Horse Racing

Waller rates Sydney Cup

Michael Lynch Think of the Sydney autumn carnival and what are the races that come to mind?

Racing

Sydney Cup steeped in turf lore

Max Presnell With the Sydney Cup and the Aussie-bred stayer striving for relevance, remember the Reckless saga, featuring Tommy Woodcock?

Horse Racing

Live coverage: Sydney Cup Day at Royal Randwick

Daniel Sankey Live coverage of Sydney Cup Day at Royal Randwick, where there's four Group 1s on the card — the Sydney Cup, the All Aged Stakes, the Champagne Stakes and the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.

Tremec firms in Sydney Cup and brings some joy to Patinack

Matt Jones It was a rare ray of sunshine for Patinack Farm at Rosehill when Tremec took out Saturday's Chairman's Quality announcing himself as a leading Sydney Cup contender.

Horseracing

Improving stayer earns tilt at Sydney Cup

Andrew Garvey Cheviot Beach yesterday won his first city race but trainer Nigel Blackiston outlined some lofty ambitions.

Niwot's Sydney Cup victory eases pain of frustrating autumn for Hawkes team

A FRUSTRATING autumn for the Hawkes team was pushed into the background when former crock Niwot produced the goods to beat Efficient and Once Were Wild in yesterday's gruelling Sydney Cup.

McGrath's exit spells the end of an era

Max Presnell "The horse was galloping towards me. I could have either dived left or right or stayed where I was but I dived right, and it proved a bad decision."

Max Presnell

McGrath's exit spells the end of an era

Max Presnell 'The horse was galloping towards me. I could have either dived left or right or stayed where I was but I dived right, and it proved a bad decision.''

In true Iron Lady style, Gai will bounce back

Max Presnell Described as a blend of the Queen, Madonna and Audrey Hepburn by an insider well versed on British form, Gai Waterhouse will be out to reverse the fortunes of ''Black Saturday'', which had nothing to...

Horseracing

Rawiller to feel the heat in a vintage mile at headquarters

Max Presnell Despite being on top of the suspect-ground situation, Nash Rawiller is in the hot seat on hot favourite Pierro in the Doncaster Mile at Randwick.

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

Waller grabs another Group 1 as Sacred Falls wins Doncaster

Michael Lynch Jockey of the moment Tommy Berry added the Doncaster Mile to his Golden Slipper triumph when he brought home outsider Sacred Falls to victory in the $2 million Randwick classic on Saturday afternoon.

Waller trio show plenty of toe to put spring in step

Chris Roots Chris Waller was lame at Randwick on Saturday. Unfortunately for his rivals, his horses weren't.

Horse Racing

Live coverage: Doncaster Day at Royal Randwick

Daniel Sankey Live updates from a sodden Royal Randwick as the nation's best milers prepare for the BMW Doncaster Handicap.

Cup fails to grab the attention it deserves

Michael Lynch Think of the Sydney autumn carnival and what are the race names that come to mind?

Horse Racing

McNulty worth the wait

Mick Kent is surprised McNulty is still a maiden but the trainer hopes that won't be the case for too much longer.

Horseracing

Randwick trainers defend their turf

Chris Roots A changing of the guard has been in evidence at Randwick this autumn, with trainers based at headquarters winning only three of 18 races on home turf.

Cup hope to give Parker another smile

Adam Pengilly Gordon Crockett always wanted his horses to stand out, that was until one of his charges went to the races for the first time.

Rodd, Berry to make hay while McDonald looks on

Chris Roots Michael Rodd and Tom Berry will turn to the suspended James McDonald in preparation for the Queen Elizabeth Stakes showdown between It's A Dundeel and Silent Achiever at Randwick on Saturday.