Adam Pengilly

David Hayes: "My most senior and best employees have all come through [the 457 visa program]."

Visa crackdown to bring racing industry 'to its knees'

The Australian racing industry is on the brink of being "brought to its knees" by Malcolm Turnbull's crackdown.

At the double: Bonneval wins the Australian Oaks to continue the Kiwi domination.

Baker's ex-Wolf in line to extend New Zealand domination

Murray Baker may have plundered the Australian Derby-Oaks double - and another horse schooled under the canny Kiwi horseman is in line for the Randwick carnival scraps. Only this time the most successful New Zealand trainer in Australian group 1s won't be picking up the cheque.

Sad scenes: Almoonqith was euthanised after breaking down and dislodging jockey James Doyle.

ATC seek no-race warning alternatives as Sydney Cup open to new entries

The Australian Turf Club has already discussed semi-permanent measures such as a lighting or siren system that could be installed at Randwick within weeks in order to prevent a repeat of the bizarre Sydney Cup confusion.

Too good: Mark Zahra rides Shoals to win race 3.

Shoals' win leaves Messara overcome with emotion

The architect of The Championship John Messara has a Queen Elizabeth Stakes with It's A Dundeel but the win of Shoals in Saturday's Percy Sykes Stakes left him so emotional he couldn't go to the presentation.

Older rivals left behind as Foxplay seizes day

Chris Waller won his first group 1 race with a horse other than Winx in more than a year as filly Foxplay beat her older rivals in the $1 million major at Randwick on Saturday.

Baker channels Bart's nonchalance as Bonneval toys with rivals

There is a touch of Bart Cummings in Murray Baker, who wanders around after winning group 1s like he has nothing better to do.

Jockey James Doyle is helped up by fellow jockey Blake Shinn after his horse Almoonqith fell..

Horse dies and jockeys fume as Sydney Cup is called off mid-race

Racing stewards were forced to call off the Sydney Cup mid-race after Almoonqith collapsed on the first lap, breaking its leg.

Hugh Bowman will be riding Winx on Saturday, looking for the champion mare's 17th successive victory.

The science behind what makes Winx so good

How does science comprehend the almost unrivalled dominance of Winx?

Bolt from the blue: (From left) Lee Curtis celebrates the memorable Oaks win with jockey Brenton Avdulla and VRC guest ...

'You don't doubt yourself as much': why Curtis stands on Oaks double brink

Lee Curtis remembers sitting in near darkness eating Chinese behind a card table waiting to load a 100-1 bolter on to a float bound for Melbourne for the Victoria Oaks. So what's changed for one of racing's good guys in the six months since?

Great shape: Unequivocal resumes in a tough race at Randwick.

Mayfield-Smith Unequivocal in support of improved mare

She beat two subsequent group 1 winners at just her second start and for so long has been regarded as the nearly horse, but Noel Mayfield-Smith has raised expectations Unequivocal will have her best preparation yet before resuming at The Championships.

Adam Pengilly

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