Horse Racing

Trainer 'gutted' by promising two-year-old's freak death

Michael Sharkie Freak accident leads to death of exciting two-year-old Crack A Roadie.

New boss puts little bit of Monica in Gooree life

Chris Roots Gooree racing manager Monica Barrera would love to accept a first group 1 trophy for "her boss" if Your Song wins the BTC Cup at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Caviar's away, who else will come to play?

Kyle Mackey-Laws This was the race Black Caviar was supposed to win.

Horseracing

Millionaire pair keen to break their group 1 ducks

Chris Roots They have faced some of the biggest names in racing, but millionaires Buffering and Rain Affair will be looking to finally get a first win at group 1 level in Saturday's BTC Cup at Eagle Farm.

O'Shea sends team north for winter pickings

Chris Roots John O'Shea has carefully selected a team of six for his Queensland carnival assault, which will be led by Lightinthenite in the Hollindale Stakes (1800 metres) at the Gold Coast on Saturday.

Horse Racing

Moody's tears, perhaps sadness, possibly relief

Patrick Bartley As the tears welled up in the eyes of trainer Peter Moody at a press conference to announce the retirement of the world's fastest race mare, some close to the former Queenslander suspected some of...

Free entry for Black Caviar goodbye

Will Brodie The Melbourne Racing Club has thrown open the gates for the farewell to equine superstar Black Caviar at Caulfield this Saturday.

Black Caviar retired

Will Brodie Trainer Peter Moody calls a halt to the career of the world's greatest sprinter.

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Horse Racing

Godolphin scandal couldn't hit home

Michael Sharkie Fallout continues over positive drug tests returned by Godolphin-trained horses in England.

Moody has another leading light

Adam Pengilly Black Caviar's appearance in the Sunshine State is far from certain, but Lights Of Heaven ensured Peter Moody could have a more-than-handy headline horse on his return to Queensland after her easy...

Horse racing

Coming back for seconds? Hay List to face Black Caviar once more

Will Brodie This Saturday's $1 million Group One Darley TJ Smith Stakes will pit undefeated superstar mare Black Caviar against the horse which has finished runner-up to her four times, Hay List.

Horse Racing

Moody confident of late surge

Chris Roots Black Caviar's trainer Peter Moody is so relaxed about Saturday's TJ Smith at Royal Randwick he was giving tips to the sellout crowd.

Racing

End nears for Black Caviar

Chris Roots All good things have to come to an end, and for Black Caviar the end could be only a couple runs away although another year of supremacy is a possibility.

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Brisbane dines out with talk of some Caviar on the menu

Chris Roots The odds are shortening on a return to Queensland for Black Caviar after the announcement of ''An afternoon with Racing Royalty - Peter Moody'' lunch in Brisbane next month.

Horse Racing

Queensland return for Caviar?

Chris Roots The odds are shortening on a return to Queensland for Black Caviar.

ATC acts to patch possible hole in Black Caviar pitch

Patrick Bartley A disagreement over ticketing arrangements had put Black Caviar's planned trip to Sydney next month in jeopardy, but the Australian Turf Club has bowed to owners' demands.

Ascot trip up in air, but Caviar's Randwick-bound

Chris Roots Peter Moody rejected reports a decision on a Royal Ascot return for Black Caviar had been made on Thursday with one word: ''No.''

Equine Houdini refuses to lie down

Chris Roots John McNair might be known as Hay List's trainer but he is not the boss when it comes to the returning star.

Accolades and superlatives flow for a once-in-a-lifetime racehorse

Chris Roots 'The greatest'' is a hard title to carry. ''Perfection'' is even tougher because it is only a slip away from being lost.