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Sky Racing 2 free as Tabcorp counts cost of race clashes
Adam Pengilly 2:59 PM Sky Racing's secondary subscription channel will be made free to viewers as punters brace for more race clashes on Saturday, including the feature races in Sydney and Melbourne being scheduled five minutes apart.
Weatherly shooting for Blue Diamond start
3:24 PM The similarities between Weatherly and his sire Beneteau are not lost on Paul Messara.
Vandyke out to leave impression on Sydney
Warwick Barr 3:23 PM David Vandyke has a definite Golden Slipper horse in his stable and by the end of the week he could have a wildcard for The Championships.
Racing industry stunned by positive swabs to the drug ibuprofen
Large doses of the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen is behind the positive swabs that have shocked the racing industry, well-placed sources say.
Stanley to face RAD board
Trainer Brent Stanley will face four charges issued by Racing Victoria stewards following the sale of his former racehorse Equita to Hong Kong last year.
Positive swabs to anti-inflammatory drug returned
Racing seems to roll from one drama to the next. Even before the cobalt chapter is finished there is another drug fiasco, with a number of horses returning positive swabs to the anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen – the common human painkiller Nurofen.
Japanese quartet to headline overseas entries for The Championships
Japanese group 1 winners Isla Bonita and Logotype, the former a previous champion three-year-old colt, will spearhead the international contingent for The Championships at Randwick in April.
Pride Of Dubai retired after sustaining recurrence of bone bruising
Dual group 1 winner Pride Of Dubai has been retired after a veterinary examination revealed he sustained a similar injury in his Eskimo Prince Stakes flop to the one that kept him off the track for almost 10 months.
Punters should learn from the A-League, betting bans only way they will be heard
The message from punters around the country to warring administrators should be simple: you won't get our money until you fix this mess. Maybe only some self imposed betting bans will cure racing's ills.
Lightweight riders to the fore as major handicap changes loom for autumn carnival
A raft of changes to the minimum weights for major handicap races across NSW - increasing the demand for lightweight jockeys - is set to come into effect this autumn carnival to avoid the embarrassment of last year's Epsom and The Metropolitan debacle.
'Nothing will touch her': rival trainer already conceding to Winx
Winx's probable return in the Apollo Stakes won't scare off at least one rival trainer, but John Sargent is happy to concede "nothing will touch her" when Australia's best racehorse struts her stuff at Rosehill on Saturday.
Amicus last mare standing for Waller as Breeders bonanza continues
Chris Waller threw the Breeders Classic balls in the air and was left with Amicus as the stable hope. And a decision to dodge his other high profile mares paid dividends.
Spill The Beans spoils Pride Of Dubai's return as plunge comes off in Eskimo Prince Stakes
Spill The Beans was heavily backed from $9 into $4.80 on course and the money proved to be spot on as the stallion prospect sailed to a one-and-three-quarter length win.
Puritan stakes claim for the autumn
When a progressive three year old gelding wins a 1200 metre Group 3 race first up in February against a host of promising colts and geldings the temptation is always to see him as a potential Guineas candidate.
Price and Hayes/Dabernig camps stake Diamond claims with impressive pair
To win one of Australia's great two-year-old races – the Blue Diamond or the Golden Slipper – you need a precocious horse that is "bombproof", a galloper that is uncomplicated, easy to train and professional enough to give itself every chance in the run.
Twist Tops cracks open huge purse for Lees in Inglis Classic
Long after the hammer drops is when some of the most important business is done. And so it was for Kris Lees' filly Twist Tops, the only Inglis Classic contender which wasn't sold in the ring.
Weight no barrier for Ward and Olive at Bega Cup carnival
Brendan Ward believes both his rides in the feature events at Sapphire Coast on Sunday are winning chances.
Country trainers concerned at lack of available licensed vets
There is growing concern among small country trainers at the lack of licensed vets in their areas and the impact on their ability to properly tend to horses.
Banjo’s ghost to be found at Randwick
Obviously the bottom line at Banjo Paterson's demise came from his time as a racing writer. "When Paterson, 77, died on February 5, 1941 he had 221/17/1 pounds in the bank and liabilities of 46 pounds," according to Richard Hall in Banjo Paterson (Allen and Unwin).
Signoff to miss again
One of Australia's most gifted stayers Signoff will again have to be scratched from Saturday's Robert Hunter Handicap, with trainer Darren Weir unprepared to risk the five-year-old returning a positive sample to anti-inflammatory medication.
Zariz filly could Rock On to Canberra Guineas
David Polkinghorne Salute at Canberra on Friday gives Rock On Zariz shot at feature race on Black Opal Stakes Day.
The $25,000 horse that never existed
A Miracle Mile-winning horse trainer was paid more than $25,000 in fees for training a horse. Problem is it's not real.
Darby Daze: How syndicator has taken two-year-old season by storm
They have already got two qualified for the Golden Slipper and are hopeful of another couple for the Blue Diamond. Shrewd syndicator Darby Racing is in the midst of a season to remember.
Waller's Attack to follow in footsteps of famous siblings
He managed to squeeze group 1 wins out of Shellscrape and Red Tracer as older horses and Chris Waller is pinning his hopes on Counterattack emulating his famous siblings.
Schweida not sure where Cover Girl will be exposed again
The first time Kelly Schweida headed down the Pacific Highway with Miss Cover Girl bound for Randwick he had no idea how the speed map would pan out. Not much has changed this time.
Smerdon happy with dry track sydney mare
Robert Smerdon has become the beneficiary of Sydney's unpredictable autumn weather after the trainer was sent high-class Sydney mare Atmospherical to prepare for one preparation before she goes to stud.
Dale targets Oakleigh Plate and The Galaxy in one Fell Swoop
David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer to take star sprinter to Oakleigh Plate and then The Galaxy.
Smerdon's unlucky Derby result
Leading Caulfield trainer Robert Smerdon has had a last-minute request to have one of his team reinstated into the Tasmanian Derby field for Friday night's black-type event denied.
One self interest crisis averted, now how to solve another?
The absurd clash of Randwick and Caulfield race times may have been averted, but self interest will pose another major conundrum for punters at Randwick on Saturday.
Nickson's wedding wonder helps Sydney's racing survivor flourish
Gary Nickson has been one of Sydney racing's true survivors. And a chance meeting at a wedding might have helped his Warwick Farm hideaway going a little bit longer.
