Superracing
Railway Stakes Waller doubles up for another big prize
CHRIS Waller is hoping his pair of gallopers in Saturday’s Railway Stakes can extend a rare personal record.
Doomben 10,000 Short sprint to save showpiece?
ODDS are shortening that the Doomben 10,000 will be run over a shortened distance next year but remain at its spiritual home after an industry consultation meeting on Wednesday.
‘He looked like he was from Mars’
SOME of the sharpest minds in MMA are still battling to come to terms with what they’ve seen in Conor McGregor.
Wayne Gretzky to appear on ‘The Simpsons’
HOCKEY legend Wayne Gretzky will become the first hockey player to lend his voice to ‘The Simpsons’.
Video: Cook’s stump snapped in half
IT’S a fast bowler’s dream to watch the off stump cartwheeling after bowling the opening batsman - but what about when only half the stump goes flying?
Panthers star in tears after scary concussion
CAROLINA Panthers star linebacker Luke Kuechly is being treated in the NFL’s concussion protocol after an emotional exit from the game against New Orleans.
Can Nitties hold off great Scott?
JAMES Nitties starts the third round at Royal Sydney with the sole lead, but Adam Scott looks well placed on the rails. FOLLOW ALL THE ACTION HERE ...
Melbourne Cup Roughie wins world’s richest greyhound race
9:00PM NEW South Wales greyhound Ando’s Mac ($12.90) won the world’s richest greyhound race, the $600,000 Group 1 TAB Melbourne Cup at Sandown Park.
Railway Stakes Ollie keen to keep ‘special’ race in the family
1:00PM DAMIEN Oliver is back home in Perth on Saturday where is riding career began as he aims to win a race of special significance which has eluded him for more than a decade.
Ballarat Cup Day Expectation turns the heat on hometown hero
1:00PM DARREN Weir knows Ballarat Cup Day is great for his city but, as Victoria’s leading trainer, there’s also a greater expectation on him to train winners.
Railway Stakes Ollie keen to keep ‘special’ race in the family
1:00PM DAMIEN Oliver is back home in Perth on Saturday where is riding career began as he aims to win a race of special significance which has eluded him for more than a decade.
Expert opinion Nathan’s Racebook: Project Ascot
1:00PM THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby found four winners from four attempts in his regular column, Nathan’s Racebook, last week. Will he do the same again?
Replacement Whyte to ride in Perth Group 1
9:55AM MULTIPLE Hong Kong champion Douglas Whyte will replace the suspended Paul Harvey on Scales Of Justice in the Railway Stakes at Ascot in Perth.
Cop the tip At $51, she is no rough diamond
4:14PMBEST BETS: HIS best bet bolted in last Saturday and professional punter John Walter has singled out a $51 chance as his best value selection at Rosehill on Saturday.
Betting scandal Racing NSW boss bans punter in Astern case
2:34PMUPDATE: ANTHONY Gardiner, the punter caught up in the James McDonald betting investigation, has been warned off all Australian racecourses until he attends Racing NSW HQ to be interviewed.
Rosehill Gardens Avdulla keeps head down after flying start
2:16PM BRENTON Avdulla has designs on the Sydney jockeys’ premiership but the in-form hoop says it won’t become a focus for him until after The Championships.
Expert opinion Nathan’s Racebook: Project Ascot
1:00PM THE Courier-Mail’s racing editor Nathan Exelby found four winners from four attempts in his regular column, Nathan’s Racebook, last week. Will he do the same again?
Eagle Farm Young team twice as strong
1:00PM CO-TRAINER Ben Rodgers may not yet be a household name but he has a big team of young horses coming through and punters can expect to hear a lot more about him.
Harness racing Teen driver harnessing his dream
5:47PM BUDDING driver Angus Garrard competed in front of 20,000 fans at New Zealand’s famed Addington Raceway last week in a prelude to what he hopes will be a long career in the sport.
Baby daughter Cup runneth over for our racing star
8:33PM WELCOMING a new baby daughter to his family has capped off a stellar year for Melbourne Cup champion Kerrin McEvoy.
Sandown Cup Import’s at head of the Qewy with Mac aboard
3:12PM KERRIN McEvoy will be hoping to continue his impressive Melbourne Spring Carnival when Qewy runs a dominant favourite in Saturday’s $150,000 Sandown Cup.
SA Racing Benz ready to hit top gear in Guineas
10:02AM GORDON Richards believes his smart three-year-old Benz can finish his campaign on a high in Saturday’s Sandown Guineas.
