Black Caviar has her fourth foal, a More Than Ready filly
Unbeaten champion Black Caviar had her fourth foal in the Hunter Valley on Friday and the More Than Ready filly is doing well.
Unbeaten champion Black Caviar had her fourth foal in the Hunter Valley on Friday and the More Than Ready filly is doing well.
Canberra training legend Barbara Joseph knows exactly what protege Nick Olive will go through.
"Subtle" wasn't on the brief for jeweller Nic Cerrone who spent more than 920-hours hand placing more than 8000 jewels onto the 14-kilogram trophy for The Everest horse race.
Outspoken former racehorse trainer Peter Moody has been fined $3000 after being found guilty of conduct prejudicial to the interest of racing, by posting inappropriate tweets.
Newcastle trainer Kris Lees has been left frustrated by Danish Twist's lack of winning, since she burst into black type company with a quartet of victories last year, but never by her performances. He is hopeful the frustration will end in the Golden Pendant at Rosehill on Saturday.
Tommy Berry has flown into Hong Kong and lifted a group 1 trophy eight times but now he is literally reversing direction and believes the result will be the same when he rides Gold Standard in the Golden Rose at Rosehill on Saturday.
In 2003, innovators struck bullion with the Golden Rose, leading to a very good year for the Sydney Turf Club.
Leading Sydney trainer Gai Waterhouse is set to make an impact on Saturday's Caulfield meeting, and hopefully she can walk away with a guaranteed Caulfield Cup starter.
Canberra champion mare Single Gaze avoids Winx en route to Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup.
The cloak-and-dagger work to find an Everest contender continues between slot holders, but the marketplace has dual track record holder Deploy in next month's $10 million race.
Victorian racing administration will enter a new era on Friday when the Minister for Racing, Martin Pakula, announces the make-up of the new independent board of Racing Victoria.
When James Cummings walked into the Godolphin set-up a couple of months ago he quickly had a handle on several three-year-olds, and Astoria and Sanctioned were among them.
It was probably the most important number of the week for Jason Collett – three - the barrier Bonny O'Reilly drew for the Golden Pendant at Rosehill on Saturday.
Much-improved stayer Auvray has only four rivals in Saturday's Colin Stephen Quality at Rosehill, but a couple of months he had only one – himself.
Many of the usual suspects shone at the two-year-old trials at Canterbury on Monday, with several leading candidates for the Breeders' Plate and Gimcrack Stakes strutting their stuff.
Champion mare Winx will continue her quest for a third Cox Plate in Melbourne, but she could have a June date with the Queen next year in the race Black Caviar won at Royal Ascot.
Winx will race at Flemington for the first time in her illustrious career after trainer Chris Waller opted for the Turnbull Stakes as the mare's next start, delivering a huge blow to Sydney's inaugural staging of The Everest next month.
It was a surprise to see Champagne Cuddles among the final field for Saturday's Golden Rose at Rosehill, but her trainer Bjorn Baker won't be surprised at all if she causes an upset.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver could not hope for a better partner in his quest to win a fourth Melbourne Cup, after announcing on Monday morning that he would team up with the Lloyd Williams-owned Almandin in this year's great race.
Normally, winning your third straight Canberra Cup would be a happy occasion.
Lloyd Williams bid to win an extraordinary sixth Melbourne Cup will go ahead without the galloper many rated as the classiest stayer in the field.
John Camilleri continues to be amazed by his prized broodmare Vegas Showgirl, who seems to have a sense of timing every time she gives birth to another foal.
Darren Weir's hopes of winning his first $3 million Caulfield Cup appear to get stronger by the day.
Segenhoe Stud's Peter O'Brien has foaled thousands of horses in his time, including Winx, but Merchant Navy could go to the top of the list in Saturday's Golden Rose at Rosehill.
Winx is a remarkable athlete but she is starting to become a victim of her own success and the expectation that goes with it.
Both Canberra stars put in solid runs as they head towards two of the spring's biggest races.
Australian Bloodstock's Jamie Lovett believes former Japanese galloper Brave Smash will provide the X-factor for The Everest after taking the Australian Turf Club slot.
Michael Walker said he was never going to win by far but Comin' Through was always going to win the Bill Ritchie Handicap at Randwick on Saturday.
It has been a big week for Redzel. On Tuesday he secured a spot in next month's Everest and after his track record win in The Shorts at Randwick on Saturday, he is challenging for favouritism for the $10 million slots race.
After months of trying to curb the often wayward habits of former Kiwi galloper Humidor, trainer Darren Weir and his hardworking staff were not only rewarded with a comfortable group 1 victory at Flemington on Saturday but are now poised to give Victoria's most successful stable a Caulfield Cup win.