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Kayla Nisbet gets back on the horse nine months after epilepsy diagnosis
Kayla Nisbet is set for a triumphant return to racing almost nine months after a shock epilepsy diagnosis.
Kayla Nisbet is set for a triumphant return to racing almost nine months after a shock epilepsy diagnosis.
The Australian Turf Club is engulfed in a major drugging scandal after its mounted security division was shut down amid claims that ex-raceshorses were abused and routinely sedated to fulfil lucrative commercial work.
David Aiken and Chris Alford are legends of harness racing but until Saturday night, something was missing. They have it now after Lennytheshark scored the toughest of Miracle Mile wins at Menangle.
While world champion racemare Winx ploughed through the wet at Randwick to continue her amazing run of success a much younger but very talented star was born at Caulfield when Catchy showed experience beyond her years to win the Blue Diamond Stakes.
Winx did what everyone expected and won the Chipping Norton Stakes at Randwick on Saturday despite fears of running on heavy track.
They call him the Magic Man, and star Brazilian jockey Joao Moreira sprinkled stardust all over Caulfield on Saturday when he showed just why he is so highly rated by  booting home a double, including the Group One Oakleigh Plate aboard the flying mare Sheidel.
It was only in the last few strides of Saturday's $1.5 million Blue Diamond that Craig Williams finally proved to be a superior judge of two-year-olds when high class filly Catchy scored.
The Group One Futurity Stakes was always likely to become a Darren Weir benefit, and that's just how it turned out when his stable star, Black Heart Bart, got up in the final strides under regular partner Brad Rawiller to see off stablemate Tosen Stardom to give the Ballarat based handler a big race quinella.
The form of Golden Slipper favourite She Will Reign was franked while she was at home in her box on Saturday as Diamond Tathagata took on the Skyline Stakes at Randwick.
Port Macquarie trainer Jenny Graham is hoping that her battle with the talented Portatorio will become distant meories after Sunday's Country Championship at Taree.
Big Bash hero Chris Lynn could have a star pacer on his hand after Lynnsanity's debut win at Bathurst last weekend.
Damien Oliver will look to guide Fell Sweep tor a breakthrough Group 1 victory at the Oakleigh Plate.
Amanda Elliott has become the first female chairman of the Victorian Racing Club, the home of the Melbourne Cup and one of Australia's oldest racing institutions
When a call went out for a new set of silks for superstar Winx for her autumn preparation, Hyland racing colours decided to honour "a one-off horse with a one-off set of colours".
Australia might have a reasonable claim to collectively be home to the best group of jockeys regularly riding against each other in the world.
Mark Purdon may be the best captain-coach across any sport in terms of results in the past year, but most sports fans may never heard of him.
Highly fancied youngster  Jukebox appears in grave  doubt to start in Saturday's $1.5 million Blues Diamond Stakes at Caulfield.
Talent scouts should identify the Australiana of Darren Weir for a television beer commercial. He could beam to the jingle: "Gotta have a beer with Weiry, cause Weiry's me mate."
In Sydney on Saturday , the all-conquering Winx is set to go through the motions to secure yet another major race victory.
Lindsay Park in Euroa could be best described as a unique finishing school for young thoroughbreds.
Chipping Norton Stakes day Randwick preview
Blue Diamond Stakes day Caulfield racing preview.
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.
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.
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..
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.
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'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.
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.
The Canterbury quarantine centre will turn Godolphin blue for The Championships as Charlie Appleby will be the only international raider this year.
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