Latest racing news
Cradle Me proves too good, Magic Millions looms
Chris Roots 6:27 PM Cradle Me surprised punters winning the Razor Sharp Stakes a fortnight ago but she surprised her trainer making it back-to-back black type success in the Canterbury Classic at Randwick.
Sebrina look for black type consolation in Summer Cup
Chris Roots Being beaten in a deceptive photo finish last week could prove a boom for talented mare Sebrina as she lines-up in the Summer Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
A Berry Christmas and a Happy Nisbet Year
David Polkinghorne 5:30 PM Racing families combine to put the cheer back into Christmas.
Tight to the finish line as Medcaut salutes
Chris Roots 8:35 PM Medcaut made it back-to-back wins at Randwick on Saturday but there will be debate if he should have kept his victory by the tightest of margins from Monton.
Robl looks for winning start as a trainer at the Gold Coast
Chris Roots Peter Robl was always a horseman but a fall at Scone at the start of 2014 accelerated his career plans to be trainer, a career which officially starts on Boxing Day.
Exit of Goodes, Cassidy and Luke leaves big gap in 2016
Max Presnell With Jim Cassidy gone from the saddle, the red-and-green having lost Issac Luke and the Swans missing Adam Goodes, 2016 could well be a gap year.
Kavanagh and O'Brien found guilty of cobalt charges
Patrick Bartley and Larissa Nicholson Judge Russell Lewis, the outgoing chairman of the Racing and Appeals Disciplinary Board, has handed down potentially career-ending verdicts to trainers Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh, and Melbourne-based veterinary surgeon Tom Brennan.
Bartley plans for the autumn with talented Cudabeen
Chris Roots Tracey Bartley believes he should be getting Cudabeen ready for the Magic Millions next month, but he will just have to wait a while for a big pay day with yet another talented daughter of I Am Invincible.
Payne to finally ride at Randwick
Adam Pengilly There might have been a few who were disappointed when Michelle Payne wasn't accommodated with a ride on her last visit to Randwick earlier this month, but the Melbourne Cup winner will don the silks at Randwick on Saturday.
Street Cry progeny well positioned to hold off Fastnet Rock
John Holloway With five months of the racing season almost completed, Darley's ill-fated Street Cry is well positioned and could have the firepower to fend off a barnstorming defence from Coolmore's reigning champion Fastnet Rock.
Kehoe hoping to toast a historic success with Grange
Adam Pengilly Allan Kehoe has only had Get On The Grange for three starts and would have been excused for never having given the Summer Cup a second thought with the hand-me-down.
Canterbury Classic to the fore at Randwick, but where should it be held?
Adam Pengilly A stunted Summer Cup has brought the Canterbury Classic to the fore at Randwick, but what would some give for the feature to be at its spiritual home?
Mighty Lucky takes Summer Cup
Chris Roots 8:34 PM The summer of Mighty Lucky just gets better and better.
Ain't she a drought breaker
David Polkinghorne 7:18 PM Gouburn trainer Sarah Murray-Leslie's Ain't She A Dane saluted for first time in 525 days.
Coffey lands stakes double, Weir notches treble
Michael Lynch 7:16 PM If sporting triumph is about overcoming obstacles, believing in yourself, showing courage and being good enough to take your chances when they come, then there are few who have better claims to success than apprentice jockey Harry Coffey.
Jeanneau to target the Golden Slipper
Chris Roots 3:44 PM The Magic Millions is out for Breeders Plate runner-up Detective left being scratched at the barrier at Randwick on Saturday, leaving Gimcrack Stakes runner-up Jeanneau to stake her claim as a Golden Slipper type.
Single Gaze might look for further after Magic Millions road trip
David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Nick Olive has group 1 ATC Australian Oaks and listed Canberra Cup "in the back of his mind".
Pfieffer already eyeing Magic Millions with Classic hope
Adam Pengilly Gold Coast's Magic Millions carnival has been a happy hunting ground for David Pfieffer and Cradle Me will finalise preparations for another assault on the Sunshine State at Randwick on Boxing Day.
O'Brien and Kavanagh vow to fight cobalt decision
Chris Roots Trainer Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh might have lost the first fight of their cobalt battle after they were found guilty of administration by the Victorian Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on Thursday but the battle had just began.
I've Got The Looks one of Shinn's favourites
Chris Roots There is little wonder that Blake Shinn gets a good feeling every time he rides I've Got The Looks because with her come good memories.
Dale confident despite Royal Jackpot drawing inside barrier at Wagga
Tony White Matthew Dale is not too happy about drawing the inside gate with Royal Jackpot at Wagga.
Female jockeys inch closer to paid parental leave benefits
Adam Pengilly Female jockeys are inching closer to a historic paid parental leave agreement which will provide income protection should they seek to start a family.
Cobalt decision imminent on trainers
Larissa Nicholson Horse trainers Danny O'Brien, Mark Kavanagh and veterinarian Tom Brennan will learn on Wednesday whether they can continue working in the racing industry for the foreseeable future.
Derby winning handler Busuttin to move from NZ to new Cranbourne complex
Michael Lynch Well known New Zealand training partners Trent Busuttin and Natalie Young are to shift to Australia and set up in the new $6 million Cranbourne on course stable redevelopment.
Trainer breaks leg in trackwork accident
Trainer John Moloney is to undergo surgery after breaking a leg in a trackwork accident at Caulfield.
Cobalt inquiry: Horses given 'unknown' injections
Patrick Bartley Vets employed by Peter Moody admitted it was almost standard practice to inject horses with syringes of unknown contents.
'Not a spare box': Wyong in need of help to cater for Gosford trainers
Adam Pengilly Soon-to-be evicted Gosford trainers have been told neighbouring Wyong is an easy training alternative. But there are doubts about whether the Central Coast's other track has the capacity for any more horses.
Cobalt cases set to continue into 2016
Chris Roots Michelle Payne might have supplied the star moment on Prince Of Penzance in the Melbourne Cup for 2015 but the defining word of the year has been cobalt.
Snowden looks to qualify Detective for Magic Millions at Randwick
Chris Roots Peter Snowden knows it only takes one to win a Magic Millions Classic, and if punters are right he might have it in Capitalist, but there is also safety in numbers.
Magic Millions wins out over the autumn for Sebring Sun
Chris Roots Gary Portelli had to make a decision with classy colt Sebring Sun – the money or box?
