David Polkinghorne on Melbourne Cup - Sport

Racing

Injury ends Coliseo's Melbourne Cup hopes

David Polkinghorne A troublesome abscess has ended Coliseo's Melbourne Cup campaign before it had even begun.

No place for steroids in stables: trainer

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer John Nisbet wants the Australian racing industry to fall into line with Europe and Japan and completely ban the use of anabolic steroids.

Racing

Staying test for Coliseo

David Polkinghorne Norm Gardner thinks the Sydney autumn carnival is over-hyped and would much rather be at a country racetrack watching Coliseo run.

Racing

Young and not-so-young take the spoils

David Polkinghorne Two extremes of the jockey game bookended racing at Queanbeyan on Saturday.

Racing

Nisbet seeks city stint after losing country claim

David Polkinghorne Canberra apprentice jockey Kayla Nisbet is hoping for a three-month loan spell with a top Sydney or Melbourne stable.

Hore racing

Horse trio a coup for Canberra Centenary Cup

David Polkinghorne The Canberra Centenary Cup could overshadow it's younger, flashier sibling, the Black Opal Stakes.

Horse racing

Coliseo well placed

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Norm Gardner is hoping a successful Canberra Centenary Cup campaign will launch Coliseo on the path to the group 1 Sydney Cup.

Black Opal Stakes Day

Cup's in the cabinet, now for ACT's 'Big One'

David Polkinghorne Sydney hoop Corey Brown says every jockey wants to have a Black Opal Stakes victory on their resume.

Racing

Fears over rail for Assail

David Polkinghorne Canberra’s Igor Brkic has the chance to win a slice of the pie that is the $2million Magic Millions Classic.

Racing

Capital comes out to play for Cup

David Polkinghorne It's called the race that stops the nation for a reason and the Canberra racing industry predictably shut down for a couple of minutes for the Melbourne Cup.

Horseracing

Flemington steals the show

David Polkinghorne David Polkinghorne let's you know where the smart money is on Victoria Derby day.

Racing

Jones on the lookout for Flemington luck

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Paul Jones will join the Melbourne Cup party when his horse Onthelookout runs in race nine at Flemington on Tuesday.

Racing

Dual Command all guts in second win

David Polkinghorne Peter Wiggins's Melbourne Cup celebrations started early when Dual Command saluted in Canberra's event leading into the race that stops the nation.

Racing

Dale backs Gladius to shine on Flemington's big stage

David Polkinghorne As a happily married father of one, Matthew Dale will have eyes for only one filly at ladies' day at Flemington today.

Racing

Commanding performance makes for nervous wait

David Polkinghorne There were 10 seconds of joy followed by nearly three minutes of ''nervous wondering'' for Nick Olive after Capital Commander crossed the line at Randwick on Saturday.

Page turns for last time

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Paul Jones said losing stable star and Canberra Cup winner Fill The Page left a ''big void'' in his stable in the lead-up to the Melbourne Spring Carnival.

Racing

Coliseo nominated for Caulfield Cup

David Polkinghorne The Cox Plate, the Caulfield Cup and the Melbourne Cup - it's the trilogy of Australian racing every trainer hopes to win.

Racing

Thoroughbred Park looks to spice up race meetings

David Polkinghorne Twilight meets, Saturday racing and the Black Sorrows are just a few innovations Canberra Racing hopes will bolster attendance as well as boost betting exposure this season.

Racing

Waterhouse chases fifth Canberra Cup on Tullamore

David Polkinghorne Gai Waterhouse hopes emerging stayer Tullamore will deliver her fifth Canberra Cup when he jumps from barrier seven in the $200,000 listed 2000-metre race at Thoroughbred Park on Sunday.