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Randwick: Melody Belle hits right notes, says jockey Rory Hutchings
It is an opportunity that came out of the blue for jockey Rory Hutchings but he is determined to make the most out of the ride on Melody Belle in the Light Fingers Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
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Gerald Ryan confident Legend Of Condor will show Golden Slipper potential
Before Christmas two juveniles shone in Sydney. Breeders' Plate winner Performer has already come back and shown he has taken the next step; now it is the turn of Gerald Ryan-trained Legend Of Condor.
- by Chris Roots
Flemington: Marc Conners confident Super Too has the speed to test Lightning rivals
There is one thing about Super Too: she is fast. But is she Lightning fast?
- by Chris Roots
Randwick: Matthew Smith looks for Faraway Town to storm home in Triscay Stakes
Once Matthew Smith accepted Faraway Town was a sprinter, he started looking for targets such as Saturday's Triscay Stakes at Randwick.
- by Chris Roots
Bloodlines: Inglis Classic sale runs up big numbers
It was shades of Hey, Hey It's Saturday at the opening extravaganza of the Inglis Riverside Stables at Warwick Farm last Saturday night, with plenty of fun and excitement and a huge crowd packing the world-class complex for the Inglis Classic sale.
- by John Holloway
VRC chairman Amanda Elliott urges locals to worry less about NSW racing
Just hours after announcing Lexus as the new sponsor for this year's Melbourne Cup, and the promise of more prizemoney for the race, chairman Amanda Elliott urged Victorian clubs to not be distracted by Sydney's multimillion-dollar sprint race The Everest.
- by Patrick Bartley
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The Everest and Caulfield Cup on potential collision course in 2019
The world's richest turf race The Everest is set to further encroach on Melbourne's spring carnival and could be run on the same day as the Caulfield Cup next year.
- by Adam Pengilly
Melbourne Cup
VRC set to name new Cup backer
The VRC is widely tipped to name Japanese luxury car maker Lexus as the new naming rights sponsor for the race that stops the nation at a press conference on Tuesday
- by Michael Lynch
International interest high as The Championships entries grow again
The biggest racing operations in the world – Coolmore, Godolphin and Japan's Northern Farm – are looking to make their mark at The Championships in 2018 with international runners expected in up to four group 1s in April.
- by Chris Roots
Stewards want to be sure technology is safe for Hugh Bowman in Winx exhibition
Stewards and Hugh Bowman will meet this week to fine-tune the technology that lets the jockey interact with the crowd during Winx's exhibition at Randwick on Saturday.
- by Chris Roots
Hartnell back and ready for a return bout with Winx
After spending the last 18 months avoiding the world's finest racehorse Winx, Saturday's Orr stakes winner Hartnell may now have another attempt at toppling the champion mare back in Sydney later in the Autumn.
- by Patrick Bartley