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Horse Racing

Stakes cut as VRC reins in

Patrick Bartley The Victoria Racing Club has reduced the prizemoney for the Black Caviar Lightning Stakes.

Horse Racing

VRC warned to rethink prizemoney cuts

Michael Sharkie Racing Victoria Limited urges Victoria Racing Club to reconsider proposal.

Dear Demi survives scare to give Singleton some joyous relief

Tony White After a fortnight of turmoil, ad man and high-profile owner John Singleton was back in the headlines for the right reasons at Doomben on Saturday when his star filly Dear Demi won the $175,000 Hidden...

Class field Tackles Doomben Cup

Kyle Mackey-Laws The group 1 Doomben Cup, has assembled a strong field to fight out the $500,000 purse over 2000m.

Impressive Rosehill romp sets Drago on course for Derby

Chris Roots Drago will be set for the Victoria Derby after an easy four-length victory in the Juvenile Stayer at Rosehill on Saturday.

Lucky Lobster

Adelaide where the action is

David Polkinghorne As the Sydney autumn carnival winds up and the races head to Hawkesbury, the race of the day travels to Adelaide.

Horse Racing

Jamieson's magic touch can extend to Oaks

Michael Lynch Rick Jamieson will always be remembered as the man who bred, then sold, Black Caviar.

Waller has numbers, form to gatecrash

Chris Roots The unassuming nature of Chris Waller is suited by flying under the radar. He did that successfully on a record-equalling Wednesday and has to some extent heading into Saturday's Doncaster and...

Teak tough - so Oaks just right for Rick's filly

Michael Lynch Rick Jamieson will forever be remembered throughout the racing world as the man who bred and then sold the great Black Caviar.

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.

Royal Descent's on the rise after stunning Oaks display

Michael Lynch Anything you can do I can do better. That might have been the message from Chris Waller's crack filly Royal Descent to last week's Australian Derby winner It's A Dundeel after she spreadeagled the...

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.

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.

Horse Racing

Williams grabs four wins

Flemington Wrap Star jockey Craig Williams signed off from Melbourne racing for the season in style with four consecutive winners on Anzac Day, highlighted by his VRC St Leger triumph on Hippopus.

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.

Anxious Singo has great faith in his queens of the turf

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.