheeler admits he had a shocker in the saddle last Saturday but says there are “bigger fish to fry” on the horizon.
J-Mac’s back, Via Sistina’s ‘close to her peak’ for Fangirl rematch
Champion jockey James McDonald returns from another successful international foray to ride Via Sistina in a stellar showdown with stablemate Fangirl for the Group 1 $1 million Verry Elleegant Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Comeback queen can’t escape ring-in scandal … and that’s Fine
It’s been 41 years since the infamous Fine Cotton affair and while the daughter of the jockey who rode the ring-in horse is often reminded of the racing industry’s most notorious scandal, she wouldn’t have it any other way.
Gold Coast track ‘performing its socks off’
Gold Coast Turf Club boss Steve Lines says there has only been positive feedback on the track’s repaired patch of grass heading into the $2 million QTIS Jewel Day on Saturday week.
Cejay equals career best with awesome foursome
Young jockey Cejay Graham’s incredible rise stepped up a notch at Doomben with a career-equalling haul of winners on a Saturday metropolitan meeting.
Jimmysstar blows away Oakleigh Plate rivals
Jimmysstar unleashed an explosive finish to take out the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield to the amazement of jockey Ethan Brown.
Devil Night makes inroads on $1.4m price with Blue Diamond success
Yulong may not have recouped its huge outlay on Devil Night yet but the colt secured his stud future after winning the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.
Mr Brightside up for the fight in Futurity win
Mr Brightside looked vulnerable again but the champion would not be denied this time as he made it back-to-back Futurity Stakes wins at Caulfield.
QTIS win timely boost for trainer’s wife after skiing fall
Pretty Dubious’ win in the QTIS Jewel Prelude will help trainer Rob Heathcote’s wife pay some medical bills after a skiing accident while on holiday in Japan.
THE LAST SAY: Tips, market movers for today’s racing
Ray Thomas brings you all the key information you need to back a winner as Caulfield hosts the Blue Diamond and Futurity Stakes, while Rosehill Gardens features the Hobartville and Silver Slipper.
Star filly to show colts no Merci in Silver Slipper
When jockey Zac Lloyd got off star filly Bel Merci earlier this week he provided trainer John Thompson with a simple but ominous message ahead of Saturday’s Silver Slipper Stakes.
Hong Kong sale on hold for Doomben favourite
Stalled negotiations to sell colt Penrod to Hong Kong could be a blessing in disguise ahead of his debut in the QTIS Jewel Prelude 2YO at Doomben on Saturday.
EXCLUSIVE: Gerald Ryan sex abuse claim headed to court-ordered mediation
A historical sexual abuse allegation against leading trainer Gerald Ryan forms part of a broader civil claim by former jockey Jamie Evans, who claims three other men subjected him to degrading initiation rituals when he was an apprentice in the 1980s.
Queensland trainer fights for career in cobalt ban appeal
Queensland trainer Lindsay Hatch appears at the Queensland Racing Appeals Panel on Friday to appeal his 12-month suspension over a cobalt charge.
‘I could barely pull him up’: Melham’s Wish for Futurity upset
Star jockey Jamie Melham has utmost respect for Mr Brightside but also the horsepower to conquer the champion twice in as many Group 1 starts.
Sghirripa to right wrongs of last year’s Oakleigh Plate
After a luckless race last year, Sghirripa returns for redemption in the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield on Saturday.
‘Wouldn’t swap her for anything’: Bright outlook on unbeaten filly
Kelly Schweida says he wouldn’t swap his undefeated filly Sunrays for “anything” in the Jewel Fillies Prelude at Doomben but he has one concern about the race.
Aeliana primed for Hobartville upset against the boys
Jockey Jason Collett watched Aeliana got to another level during the spring and believes the emerging filly has been well prepared to complete a rare feat at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
‘There’s egos on the line, there’ll be trash-talking’: Dunn driven to succeed
World champion driver Dexter Dunn says the inaugural Ultimate Driver Championship is one of the most exciting challenges of his career … and he’s promised a fierce contest against his fellow international stars at Albion Park on Friday and Saturday night.
‘Garbage guts’: Big-eating filly in great shape for Diamond
Trainer John McArdle says the signs are good for eating machine My Gladiola in his bid for a first Blue Diamond Stakes victory.
Caulfield Cup winner has canny pointer for punters
Caulfield Cup winner Jim Mason will unwrap his first two-year-olds on Saturday at Doomben since he resumed his training career in Queensland last year.
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