Order of St George given top weight in Melbourne Cup
High-class international stayer Order Of St George has been given the top weight in this year's $6 million Melbourne Cup after weights were released by Racing Victoria on Tuesday.
High-class international stayer Order Of St George has been given the top weight in this year's $6 million Melbourne Cup after weights were released by Racing Victoria on Tuesday.
Will the attractions of a Parisian autumn prove a bigger drawcard than the magnificence of a Melbourne spring?
The final declaration of weights for this year's $6 million Melbourne Cup to be announced next Tuesday morning will still remain fluid until the running of the group 1 Irish St Leger overnight in Ireland.
Brenton Avdulla will go from fan to the man in the hot seat on Chautauqua when the super sprinter starts his Everest campaign in The Shorts at Randwick on Saturday.
Chris Waller believes punters will see Winx at her ultimate trip and near her peak as she tries surpass Super Impose's Randwick group 1 mile record in the George Main Stakes on Saturday.
Sometimes you can simply have too many choices. And sometimes you can have no choice at all.
If the Everest was an invitational race, dual track record holder Deploy would all ready be in the field.
The Black Economy Taskforce is recommending a crackdown on illegal gambling after investigations revealed illegal betting exchanges operating in Australia, some connected to Asian crime gangs.
Ravi won the Sheraco Stakes, with Canberra mare Perizada second.
Kiwi Murray Baker conceded that due to one of the wettest winters on record in New Zealand , he came to Moonee Valley on Saturday unaware of the fitness level of his top mare Bonneval but after her Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes win, the trainer left with a genuine Caulfield Cup hopeful.
​Well-backed New Zealand raider Bonneval staked her claim as a leading Caulfield Cup chance with a swooping victory in a sensational Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes, which saw the $4.40 favourite Star Exhibit throw off jockey Mark Zahra as the stalls opened at Moonee Valley on Saturday.
Sydney trainer Paul Snowden declared  that Moonee Valley's group 1 sprinting highlight, the Moir Stakes on grand final eve, will be a huge event for NSW trainers - not so much because they will target the Moir itself, but to use the $500,0000 race as a lead up to the $10 million Everest at Randwick a fortnight later.
Josh Parr has never been a first-choice rider, he has had to wait for his opportunity but when it has come as a second chance on Run To The Rose winner Menari he has seized on it.
In the space of 15 minutes on Saturday, Everest slot holders had a new contender in Deploy and had confirmation that group 1 winner Russian Revolution was back in style.
There will be a small, hardly discernible change to Russian Revolution colours as he takes to Moonee Valley in the McEwen Stakes on Saturday.
There has been some great rides in the first month of the season, however Blake Shinn's effort on Pariah in the San Domenico Stakes was as good as any, and was a product of having confidence in his horse.
The action is strong today at Rosehill and Moonee Valley, but there are plenty of distractions.
Chris Geary, the rising star of the NSW driving ranks, has been selected to represent the state at the Australian driving Championship and Australasian young drivers Championships later in the year.
Houtzen, the Gold Coast-trained filly who is one of the leading contenders for the $10 million Everest in Sydney next month, makes her seasonal reappearance in one of the Valley features on Saturday, the Mitty's McEwen Stakes.
High-class Kiwi race mare Lizzie L'Amour in the Dato' Tan Chin Nam Stakes could be one of the significant runners on the program.
Leading Sydney trainer Chris Waller says he understands why many are already drawing parallels between his champion mare Winx and her younger stablemate Egg Tart, who makes her autumn return at Rosehill on Saturday.
The punter has never been better informed and now Racing NSW's latest product, Punter's Intel, will take race data to another level.
Hermitage Park might be one of the best-kept secrets in Australian racing, but punters are quickly becoming aware of the Hermitage silks from the deeds of Egg Tart on the track.
The past month has proven frustrating for Ron Quinton, but finally on Saturday he can get back to racing as Dixie Blossoms and Daysee Doom return at Rosehill.
Josh Parr wants to follow in the footsteps of Nash Rawiller, and plans to use Menari as a springboard to take his career to the next level after a decade riding in Sydney.
Frankel's worldwide successes have been closely monitored by southern hemisphere breeders, with at least 30 broodmares booked into the superstar and returning to Australasia to be sold at the major selling houses at the Magic Millions, Riverside (Warwick Farm) and Karaka.
Caulfield Cup winning trainer Ciaron Maher could face disqualification or suspension when he goes before the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board later this month after pleading guilty to a charge of conduct prejudicial to the image, interests or welfare of racing.
David Hayes has ruled out any possibility of his outstanding multiple group one-winning Vega Magic tackling this year's Cox Plate however the trainer wouldn't rule out attempting such races next season.
Victorian champion jockey and record-breaking mare claim major honours after 2016-17 campaign at gala function.
For over 40 years Wally and George Daly like so many racing enthusiasts across Australia have worked tirelessly to achieve that special pedigree click that delivers a racehorse that is one of the best of its time.