Queen Of The Turf Stakes

Horse Racing

Waller guns for Pierro

Chris Waller.

Chris Roots Premier trainer Chris Waller knows his role could be one of party pooper on Saturday as he shoots for a record fourth consecutive George Ryder Stakes win at Rosehill.

Kiwi trainer on track for Oaks with Habibi

Donna Logan has left a bit in the tank with New Zealand Derby winner Habibi which will face the best fillies in Australia in Saturday's Vinery Stud Stakes.

Racing

Shinn's Friday on Saturday would be grand

David Polkinghorne Jockey Blake Shinn enjoyed the perfect preparation for one of the biggest days of the Sydney autumn carnival, with four winners from his four rides at Canberra on Friday.

Anxious Singo has great faith in his queens of the turf

Tommy Berry

Chris Roots John Singleton finds it exciting having More Joyous and Dear Demi going into group 1 races, but says it will turn frightening before he gets to Rosehill on Saturday.

Pierro earns high praise after giving Gai goosebumps

Pierro

Matt Jones Gai Waterhouse labelled Pierro the best horse since Tulloch, trained by her legendary father Tommy Smith, after a courageous win in the George Ryder Stakes on Saturday.

Joyless hit-out for Singo

Nash Rawiller

Matt Jones Appearance made history at Rosehill on Saturday, but odds-on favourite More Joyous was given no hope of a hat-trick of wins in the Queen of the Turf Stakes.

Horse Racing

Live coverage: Golden Slipper Day

Jockey Tommy Berry with the Golden Slipper trophy on top of the Sydney Harbour Bridge. Tommy will ride the Gai Waterhouse trained favourite, Overreach in the Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens.

Daniel Sankey Expert tips, the latest results and news from Rosehill as we present live coverage of all the action on Golden Slipper Day.

Horseracing

Cox Plate star dies

Cox Plate Day 2011
Craig Williams wins The Cox Plate on Pinker Pinker 
Picture Pat Scala The Age
Saturday the 22nd of October 2011

Michael Sharkie Cox Plate winner Pinker Pinker died suddenly after an adverse reaction to a joint lubricant.

Racing

Under The Sun all set for Queensland

Warwick Barr There are still 10 group 1 races to be decided in Sydney before the end of the month but Gai Waterhouse is already thinking beyond the autumn carnival.

Waterhouse has her dad's record in sight

Mathew Toogood Gai Waterhouse has turned her attention to winning a record-equalling seventh Doncaster Mile at Randwick on Saturday after dominating the opening four weeks of the Sydney Carnival.

Racing

More Joyous pick of the pack

Mathew Toogood Trackwork rider Steve O'Halloran has worked with many top-class horses prepared by Gai Waterhouse but Doncaster favourite More Joyous sits at the top of the tree.