Willo confident Behemoth won’t come up short in Mile
Champion jockey Craig Williams has forged a strong affinity with dual Group 1 winner Behemoth and he believes the gelding is the forgotten horse in the All-Star Mile.
Horse Racing
Winx immortalised in bronze
Great mare Winx and her regular jockey Hugh Bowman have been immortalised in a magnificent bronze statue at Rosehill Gardens.
Winning note for late music legend Gudinski
Tears flowed at Flemington when Homesman, owned by late music legend Michael Gudinski, won the Australian Cup.
Zoutori wins Newmarket Handicap at Flemington
Zoutori became a hometrack hero after scoring an upset win in the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap.
Anamoe shakes up Golden Slipper market
Godolphin colt Anamoe boosts James Cummings’s confidence of snaring another Golden Slipper with win in Todman Stakes.
The Harrovian needs All-Star lift to be competitive
Trainer Toby Edmonds has turned his attention to the All-Star Mile after The Harrovian’s 11-race winning streak came to an end at Flemington.
Verry Elleegant thrills, Lunar Fox wows
Chris Waller’s star mare Verry Elleegant has notched her seventh Group 1 win while Lunar Fox won at $301.
All-Star Behemoth has Mile of improvement
Can All-Star Mile contender Behemoth bridge the gap to glamour mares Probabeel and Arcadia Queen? Trainer David Jolly thinks so, despite his Futurity Stakes defeat.
Dwayne Dunn: How to ride a Blue Diamond winner
Jockey Dwayne Dunn has won four Blue Diamond Stakes and tells readers exactly how he will go about chasing a fifth win in the $1.5 million race at Caulfield on Saturday.
Stay Inside takes Pierro Plate
Stay Inside has shown form for a Golden Slipper slot in a Sydney win at Randwick.
Australian Cup on the agenda for promising Nonconformist
While all the big guns are targeting the $5m All-Star Mile trainer Grahame Begg is taking a different tack with promising galloper Nonconformist.
Savatiano within reach of triumph
Savatiano has shown she still has what it takes to win at racing’s highest level.
Changing of the guard fuels Ollie’s drive
Changing of the guard in Victorian riding ranks has only motivated champion jockey Damien Oliver to work harder and continue to challenge generation next.
Top bookie accused of illicit perks
Robbie Waterhouse to front court as wagering authority cracks down on illegal promotions.
Life’s a picnic on ‘our big day of the year’
For more than 70 years, the Balnarring Picnic Racing Club has hosted the Balnarring Cup on Australia Day.
Class act whether on stage or at the track
Gai Waterhouse switched acting in London for horse training. She’s done all right for herself and now she’s on the Australia Day honours list.
Shaquero claims Gold Coast crown
Chris Waller and his team on the Gold Coast completed a resurrection when Shaquero took the $2m Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
In the name of the father
Nash Rawiller goes into the Gold Coast Magic Millions taking a slice of extra motivation from the promising success of his teenage jockey son Campbell.
Gai brings the magic, and the millions
Gai Waterhouse filly is the favourite in the Magic Millions 2YO Classic after a record-breaking week of horse sales on the Gold Coast.
Nature Strip takes first steps
Trainer Chris Waller declared he was going to do things a bit differently with Group 1 sprint star Nature Strip.
Australian racing envy of the world
The Australian heads of the worlds biggest thoroughbred studs say horse racing’s ability to continue at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic boosted the industry.
Auction theatrics conjure magic $6m
A furious spurt of theatrical bidding resulted in more than $6m changing hands in less than 30 minutes at the Magic Millions thoroughbred auction on the Gold Coast on Wednesday.
Million-dollar dreams set sale on glitter strip
A reduced field of buyers has not stopped the big bucks from flowing at the Magic Millions thoroughbred auction on the Gold Coast.
Gai’s bid for fifth Magic Millions helped by barrier draw
Gai Waterhouse prospects of winning a fifth were helped at the barrier draw when other favoured runners drew wide.
It’s reigning mums and dads at Magic Millions
It almost didn’t go ahead and most of the big money international buyers aren’t able to front the Magic Millions sales, which starts at the Gold Coast on Tuesday.
Why Maher looked outside the box with Millions champ
Ciaron Maher has looked outside the ‘playbook’ as he tries to create history at the Gold Coast Magic Millions with star filly Away Game.
Can a Miss charge into the Millions?
It’s a last-gasp chance for many two-year-olds aiming for a Magic Millions ticket on Saturday at the Gold Coast.
Gai’s last ditch bid to win Millions
It almost wouldn’t be a Gold Coast Magic Millions 2YO Classic without Gai Waterhouse and her only remaining hopeful for the rich race in 2021 will make a late bid to qualify next Saturday.
Gollan’s big improver to reinforce MM Guineas bid
Trainer Tony Gollan already has the $2 million Gold Coast Magic Millions Guineas favourite, but thinks a big stable improver can add to his arsenal in the rich race.
Mugatoo in mix for slice of history in All-Star Mile
The latest nominee for the All-Star Mile is striving to become the first overseas-bred horse to win the rich race.
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