Jet Away has Hayes dreaming of spring

Michael Lynch David Hayes had a sense of deja vu when Jet Away built on the huge impression he made winning his Australian debut at Bendigo by following up in the group 3 Easter Cup at Caulfield.

Horse Racing

Derby types hoping to go the distance

Michael Lynch For years the critics have argued that the 2500 metres of the Victoria Derby is too far.

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O'Brien finds that caviar is an acquired taste

Michael Lynch Danny O'Brien has notched up 11 metropolitan winners at the halfway point of the season.

Horse racing

How tweet it is: blistering form silences critics

Michael Lynch IN THE old days, jockeys regularly copped sprays from disgruntled punters.

Horse Racing

Williams returns to Melbourne with a winner

Michael Lynch For a jockey there's never a better way to return to action than with a winner, and Craig Williams delivered in style on his first mount back in Melbourne after a two-month break riding in Japan and...

Big race wins aplenty - but Boss keen to add jockeys' title to honours

Michael Lynch Glen Boss has ticked almost all the boxes in a career in the saddle that began in the mid-1980s in country Queensland when he landed his first winner as a teenager at Gympie.

Southerners eye northern riches

Michael Lynch NSW trainers cut a swath through the Victorian spring carnival, even though the two big cups and the Cox Plate eluded them.

Horse Racing

'Right decision' to keep Oliver on Cup favourite: owner

Michael Lynch, Andrew Eddy and Nick McKenzie The owner of the Melbourne Cup favourite Americain, Gerry Ryan, learned yesterday afternoon that the betting storm over his big-race rider Damien Oliver was set to break.

Horse Racing

Imports can continue spring staying dominance

Michael Lynch Sandown Cup in some ways resembles what the Melbourne Cup used to look like.

Racing

Out for 10 months: Oliver banned for illegal bet

Michael Lynch Disgraced jockey Damien Oliver has been disqualified for eight months after admitting to placing a $10,000 bet via a third party on a rival horse in a race in which he rode in 2010.

Champion jockey's 'single, isolated lapse of judgment'

Michael Lynch DISGRACED jockey Damien Oliver has been disqualified for eight months after admitting to placing a $10,000 bet via a third party on a rival horse in a race in which he rode in 2010.

Racing

Derby dream a family affair for Gelagotis boys

Michael Lynch Hvasstan could have the town of Moe celebrating after the Victoria Derby.

There's simply no one like Frankie

Michael Lynch The Melbourne Cup is the end of an era for Frankie Dettori - his last ride for Godolphin.

Horse Racing

Frenchman cuts stylish figure on Australian tracks

Michael Lynch Some trainers run horses only where they can win, then there's Alain de Royer Dupre.

High stakes but Kelinni toughs it out

Michael Lynch Reputation of Lexus Stakes as a tip-top form reference for the Melbourne Cup boosted.

A solid Oaks is no sign of things to come

Michael Lynch It is remarkable how often winners of the VRC Oaks fail to figure as leaders of their generation.

Moody, Cummings give Duric shot to end carnival with a flourish

Michael Lynch ONE man's misfortune is another man's opportunity.

McEvoy riding high on home ground

Michael Lynch Globe-trotting jockey Kerrin McEvoy is making every post a winner.

Le Braveheart

Michael Lynch The best horse in the race - the original topweight, Dunaden - stormed to victory ridden by the jockey many would argue is Australia's best claimant to being counted as one of the world's best, Craig...