Ciaron Maher will get the chance to win The Everest in consecutive years – and so too will slot holder TAB – after freakish Group 1 winner Jimmysstar became the fourth horse signed up for the $20m race in 2025.
Emily Lang and Angela Jones are locked in a ding-dong battle for this season’s Brisbane jockeys’ premiership but Ben Thompson is back from Hong Kong and looking to take the crown next year.
Meet the Gabba curator who juggles his two passions of cricket and horse racing as the hype builds towards this summer’s Ashes series.
Adam Dobbin provides all the information you need to back a winner ahead of a big Saturday of racing action around the country.
Anna Roper has rides for seven different trainers at Rosehill and wants to capitalise on that support with a few winners.
A promising three-year-old named after a singing great and a respected bloodstock agent is aiming for another win at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
Jack Bruce gelding Galifianakis seems to be getting better with age and is a top chance at Eagle Farm on Saturday after going close to pulling off a massive upset on Caloundra Cup day.
Chris Munce believes colt Cool Archie could be anything, which is why he has decided to bypass the spring carnival to focus on a major Group 1 in the autumn.
Don Hugo’s champion driver Luke McCarthy concedes he will ‘almost certainly’ be handing over the Inter Dominion pacing crown to Grant Dixon’s Leap To Fame on Saturday night.
Hall Of Fame training legend David Hayes has done a deep dive for Racenet on what makes freak sprinter and raging The Everest favourite Ka Ying Rising so incredible.
David Hayes was in Australia this week to see family but spent time watching Mr Brightside at trackwork … and he has emerged with a big prediction.
Former star apprentice Vincent Hall won three races on the super mare Makybe Diva but he will be back at Flemington aiming to continue his rise as a trainer with an in-form three-year-old.
Queensland hobby trainer Craig Cousins has never set foot on a Sydney racetrack but that will change in the spring as he targets a $1.5m race with cult horse The Inflictor.
Trainer Jeff Dunn and his wife Rikki Jamieson claimed an Australian racing first when they won the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
Brisbane premiership frontrunner Angela Jones earned high praise from racing legend Gai Waterhouse after a recent Queensland winter carnival success.
Despite prizemoney increases for the Melbourne Cup and Cox Plate, the MRC says keeping the status quo for the Caulfield Cup was part of a broader strategy for the club.
Tony Gollan is aware Antino is on a similar path towards the Cox Plate as Via Sistina, but he won’t be avoiding her as he focuses on giving his stable weapon the best possible preparation.
The Ramornie honour roll boasts legends like Takeover Target, Razor Sharp, Mistress Anne and Cangronde … but The Jackal will always have a special place in the hearts of Grafton locals.
Hidden behind the hulking headlines of Leap To Fame is another remarkable local Queensland success story in Saturday night’s $1 million Ladbrokes Inter Dominion final.
Trainer Rob Heathcote is holidaying in Canada but he will be keeping a close eye on his two chances in Wednesday’s Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.
A pre-nomination phone call from the manager of star jockey Blake Shinn enhanced trainer Shane Jackson’s confidence in Loft adding a Flemington flat win to his recent jumps successes.
Form expert Brad Waters analyses Tuesday’s Ballarat Synthetic meeting, presenting his best bets, value selection and jockey to follow
Chris Svanosio has given punters a warning by conceding barrier one isn’t ideal for dominant Inter Dominion trotting favourite Arcee Phoenix.
Eagle Farm will host a crucial set of barrier trials on Tuesday as Queensland’s premier racetrack gets a glimpse into its future without its now famous ‘sight screen’.
Trainer-driver Grant Dixon admits he shook his head in disbelief at Leap To Fame’s draw for the Inter Dominion final … but there is a silver lining.
Retiring trainer Brian ‘BJ’ Smith reminisces on a colourful life that has taken him all over the world, including a trip to Paris with his champion galloper Balmerino in 1977.
The training partnership has had a successful first campaign together and will go in search of a late season feature double.
Champion jockey Glen Boss is having a ball in outback Queensland as part of the Melbourne Cup tour. On the 20th anniversary of Makybe Diva’s third straight Cup triumph, Boss takes a trip down memory lane with the locals at Normanton.
Racing writer Ben Dorries takes a leaf out of The Oscars and hands out his awards from the 2025 Queensland winter racing carnival.
Emily Lang narrowed the gap in the Brisbane metro jockeys’ premiership with a double at Doomben but a stint on the sidelines is set to hurt her claims.
Trainer Joe Pride has Group 1 ambitions for In Flight after her victory in the Group 3 Monash Stakes, and has picked out some ideal targets next autumn.
Gritty gelding Tuff Tu Mus continued his impeccable record at Doomben, while extending his winning streak to six, despite some concerns from trainer David Vandyke.
Adam Dobbin brings you all the information you need to back a winner today, with inside mail for key meetings at Royal Randwick, Caulfield, Doomben and more.
Sydney-based jockey Winona Costin has a busy day in Queensland on Saturday with rides at Doomben and Toowoomba, and she isn’t ruling out a move to the Sunshine State in the future.
Tiffani Brooker was retired from riding last year but she rediscovered her love for the caper and her special bond with a galloper owned by a great mate has helped.
Cejay Graham is back riding after a winter holiday to New Zealand but the disappointment of missing out on some possible big-race wins because of suspension still lingers.
The racing and breeding powerhouse will move to a public training model from August 1, with their biggest stars to be moved to top stables around the nation.
Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michael Rodd faces a month on the sidelines after undergoing surgery to repair the hand he broke after he plunged off a horse at trackwork.
Leap To Fame has won all three heats and a Grand Final across two Inter Dominions but on Saturday, yet another awkward inside back row draw presents him arguably his biggest challenge yet.
Uruguayan jockey Raul Silvera Olivera needed a translation app when he joined the central Queensland riding ranks. And his surprise win in the Rockhampton Cup recently shows how far he has come.
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.
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