General News

• Hit and myth for punters

  MANY punters swear it can be done – placing a bet after they jump in a horse or greyhound race. TAB maintains it is simply not possible to do so – so we tested it out.

   
• Top punter lost drink-drive bet

  WHEN police pulled over a Porsche in Bondi, they did not expect to see Australia’s biggest punter reeking of alcohol and on his way to drug and booze counselling.

   
• Bush nag beats $2m colt

  NATHAN Tinkler’s $2.2 million colt Metallurgical was backed off the map to notch his maiden win at Rosehill Gardens but was rolled by a $70,000 horse from Goulburn.

   
• All Silent sends Hong Kong warning

  STAR Sydney sprinter All Silent has taken over from Sacred Kingdom as favourite for the Hong Kong International Sprint at Sha Tin on Sunday.

   
• Begg’s Silent plan

  TRAINER Grahame Begg is relying on a proven winning formula as he prepares All Silent to take on the world’s best sprinters in the Hong Kong International Bowl on Sunday.

   
• Rockwood all clear for the Villiers

  ROCKWOOD is back in contention for the Group Two Villiers Stakes after an impressive barrier trial effort at Rosehill Gardens yesterday.

   
• Brightexpectations Magic chance

  THE big day has arrived for our Punters Club galloper Brightexpectations with the running of the Wyong Magic Millions Two-Year-Old Slipper.

   
• Zazabeau wins at Rosehill

  THE maestro Bart Cummings seems to have a stranglehold on Sydney’s feature summer staying races after Zazabeau’s amazing win at Rosehill.

   
• No stopping Brown

  YOU can’t stop champion jockey Corey Brown, who is now looking to add the Golden Slipper to last month’s Melbourne Cup victory.

   
• Rabbuka gets through pile-up

  RABBUKA enhanced his reputation as a first-up specialist with victory in a Listed $100,000 Festival Stakes marred by severe interference at Rosehill Gardens.

   
• Racing in top form for HK

  HUGH Bowman is confident superstar grey Racing To Win is not just making up the numbers in the Hong Kong International Mile at Sha Tin next Sunday.

   
• Rawiller is a Magic Million

  GAI Waterhouse’s decision to keep stable jockey Nash Rawiller in town paid dividends as Brightexpectations scored a narrow win in the $200,000 Magic Millions Slipper.

   
• My time will come – Ryan

  GERALD Ryan does not have designs on claiming a surprise Sydney trainers premiership despite his flying start to the season.

   
• Walter’s got worries

  TRAINER Guy Walter concedes he needs convincing that Lyncean Academy and I’ve Got Talent are legitimate Villiers Stakes contenders.

   
• Brown to strip for charity

  MELBOURNE Cup-winning rider Corey Brown has agreed to pose nude for a jockeys calendar to raise money for a children’s refuge.

   
• The new face of Racing

  SHE’S the new face of racing – a breath of fresh air in a sport often consumed by greed and self-interest – Gabrielle Englebrecht, one of Sydney’s young trainers.

   
• Nash’s tough Snipers call

  NASH Rawiller’s decision to ride Rockwood at Rosehill Gardens should not be interpreted as a knock on Sniper’s Bullet’s chances at Ascot tomorrow, the top jockey says.

   
• 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.