Racing writer for The Age
Champion jockey Damien Oliver will turn to the Victorian Civil & Administrative Tribunal (VCAT) to have his 20 meeting suspension overturned after failing on Friday in front of the Racing Appeals & Disciplinary Board.
One of Australia's most successful racehorse owners Lloyd Williams has the opportunity of winning his second Caulfield Cup after he managed to buy a share in English stayer Sir Isaac Newton on the eve of the $3 million Handicap..
The great trainers of the last century, Bart Cummings, Tommy Smith and Colin Hayes, all had their own secret strategies on how to condition a race horse.
New Zealand stayer Fanatic has been scratched from Saturday's $3 million Caulfield Cup after suffering a spider bite.
German trainer Andreas Wohler is poised to create a unique piece of international racing history this weekend by winning one of Australia's flagship races and then capturing Canada's most important weight-for-age event.
Racing Victoria, the central body of racing in this state, will miss out on possibly millions of dollars of overseas betting revenue, that will instead be allocated to the VRC , the home of the Melbourne Cup.
As those close to the powerful international contingent that are aiming for Saturday's $2.5 million Caulfield Cup were putting the finishing touches on their charges , senior racing officials were remaining confident that the European based group will dominate one of Australia's most important Handicaps
World champion sprinter Chautauqua is one of a number of high-class sprinters nominated for Perth's $1 million weight-for-age Winterbottom Stakes in November.
Racing Victoria are poised to add considerable financial aid to distance races in the future.
While Winx took a tighter grip on this year's group 1 Cox Plate after winning the Caulfield Stakes, the news for defending Melbourne Cup winner Prince Of Penzance was grim.
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