Moore the encore to Classic Uniform’s unexpected star turn
Aloisia causes a boilover in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield for Ciaron Maher's stand-in trainer Aaron Purcell.
Aloisia causes a boilover in the Thousand Guineas at Caulfield for Ciaron Maher's stand-in trainer Aaron Purcell.
The maybes. The what ifs. The coulda, shoulda, woulda debate. Just how the hell did no one pick up – or wait – to snare the horse that won the lead-up to the world's richest turf race?
Racing NSW stewards have threatened to fine a jockey their entire percentage - potentially more than a staggering quarter of a million dollars - if they blatantly abuse whip rules in pursuit of winning The Everest.
It's a $10 million gamble where big egos and even bigger wallets wheel and deal behind closed doors in the hope of landing horse racing's richest event held on turf - and headlines.
He might be in line to win the richest race on the Australian racing calendar, but Jamie Lovett will have another eye on how he can win the second-most lucrative, too, within the next month when his sprinting and staying stars converge on Randwick.
A beaming Greg Bennett admitted he is as "proud as punch" of Clearly Innocent's ascent into the top echelon of Australian sprinters after Kris Lees sought his advice as recently as last week leading up to the $10 million The Everest.
His colours are rarely seen on Sydney tracks - and Bob Peters admitted the latest appearance of his cerise and white crossed sashes in the harbour city has been more by accident than design.
There's a reason the crazy bloke who part owns Redzel wildly celebrates in front of the TV cameras every time his his horse wins. It's about the only time he doesn't feel pain.
John Medland was the man who helped break what seemed like an eternal NSW Sheffield Shield drought - and then wound down to cater for his growing interest in ponies and the punt.
Her mare has never won a race during the spring, but Gai Waterhouse is convinced English will snap that hoodoo.
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