Richmond look to new recruit to stop final-quarter fadeouts
Just like clockwork, every pre-season the familiar rumble of ‘our time’ erupts from Punt Road. There’s talk of pre-season stars, fresh gun recruits, off-field gains and club expenditure – but what is...
View ArticleBlack Caviar set for breeding barn glory?
The attention of the racing world turns to Moonee Valley tonnight as Victoria bids farewell to its home-grown hero, Black Caviar. In what will be the final Victorian leg of her farewell tour, Black...
View ArticleAdopted Aussie takes on the world at Dubai World Cup
While three-year-olds Pierro and All Too Hard have decimated their middle distance rivals in Melbourne and Sydney this autumn, 2012 Cox Plate winner Ocean Park has been saved for a slightly bigger...
View ArticleFrankel set for a taste of Down Under
The Australian breeding industry has been sent in to a frenzy following Juddmonte Farm’s recent announcement that their unbeaten champion Frankel would be made available to a select group of mares to...
View ArticleAll Too Hard bites the dust, as racing searches for the next crop
The Australian racing industry has been dealt another blow following the announcement that champion colt All Too Hard would be retired to the breeding barn to stand at Vinery Stud this September. The...
View ArticleGai, Singo and More Joyous: Five things I’ve learnt
As the saga that was ‘Waterhousegate’ comes to a close, we are finally given a chance to sit back and assess what has transpired from the soap opera that has been plastered across our front pages for...
View ArticlePeter Moody’s quest for victory at Doomben 10,000
Victoria will be pinning its hopes on the most unlikely of aspirants this Saturday, as the focus of the racing world turns to Brisbane for the running of the Doomben 10000. My Quest For Peace will be...
View ArticleShamexpress and Sea Siren: Aussie assault on Ascot
With the Ashes all but set to remain in England, the pride of Australian sports sits squarely on the back of some of our lesser-known equine heroes this winter. Sprinting pair Shamexpress and Sea Siren...
View ArticleGeelong vs St Kilda: AFL live scores, blog
Many a young St Kilda player will be reaching for their Melways this Saturday afternoon as they prepare to trek across the Westgate to face Geelong at Simonds Stadium for the first time since 2004....
View ArticleBashboy jumps into history books
In a performance that harked back to yesteryear battles between handicapper and horse, champion steeplechaser Bashboy has cemented his place as one of the modern-greats of Australian jumps racing with...
View ArticleSpring stars set for take off
The commencement of a new racing season this week has heralded the return to the track for many of this year’s major Spring Carnival players. Punters have had their first glimpse of spring through a...
View ArticlePuissance de Lune aims for P.B. Lawrence Stakes
Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance de Lune will need to defy over half a century of history if he is to take out this weekend’s P.B. Lawrence Stakes on his way to November glory. Victory in Saturday’s...
View ArticleIs Atlantic the Jewel of a new spring crown?
This Saturday’s Group 1 Memsie Stakes sees the return of the 2012 Melbourne Cup quinella, Sydney’s three-year-old Triple Crown winner as well as last season’s Australian Cup, Emirates Stakes and...
View ArticleWho are Australia’s top five mares of the last decade?
You don’t have to be a scientist to know our girls down under do it better. You only have to look as far as Miranda Kerr to see that. I could back up my statement with scores of successful Australian...
View ArticleBlack Caviar, Atlantic Jewel: Mum’s the word for the queens of the turf
The Australian breeding industry has been sent into a flurry over the past 48 hours as two of the nation’s most prospective broodmares, Black Caviar and Atlantic Jewel, prepare to make their mark on...
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