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• Perfect day for Kerrin

  INTERNATIONALLY acclaimed jockey Kerrin McEvoy showed his class by riding three winners at the picturesque Hawkesbury racecourse yesterday.

   
• Jack Denham gravely ill

  LEGENDARY trainer Jack Denham is gravely ill in a Sydney hospital. Denham has won more than 5000 races in a career that has spanned more than 60 years.

   
• Friday nights on summer program

  SYDNEY Turf Club is set to trial at least two Friday night race meetings at Canterbury over summer as a precursor to a permanent switch from Thursday nights.

   
• Sydney champs in Honkers

  TRAINER Grahame Begg will give All Silent his first serious Sha Tin workout this weekend after the superstar sprinter had a trouble-free flight to Hong Kong.

   
• Monkey King in record

  NEW Zealand horse Monkey King confirmed himself as the best pacer in Australasia when he smashed the Australian record in winning the $500,000 Miracle Mile (1609m) at Menangle today.

   
• Oliver cleared to ride

  CHAMPION jockey Damien Oliver has won his appeal against the severity of his suspension for failing a drug test. He will be allowed to ride Sniper’s Bullet on Saturday in Perth.

   
• Big four make summer sizzle

  SYDNEY’S summer of racing will explode into action this Saturday with the clash of in-form gallopers Lyncean Academy and Rockwood at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Expectations are very high

  BRIGHTEXPECTATIONS, our Punters Club star, is ready to live up to his name at Wyong next Sunday, with the Magic Millions Slipper to follow.

   
• Solar burst with daylight second

  SOLAR Charged stamped herself the best juvenile to race this season with a stunning debut win on Randwick’s Kensington track in the Jim Beam Handicap.

   
• Delighted Gai jets off in triumph

  GAI Waterhouse, preparing to leave on an American skiing holiday, came up with a training masterstroke yesterday when Rockwood produced a stunning form reversal.

   
• Star Ripper could be big

  MELBOURNE Cup legend Bart Cummings is already preparing his arsenal for a 13th Melbourne Cup – and Star Ripper could be a big gun.

   
• Call goes out for Nash

  TRAINER Tracey Bartley is sweating on the availability of top jockey Nash Rawiller when he chases more Group One glory with Sniper’s Bullet in Perth next week.

   
• All systems go for Waller

  CHRIS Waller’s pursuit of perfectionism might be propelling him to the top of Sydney racing but it can also leave him the subject of some friendly stable banter.

   
• Begg is All Silent again

  ALL Silent, Sydney’s superstar sprinter, finished next to last in a special jump-out at Randwick’s – but try wiping the smile from the face of trainer Grahame Begg.

   
• Trots’ OK corral

  MORE than 50 years of race history will be cast aside on Sunday when the famous Miracle Mile is run at the sport’s new showcase track, Menangle Park.

   
• Oliver drug positive

  CHAMPION jockey Damien Oliver has been suspended for a month after returning a positive test to a banned substance commonly found in appetite suppressants.

   
• Sea air working miracles

  HE is preparing for his Miracle Mile assault from the blissful surroundings of Anna Bay at Port Stephens, but Karloo Mick is still the pride of Dubbo.

   
• Hugh happy to lead the pack

  HUGH Bowman climbed to the top of the Sydney jockeys premiership courtesy of a winning double at Warwick Farm.

   
• Hard hit out for Racing to Win

  TRAINER John O’Shea, aware of the size of the task confronting Racing To Win in Hong Kong, had some simple instructions for jockey Hugh Bowman before yesterday’s trial.

   
• The Pumper is back

  IN a major boost to the Sydney riding ranks, senior jockey Jim Cassidy and apprentice Daniel Ganderton are set for a return to the saddle within a fortnight.