The Melbourne Cup order of entry is a major talking point throughout the spring, as connections compete for one of the 24 places in Australia’s most famous race. The 2026 Melbourne Cup will be run over 3200m at Flemington on Tuesday, November 3. With 71 horses remaining after first acceptances,… Read More »
Ben Melham and Perth-based jockey Austin Galati have both been fined by Racing Victoria stewards following a dramatic finish to Saturday’s Group 2 Gilgai Stakes (1200m) at Flemington. The two riders were charged under AR131(b) for failing to ride their respective mounts out to the finish, with just 0.06 lengths… Read More »
Leading jockey Jamie Melham will miss next Saturday’s three-Group 1 meeting at Caulfield after being suspended for careless riding at Flemington. Racing Victoria stewards handed Melham a 10-meeting suspension following Saturday’s Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m). Melham partnered last year’s Cups star Half Yours into fourth place in the Flemington… Read More »
Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. Winning jockey: “First of all, thank you to Mr Peters and his family. They were backing me from the get-go even when I put in a bit of an iffy one a… Read More »
Cosmic Crusader has broken through for a deserved maiden Group 1 victory, powering past Light Infantry Man to win the Turnbull Stakes (2000m) at Flemington. After placings in both the Memsie Stakes and Underwood Stakes this preparation, the Andrew Leek-trained gelding relished the step to 2000m and the rain-affected conditions… Read More »
Apprentice jockey Sienna Grima has celebrated a remarkable first Group 1 victory at her first ride at the highest level, guiding God’s Window to a stunning win in the Epsom Handicap (1600m) at Randwick. God’s Window ($26) came from last for trainer Chris Waller, with Grima producing the gelding down… Read More »
Mr Monaco has booked his place in the Melbourne Cup after producing a tough staying performance to win the Group 3 Bart Cummings (2520m) at Flemington. The Ciaron Maher-trained stayer was sent forward by Jabez Johnstone and enjoyed a perfect position outside leader Campaldino before taking control of the race… Read More »
Juja Kibo has upstaged boom stayer Aethelwulf with a dominant performance to win The Metropolitan (2400m) at Randwick. Trainer Ciaron Maher produced Juja Kibo at his peak for the feature staying contest, with Sam Clipperton giving the gelding a perfect ride before putting the race away in the straight. Juja… Read More »
The Next Episode has stamped himself as a leading Coolmore Stud Stakes contender with a powerful victory in the Group 2 Danehill Stakes (1100m) at Flemington. The $2.8 million yearling purchase returned to the races in style for trainer Ciaron Maher, with Mark Zahra producing the colt late to run… Read More »
Global Goal has delivered trainer John Sargent another Group 1 victory after producing a powerful finish to win the Flight Stakes (1600m) at Randwick. Sent out at $3.30 with Australian Betting Sites, the three-year-old filly settled towards the rear of the small field under Dylan Gibbons as Queen’s Gamble was… Read More »
The second edition of the Develop-Golden Saddle will be contested at the Kalgoorlie-Boulder Club’s Kalgoorlie Cup meeting on Saturday and, while it might hardly cause a tremor on the national racing scene barometer, swamped as that currently is by coverage of elite-level racing on the east coast … the 1200m… Read More »
The field of contenders for this year’s Group 1 Melbourne Cup (3200m) has been reduced to 71 following the closure of first acceptances on Tuesday. Ciaron Maher has the largest representation of any trainer with 14 horses still in contention for the $10.2 million Flemington feature. Maher’s team includes Kings… Read More »
One of the feature days of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival has arrived, with the Group 1 Manikato Stakes (1200m) headlining a quality Sunday card at Caulfield. With some of Australia’s leading sprinters chasing Group 1 success and a strong supporting program across the afternoon, Manikato Stakes Day provides plenty… Read More »
The biggest day on the Australian football calendar has arrived, with the Fremantle Dockers taking on the Brisbane Lions in the 2026 AFL Grand Final at the MCG. The first bounce is scheduled for 2:30pm AEST on Saturday, September 26, with Fremantle chasing the first AFL premiership in the club’s… Read More »
One of the biggest days of the Sydney Spring Racing Carnival has arrived, with the Group 1 Golden Rose (1400m) headlining a quality card at Rosehill Gardens. With some of Australia’s most exciting three-year-olds chasing Group 1 success and a strong supporting program across the afternoon, Golden Rose Day provides… Read More »
Zahrann has received a 0.5kg penalty for his Naturalism Stakes victory, lifting the Ciaron Maher-trained import to 53kg for the $6.55 million Caulfield Cup. The five-year-old has also been raised to 54.5kg for the $10.2 million Melbourne Cup, where he has moved up one position to 38th in the order… Read More »
Here’s the Boulder Cup Day version, with the Caulfield/Randwick references removed and the copy focused on Kalgoorlie. One of the biggest days of the Kalgoorlie-Boulder racing season has arrived, with the Boulder Cup headlining the action at Kalgoorlie. With a strong card of racing and plenty of betting opportunities throughout… Read More »
One of the biggest Saturdays of the 2026 Spring Racing Carnival has arrived, with the Underwood Stakes headlining a quality card at Caulfield and The 7 Stakes one of the features at Randwick. With Group racing across both meetings and plenty of betting opportunities throughout the afternoon, we take a… Read More »
Progressive stayer Aethelwulf has continued his rapid rise through the grades with a dominant victory in the Group 3 Newcastle Gold Cup (2300m) on Friday. The Matthew Smith-trained gelding was sent out a dominant $1.22 favourite and gave his supporters little cause for concern, with Zac Lloyd taking control of… Read More »
Group 1 winner Belle Cheval has been retired from racing, bringing the curtain down on her career earlier than connections had anticipated. The Group 1 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m) winner resumed at Caulfield last Saturday in the Group 3 Courtza Stakes (1200m), where she finished last. A respiratory issue was… Read More »
