Chipping Norton Stakes day Randwick preview
Chipping Norton Stakes day Randwick preview
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Blue Diamond Stakes day Caulfield racing preview
Blue Diamond Stakes day Caulfield racing preview.
Waller, Bowman, Winx setting new milestones
Chris Waller, Hugh Bowman and Winx. It is a combination that is becoming as familiar to Australian sports fans as Newcombe and Roche, Lillee and Marsh or Lewis and Langer.
Menari takes the Skyline route to the promised Golden Slipper
Even before Menari got to Gerald Ryan's yard, he had big raps on him. So much so that he didn't even make it to the sales yard.
Blue Diamond has come a along way since being in the shadow of the slipper
In the late 1960s racing power brokers and influential breeders decided that Victoria needed a high profile and strong two-year-old race to combat the increasing notoriety of the Golden Slipper Stakes which was gathering nearly as much momentum as the Melbourne Cup..
Sellers jump on board for Inglis Chairman's Sale
The new Chairman's Sale during the William Inglis Easter Sales at Newmarket has gained momentum this week with several exciting broodmares, weanlings and tried horses to go under the hammer.
Songlike to make sweet debut as Baker breaks the rules
Bjorn Baker believes Songlike might have more of a chance of winning Saturday's Sweet Embrace Stakes than she would have had in a lesser race at Rosehill on Wednesday.
La Bella Diosa hopes to add to group 1 win with Australian black type
La Bella Diosa's efforts on the racetrack demanded she come to Australia for her autumn but the reasons she is here for Saturday's Surround Stakes has as much to do with things off the track back in New Zealand.
Martin's plan pays off as Limbo Soul heads to Golden Slipper
Tim Martin masterminded a huge betting plunge with Limbo Soul in her Rosehill debut on Wednesday and he has now turned his attention to the Golden Slipper.
Godolphin's Appleby the only Championships raider targeting Sydney Cup
The Canterbury quarantine centre will turn Godolphin blue for The Championships as Charlie Appleby will be the only international raider this year.
Melbourne yearling sales hope to crack $1m barrier for first time
Victoria's racing eyes may be firmly set on Caulfield for a huge afternoon of Group 1 action on Blue Diamond Day this Saturday, but trainers, owners and breeders will cast their gaze north to Oaklands Junction 24 hours later when sales house Inglis hopes to auction the first ever $1 million yearling sold in Melbourne.
Hayes reeling from horror Blue Diamond Stakes draw
Trainer David Hayes admitted that he took a long deep breath when he realised just how poorly his vast group of competitors had drawn in Saturday's $1.5 million Blue Diamond.
Futurity looks like a Weir benefit as Chautauqua gets Doncaster nomination
What if they held a big money group 1 race and it turned into a Darren Weir benefit?
Bowman cops Hong Kong suspension but can ride Winx on Saturday
It wasn't the best weekend for top Sydney-based jockey Hugh Bowman, the man known Australia-wide as the regular partner of racing's glamour girl, Winx.
Lennytheshark draw best for the Miracle Mile
Trainer David Aiken believes Lennytheshark has become his best chance in Saturday's Miracle Mile at Menangle after drawing gate six.
Avdulla hopes Hartnell can get close to Winx in Chipping Norton
Premiership-leading jockey Brenton Avdulla admits Hartnell will become the best horse he has ridden in the Saturday's Chipping Norton Stakes – but he knows there is definitely one better in the group 1.
Pakula proposes tough changes to industry governance
Anyone who derives an income from wagering or racing will be banned from holding a position on Racing Victoria's board under a proposed shake-up of the industry's governance.
Snowden Gunnison-ing for back-to-back Black Opals
Top Sydney trainer Peter Snowden will bring the Lightning Ridge winner back for Canberra's biggest race.
Times still favour Houtzen over Slipper favourite She Will Reign
She Will Reign is exciting but is still yet to match the figures of Magic Millions winner Houtzen according to times expert Vince Accardi, even after her stunning win in the Silver Slipper on Saturday.
She Will Reign could climb $8 million Everest after Golden Slipper
Golden Slipper favourite She Will Reign could be the first horse to be a confirmed Everest runner with an investor to negotiate about buying a slot for the unbeaten flying filly in $10 million sweepstakes in October.
Winx a chance to race at Royal Ascot in 2018
Senior English racing authorities believe that champion Australian race mare Winx could be a part of the major Royal Ascot meetings next year.
Lightning Stakes barrier drama victims emerge mostly unscathed
Battered, bruised, but not bloody and certainly not bowed.
Hayes set for another Diamond, according to the numbers
While most in racing knew that David Hayes would have at least a third of the field for Saturday's $1.5 million Blue Diamond Stakes at Caulfield, what they didn't know was if the trainer had chosen to start all of his qualified two-year-olds, the number would have swollen to a near monopoly for the stable.
Trainer Keith Dryden says Like A Shot will be tested in Canberra
The Lightning Ridge Plate will headline Canberra racing on Sunday with a potential $80,000 up for grabs.
Terravista rolls back the years in dramatic Lightning delayed by barrier sitdown
Veteran Sydney sprinter Terravista scorched home to get up in the last stride under just returned jockey Corey Brown to give Warwick farm based trainer Joe Pride another Group One winner in an incident packed Lightning Stakes at Flemington.
It's all about the gear for Weir - and blinkers make the difference for Kenedna
In racing it's all about the timing.
Cummings eyes Guineas and more with Man From Uncle
Anthony Cummings always thought the Hobartville Stakes would be the hard one for Man From Uncle to win. Winning it at Rosehill on Saturday opened questions what will be his aim target for the autumn but he will get better.
She Will Reign wins Silver Slipper with last-to-first blitz
She Will Reign's recovery from a costly split-second lapse has propelled her to Golden Slipper favouritism.
What's up Doc? The Guineas for starters for McEvoy's tough and consistent gelding
Offer any owner and trainer such a galloper, particularly a three-year-old with plenty of upside, and they would bite your hand off.
Tough SA mare proves she can win away from home
For South Australian trainer Chris Bieg the win of his tough mare Ample On Offa in Saturday's Asian Executive Stakes gave the horseman his first Flemington success.