One of Australia's most experienced jockeys maintains that the former Tasmanian galloper The Cleaner will need to be ridden with early aggression if he's to be successful in Saturday's $200,000 Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield.
The older brother of Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Michelle Payne has emerged in a bid to quieten the war of words that are reverberating around the Australian racing industry.
Champion trainer Chris Waller has reported to stewards super mare Winx had a bone chip removed from her near fore leg after her win in the Doncaster Mile, four months after the event.
Kayla Nisbet said Michelle Payne being sacked from her Melbourne Cup-winning ride "sucks" but stopped short of relating the move to any gender disparity within the racing industry.
Former senior Racing Victoria steward Kane Ashby denies knowing laboratories used in Danny O'Brien and Mark Kavanagh's cobalt cases were not accredited to do the testing.
China Horse Club continued its extraordinary raid on the worldwide thoroughbred market at the Fasig-Tipton Saratoga Select Yearling Sales on Monday and Tuesday, splurging more than $US3 million ($3.9 million) on
Brenton Avdulla is the form jockey in Sydney. He has been a winner at every city Saturday meeting he has ridden at dating back to The Championships in April, and gone home a winner from the past six Saturdays since returning from his winter holidays.
A week ago, Kerrin McEvoy was preparing to partner Golden Slipper winner Capitalist in his return. Seven days later, he is plotting his downfall in Saturday's San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill.
Josh Parr will look to continue a winning comeback at Rosehill on Saturday. Parr missed most the second half of last season after hip surgery, but in the two weeks he has been back he has had four winners and a car accident.
The top-end of the Kim Waugh stable comes to Rosehill on Saturday, it is a pity that they drew the top end of the barriers.
Wodonga tainer Brian Cox was taken to hospital after collapsing soon after the resumption of a Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board hearing on Wednesday.
Despite Michelle Payne's social media swipe at the owners of her Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance, the jockey still has a slender chance of being reunited with the stayer in the spring.
Banned Sydney trainer Sam Kavanagh believes he has been given a life sentence over cobalt use and labelled "the greatest cheat in racing".
Banned Sydney trainer Sam Kavanagh says two vet clinic staffers "poisoned" his reputation as they tried to deflect the blame in three cobalt cases.
A veterinary practice manager denies trying to cover up his clinic's involvement in cobalt cases in Victoria and NSW.
One of the leading owners of last year's $6 million Melbourne Cup winner Prince of Penzance maintains that jockey Michelle Payne faces a "near impossible" task of being fit to ride the stayer in his bid to win back-to-back Cups.
The first thoughts when it comes to Randwick and its tracks are always negative but the Australian Turf Club plans to change that.
An embarrassed Kerrin McEvoy was fined $500 for improper conduct after being caught urinating in the barriers before his ride on Storm System at Randwick on Saturday.
For Blake Shinn, winning Saturday's Missile Stakes on the Tony Krushka-owned Tycoon Tara was a return to his youth.
Gai Waterhouse promised her partnership with Adrian Bott wouldn't take long to get off the mark – and Thronum delivered on that promise in the Rosebud at Randwick on Saturday. Next up is the Golden Rose.
Decorated trainer saddles up five winners at Flemington, says his template for success can be repeated again this year.
Employees at TAB gaming outlets are breaching anti-money laundering controls by allowing controversial punters to place bets, collect winnings or shift funds through middle men and third-party betting accounts.
Weight of yearling sale money comes into play with Saturday's Rosebud Stakes at Royal Randwick when the potential of Mediterranean will be tapped by a bevy of three-year-old talent.
It is not a usual practice for a stud to buy a three-year-old gelding, but Arrowfield were so taken with Hair Trigger that they wanted him to stay in Australia.
The opening meeting at Flemington for the new season has traditionally been a starting point for Melbourne Cup horses, but this year's Aurie's Star Handicap might hold more of a hint towards the sprints with Hong Kong ex-pat Smart Volatility.
Golden Slipper winner Capitalist has been scratched from the group 2 Missile Stakes at Randwick because of the heavy track.
Winona Costin combined with Greg Hickman for her first city winner as a senior rider on Wednesday and believes the second will come from the same stable at Randwick on Saturday. Braces provided her last city winner as an apprentice and she thinks he is ready to step out to 2400 metres.
Gai Waterhouse has a reputation for moulding young minds; be they people or horses. She has the ability to make the right choices more than most, which is an endorsement of her new trainer partner Adrian Bott.
Young Irishman James Harron had a dream when he started his bloodstock career in Australia. Many, such as trainer Peter Snowden, called it ambitious to target yearling colts, which could become stallions. But without ambition and dreams there cannot be a runaway success. That is what the team led by Harron and Henry Field have achieved in 20 months since making their first purchase.
Cessnock trainer Jeremy Sylvester says the Highway Handicap is like having a Doncaster every week for country people, but there is always more to come from the winners.
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