Breaking

• O’Shea confident in import

  JOHN O’Shea is following advice that was handed down by an Argentinean tipster ahead of the Hollindale Stakes at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

   
• McEvoy’s baby bonus

  KERRIN McEvoy is showing no signs of riding out his run of good luck just yet. He has had a month-long suspension thrown out on appeal.

   
• Wagga weight not right

  TRAINER Con Karakatsanis has decided not to start Stradbroke Handicap winner Black Piranha in Thursday’s Town Plate at Wagga Wagga.

   
• Waller set for a Coast bender

  SYDNEY trainers are assembling a potent team of gallopers in a bid to dominate the feature races at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

   
• An old Kentucky mudbath

  THERE was a streak that stayed alive and a streak that was broken, both riding on the same horse as the sun broke through a heavy sky at the Kentucky Derby.

   
• Beadman hits back with four-timer

  DARREN Beadman put a week of controversy behind him to rack up a Hong Kong personal best of four winners on Saturday’s Sha Tin program in Hong Kong.

   
• Alert and back to his best

  ONLY a few months ago, Snow Alert was struck down with a serious illness and his career was in doubt but at Hawkesbury he produced a ripping run to win.

   
• Neeson wins the Hawkesbury Guineas

  TRAINER Joe Pride has been telling everyone for weeks that Neeson has the potential to be top class – victory in the Hawkesbury Guineas just underlined his class.

   
• Neeson wins the Guineas

  TRAINER Joe Pride has been telling everyone for weeks that Neeson has the potential to be top class – victory in the Hawkesbury Guineas just underlined his class.

   
• Jockey Parr misses the jump

  JOCKEY Josh Parr was minding his own business, waiting to move his horse into the barrier stalls, when suddenly the rest of the field jumped without him at Hawkesbury.

   
• Portelli’s worry over jockey

  TRAINER Gary Portelli has no qualms about Delago Bolt’s readiness for the Hawkesbury Guineas today – but he is worried about his jockey.

   
• Mentality can turn it around

  MENTALITY has won three Group One races, more than $2 million prizemoney and is clearly the best-performed starter in the Gold Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.

   
• Home is where the heart is

  THIS is one record Garry White doesn’t want to keep – and he’s banking on home track advantage to ensure it is broken.

   
• Ready and very willing

  JOHN O’Shea understands he is throwing Ready Miss in the deep end but he is confident the filly can hold her own against older mares at Hakwesbury.

   
• Country angst over monopoly

  RACING NSW’s edict to give metropolitan race clubs first preference for race dates next season has caused angst with some provincial and country clubs.

   
• All the action at Hawkesbury

  THE picturesque Hawkesbury Race Club is the place to be tomorrow for their annual stand-alone meeting, the Schweppes Guineas Day.

   
• Racing’s the winner at Hawkesbury

  PETER Snowden is convinced Hawkesbury’s stand-alone Saturday meet can showcase the sport to a new audience.

   
• Robl comeback lifts Clarry

  PETER Robl celebrated his first winner since returning, providing trainer Clarry Conners with a timely victory.

   
• Clarry looks at a bit each way

  CLARRY Conners will be looking to Hawksbury in his hope to recoup some of his $10,000 fine from stewards.

   
• Country racing’s own Underbelly

  EXCLUSIVE: THIS inquiry had everything – a gambling jockey, allegations of a co-ordinated betting plunge, a mysterious punter who didn’t front and damning footage.