Berry brings up 100th winner
Tommy Berry and Chris Waller have brought up significant personal milestones when the pair combined for four winners at Rosehill.
Horse Racing
Magic in the air with million-dollar mares
Two decades of carefully curated racehorse pedigrees were sold in a frenetic two hours as the Magic Millions auction house sold off the entire Australian breeding stock of Shadwell stud.
Nash Rawiller exposes Queensland appeals system loophole
Group 1 champion jockey Nash Rawiller was suspended for eight days but won’t miss a Saturday in an incredible situation which has highlight a major loophole in the Queensland appeals process.
Romancer wins at $126
Romancer went to Flemington making up the numbers and left with a deserved, albeit surprise, feature win.
Flight ban grounds top horses for winter carnival
Queensland Health’s snap decision to ground horse flights from Victoria due to COVID risks could have major winter carnival ramifications.
Peter V’landys loses ABC defamation case
The Federal Court has ruled he was not defamed by a 7.30 special that investigated the slaughter of retired racehorses.
Explosive Jack takes third Derby
The record books have been rewritten after Explosive Jack and jockey John Allen combined for a spectacular win in the South Australian Derby.
Ultra Tune boss to fight racing ban
Ultra Tune boss Sean Buckley will fight a Victorian ban on his horses in the Supreme Court, but he’s allowed to race them in another state this weekend.
Will Flemington be back to full capacity for Cup week?
The VRC has revealed what crowd capacity it is working towards this spring for the four days of the Melbourne Cup Carnival.
Ellsberg ready to set himself up for Brisbane campaign
Gerald Ryan says fitness levels won’t be an excuse when Ellsberg lines up in the Blacktown Workers Hawkesbury Guineas on Saturday.
Owner fears Melbourne Cup will be more like Sydney Cup
Leviathan owner Ozzie Kheir says new rules announced with hurt the quality of the Melbourne Cup, it may as well be renamed the Sydney Cup.
Powerful owner’s response to carnival changes
Lloyd Williams, the most successful Melbourne Cup owner, supports the sweeping spring carnival changes for internationals – but with one vital exception.
Pre-race scans may have saved Anthony Van Dyck
The death of international raider Anthony Van Dyck in last year’s Melbourne Cup could have been avoided, a review has found.
Cup death findings lead to carnival shake-up
Fewer international horses will be invited to contest the spring carnival but a recommendation to reduce the field size was rejected.
Bombshell finding in Melbourne Cup death
A review into the deaths of international horses in the Melbourne Cup will reveal a shocking discovery with ill-fated raider Anthony Van Dyck.
Kolding wins All Aged Stakes
Randwick: Kolding won the Group 1 All Aged Stakes, Captivant was too good in the Champagne Stakes and Hugh Bowman won the Frank Packer Plate after a nasty fall.
Masked Crusader on an All Aged mission
Team Hawkes have a very high opinion of Masked Crusader, who can put an exclamation mark on their best-ever season in the All Aged Stakes.
‘Grievous violations of the rules’ see harness result overturned
The result of last month’s Tasmanian Cup Final, the biggest harness race on the Apple Isle, has been overturned after a protracted inquiry led by former chief steward Ray Murrihy.
Enter the Dragon: ‘They’ll know he’s there’
Champion jockey Glen Boss and Sir Dragonet’s trainer Ciaron Maher have the Cox Plate winner primed to strike in the $4m Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Pride says bring it on: Nature Strip v Eduardo round six
It was all honours Nature Strip last Saturday but Joe Pride has flagged how Eduardo can turn the table in the Doomben 10,000 as the sprint stars were confirmed to lock horns in the Queensland Group 1.
EXCLUSIVE: Addeybb vulnerable on dry Randwick surface
Trainer William Haggas has warned Addeybb is not at his best on a good surface which are the likely track conditions for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Royal Randwick on Saturday
Jamie Kah rides Cascadian to historic Doncaster Mile win
Jamie Kah continues to rewrite racing’s history books with an already famous win in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick.
Doncaster favourite must emulate Sunline’s feat
Mugatoo may have “beaten the handicapper” but a win in the Doncaster Mile will confirm his status as an elite racehorse.
Addeybb wins second Queen Elizabeth Stakes
Addeybb has confirmed his standing as the world’s top ranked horse winning the Queen Elizabeth Stakes, once again beating Australian champ Verry Elleegant into second place.
Newcastle could be home for Derby and Doncaster winners
Proud Novocastrians Kris Lees and Paul Perry will saddle the favourites in the Doncaster Mile and ATC Australian Derby at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Angel Of Truth can turn back clock
Timeform Australia handicapper Adam Blencowe is siding with a perceived non-winner as the horse to beat in Saturday’s Tancred Stakes at Rosehill.
Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside remains in training for ATC Sires’
Trainer Michael Freedman has announced a change of plans for Golden Slipper winner Stay Inside who is now being aimed at the ATC Sires’ Produce at Randwick.
Stay Inside delivers for Berry and Freedman
Tommy Berry had never ridden Stay Inside in a race but accepted the Golden Slipper offer – and the rest is history.
Could we Witness Slipper number eight for Golden Gai?
Gai Waterhouse has the most Golden Slipper wins and she’s eyeing an eighth with Swift Witness at Rosehill.
Why Slipper hot shot is overrated
Timeform ratings guru Adam Blencowe believes one of the leading Golden Slipper chances faces an uphill battle to be in the finish.
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