Ambassadorial has been a revelation since joining the Tony and Calvin McEvoy team. After starting his career with the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable, Ambassadorial also had a stint with Alex Rae at Cranbourne before transferring stables again. Ambassadorial had three wins from 12 starts with Waterhouse and Bott before going winless in eight… Read More »
The Group 3 JRA Plate might seem a modest one-off Aussie target for a last-start Group 1 winner, but Roger James sees multiple reasons why it is a good option for She’s A Dealer. The daughter of Ace High will put a full stop on her campaign in the $250,000 event… Read More »
Magic Time might be trained in Victoria, but she has claims to becoming an adopted Sydneysider given her frequent visits to the harbour city. From 26 starts, she has raced in Sydney 14 times for four wins and five placings, compared to 10 appearances in Victoria and two in Brisbane…. Read More »
Sir Delius has been cleared to target a major spring campaign after his dominant victory in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes (2000m), where he comfortably accounted for the previously unbeaten Autumn Glow. Racing Victoria has given the imported star permission to race in Victoria during the spring, paving the… Read More »
One of Australia’s most admired racehorses of the modern era, Falvelon, has died at the age of 29 after being humanely euthanised at Glenlogan Park in Queensland late last week due to the effects of old age. “He has been a big part of life here for almost 23 years… Read More »
A documentary on champion jockey James McDonald will make its television premiere tonight, with Racing NSW giving audiences an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at the career of one of the sport’s most decorated riders. The film will air on Fox Sports (Channel 502) at 7:30pm AEST and will also be available… Read More »
A record number of individual Group 1 winners are set to contest the $1.5 million, All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Sydney’s final Group 1 race of the season has 19 nominations including 14 individual winners at the elite level. The likely All Aged field includes $15.4… Read More »
Trainer Grahame Begg sees two problems confronting Zakouma in his bid to win the Mornington Cup with the promising stayer. The Listed Mornington Cup (2400m) on Saturday offers the victor a ballot exemption into the Group 1 Caulfield Cup (2400m) in October and Begg sees Saturday’s race as a nice… Read More »
Winning first up didn’t surprise trainer Peter Snowden whatsoever, but the manner in which unbeaten filly Plaintiff did so might’ve raised an eyebrow or two. An exceptionally bred three-year-old by Zoustar out of Group One winner Prompt Response, Plaintiff will seek to add a fifth straight win when she lines up in… Read More »
He had a false start a couple of Saturdays ago, but Barrengarry will get his shot at a Group race at the Sydney Autumn Carnival this Saturday. The three-year-old will get the chance to continue his progression in the $250,000 Frank Packer Plate (2000m) at Randwick. The Group 3 event… Read More »
Grafton trainer Elizabeth Giggins has been handed a 12-month disqualification after Racing NSW stewards found her guilty on four charges, including failing to obtain veterinary treatment for an injured horse and providing false evidence at an official inquiry. Stewards concluded the inquiry via teleconference on 13 April 2026, following a… Read More »
Racing NSW has made public its finalised 2024 Strategic Plan, arriving two years later than scheduled and largely unchanged from the draft version originally circulated for consultation. The delay surrounding the document has drawn attention across the industry, with questions raised after it became clear the regulator had not met… Read More »
Melbourne Cup winner Half Yours is poised to make his return in Saturday’s All Aged Stakes, where he is set to take on some of the nation’s leading sprinters. The Tony and Calvin McEvoy-trained galloper, who completed the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup double during the spring, is among the… Read More »
Stablehand Paige Mathieson has been disqualified for nine months by Racing NSW stewards after being found to have breached a prior suspension and provided false evidence during an inquiry. Mathieson was discovered to have continued performing stablehand duties while her licence was under suspension, working at the Casino stables of… Read More »
Popular stayer Soulcombe, runner-up in the 2023 Melbourne Cup, could yet return to racing after resuming light work at Flemington. The imported galloper has not been seen on race day since his Cup performance, having battled consecutive tendon injuries, but connections are encouraged by his latest progress. Part-owner Ozzie Kheir… Read More »
Sir Delius is set to be aimed once again at the Group 1 Cox Plate, despite missing last year’s edition where he had been installed as the pre-post favourite. The recent Queen Elizabeth Stakes winner was sidelined from both the Cox Plate and Melbourne Cup in 2025 after Racing Victoria… Read More »
Pop Award will return to Stakes grade this Saturday and the classy mare’s co-trainer Lyn Tolson is hoping the rise in grade will be offset by her competing on her home track. The five-year-old will have her first start at Mornington in the $200,000 Listed Hareeba Stakes (1200m), the feature… Read More »
Apprentice riders Jackson Radley and Ryan Houston will both spend time on the sidelines following careless riding suspensions incurred at Caulfield on Saturday. Senior jockey Beau Mertens will also be out of action after being handed a seven-meeting suspension for a whip breach aboard Taken, the runner-up in the eighth… Read More »
Tony McEvoy knows Half Yours has the job ahead in this Saturday’s Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick, but the trainer could not be happier with his stable star ahead of his return to racing. The five-year-old will head to the races for the first time since completing the… Read More »
The in-form three-year-old Oliveanotherday has booked a shot at stakes company in Adelaide after extending his outstanding autumn campaign with another commanding win at Caulfield on Saturday. The gelding has now won all three starts this preparation by a combined margin of 10 lengths, with trainer Tom Dabernig saying the… Read More »
