Latest racing news
Grimish has a War Story on both sides of the world
Chris Roots 5:15 PM Geoff Grimish has told a few war stories in his time but the popular owner has taken it to another level with horses on either side of the world called War Story.
Corporate bookmakers under pressure
Patrick Bartley 8:51 AM The generous tax breaks "and pathetically weak laws" exploited by corporate bookmakers are under threat after the success of Nick Xenophon and his party at the federal election last weekend.
Payne unveils horrific scar from fall
Jamie Marcuson Melbourne Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has revealed the extent of her injury from a fall earlier this year in an Instagram showing off a significant scar.
Thud leaves Shinn with a series of what-ifs twice
Chris Roots Blake Shinn might be starting to think what if he had never heard of Thud.
Robl's inside knowledge helps Ninth Legion to win Civic Stakes
Chris Roots Peter Robl knows Ninth Legion well. He has ridden him for four wins, including a Villiers Stakes, and now he has prepared him for another two stakes wins in the twilight of his career after saluting in the Civic Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
Smart gallopr heading for the spring
Patrick Bartley Rarely do we see Spring Carnival plans being hatched in the depths of a Melbourne winter.
Things worked perfectly for Tucanchoo in Winter Cup
Chris Roots The lack of a leader in the Winter Cup could easily have been the undoing of favourite Tucanchoo, but things fell into place for him perfectly.
Burradoo a chance at Sapphire Coast
Jared Dorington Burradoo finished last in his last start but his trainer is not worried.
Martin gets the best from Pindan Pearl
Chris Roots Tim Martin knew what he had on his hands when he rang owner Reg Kemister and told him not to send Pindan Pearl to the broodmare sale earlier in the year.
Waller's quartet of babies are ones to watch
Chris Roots Two-year-olds remain an anomaly in the remarkable rise of champion trainer Chris Waller.
Browne looks to Maurus to continue winning run in Caloundra Cup
Chris Roots Jockey Damien Browne had a great end to the Queensland carnival and will comes home to the Sunshine Coast with a stack of confidence on Saturday.
Caloundra Cup day racing preview
Tom Hackett All the action from the Caloundra Cup day race meeting on the Sunshine Coast.
'Everyone's agendas were live': Grant upbeat about NSW racing in turbulent times
Adam Pengilly The second most powerful man in NSW could have washed his hands of the racing portfolio by now. But Troy Grant argues there is still much to be done after being forced to "sift through the bullshit" of an industry ruled by self-interest.
Loophole looks for fifth win of the season in Winter Cup
Chris Roots Chris Waller has a strong hand in the Winter Cup with Brisbane Cup place-getter Junoob and Loophole. The latter is out to become second only to Winx for wins this season for the stable.
Robl looking to get the best out of Ninth Legion again
Chris Roots Peter Robl has only been at the training caper for six months, but has already racked up an impressive list of black-type successes with a relatively small team.
Fear is In A Wink's biggest barrier
Chris Roots When talented mare In A Wink arrived at Alan Scorse's stable she had been retired and needed to overcome fear.
Hayes looks to future with new horses in training
Patrick Bartley At this time of year leading trainers like David Hayes fill a similar position to that of an AFL list manager, sifting through their strengths and weakness for the coming season.
Wadick gets first city win but thoughts with mentor
Chris Roots One of the biggest days in racing for trainer Adam Wadick was tempered by his mentor and Crown Lodge pioneer Vic Thompson being in hospital after a heart attack on Wednesday.
Moody's media claim denied by Racing.com
Patrick Bartley Sarah Moody, the wife of suspended trainer Peter Moody, has been fined $1500 for posting a tweet about chief steward Terry Bailey. Â Â
Marialite upsets favourites in Japan to beat Caulfield-Cup ballot
Marialite has earned a Caulfield Cup berth with her upset win in the Takarazuka Kinen.
'Worst record in state': O'Hara cops fine, suspension for mobile use
Adam Pengilly The national stewards panel will consider making it mandatory for all jockeys to hand in their mobile phones on arrival at a race meeting after serial offender Kathy O'Hara was heavily sanctioned for being caught red handed at Warwick Farm earlier this month.
Australian horse owners set to cash in on fallen pound
Patrick Bartley With the full effects of the Brexit result still being felt across England, the country's falling pound, which hit a 30-year low, may have opened the way for potential Australian horse owners to exploit the widening gap in currencies.
Whips rules review should lead to change
Chris Roots The winning group 1 rides which landed Hugh Bowman and Tommy Berry in hot water during the autumn carnival will form the basis for changes to the controversial whips rules.
Why a national tote should be on the agenda
Chris Roots It's the final week of the election campaign and racing, one of the biggest industries in the country, has hardly got a mention
Waller, Bowman, Winx the group 1 stars
Chris Roots Chris Waller, Hugh Bowman and Winx have topped the group 1 tables for season 2015-16 and are set to continue their dominates in next season.
Schweida misses his own success as Cover Girl wins Tiara
Mark Oberhardt Kelly Schweida has missed one of the biggest days of his training career as Miss Cover Girl scored an upset win in the group 1 Tattersall's Club Tiara.
Costin back on winner's list after season of setbacks
Chris Roots ​Winona Costin admits her goal of out-riding her claim might be out of reach despite coming back and winning on Rock On Zariz in the Highway Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
Russian Revolution stays unbeaten and looks to spring
Chris Roots Peter Snowden already has the Golden Slipper winner Capitalist back in work for the Golden Rose but the support team keeps getting bigger as Russian Revolution maintain his unbeaten at Randwick on Saturday.
Dale odds-on for Canberra Trainers' Premiership
Jared Dorrington A hat-trick of winners on Friday has all but assured Matt Dale his first Canberra Trainer's Premiership title.
