Black and Bent made to wait for record tilt

Michael Lynch Star hurdler Black and Bent will have to wait until Wednesday to try to set an Australian record of 10 wins in a row over jumps after Sunday's Mornington card was abandoned due to overnight rain.

Horse Racing

Star hurdler's bid for record delayed

Michael Lynch Black And Bent will have to wait until Wednesday to try to set an Australian record.

Racing

Caviar on top of the world

Michael Lynch There's nothing like going out undefeated at the top to preserve your legend and status as an immortal, and Black Caviar has certainly done that after official world thoroughbred rankings released...

Horse Racing

Black Caviar bows out on top - officially

Michael Lynch There's nothing like going out undefeated to preserve your legend and status as an immortal.

Carey looking for a one-hit wonder in mile

Michael Lynch Records are meant to be broken, and conventions are there to be defied.

Carey stares down Doncaster history with Ethiopia fresh

Michael Lynch RECORDS are meant to be broken, and conventions are there to be defied.

Horse Racing

Caviar hogs the limelight

Michael Lynch and Mike Hedge Anything Black Caviar does takes pride of place where news of the sport is concerned.

Horseracing

Get ready for a serve of the best Caviar

Michael Lynch, Mike Hedge Such is her dominance of the Australian racing scene that anything Black Caviar does – or is merely connected with – takes pride of place where news of the sport is concerned, her every move or the...

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.

Horse Racing

Murtagh the boss, now

Michael Lynch There may not be any Australian-trained horses at the Dubai World Cup this weekend, but that doesn't mean local interest is not warranted.

Horse Racing

Super Cool wins thrilling Australian Cup

Michael Lynch Mark Kavanagh's star three-year-old Super Cool ($5) put himself into elite company with a scintillating victory under Michael Rodd in the $1 million Australian Cup, seeing off another top-line...

Horse Racing

Super Cool as a winner

Michael Lynch Star three-year-old enters elite company by defeating a field of proven older horses.

Horse Racing

Australian Cup shaping as fascinating contest

Michael Lynch With a dearth of proven weight for age stars targetting the Australian Cup the entry list for this prestigious race on Saturday week more resembles a middle distance Group One handicap than a set...

Horse Racing

Black Caviar exalted

Michael Lynch Black Caviar scaled fresh heights by being inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame.

Caviar's Hall of Fame honour

Michael Lynch WONDER mare Black Caviar continues to break new ground and on Thursday night she scaled fresh heights by being inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame while still an active competitor.

Crowning glory: champ to join greats before trying to add to her legend

Pat Bartley, Michael Lynch AUSTRALIA'S greatest sprinter Black Caviar will be inducted into the Australian Racing Hall of Fame this week while still racing - a feat even Makybe Diva could not achieve.

One last call to join Caviar's parade

Michael Lynch IT IS unclear how many horses Black Caviar will encounter when she steps out onto a racecourse for the first time in almost eight months in the race which now bears her name, the Black Caviar...

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.

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.