SportIt’s no mean feat just to get a starter in the Group 1 $5 million Golden Slipper. So, for Team Hawkes to potentially have three in the world’s richest two-year-old race at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday is some achievement.
RacingWenona Girl is the last mare to win two Ranvets (formerly Rawson Stakes) in 1961 and 1964 … but Via Sistina is a long odds-on favourite to achieve the feat on Saturday.
RacingA Group 1 win in The Galaxy at Rosehill on Saturday would be a fitting way for Private Harry to honour the man for whom he’s named … a decorated Vietnam veteran who admits he still has trouble sleeping all these years later.
Horse RacingTrainers Mick Price and Michael Kent Jr have decided the time has arrived to test talented colt Reserve Bank at Group 1 level in Saturday’s William Reid Stakes at The Valley.
Horse RacingA conman responding to ads for trackwork riders has fleeced thousands of dollars from multiple trainers across the country.
Horse RacingLong-time favourite Wodeton has drawn well in the Golden Slipper with trainer Chris Waller hoping to bring the best out of him at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Horse RacingInterstate and international options will abound for connections if Benedetta bounces back from an unlucky Newmarket Handicap run in Saturday’s Group 1 William Reid Stakes at The Valley.
RacingTrainer Chris Waller will unveil his latest northern hemisphere Group 1 winners in Saturday’s $1 million Ranvet Stakes. But if Moira and Full Count Felicia are to do a Via Sistina, they must beat … Via Sistina.
RacingChampion jockey Tommy Berry has made a compelling case for Quietly Arrogant to cause the biggest Golden Slipper upset this century at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
Horse RacingBrilliant filly Lady Shenandoah maintained her perfect autumn record with a weight-carrying record win in the Group 1 Coolmore Classic, which could be her final run of the campaign.