Weir’s shout after Stratum Star win
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir on Saturday reached another milestone in his amazing career when he won the group 1 Kingston Town Classic with his honest stallion Stratum Star.
Champion Victorian trainer Darren Weir on Saturday reached another milestone in his amazing career when he won the group 1 Kingston Town Classic with his honest stallion Stratum Star.
Tim Clark has a long memory when it comes to Dee Nine Elle and was quickly to point out it cost him a 100 winners for last season after it chalked up another winning treble for him at Rosehill on Saturday.
The wedding plans of Sweet Redemption's part owner Ashley Hill won't be changing because of a clash with the Villiers Stakes, even after her win in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
There was a bit of irony as English jockey James Doyle booted Trekking home for his first Australian winner at Rosehill on Saturday.
Godolphin is set to launch a French foreign legion on The Championships after eight imports arrived in Australia on Friday to strengthen the staying ranks of the Australian team.
Most on the east coast expected that the vast resources of the Bob Peters operation would make a clean sweep of the three majors in Western Australia this year.
Randwick trainer Peter Robl will once again try to outwit Ninth Legion into bringing his best to the track in the Festival Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
When James Gibbs woke up in an ambulance on the way to hospital, he was numb from the neck down.
The confidence of winning form has jockeys Christian Reith and Josh Parr keen on the chances of Mr Manhattan and Nieta in the Starlight Stakes at Rosehill on Saturday.
More Clancy Of The Overflow than Lester Piggott, John Lundholm is in my column today with some of the best in the world, a subject arising from James Doyle getting a guest stint with Godolphin as James McDonald is cooling heels in New Zealand over allegations he backed a winner.
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A trainer who allegedly used a cattle pod capable of emitting a 6000-volt shock on a greyhound in order to make it run faster is unlikely to face criminal charges after being disqualified from the industry.
Fred Kersley is one of those horsemen who have always been advocates of giving horses time to mature, and being patient when waiting for that pay day.
November was a good month for jockey Tim Clark. He had the most rides of any jockey in Australia for the month, 95, and the most winners, 22.
The focus might be on Kim Waugh's latest star acquisition Shiraz at Rosehill on Saturday, but she warns not to underrate in-form Supreme Effort in the Starlight Stakes.
Victorian racing officials will not get involved in a bidding war with their NSW counterparts as pressure is mounting on them to increase prizemoney in the wake of stake hikes in Sydney and the NSW country and regional centres.
Inglis has returned fire to its yearling sales rivals by releasing a crackerjack catalogue for its Easter Sales.
Hawkesbury trainer Jason Attard isn't that worried about the huge step up in class Reiby The Red takes in Saturday's ATC Cup at Rosehill.
The syndicate which races All Too Ready is already all too familiar with the sometimes painful reality of horse ownership. but their luck may be about to take a turn for the better.
Jockey Tim Clark still doesn't know how he stayed on Gracious Grey after losing both irons shortly after jumping from the barriers at Canterbury on Wednesday.
David Moodie, who voluntarily stood down Racing Victoria chairman in October because of an integrity investigation, has played integral part in picking the next Racing Australia chief executive.
While racing enthusiasts marvel at Chris Waller's huge racing operation and the winners it reaps on an almost daily basis along Australia's east coast, the trainer will this weekend turn his attention to the other side of the country in a bid to win the $1 million Kingston Town Classic at Ascot in Perth.
Godolphin put English jockey Jason Doyle straight to work at Tuesday's Randwick barrier trials only 24 hours after he arrived to fill breach left by James McDonald's betting investigation.
Melbourne-Cup winning jockey Michelle Payne has ridden to a new place in the record books with a first place as jockey and trainer at Swan Hill on Sunday.
The Australian Turf Club is set to take advantage of a gift from its forefathers to once again make racing part of popular culture in Sydney with an ambitious building project in the next 10 years.
Rosehill trainer Gary Moore certainly takes celebrations to a different level.
The road from Murwillumbah to Sydney is getting easier every week for trainer Matthew Dunn who has racked up his fifth win in a Highway race and another winning double at Rosehill on Saturday.
Michelle Payne is not yet guaranteed a licence to ride in Queensland with stewards to decide next week whether she can partner Husson Eagle at the Magic Millions carnival in January.
Race experience counts for a lot when it comes to two-year-olds and it seems winning counts for even more with Serena Bay refusing to be beaten at Rosehill on Saturday.
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