Guy Walter

Cup horse turns into sprint star for Sadler

Chris Roots The horse John Sadler loved when working for Lloyd Williams, Linton, broke Queensland hearts with a freakish rails run to beat Buffering in the group 1, 1400-metre Stradbroke at Eagle Farm on...

New boss puts little bit of Monica in Gooree life

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.

Caviar's away, who else will come to play?

Kyle Mackey-Laws This was the race Black Caviar was supposed to win.

Racing

Canberra sprinter serves up goods in Wagga Plate

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

Boss has mile of faith in Streama

Chris Roots Modern-day handicapping has ruined the best mile race in the world, says five-time Doncaster winner Glen Boss.

Toughest cop on the beat

Daniel Lane Eight years ago Patezza was the toast of Sydney's Royal Randwick racecourse. These days the Doncaster Handicap winner is serving the people of NSW in the state's prestigious Mounted Police Unit.

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.

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.

Waterhouse has magic touch to get best from jockeys, too

Max Presnell With Chris Waller stealing the Randwick thunder on Saturday, Gai Waterhouse was left with the enviable title of group1 jockey developer.

Horseracing

Carnival not over yet for Snowden

Chris Roots Peter Snowden says Darley can turn a good autumn into a great one on championship day at Randwick on Saturday.

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.

Racing

Nat King Cu bites back

David Polkinghorne A mystery bite has delayed Nat King Cu's return to the racetrack, but Canberra trainer Nick Olive is confident he is ready for Friday's racing at Thoroughbred Park.

Racing

Shinn's Friday on Saturday would be grand

David Polkinghorne Jockey Blake Shinn enjoyed the perfect preparation for one of the biggest days of the Sydney autumn carnival, with four winners from his four rides at Canberra on Friday.

Joyless hit-out for Singo

Matt Jones Appearance made history at Rosehill on Saturday, but odds-on favourite More Joyous was given no hope of a hat-trick of wins in the Queen of the Turf Stakes.