Legendary Australian sports broadcaster Bruce McAvaney OAM will be inducted into the South Australian Thoroughbred Racing Hall of Fame at Saturday night’s SA Racing Awards. McAvaney will enter the Hall of Fame in the associate category in recognition of his decades-long contribution to South Australian racing as a broadcaster, advocate… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers for races on Friday (4/9/2026) where it is Wyong Cup day at Wyong. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this Friday by using the best racing offers we could find… Read More »
David Hayes has declared champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising “totally clear” to make his seasonal return in Sunday’s HK$4.2 million Group 3 HKSAR Chief Executive’s Cup Handicap (1200m) at Sha Tin following a minor injury scare. Ka Ying Rising suffered bruising to his left hind foot earlier in the week,… Read More »
Trainer John McArdle is keeping a close watch on the weather ahead of Saturday’s Group 1 Moir Stakes, with forecast rain creating some uncertainty around how My Gladiola will handle the conditions at Sandown. The four-year-old mare is expected to resume in the feature despite the prospect of a rain-affected… Read More »
Gold Coast Magic Millions-winning jockey Luke Tarrant has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison over three armed robberies on Queensland’s Sunshine Coast. Tarrant carried out the robberies while wearing a full face covering, gloves and long clothing and was armed with a syringe during each offence. He stole approximately… Read More »
Well-related Godolphin filly Sequinned continued a promising start to her career with a strong win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, giving her sire Pinatubo another promising prospect. The three-year-old, trained by Chris Waller, settled outside the leader before proving too strong in the closing stages of the 1200m race, scoring… Read More »
World champion sprinter Ka Ying Rising is being monitored by Hong Kong Jockey Club veterinarians after developing a minor left hind hoof problem ahead of his scheduled return at Sha Tin on Sunday. The David Hayes-trained star is due to resume in the Chief Executive’s Cup, which is set to… Read More »
Global superstar Romantic Warrior has been retired, bringing the curtain down on one of the most remarkable international racing careers of the modern era. The Hong Kong Jockey Club confirmed the decision on Wednesday after further veterinary examinations were conducted on the champion’s front leg. Romantic Warrior retires as a… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers for races on Wednesday (2/9/2026) at Sandown, Warwick Farm and Ipswich. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this Wednesday by using the best racing offers we could find anywhere online… Read More »
Overseas-trained horses make up almost one in every four of those nominated for this year’s Melbourne Cup, strengthening the international dimension to a race that has attracted its smallest entry list in recent years. The Victoria Racing Club received 101 nominations for the $10.2 million race, with 23 international horses… Read More »
Trainer Clinton McDonald left the Cranbourne jump-outs on Monday confident his Blue Diamond-winning two-year-old Streisand has more to give at three. The tough Magnus filly, who was sold to Yulong in a reported $5 million-plus deal prior to her Percy Sykes Stakes run, was given a soft hit-out on Monday… Read More »
The Victoria Racing Club has received 101 nominations for the 166th Melbourne Cup, to be run over 3200 metres at Flemington on November 3. While overall entries have fallen from 120 last year, international representation has climbed, with 23 horses nominated from England, Ireland, Japan and the United States. Defending… Read More »
Better to attribute the source once when introducing Hayes’ comments, rather than repeat it after both quotes: Multiple Group 1-winning jockey Blake Shinn admits he is honoured to have been called up to partner Lindsay Park’s champion Mr Brightside in the G1 Makybe Diva Stakes (1600m) at Flemington on September… Read More »
Matamata trainer Pam Gerard has elected to bypass Saturday’s Group 1 Proisir Plate (1400m) with Affirmative Action, which will allow the Stephen Marsh-trained Tardelli to make the 16-horse field. Affirmative Action resumed with a pleasing fourth placing in the Group 2 Foxbridge Plate (1200m) earlier this month, but Gerard cited… Read More »
Three-year-old Home Affairs filly Natural Fling is $3 joint favourite with proven Group 1 sprinter Giga Kick for Saturday’s A J Moir Stakes. The 1000m sprint, to be run at Sandown this year due to Moonee Valley’s redevelopment, has drawn 18 nominations, with trainers Tony and Calvin McEvoy likely to… Read More »
James McDonald will partner $5.6 million filly Chayan when the Group 2 $300,000 Furious Stakes (1200m) launches her spring campaign at Randwick on Saturday. The leading rider had a long-standing commitment to ride Chayan, paving the way for Tommy Berry to pick up the ride on the Tony Gollan-trained Silver… Read More »
Spring racing shifts up a gear at Sandown Hillside on Saturday, where the Group 1 Moir Stakes will take centre stage on a quality 10-race program. Run over 1000 metres under weight-for-age conditions, the feature shapes as an intriguing sprint contest with Giga Kick, Rothfire, Skybird, My Gladiola and Geegees… Read More »
Racing Victoria is preparing for the possibility of one of the toughest Melbourne Cup qualification battles in years as a powerful contingent of international stayers targets the $10 million Flemington feature. Irish trainer Joseph O’Brien could be responsible for as much as a quarter of the 24-horse Melbourne Cup field,… Read More »
Australian champion Autumn Glow will bypass The Everest this spring, with connections confirming the star mare will instead be kept to 1600m before finishing her campaign at Flemington. The newly crowned Australian Horse of the Year made an emphatic return when winning the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) first-up, prompting… Read More »
Ethan Brown will be hoping Friday’s success aboard Jimmysstar’s younger brother In’kantosstar proves a sign of things to come when he partners the Group 1 star at Caulfield on Saturday. In’kantosstar made it two wins from just three starts with a comfortable victory in benchmark 62 company over 1347m at… Read More »
