‘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.
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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.
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.
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.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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