Special

Melbourne Cup special

Kyle Mackey-Laws - Lucky Lobster

Chris Dutton All the good oil for the race that stops a nation.

A special win fit for a Queen

Puissance De Lune

Patrick Bartley Jockey Glen Boss tells large crowd at Flemington they saw something special.

Racing

Lebrechaun leads field for 'special' home race

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Apprentice jockey Amy Vandersanden and 6 yr old MATTHEW DALE TRAINED

David Polkinghorne With a throat operation and atrial fibrillation behind him, Lebrechaun is ready for the Tony Campbell Memorial Cup at Thoroughbred Park today.

Horse Racing

Owners kept in the loop

In the know: Sam Doran works for Aquanita Racing and keeps owners in touch with their horse's progress.

Michael Sharkie You need to be a skilled communicator to keep a racehorse owner informed.

Horse Racing

Patient Waymouth praises 'magic job'

Long haul: Unchain My Heart, with Dwayne Dunn aboard (left), defeats Wells in the Andrew Ramsden Stakes.

Michael Sharkie Mister Milton lands a long overdue win in the Straight Six at Flemington.

Your Song top of the pops for Gooree

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John Holloway The contribution to Australian racing by Gooree Park's Eduardo Cojuangco has been huge over the past 55 years and another chapter unfolded this week with the pending retirement of his home-bred...

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McGrath's exit spells the end of an era

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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.''

Racing

Canberra sprinter serves up goods in Wagga Plate

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Matt Malone Talented Canberra sprinter Unanimously recaptured his best form to claim a runaway victory in the $80,000 Wagga Town Plate.

McGrath's exit spells the end of an era

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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."

New boss puts little bit of Monica in Gooree life

Your Song

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.

Horse Racing

Moody's tears, perhaps sadness, possibly relief

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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...

Rodd, Berry to make hay while McDonald looks on

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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.

Racing

Sydney Cup steeped in turf lore

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

Brown stays on flying Snitzerland for farewell

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Chris Roots Unfinished business will take Corey Brown to Adelaide on his final day in Australia for a couple of months in chase of an elusive group 1 on Snitzerland.

On for all ages as Harvey baits Singo

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Chris Roots Half-brother to Black Caviar could give Gerry Harvey something that money can't buy.

Horse Racing

Family affair as 'Nelly' returns to harbour city

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Chris Roots Saturday has been a couple of years in the making for Black Caviar's managing co-owner Neil Werrett, and he can't wait for her return to Randwick.

Racing

Berry gets back to his roots after ride of life

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Chris Roots Tommy Berry hopped in the car to Nowra with his dad Kevin on Monday shortly after it was confirmed he would head to Hong Kong.

Nelly's dream run not over yet

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Chris Roots Saturday has been a couple of years in the making for Black Caviar's managing co-owner, Neil Werrett, and he can't wait for her return to Randwick.

Derby Dun and dusted

Too easy: James McDonald and It's A Dundeel did not get out of second gear in winning the Derby on Saturday.

Caryl Williamson It's A Dundeel becomes just the fifth horse to claim Sydney's three-year-old triple crown.

'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.