Melbourne Cup champ no certainty for Queensland horse of year honour
Melbourne Cup champion Knight’s Choice may be named Queensland Horse of the Year but two other contenders have claims, writes Ben Dorries.
SA Racing
Full Steam Ahead: Yellow Brick on road towards Epsom tilt
Yellow Brick’s performance in the Stradbroke Handicap has set up a return to Sydney for the Group 1 Epsom Handicap after his plans last spring went astray.
Impressive colt stands up for Stokes at Murray Bridge
Trainer Phillip Stokes had to scratch the favourite in the Magic Millions Racing Rewards 2YO at Murray Bridge but still won the race with impressive colt Matahga.
‘Would have been a Straddie force’: Pier wins consolation in style
Pier was stranded as fourth emergency for the Stradbroke, but his commanding win in the Wayne Wilson had trainer Darryn Weatherley pondering what might have been.
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‘We were very confident’: Payline can defy odds again in Kingsford Smith
Following a near-upset in the Doomben 10,000, trainer Chris Munce is bullish Payline will be a big threat again in the Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup.
Muffin Man cleared for takeoff in Queensland Derby
Charlotte Littlefield will continue her travel marathon after The Muffin Man scraped into the Queensland Derby field, and she says “everything is spot on” with her young stayer.
Waller gives hobby trainer reason to believe in Stradbroke fairytale
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.
Maher filly making right noises for Oaks upset repeat
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.
Williams’ winter priorities could hamper premiership pursuit
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.
Coolmore backs O’Brien to pull off Storm Boy masterstroke
Coolmore has the utmost faith master trainer Aidan O’Brien can get Storm Boy back to his best at Royal Ascot after he failed to beat a runner home in his northern hemisphere debut.
Gelagotis camp taking up the fight to MND
Manny Gelagotis is uniting his two great passions – racing and footy – to contribute to the massive FightMND drive to raise funds for motor neurone disease research.
Brisbane gets unexpected Super Saturday after Derby Day washout
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.
Doudle delight on special day for his family
Trainer Travis Doudle celebrated an early victory with Golden Horizon at Morphettville which kickstarted a special day for his family.
Niance returns in style after mystery skull fracture
Talented mare Niance made an impressive comeback in the Bel Esprit Stakes at Caulfield after overcoming an unusual setback.
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