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  • Star stayer back in training after extended lay-off

    Soulcombe, runner-up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, is set for a patient return to racing after an extended rehabilitation from an off-fore leg injury. The injury ruled him out of all competition in 2024, prompting connections to take a cautious approach to his recovery. Managing part-owner Ozzie Kheir confirmed the… Read More »

     
  • MRC secures $195 million land deal to eliminate debt

    The Melbourne Racing Club (MRC) has agreed to sell seven hectares of land west of Caulfield Racecourse for $195 million to Mount Scopus Memorial College, which plans to develop a new campus on the site. The land, running along Station Street, Kambrook Road, and Booran Road, was previously used for… Read More »

     
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  • Full field set to contest The Gold Rush

    The 2024 7Plus Sport-Gold Rush (1400m) field is now confirmed with 16 gallopers set to face off in the $1.5 million event at Ascot on Saturday. On the quick turnaround and backing up from Saturday’s Group 1 Northerly Stakes (1800m) are Bustler, Zipaway, Mojo Rhythm and Super Smink. Final acceptors in… Read More »

     
  • Hickmott’s two-pronged Vic assault

    Michael Hickmott will look to add to his already-impressive record in Melbourne this season when he sends to horses across the border this weekend. The Murray Bridge horseman will run Irish mare Spirit Of Camelot at Saturday’s Caulfield Heath meeting after Stakes-placed filly Ad Astra contests a maiden race at Moonee Valley on… Read More »

     
  • Again Magic Millions Wyong Classic glory

    And it’s the 2024 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic, and it’s Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott who have Tempestuous as the $2.10 Favourite with Australian betting agencies. Fresh from victory in a Randwick 750m Trial, Tempestuous was a head second to former Golden Slipper favourite Captain Kirk in the season… Read More »

     
  • Freedman tests Millions waters at Wyong

    Michael Freedman will test out a couple of Magic Millions Raceday prospects when Wyong hosts its big preview meeting this Wednesday. The Randwick horseman will have Offenbach in the $200,000 Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic and Queen Of The Mile in the $150,000 Magic Millions Wyong 3&4YO Stakes. Offenbach, a $650,000 Gold… Read More »

     
  • Knight’s Choice eyes Melbourne Cup defence in 2025

    After his stunning 2024 Melbourne Cup victory, Knight’s Choice will aim to defend his title in 2025, with trainers Sheila Laxon and John Symons confirming plans to prioritise an Australian campaign. The team dismissed the allure of an overseas campaign, including the Prix de l’Arc de Triomphe, citing track flexibility… Read More »

     
  • Aussie gallopers fail to fire at Hong Kong International Races

    Australian gallopers Without A Fight, Antino, and Recommendation had a forgettable outing at the Hong Kong International Races on Sunday, failing to make an impact in their respective events. Melbourne Cup hero Without A Fight was a shadow of his best in the Hong Kong Vase, finishing 16 lengths off… Read More »

     
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  • Playhouse Patron’s Towton Cup win boosts Perth Cup credentials

    As hard as they tried, they couldn’t get past Playhouse Patron in the Listed G.A.Towton Cup (2200m) at Ascot on Saturday, the Bob McPherson-trained gelding’s tough effort boosting his Perth Cup (2400m) credentials on New Year’s Day. Playhouse Patron was there for the taking and looked vulnerable when headed by Diamond… Read More »

     
  • Light Infantry Man salutes in Northerly Stakes

    They came, they saw and they conquered. The eastern states raiders made it a clean sweep of Perth’s Group 1 races when Light Infantry Man rebounded to win the Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Giving powerhouse trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey, Ethan Brown the final Group 1 of… Read More »

     
  • Rustic set to relish Randwick mile return

    He has been mixing his distances this campaign, but classy gelding Rustic Steel will return to arguably his favourite trip as he bids to give trainer Kris Lees back-to-back victories in The Ingham. The seven-year-old has won half of his six starts over a mile and Lees expects him to relish extending… Read More »

     
  • Light Infantry Man rebounds in Northerly Stakes

    They came, they saw and they conquered. The eastern states raiders made it a clean sweep of Perth’s Group 1 races when Light Infantry Man rebounded to win the Northerly Stakes (1800m) at Ascot on Saturday. Giving powerhouse trainer Ciaron Maher and jockey, Ethan Brown the final Group 1 of the Australian… Read More »

     
  • Gollan’s Golden boy goes Boom in Bribie Handicap

    Saddling up half the field in the Bribie Handicap, Tony Gollan had weight of numbers on his side and the race went virtually to script as the two most fancied of his sextet, Golden Boom and Zarastro, fought out the finish. It was the former who came out on top, jockey Kyle… Read More »

     
  • Emotional win for Berkeley Square in Ballarat Cup

    It felt as if the stars aligned for Berkeley Square to win the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) with local trainer Dan O’Sullivan re-uniting with stable apprentice Jaylah Kennedy to take their hometown Cup. Kennedy, who had ridden Berkeley Square in his first six runs this campaign, including two wins at open level, wasn’t… Read More »

     
  • Private Harry on track for the Magic Millions Sunlight

    Promising three-year-old Private Harry continues to make all the right moves on and off the track, taking his unbeaten streak to three despite not enjoying the soft conditions at Rosehill. Displaying the type of racing manners that trainer Nathan Doyle says reflects his attitude at home, the young colt travelled generously for… Read More »

     
  • Gollan chasing dream HK debut with Antino

    Brisbane’s dominant trainer for the past decade, Tony Gollan will realise a long-held ambition when he saddles up in-form gelding Antino in the Hong Kong Mile at the International meeting at Sha Tin. A brilliant winner of the Toorak Handicap at Caulfield two starts ago, Antino beat all but proven weight-for-age… Read More »

     
  • Diamond Scene to keep Perth Cup momentum going in Towton Cup

    Trainer Michael Grantham says Diamond Scene can keep his Perth Cup (2400m) momentum going when he attempts to win the second leg of a feature double at Ascot on Saturday. Diamond Scene will tackle the G.A.Towton Cup (2200m), a critical Perth Cup lead-up race, against ten other rivals, nearly a month… Read More »

     
  • No Ballarat Cup for Cups King

    He could be described as the King of the Country Cups. Station One has been here there and everywhere throughout Victoria tackling small Country Cups. However, trainer Liam Howley has elected to bypass the Listed Ballarat Cup (2000m) on Saturday in favour of the Global Turf Handicap (2000m) instead. Along the journey… Read More »

     
 
 
 
 
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