Autumn Racing Carnival
Black Caviar’s final foal dies days after champion mare’s death
The owners of Black Caviar confirmed the news in a tragic postscript to the sprinter’s death.
- by Adam Pengilly and Chris Roots
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‘I’ve got her back’: Track rider’s near fatal fall and the quick-thinking staff who saved her life
Kendall Dickinson, 24, moved to Australia 11 weeks ago on a working trip of a lifetime, but her family say a heroic track manager is the only reason she’s still alive.
- by Danny Russell
‘Not for the faint-hearted’: What it’s like to drop $30 million ... in one race
After missing the start in the Golden Slipper, boom colt Storm Boy is looking for victory and tens of millions of potential earnings at stud at Randwick on Saturday.
- by Andrew Webster
Storm Boy’s rider not blown off course by $60m sale
New majority owner Coolmore have a track record of turning to James McDonald and Ryan Moore to ride heir expensive bluebloods, so where does that leave the colt’s regular jockey, Adam Hyeronimus?
- by Christian Nicolussi
Heard the one about the horse that walked into a pub? It sold in a potential $50m deal
He’s the hottest two-year-old racehorse in Australia – and his lucky owners bought into him after he was paraded through a beer garden.
- by Adam Pengilly
This race was Melbourne’s answer to Peter V’landys’ Sydney showpiece, but fans will no longer have a voice
The field for Racing Victoria’s prized autumn feature pop-up, the All-Star Mile, will no longer be voted on by the public.
- by Damien Ractliffe
Sydney’s biggest horse races lose multimillion-dollar sponsor
The Golden Slipper and Queen Elizabeth Stakes have long been associated with a luxury brand – but they won’t be the next time they’re held.
- by Adam Pengilly
Kosciuszko dreaming – but how good is the unbeaten Mogo Magic?
Scott Collings has carefully handled one of regional NSW’s most exciting sprinters, and now he gets the chance to see if he’s good enough to win a spot in a $2 million race.
- by Adam Pengilly
‘Australian racing’s reputation is on the line’: Why Anamoe must beat Dubai Honour
The James Cummings-trained stallion is the rock star of Australian racing. He’ll have to prove it in his final start in Australia.
- by Andrew Webster
Dubai Honour gives Haggas food for thought ahead of Queen Elizabeth Stakes
English trainer William Haggas made a beeline for Canterbury to check on Dubai Honour after arriving in Sydney on Monday morning, and said the raider can emulate the success of Addeybb.
- by Christian Nicolussi
Getting back to Nature: World’s best sprinter faces make-or-break TJ Smith Stakes
The nine-time group 1 winner produced one of his worst runs last start, and a similar performance on Saturday could spell the end of the road for Chris Waller’s eight-year-old.
- by Christian Nicolussi
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