Spring racing carnival
Victoria Racing Club to slash jobs just weeks after bumper Cup carnival
Besieged by debt, the Victoria Racing Club incurs significant expenses to promote and stage the Melbourne Cup week.
- by Danny Russell
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He outrode J-Mac, hugged Jamie Kah and saw his grade 1 teacher: Ethan Brown’s day to remember
More than a year after he suffered life-threatening injuries, jockey Ethan Brown has put in one of the performances of the spring.
- by Danny Russell
Rising star Briasa puts Everest in sights with gritty Hunter victory
Rising Hawkes team star Briasa will chase an Everest slot next year after a tough effort to narrowly win the $1 million The Hunter on Saturday
- by Craig Kerry
Local trainer Kavanagh hoping for Hunter day wins amid cancer battle
Newcastle trainer Sam Kavanagh is chasing success on The Hunter program at home on Saturday as he continues his battle with cancer.
- by Craig Kerry
Browne McMonagle eyeing stakes breakthrough at Newcastle
Young Irish jockey Dylan Browne McMonagle has had a whirlwind start to his riding career on the world stage, but is still chasing his first stakes win in Australia.
- by Craig Kerry
Nash Rawiller unfazed with wide barrier for Coal Crusher in The Hunter
Nash Rawiller will shoot for a third win in the $1 million The Hunter at Newcastle when he rides 2023 champion Coal Crusher from the outside gate on Saturday.
- by Craig Kerry
McColm confident Far Too Easy can clinch belated success in $1 million The Hunter
Northern Rivers trainer David McColm has his fingers crossed for a trouble-free run for his stable star in Saturday’s Newcastle feature after having to scratch him last year.
- by Craig Kerry
Six reasons this spring carnival will never be forgotten
From Jamie Kah’s heroics to a singer winning the Melbourne Cup and owner Colin McKenna’s final words, the spring carnival has put racing back on the map.
- by Danny Russell
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Horse racing
‘Imagine what she would have won the Melbourne Cup by’: Via Sistina sets Flemington alight
On a day that celebrated the stars of the track, there was a sad ending to the racing career of “the people’s horse”, Pride Of Jenni, who was retired after bleeding from both nostrils.
- by Andrew Wu and Danny Russell
Pericles bounces back from Golden Eagle disappointment to shine at Rosehill
It didn’t erase memories of being beaten in the Golden Eagle but Pericles brought plenty of pride to Godolphin at Rosehill on Sunday.
- by Christian Nicolussi
The school-leaver up at 4am, and a Katy Perry dancer turned Cup strapper: Racing’s pre-dawn heroes
While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite, there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.
- by Rob Harris
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