Kingston Town

Lamasery carries entire stable lightly on his back

Lamasery

Chris Roots When all seemed lost, Lamasery rode to David Vandyke's rescue and has kept going, all the way to Saturday's Doncaster when he could go to another level.

Horse Racing

A horse for the ages

Black Caviar.

Michael Lynch Great champions shouldn't be compared. They should be enjoyed and appreciated.

Hvasstan back on track

Hvasstan

Chris Roots, Sydney Manny Gelagotis hopes Hvasstan can win the Australian Derby at Randwick.

Hvasstan gives owner hope guineas flop won't be repeated

Chris Roots Manny Gelagotis is hoping Hvasstan can make the most dramatic of improvements to win Saturday's Australian Derby at Randwick.

Horse Racing

Caviar at the peak of powers

Peter Moody and Black Caviar

Chris Roots Peter Moody wants luck on his side again with Black Caviar in the T.J. Smith Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.

Racing

Only bad luck can beat Black Caviar, says cock-a-hoop Moody

Black Caviar, with Luke Nolen aboard.

Chris Roots Peter Moody wants luck on his side with Black Caviar in the $1 million T.J. Smith (1200 metres) at Randwick on Saturday.

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Racing

True champions don't deserve comparison, only recognition

Max Presnell

Max Presnell Back at Royal Randwick and with a champion's presence on Saturday, does it get any better?

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Sit back and savour the show

Kyle Mackey-Laws - Lucky Lobster

Kyle Mackey-Laws Some are saying it's her toughest test. At the very least her toughest in Australia.

Taking her seat in the sporting pantheon

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Malcolm Knox Australian racing romances are meant to be about struggle.

Baker to dine on caviar after blue-ribbon classic

Murray Baker

Chris Roots New Zealand trainer Murray Baker knows the harsh reality of racing but he won't contemplate the thought of It's A Dundeel getting beaten in Saturday's Australian Derby.

Randwick rises to salute a wonderful mare

13.4.13 Australian Derby Day at Randwick, race 9 winner Black Caviar ridden by Luke Nolen
 SHD PIC JENNY EVANS

Michael Lynch When Makybe Diva won her third Melbourne Cup, Flemington racecaller Greg Miles declared as she crossed the line: ''A champion becomes a legend.''

'We ran second to a champion'

Chris Roots It's A Dundeel's co-owner Tony Muollo knew when the son of High Chaparral won his first start in New Zealand he had a special horse.

Caviar edging closer to immortality

Punters cheer as Jockey Luke Nolan rides Black Caviar to victory in Race 9 of the TJ 
Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick. Saturday, April 13, 2013. (SHD NEWS) 
Photo by Mick Tsikas

Chris Roots Black Caviar's records are beginning to match the adoration she gets every time she walks on the track.

Black magic all the way

Black Caviar ridden by Luke Nolen

Chris Roots Black Caviar is simply the best.

A feast for racing and for a nation hungry to celebrate the best of the best

Generuc racing

David Sygall, Sydney The race at Randwick will showcase the course's major refurbishment work.

Live coverage: Black Caviar at Randwick on Australian Derby Day

Black Caviar

Daniel Sankey Can Black Caviar make it 25 wins from 25 starts in today's TJ Smith Stakes at Royal Randwick? Find out first with our live coverage of Australian Derby Day.

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Black Caviar show set to upstage AFL opener

Black Caviar

Chris Roots Black Caviar is the biggest show in town and will overshadow the start of the AFL season when she steps out looking for her 24th win in a row on Friday night.

Horse Racing

Play or fold, the age-old dilemma

Trainer Peter Moody with Black Caviar.

Peter Hanlon Ever since her robust recovery from the tears and strains that still couldn't beat her at Royal Ascot left Black Caviar's connections with no reason not to go again, the only question left unanswered...

Horse Racing

Black to the future

Black Caviar wins her 23rd consecutive race.

Michael Lynch Black Caviar may well be the best of all time, although different styles, training methods and even the way horses are fed and treated make it difficult to compare her with champions of different...

Yet again, it's Black Caviar in a canter

Black Caviar leads the field in the William Reid Stakes.

Michael Lynch Black Caviar again turned on the imperious style, as befits this horse for the ages, as she romped to victory at Moonee Valley on Friday night.