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HORSE RACING

Godolphin pair charged in strangles probe

John O'Shea has been allocated boxes at Randwick to resume his career as a public trainer.

Godolphin's former head trainer John O'Shea will be asked to answer a charge of giving false or misleading evidence to stewards while Sheikh Mohammed's ex-Australian boss Henry Plumptre also faces sanctions before the resumption of the strangles inquiry later this week.

Caulfield races called off because of strong winds

Racehorses

While strong gale force winds moved Racing Victoria stewards to post-pone Saturday's Caulfield race meeting, the flagship race on the programme the Bletchingly Stakes and supporting races may yet survive.

Coyle hoping Sweet season can finish with Berry on top

Drought-breaker: Jess Taylor and Slightly Sweet (tartan and red) head for the line in a congested finish in the Winter ...

If you'd told Jason Coyle at the start of the year his own premiership position would be higher than that of his beloved Bulldogs, he might have laughed. Then maybe cried. But it's a sign of his stable on the rise and a football team in freefall how things have panned out in the past six months.

Inglis' Riverside Stables taking shape quickly

Taking shape: The new Inglis sales complex at Warwick Farm replaces its long-time base at Newmarket.

Inglis' Riverside Stables at Warwick Farm – the new venue for Australia's biggest bloodstock auction – command a breathtaking location and promise to become one of the world's great thoroughbred amphitheatres.

Champion mare Winx set for a Flemington debut

Heading for Flemington: star mare Winx.

World champion race mare, Winx, is set to make her Flemington debut in this year's rich $2 million Emirates Stakes on the fourth day of the Melbourne Cup carnival in an appearance that could attract a crowd larger than Australia's greatest race.