Latest racing news
Avdulla sore but lucky after falling from a winner
Chris Roots 5:58 PM Leading NSW jockey Brenton Avdulla believes he was lucky to escape relatively uninjured after falling from a winner on the Beaumont track at Newcastle on Thursday.
Finding value a Worthy Cause as racing heads north
Tom Hackett 6:38 PM The eyes of the racing world head north this week as we look to find a winner at the Sunshine Coast.
Cummings gets it right as he follows in his grandfather's footsteps
Chris Roots 2:10 PM Rising trainer James Cummings has learnt his trade from a legend and learnt it well.
Winx a champion as Clipperton emerges from carnival a rising star
Chris Roots The autumn carnival belonged to champion mare Winx, but its hidden gems were smaller trainers with stars of their own and the emergence of Sam Clipperton into the group 1 riding ranks.
Punters rally behind McDonald as he aims for 100
Chris Roots 6:14 PM James McDonald's chase for the ton will take centre stage in the coming weeks as racing in Sydney moves from carnival time to winter time.
Galaxy Warrior turning Williams's fortunes around
Adam Pengilly 4:21 PM A horse whose nose resembles that of a punch-drunk boxer and was plucked from an online bloodstock sale sight unseen is hardly a foolproof recipe for racetrack success. Gayna Williams is changing that perception.
Hetty Heights and His Majesty to build on Provincial, says Waugh
Chris Roots 3:20 PM The Country and Provincial Championships form proved rich last year, and Kim Waugh believes punters would be silly not to keep following her unlucky runners from this year's Provincial final.
Teofilo to retain pride of place on Darley's sire roster
John Holloway 1:54 PM Teofilo, who was unbeaten in his five two-year-old starts including two at group 1 level, is one of 21 stallions Darley will stand at their Aberdeen and Northwood Park (Melbourne) bases.
Farrell's bargains mean he can't afford the family any more
Chris Roots 1:26 PM Pat Farrell likes a good type and saw it in Alart, which to led Alliterate. They are the first two daughters of Desert Sun broodmare Al Sahra and their almost $400,000 in earnings so far have made her value rise.
Grand final rule change suits racing
Patrick Bartley 10:26 AM A senior racing executive believes that the AFL's historic decision to do away with the Grand Final replay will be a significant aid to early spring racing in this state.
Press Statement retired to stud
Dual group 1 winner Press Statement has run his last race and will join the stallion roster at Vinery Stud in the new season.
Blake Shinn prepares for Hong Kong assignment
Blake Shinn has taken a few days off from Sydney racing to prepare for an important overseas assignment.
Darley strengthens Hunter Valley stallion roster as Teofilo returns
Chris Roots Darley will boost to its Hunter Valley stallion roster for 2016 with Teofilo coming back to Australia to serve a limited book of mares.
ATC debt free and ready to plan for the future
Chris Roots The Australian Turf Club is set to become one of the strongest sporting organisations in the country after clearing its debt.
American Time continues run towards Wagga Cup
Jared Dorrington American Time is being aimed to finish her current campaign in the $150,000 Listed Wagga Wagga Cup.
He's Our Rokkii signals group 1 intent
Chris Roots Potential is a wonderful thing in a horse; you never know when it is going to be fulfilled, and for He's Our Rokkii, Old North and Torgersen, it is what they will take into the spring.
Waterhouse strikes late as English hits top gear
Chris Roots It wouldn't be a Sydney autumn without Gai Waterhouse winning a group 1. It took until the last one at Randwick but English delivered her the All Aged Stakes in style.
Bowman, Bell in heated exchange
Adam Pengilly Music Magnate's connections needed an agonising wait to get the photo finish in the Hall Mark Stakes. But that was only the start of the drama with a couple of beaten jockeys exchanging terse words.
Hayes celebrates six of the best
Patrick Bartley Trainer David Hayes' remarkable run of success across Australia on Saturday, which netted the operation six winners, resembled the stable of decades gone by, when he and his father would make clean sweeps of race meetings across the country.
Pearls lacks sparkle, Yattarna proves a gem
Adam Pengilly Man of the moment James McDonald, fresh from a five-timer at Warwick Farm during the week, lamented heavily-backed favourite Pearls having her race over within a couple of strides in the Carr Stakes as Yattarna scorched to victory.
Cummings tees off with Champagne decision
Adam Pengilly James Cummings used his Monday afternoon round of golf to make the decision which led to his first group 1 winner in his own right after his grandfather Bart's death. And he finished with a flurry unlike Jordan Spieth who had a US Masters meltdown a few hours earlier.
Sokys Bigbullet looks to go one better in the Wattle Time Cup
Chris Roots Junee trainer Bruce Harpley thinks it should just about be Sokys Bigbullet's turn to win a cup.
All eyes will be on Kermadec
Max Presnell Will Kermadec produce one of the great form reversals at Randwick?
Ex-barrier rogue Lever tilts back the right way
Adam Pengilly A $4000 former barrier rogue who was so restless in the gates Damian Browne barred himself from riding him looms as a major player in the $30,000 Murrumbidgee Cup at Wagga on Sunday.
Royal calling for Kermadec and Press Statement
Chris Roots Chris Waller calls the 1400m of the All Aged Stakes the perfect testing ground for Kermadec and Press Statement to prove themselves worthy of Royal Ascot.
Winx on top of the world in latest rankings
Chris Roots Winx has been rated the equal best horse in the world for her Doncaster Mile victory.
Rose cut down for Champagne, Smith bubbly before 'life-changing day'
Adam Pengilly One Warwick Farm trainer's misfortune could be another's gold mine with Matthew Smith buoyant about the prospect of pulling off another group 1 heist on what he labels a "potentially life-changing day".
For Chris Waller, training has its limits
Patrick Bartley Despite having another spectacular autumn carnival and gaining the approval and support of owners and breeders worldwide, Chris Waller is intent on not expanding his already strong operations in Sydney and Melbourne, maintaining a trainer can just get too big.
Sprinter right on Target after 'near death scenario'
Adam Pengilly A syndicator's job of keeping owners' expectations in check can be difficult at the best of times, but Jason Abrahams' ability to temper those of Target In Sight's stakeholders didn't need a lot of work after the horse's "near death scenario".
Arrowfield lead the way with Redoute's Choice, Snitzel still on top
John Holloway Arrowfield Stud has once again led the major Hunter Valley farms by being the first to announce their 2016 stallion prices.
