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The Early Oil: Moonee Valley
BEST BETS: The Herald Sun’s Matt Stewart is banking on tough on-pacer Burning Front to deliver the goods at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Cartwright steers clear of an apology
JOSH Cartwright has not yet apologised to the jockeys whose lives he endangered when he speared into their mounts in the last race at Morphettville last Saturday.
Roc feels like a Star on the rise to Tommy
TOMMY Berry says Eden Roc gives him the same feel as his three-quarter brother Star Turn did at the same age as the colt prepares to burst into Golden Slipper calculations.
Winx shows fine form in track return
WATCH: Winx wasn’t asked for anything special in a 900m barrier trial as she cruised around Rosehill in her first public appearance since her famous Cox Plate win. But she didn't disappoint.
Slipper next on Houtzen’s hit list
DYNAMIC filly Houtzen shot to the top of Golden Slipper betting charts after she made a mess of her rivals in the $2 million Magic Millions 2YO Classic.
Flying Jess ends Rupert’s hot streak
AS the Winning Rupert bubble burst in the Magic Millions Guineas, syndicator Joe O’Neill gave the most confident post-race appraisal of a 100-1 chance you will ever hear.
Jockey Cartwright’s girlfriend in trackwork fall
A TRACKWORK fall has delayed Anna Jordsjo’s return to the track where she and her boyfriend Josh Cartwright hit national headlines four days ago.
Potent Poon lets his treble do the talking
THERE’S no slowing Hong Kong apprentice sensation Matthew Poon who nailed a treble at Morphettville on Saturday.
Wacky races: Bizarre moments of the turf
JOSH Cartwright’s ride last weekend was one of the most bizarre racing incidents seen on a racetrack. Here are a few more weird — and not so wonderful — tales from the turf.
Cartwright in limbo as stewards delay inquiry
EMBATTLED jockey Josh Cartwright will not learn his fate until February 13 at the earliest.
Something special to be lost in city revamp
MELBOURNE is no longer the training powerhouse it once was but racing would lose something very special if the horses were booted from tracks with the CBD as a backdrop, writes Matt Stewart.
Weir keeps the winners flowing
SUNDAY FIX: A STANDARD big day out at Moonee Valley on Saturday has mercurial Daren Weir scanning the map for options.
Got Unders has Hopkins over the moon
NEWCASTLE trainer Jay Hopkins claimed his first winner at Royal Randwick of all places with Got Unders on Saturday.
Previews: Port Macquarie and Sapphire Coast
BEST BETS: Secrets No More looms as the big improver but Hurl’s Girl is the pick of Brett Bellamy’s runners at Port Macquarie on Monday.
Bowman pays price for error
HUGH Bowman conceded he made a “genuine misjudgment” after being fined $600 despite winning race six at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Adam joins dad on honour roll
TAB BIG BETS: ADAM Hyeronimus has won bigger races but none have given more satisfaction than Ecuador’s brilliant effort at Randwick on Saturday.
Hoops get free ride from appeals farce
JOCKEYS’ association representatives are set to meet QRIC and stewards this week to seek a solution to Queensland’s dog’s breakfast appeal system.
Veteran rekindles the glory days
MONSTER gelding Transporter wound back the clock in an Eagle Farm victory on Saturday that surprised everyone bar trainer Lindsay Hatch and his staff.
Whopper still hungry for a winner
OF all the characters in Queensland racing, few surpass the indomitable Norm “Whopper” Stephens.
Owner’s magnificent seven
LEVIATHAN owner Bob Peters scored a record-equalling seventh Perth Cup victory when Star Exhibit held off Neverland in a thrilling finish.
Cup dream back on deck for Miller
THE Perth Cup dream that eluded Jason Miller as a jockey could come true for him as a trainer with Kia Ora Koutou in Saturday’s iconic 2400m race at Ascot.
Mighty Mare the toast of polarising 2016
AFTER an incredible year on and off the track, Matt Stewart reviews all the highs and lows of 2016 that saw a superstar cement her status and plenty of controversy.
