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Godolphin have a trio of runners challenging for Sydney Cup
Godolphin will have runners from both sides of the world attempting to stop Big Duke from riding away with Saturday's Sydney Cup at Randwick.
Godolphin will have runners from both sides of the world attempting to stop Big Duke from riding away with Saturday's Sydney Cup at Randwick.
The presence of Winx shooting for her 17th straight victory has other trainers talking about second in Saturday's Queen Elizabeth Stakes as they look at her with awe.
Chautauqua owns the Randwick 1200m after a remarkable third TJ Smith victory on Saturday.
Buying and selling gallopers might just be a numbers game for Hong Kong-based horse trader David Price, but the figures are certainly starting to stack up where his smart two-year-old Property is concerned.
Godolphin's English import It's Somewhat led from pillar to post under Hong Kong-based Australian Zac Purton to land the $3 million Doncaster Handicap for John O'Shea at Randwick on Saturday.
There was always something about Invader that kept the Snitzel colt under Peter Snowden's eye.
There is something effortless about Winx at work until you look at the clock.
The King was dead. Lost his zip. Can't stretch out to a mile. No-man's land, they said. But did you see that? Once, twice, three times a winner of the richest sprint in Australia (for now). Last-to-first each time. Somehow the next better than the previous. Chautauqua is not dead. Not by a long way.
At Randwick on Saturday, Jon Snow eclipsed his famous namesakes in spectacular style.
Steve Thompson has a property next door to Joe Janiak, who won many a race when Takeover Target broke the hearts of his rivals climbing up the Randwick rise. He might be able to tell him what it's like now.
Craig Williams didn't know whether he would be riding at Randwick until Friday, but Big Duke gave him reason to smile that he was in the saddle in Sydney on Saturday.
The first lady of racing has been going through a lean trot — but she says rumours that she is about to retire is well off the mark.
Premier trainer Chris Waller might have the leading lady of the turf in Winx but the support cast was lacking for the past 12 months, a trend he would like to buck on the first day of The Championships.
There will be no excuses for Fell Swoop in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick Racecourse on Saturday.
Ciaron Maher has always thought Ruthven was a stayer and he gets his chance to prove in Saturday's Australian Derby at Randwick.
Gerald Ryan doesn't need to be reminded that the fillies have held swayed in the two-year-olds ranks this season but given the improving nature of the Randwick track, he thinks it might the boys' turn in the Sires on Saturday.
Peter V'landys is not someone who would be on top of most peoples' list as a dinner guest however it's remarkable how healthy racing in this state is at the moment on the eve of The Championships.
One of the features at Bendigo's huge day of racing on Saturday will be to see if the amazing winning sequence of Burning Front can continue in the $150,000 Golden Mile.
When the SOS call came from Australia for Godolphin jockey James Doyle, he knew it was an opportunity but also knew he had to make a call himself.
Few, if any racehorse trainers, have done so much with so few as Frank Lewis, and he is still hitting the line like a true stayer. Lewis, 97, comes to mind on Doncaster-Derby day on which he has left his mark.
Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett might have lost a Doncaster runner in Tosen Stardom because of the predicted soft Randwick track but he could not be happier with it for Big Duke in Saturday's Chairman's Handicap.
In rodeo circles, the names Morgan and Angland are as well known as Waterhouse and Waller in racing, so it would be a win for the cowboys if Pelerin can win the Country Championships Final at Randwick on Saturday.
Outstanding sprinter Star Turn has been retired to stand at Vinery Stud after a career spent racing at the top level.
Peter Moody had Hardham marked as a stayer from the time he entered his stable, but a decision to put him "in a more rural environment" could be the catalyst for an Australian Derby win at Randwick on Saturday.
A couple of concreting brothers from Sydney's west are about to turn everything normal about the Doncaster Mile on its head - but when will their horse Le Romain get the respect he deserves?
Matt Dale and Bryce Heys are great racing mates. They have been since working together at John O'Shea's stable more than a decade ago, but they will best of enemies when Fell Swoop and Spieth trying to break their group 1 jinx in the TJ Smith at Randwick on Saturday.
The Kiwis may have one hand on the Australian Derby, but a rare two-year-old raid across the Tasman "is a different mountain to climb" for Wexford Stables.
Redkirk Warrior is a horse that break the rules on both sides of the world and as lead trainer David Hayes says "all may it continue" heading into Saturday's Doncaster Mile at Randwick.
Are Australasian racegoers about to witness another Bonecrusher when Kiwi three-year-old Gingernuts shoots for his biggest success in the Australian Derby at Royal Randwick this weekend?
The $10 million dream of Racing NSW and Australian Turf Club is reality with all 12 Everest slots sold and a quarter of the slots already earmarked for horses.
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