Ray Thomas’s Monday Blackbook plus five to follow
The decision to postpone the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast on Saturday was the correct one according to one of Australia’s top trainers.
The decision to postpone the Magic Millions at the Gold Coast on Saturday was the correct one according to one of Australia’s top trainers.
Anamoe is being aimed at the Sydney autumn carnival but trainer James Cummings is leaving the door open to take his champion to Royal Ascot
Tommy Berry says he is looking forward to facing a stewards inquiry during the week.
After a dramatic day at Gold Coast racecourse the last eight races of the Magic Millions card will now be run next Thursday.
The Gold Coast Track curator has revealed a rogue sprinkler was partly to blame for the Magic Millions meeting being called off.
Clare Lindop created history by becoming the first female jockey to win the Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic and 15 years later she says more females than males are seeking jobs in racing.
After ticking off his Top 10 Australian racehorses Ray Thomas now turns his attention to what the future stars of 2023 will look like.
Cups winning star Brett Prebble is heading to Sydney next week, bolstering what is already a deep riding talent pool in NSW.
They are the stars of Australian racing – but where do they all fit in the pecking order? Ray Thomas puts them in their place.
With 2022 now at a close we look back at 30 of the biggest stories which shaped yet another glorious racing year.
Trainer Greg Hickman says it is business as usual as he prepares stable star Eleven Eleven for the Magic Millions in the wake of the Alligator Blood saga
Star jockey Michael Walker reveals the extent of his acquired brain injury and what the future holds for the passionate horseman.
Big race wins overseas has prompted speculation James McDonald could be pried away from Sydney but the champion hoop reveals why it won’t happen.
Gai Waterhouse believes Adam Hyeronimus can still be a force in the jockey ranks as he builds towards a riding comeback after serving his betting suspension.
The bold, but correct stewards’ call at Flemington last Saturday, in a Victorian racing-first, to demote My Yankee Girl highlighted a known flaw in the current whip rules.
Promising sprinter Asfoora has been installed as a $6 favourite for the Group 1 Oakleigh Plate and trainer Henry Dwyer believes she won’t get a better chance to break through at the top level.
Ray Thomas gives his blackbookers from Randwick on Saturday while he’s also got the news an in-form mare is now on the radar for a slot in The Everest.
One of Australia’s highest profile gallopers Alligator Blood is being set for an autumn campaign with the major target being the $5m All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley.
Ciaron Maher is yet to digest winning the Melbourne Cup but as racing returns to Flemington the master horseman has eyes on multiple states.
Trainer John O’Shea is more than happy with his stocks as he starts to take aim on the autumn carnival which will be here before anyone knows it.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over last Saturday’s Sandown card to identify the horses to follow and forgive.
Two months after champion mare Winx gave birth to a filly by Pierro she has been rested from breeding again this year
Jamie Kah has scored a win in Hong Kong in only her second ride in the Asian nation — and narrowly missed out on winning the International Jockeys’ Championship.
Huetor is set to make a surprise return in The Ingham after a remarkable recovery from a near career-ending eye infection.
Herald Sun racing writer Gilbert Gardiner runs a rule over the Pakenham Cup meeting to identify the horses to follow and forgive.
Not satisfied with his spring carnival, leading rider Tommy Berry says he and his manager have had a long-range plan to set up the next decade for more Group 1 success.
WA apprentice jockey Laqdar Ramoly grew up in Mauritius knowing nothing about horses or racing, but he is now a star in the saddle.
James McDonald has been declared the world’s best jockey for 2022 by the by the International Federation of Horseracing Authorities.
Star WA jockey William Pike will again form a formidable team with owner Bob Peters when the pair shoots for a fifth straight Railway Stakes win.
Tommy Berry is the new rider of The Gong favourite Old Flame due James McDonald’s unavailability
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