Latest racing news
Hyeronimus on a winning roll since break
Chris Roots 2:47 PM Sometimes a break from work can give you clarity, for jockey Adam Hyeronimus it literally was a broken collar bone and two months on the sidelines that did the job.
Sir John Hawkwood tough enough to carry big weight in Tatts Club Cup
Chris Roots 1:34 PM David Vandyke concedes Jiayuguan deserves Tattersalls Club Cup favouritism over his Christmas Cup winner Sir John Hawkwood but has faith in his horse's toughness and fight to complete the summer staying double on Friday.
McDonald to make the difference at Randwick
Chris Roots 5:50 PM The difference maker James McDonald returns to race riding after suspension at Randwick on Friday, and punters would be wise to cast eyes back a couple of runs for a trio of his mounts.
Paceman up to stakes company and ready to continue his rise
Chris Roots 1:40 PM Start Wondering and Paceman may have been the best two horses at Rosehill two weeks ago and the same could be said for this Saturday. Trainer Joe Pride is just relieved they don't have to face each other again.
Kensington track set to be ripped up and resurfaced
Chris Roots 9:56 PM There will not be another race meeting held on the Kensington track at Randwick until it is ripped up and resurfaced after another disastrous performance during a set of barrier trials on Tuesday.
Jiayuguan a Tatts Club Cup hope at her favourite trip
Chris Roots 8:52 PM John Thompson took a while to work out Jiayuguan but the secret might have been the 2400m journey of Friday's Tattersalls Club Cup at Randwick.
Villiers Day needs a revamp to boost racing
Chris Roots The summer carnival in Sydney needs a revamp to give it back some lustre and interest. It should start with moving the Villiers Stakes meeting back to its traditional place on the weekend before Christmas.
Magic Millions favourite to barrier trial at Randwick
Chris Roots Peter and Paul Snowden will have a busy morning at Randwick barrier trials on Tuesday with a big team including Capitalist and Flippant putting the finishing touches on their preparation for Magic Millions Classic and Guineas.
Cameras give stewards 'more eyes in more places'
Chris Roots Racing NSW stewards have increased its CCTV footprint on metropolitan training centres entering into an agreement with the Australian Turf Club to place more cameras around walkways and entrances of stables.
Cradle Me proves too good, Magic Millions looms
Chris Roots 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 Racing families combine to put the cheer back into Christmas.
Tight to the finish line as Medcaut salutes
Chris Roots 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?
Royal ascent as full brother to Sweet Idea looms as Magic Millions star
John Holloway 5:00 PM Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth broke new ground in her involvement in Australian racing with the purchase of the superb sprinting filly Sweet Idea, auctioned off at the National Broodmare Sales for $1.6 million at the Magic Millions complex in June.
After innumerable wins, Tony McCoy is a knight
12:02 PM Champion jumps jockey Tony McCoy will become Sir Anthony after receiving a knighthood in the Queen's New Year Honours list.
Matthew Dale, Brenton Avdulla dominate at Thoroughbred Park
Jon Tuxworth Canberra trainer Matthew Dale finished off an outstanding year in style by combining with jockey Brenton Avdulla for a running treble at Thoroughbred Park on Tuesday.
Avdulla making rare visit to Thoroughbred Park
David Polkinghorne Top NSW jockey expanding his horizons to become one of Australia's top hoops.
A year lit up by record-breaking Payne and darkened by cobalt
Michael Lynch If there is one story that has dominated the Australian racing year even more than Michelle Payne's extraordinary Melbourne Cup triumph it is the running sore that is the cobalt drug issue.
Moody's cobalt headache not stopping him sending out winners
Michael Lynch It's been a traumatic 12 months for champion trainer Peter Moody, but this hasn't stopped him sending out winners.
Ain't she a drought breaker
David Polkinghorne 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 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.
