Horses
Baker to dine on caviar after blue-ribbon classic
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.
Guelph justifies Snowden's high rating
Guelph claims well-deserved group 1 win and will now look for a second.
Derby Dun and dusted
Caryl Williamson It's A Dundeel becomes just the fifth horse to claim Sydney's three-year-old triple crown.
Randwick rises to salute a wonderful mare
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.
Guelph overwhelms Overreach
Michael Lynch Gai Waterhouse's brilliant Golden Slipper winner Overreach looked unbeatable as she went for the second leg of the two-year-olds' triple crown in the group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes, and punters who...
Skyerush proves age is no barrier after surviving thrilling duel
Matt Jones Tough mare Skyerush continues to defy her age and outlasted a gallant effort by Alma's Fury to win a tense Doncaster Prelude at Randwick on Saturday.
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.
Waller in two minds with Royal Oaks hope
Michael Lynch It's hard to resist the temptation of a $330,000 first prize, and the Chris Waller stable will take the next few days to decide whether to go for a jackpot in the $550,000 Australian Oaks with...
Walter plans Queensland campaign for Toydini
Michael Lynch Guy Walter's progressive gelding Toydini stamped himself as a serious Queensland carnival prospect with an easy win in the group 3 Carbine Club Stakes (1600 metres) under a confident Blake Shinn ride.
Money rolls in to give Orange a lift
Tony White Racing NSW has announced a $1.3 million funding package for an upgrade of facilities at Towac Park, Orange.
Bigger Menangle should be fairer to Mile field and punters
Chris Roots There will be eight runners in this month's Miracle Mile to allow place betting on the $750,000 feature.
Snowden eyes spring riches after Safeguard shows worth
Chris Roots Peter Snowden was eyeing the spring with Safeguard after the Exceed And Excel colt continued the wonderful season for his sire by taking out the Kindergarten Stakes at Randwick on Saturday.
Champ's crescendo gets theatre rocking
Max Presnell The horse, Black Caviar, overwhelmed the theatre, at Royal Randwick on Saturday.
Caviar edging closer to immortality
Chris Roots Black Caviar's records are beginning to match the adoration she gets every time she walks on the track.
Caviar rivals eye options
Chris Roots Plotting the downfall of a champion depends more on luck than science.
Horseracing
Ingham brothers' legacy lives on
Max Presnell "J.H. (Jack) and R.W. (Bob) Ingham are well known for their brand of frozen chickens but are even better recognised for their endless supply of winners on the racecourse," - The Story Of The Golden...
Sandown record has Il Cavallo paid up for Slipper
Chris Roots Peter Moody and Makybe Diva's owner Tony Santic have paid the $150,000 late-entry fee in the hope Il Cavallo can sneak into Saturday's Golden Slipper field.
Randwick's new theatre shows plenty of promise
Max Presnell Somewhere between the Gwabegar wheat silo and Royal Ascot were descriptions of ''The Theatre Of The Horse'' at Royal Randwick, or more ''Stables at the Cross'' than the Opera House.
