Trainers Peter and Will Hulbert have been handed a $5000 fine and a 12-month suspended ban after one of their runners returned a cobalt reading above the allowed limit following a win at Eagle Farm. The import, Dillian, scored as the short-priced favourite in a 2400m Benchmark event on April… Read More »
Talented stayer Mark Twain is preparing for a return to racing as he aims to secure another berth in the Melbourne Cup, with his first public outing in over a year scheduled for an exhibition gallop at Te Rapa this Saturday. The son of Shocking earned his spot in the… Read More »
Farnan has surged to the top of the Australian first season sires’ table after his daughter Romance Calling posted an impressive win at Northam on Thursday. Prepared by Luke Fernie, the promising filly became Farnan’s 13th individual juvenile winner of the season, handling older rivals over 1300 metres in what… Read More »
Ciaron Maher is hopeful that promising filly Cherish Me can emulate the success of her stablemates when she resumes at Caulfield on Saturday following a solid two-year-old campaign. Cherish Me lines up in the opening event over 1200 metres, aiming to mirror the metro-level victories of fellow Maher-trained juvenile fillies… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers for Thursday’s Races (24/7/2025) at Warrnambool and Wyong. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this Thursday by using the best racing offers we could find anywhere online with betting sites… Read More »
Promising colt Shaggy, the standout first-season representative of sire Sandbar, is set to make a return to the track this Saturday with an eye on targeting three-year-old stakes contests during the spring. Trainer Allan Kehoe has confirmed that Shaggy will resume in the Keeneland September Yearling Sale Handicap (1100m) at… Read More »
Trainer Bjorn Baker has revealed that both the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup are firmly on the radar for his seasoned stayer Arapaho, with the rising nine-year-old set to resume racing next month. Arapaho, last seen dominating the Group 1 Sydney Cup over 3200m in April, is pencilled in to… Read More »
PointsBet has once again rejected a takeover bid from rival betting operator betr, pointing to the latter’s heavy reliance on racing customers as a key weakness in its business model. The decision comes as PointsBet’s board continues to back the all-cash offer from Japanese-owned MIXI, which officially launched its off-market… Read More »
Will Clarken and Niki O’Shea will part ways as a training team at the conclusion of the current racing season, ending a successful partnership that delivered 131 winners at a strike rate of 15.8 per cent across three seasons. The duo, who secured three Group race victories including this year’s… Read More »
Champion jockey Damian Lane could make a quiet return to Melbourne racing aboard Eloyou in the final race at Caulfield this Saturday. Lane told RSN’s *Racing Pulse* on Wednesday that he’s unsure whether Eloyou, trained by close friend Scott Cameron, will take his place in the field. Lane has not… Read More »
A quality line-up is set for the final Victorian Stakes event of the season, with the Group 3 Bletchingly Stakes (1200m) headlining Saturday’s racing at Caulfield. Leading the field is Bennett Racing’s exciting sprinter Baraqiel, who returns after a strong jumpout win over Arkansaw Kid and Don’t Hope Do. Ben… Read More »
We take a look at the Best Free Daily Horse Racing Offers from Australia’s leading online bookmakers for Wenesday’s Races (23/7/2025) at Sandown, Canterbury, Eagle Farm and Murray Bridge. Make sure you get more bang for your buck this Wenesday by using the best racing offers we could find anywhere… Read More »
The recent rollout of live in-race betting on Australian horse racing in overseas markets is unlikely to affect local punters, with Australian betting operators continuing to rely on their own trading teams for in-play odds. This week, UK bookmakers Ladbrokes and Coral introduced automated in-race betting odds on Victorian racing,… Read More »
Top trainer Ciaron Maher has dismissed recent suggestions that a cap should be imposed on the number of horses a trainer can manage, labelling the idea as “ridiculous”. “That’s spoken by someone with a very small mind,” Maher told RSN. “The goal is to train every horse and place every… Read More »
Dual Group 1 winner Jimmysstar has officially been locked in for the 2025 edition of The Everest, securing TAB’s slot in a bid to emulate the success of Bella Nipotina last year. In a familiar and proven partnership, Tabcorp has again teamed up with leading trainer Ciaron Maher, with Jimmysstar… Read More »
Former champion jockey and Hall of Fame inductee Darren Beadman has joined the powerhouse team at Chris Waller Racing, marking a significant move after more than a decade with Godolphin. Beadman, who was a key lieutenant to head trainer James Cummings, will officially commence his new role at Waller’s stable… Read More »
Racing NSW Stewards have handed licensed trainer Stephen Dixon an eight-month disqualification following a cobalt overage detected in a urine sample from his horse, Huka Falls, prior to its start in a race at Armidale earlier this year. The inquiry, held on Monday, July 21, 2025, examined the findings from… Read More »
Trainer Henry Dwyer says Group 1 sprint star Asfoora has thrived in the UK since her Royal Ascot run and expects a big performance at Goodwood next week. Asfoora finished just two lengths off in last month’s G1 King Charles III Stakes but Dwyer believes she’s now on an upward… Read More »
Tim Hale has officially been appointed as the new chairman of the Australian Turf Club (ATC), stepping into the role following the departure of former chair Peter McGauran. Hale, who joined the ATC board in 2021 and secured a second four-year term last November, brings a wealth of legal experience… Read More »
A Brazilian jockey based in Malaysia has received a significant suspension and fine following a bizarre incident that drew global attention, in which he appeared to deliberately fall off a favourite at the start of a race. Lemos “Lai Lai” De Souza, a seasoned jockey, was handed an 18-month suspension… Read More »
