Cup win pivotal to title contenders
Rod Nicholson THE Australian Cup looms as a showdown between the nation’s champion older galloper and the super three-year-old challenger.
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RAY THOMAS JOHN Messara's Arrowfield Stud has successfully negotiated a controlling interest in champion It's A Dundeel for a rumoured $10 million.
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Rod Nicholson CRAIG Williams has an ambition in Hong Kong on Sunday - to provide highly-rated international galloper Mount Athos with his first Group 1 win.
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RAY THOMAS DARREN Beadman has urged young jockeys to dump the toe-in-the-iron riding style until they gain more experience.
Weir left high and dry for Cup
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Lincoln Moore VICTORIA’S leading trainer Darren Weir will be without a runner in next Monday’s $400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Cup at Morphettville.
Express sound is a Boom
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NATHAN EXELBY COLUMN DEFENDING champ Shamexpress shapes as the biggest obstacle between Spirit Of Boom and a maiden Group 1 win in Saturday's Newmarket.
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WA pacers seek Menangle success
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ALL eyes of the harness racing world this Sunday will be centred on Menangle in NSW for the running of the $750,000 Inter Dominion Grand Final (3009m).
Live: Earthquake wins Blue Diamond
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SUPER filly Earthquake scored a dominant victory in the Group 1 Blue Diamond Stakes, beating Rubick. Follow our live coverage.
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“A little bit of luck is like a little bit of rain, it can go a long way.”
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FRIDAY night at Gloucester Park is Chinese New Year night, with an estimated 6,000 plus strong crowd expected to attend.
Rocky looks for knockout
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ROCKY MARCIANO will be looking to make it five wins from his past six starts when he contests Friday night's Alan Vawser Memorial Pace (1730m).
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Express sound is a Boom
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DEFENDING champ Shamexpress shapes as the biggest obstacle between Spirit Of Boom and a maiden Group 1 win in Saturday's Newmarket.
Inquiry barrier for busy Browne
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IN-DEMAND Damian Browne faces an anxious 48 hours, with stewards continuing an inquiry into his ride on Kingtantes last week.
Hoop’s tip pays off for Crooks
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ADVICE from Brad Stewart was the catalyst for two of Queensland racing’s biggest contributors having their most important pay day.
Net cast wide for top pair
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KILCOY owner Ian McCauley searched far and wide for the two horses that delivered him an Eagle Farm double yesterday.
Live: Shamus Award wins Guineas
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COX Plate winner Shamus Award scored a dominant win in the Australian Guineas. Follow our live race coverage here.
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Cup win pivotal to title contenders
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THE Australian Cup looms as a showdown between the nation’s champion older galloper and the super three-year-old challenger.
Timing perfect for sale of colt
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TIMING is vital in racing and so it proved when a half brother to Blue Diamond Stakes runner-up Jabali went under the hammer.
Fontelina faces crack Newmarket field
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ANTHONY Cummings is aiming for a rare double at Flemington on Saturday when he attempts to win the Super Saturday feature double.
Money Train: autumn betting tracker
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TICKETS please. The Money Train’s back, so jump on board as we follow the cash trail on the major races in Melbourne and Sydney this autumn.
Tassie star Buckle’s Up for win
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TASMANIAN sprinter Buckle Up Wes won the Group 1 Australian Cup at The Meadows last night, capturing the $250,000 first prize.
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King Tide sweeps Inter Dom
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BEAUTIDE has produced one of the most remarkable staying performances in Australian pacing history to win the $750,000 Inter Dominion Final.
Ring-a-ding-ding! Pumper’s still king
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YOU wouldn’t believe it watching him kick home Opinion and Dissident on Saturday, but Jimmy Cassidy couldn’t get a ride last midweek.
Award if colt can beat Fiorente again
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SHAMUS Award will get an opportunity to prove his upset Cox Plate win over Fiorente was no fluke when the two superstars clash in the Australian Cup.
Zou still guaranteed star billing
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SYDNEY racing won’t lose drawcard Zoustar for the autumn carnival despite the colt being at the centre of an ownership dispute.
$20m Zoustar faces race track ban
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$20M colt Zoustar’s immediate racing future is in doubt as an ownership wrangle threatens to keep him off the track.
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Buck stops for refresher in paddock
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PHILLIP Stokes will give Hucklebuck some time in the paddock after his unplaced effort in Saturday’s Group 1 Australian Guineas at Flemington.
Weir left high and dry for Cup
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VICTORIA’S leading trainer Darren Weir will be without a runner in next Monday’s $400,000 Group 2 Adelaide Cup at Morphettville.
Distillation warms up for Cup
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DISTILLATION appears on track for Monday week’s $400,000 TattsBet Adelaide Cup after his fighting win on Saturday at Morphettville.
Live: Shamus Award wins Guineas
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COX Plate winner Shamus Award scored a dominant win in the Australian Guineas. Follow our live race coverage here.
Hucklebuck ready to do SA proud
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LEON Macdonald knows what it takes to win the Australian Guineas and thinks Hucklebuck can become the latest SA horse to do it.
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Caviar rider's wrong turn
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Matt Stewart THE man who deftly steered Black Caviar through the dark dozens of times has pleaded guilty to a charge of incompetent riding at Sale on Tuesday.
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THE man who deftly steered Black Caviar through the dark dozens of times has pleaded guilty to a charge of incompetent riding at Sale on Tuesday.
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