Hong Kong superstar Ka Ying Rising, the world’s number one-ranked sprinter, will embark on a two-race Australian campaign following confirmation of his slot for the world’s richest turf contest.
Toby Edmonds couldn’t believe his luck when he bought Spicy Martini for $8000, and the filly will continue her rags-to-riches journey in the Stradbroke Handicap after winning the Fred Best Classic.
Trainer Rob Heathcote fears time is running out for grand sprinter Rothfire to be fit for the Group 1 Stradbroke Handicap.
Larrikin trainer Craig Cousins, who has only three horses in work, has extra confidence in his Stradbroke horse The Inflictor after a chance encounter with Chris Waller.
A year after Socks Nation’s shock Queensland Oaks win, trainer Ciaron Maher will try to do it again with a filly that won at Bathurst two starts ago.
Apprentice jockey Emily Lang looks poised to create Brisbane riding history and now she has an unexpected chance at scoring her biggest career win in the rescheduled Fred Best Classic at Doomben on Wednesday.
Craig Williams has eight weeks to reel in Blake Shinn’s 12-win lead in the Melbourne jockeys’ premiership, but his schedule may not allow it.
Everything that could go wrong did go wrong for Benagil in her Queensland Oaks lead-up, but trainer Glen Thompson says the Group 1 winner is back on track for her grand final on Saturday.
Private Harry has returned to Nathan Doyle’s stables at Newcastle, with the trainer delighted at how much the 2025 The Everest hope has strengthened up in two months off.
For just the second time in more than four years and 65 race starts, Leap To Fame will switch from mobile start to standing-start racing at Albion Park on Saturday night.
Star filly Philia is primed to cap a dream campaign in the Group 1 Queensland Oaks at Eagle Farm on Saturday as she shoots for a fifth straight win.
Part-owner Peter Tighe has revealed the stallion that mighty mare Winx – a winner of 33 consecutive races and more than $26 million in prizemoney – will visit in the coming breeding season.
Trainer Jason Warren will roll the dice on his star mare Benedetta this Saturday by running her in Saturday’s rescheduled Kingsford Smith Cup ahead of a Stradbroke Handicap tilt.
Trainer Joe Pride has ruled his elite sprinter Private Eye out of the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, questioning why officials didn’t reschedule the washed out race to Wednesday this week.
It was a sedate start to the day at Warren on Monday in a Benchmark 58 for the country stayers … until a rogue kangaroo entered the fray.
Talented mare Niance made an impressive comeback in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield after overcoming an unusual setback.
Trainer Chris Munce and owner Max Whitby were rejoicing after Cool Archie delivered a powerful performance to win the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes at Eagle Farm.
Eagle Farm will host a Super Saturday of three Group 1 races next week after gloomy conditions forced the Queensland Derby meeting to be abandoned.
Former Kiwi galloper Campaldino thrived in the heavy conditions to win the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at Eagle Farm and set up a tilt at the Brisbane Cup.
A confident Michael Hawkes says the stable isn’t wary of anybody as Gallo Nero aims to put a luckless first-up run behind him in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes
Trainer Chris Waller can set an all-time record for most Group 1 wins in a season at Eagle Farm today. Get Ray Thomas’ full preview to today’s race day, featuring all the information you need to back a winner.
Victorian trainer Charlotte Littlefield can confirm her Saturday plans after The Muffin Man snuck into the Group 1 Queensland Derby field.
Beau Dazzler had his Queensland Derby odds blow out after a flat second-up run, but the Maddy and Tony Sears training team is bullish the young colt can bounce back.
When Kingsford Smith Cup hope Bosustow steps out onto the track at Eagle Farm on Saturday, he’ll be running for much more than Group 1 glory.
Frankie the pint-sized pony hasn’t been by Giga Kick’s side in Brisbane this week, but there is a growing sense of optimism the former Everest champion can surge back to Group 1 glory at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Brisbane trainer Kelly Schweida is aiming for a feature race double on Saturday and he’s hoping talented colt Grafterburners has enough fuel in the tank to capture the first leg in the BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.
There was a time when Brendan Lindsay didn’t know where his next dollar would come from. Now, he is the owner of Cambridge Stud as his flagship mare Joliestar chases a third Group 1 win on Saturday.
Trainer Michael Hickmott will have his first crack at a Group 1 – and he has a leading chance in the Queensland Derby on Saturday.
Ray Thomas is ‘doing an O’Cass’ on Saturday, tipping a runner at a massive price in one of the weekend’s feature races. Get Ray and Shayne O’Cass’s best bets for the weekend.
Champion jockey Blake Shinn has turned his attention to the Spring Carnival after sustaining an injury at the jumpouts last Monday.
Noel Callow will miss the Queensland Derby after he was stood down from riding following a physical altercation with fellow jockey Kyle Wilson-Taylor at Doomben races on Wednesday.
There is never a good time to be injured but jockey Dylan Gibbons taking plenty of positives out of an injury which kept him out of the saddle for five months.
Jockeys Noel Callow and Kyle Wilson-Taylor were involved in a physical altercation at Doomben races on Wednesday with an inquiry opened into the matter.
Trainer Emma-Lee Browne would love to see Pakenham horses Femminile and Statuario repeat their SA Derby quinella in the Queensland Derby but with a different result.
Trainer Paul Shailer has an exciting Queensland Derby prospect but his chances of landing a first Group 1 have been hurt by a wide barrier.
Scone Cup winner Tavi Time is entered for two races of the same name in different states on Saturday but trainer Kris Lees has an idea which is the more likely option.
A strong second in a $1m race has only increased Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young’s hope of a big Queensland win with two-year-old Prince Tycoon in the Group 2 BRC Sires’ Produce Stakes.
At Albion Park on Saturday night, the peerless Leap To Fame will launch a campaign that could see him become Australasia’s all-time richest pacer.
Warrnambool trainer Tom Dabernig will aim three talented mares at Saturday’s Listed Bel Esprit Stakes with the long-range plan to return for Group 3 assignment at Caulfield in a few weeks’ time.
Giga Kick’s trainer Clayton Douglas has given a telling insight into his champion horse after giving him a spin around Eagle Farm ahead of the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup.
Blake Shinn and Tony Gollan combined for an exhilarating Group 1 triumph last weekend and they will hopefully unite again for another major mission at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
The three-year-olds will add plenty of intrigue to this year’s $3m Stradbroke Handicap at Eagle Farm … not least of all the brilliant Gold Coast Guineas winner Bosustow.
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