Onthelookout takes crew for a wild ride

David Polkinghorne Could a casual chat in the lead-up to Black Opal Stakes day between trainer and owner lead to the ''Steven Bradbury of racing'' ending Black Caviar's 24-race winning streak at Randwick on Saturday?

Racing

Battler bids to keep Cup record intact

Chris Dutton He's the battling trainer scraping money together to pay his stable rent, but if Len Hodgson gets his chance in the Canberra Centenary Cup he's confident he can trump his big-name contenders at...

Racing

Co-trainers on the lookout for better showing

Jared Dorrington Training partners Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones are confident in reliable Onthelookout.

Horse racing

Coliseo well placed

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Norm Gardner is hoping a successful Canberra Centenary Cup campaign will launch Coliseo on the path to the group 1 Sydney Cup.

Black Opal Stakes Day

Girls Go Racing back for a bigger prize

Jared Dorrington While the four listed events at Canberra will grab the attention, the other races have also attracted strong fields.

Racing

Williams' cup but Coliseo gets closer

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Norm Gardner would rather Coliseo had lost by 10 lengths in the Canberra Centenary Cup.

Racing

Loy scores triple treat

David Polkinghorne A 16-year-old apprentice jockey brought up his 15th career winner with a treble at Canberra on Friday.

Racing

Big day makes a memorable year

Super Sunday was triumphantly born, Queanbeyan had an extra cup, and the region lost its queen. As is the case in racing, there are always winners and losers.

Racing

Kulic dresses up for Muchacho's big chance

David Polkinghorne Kerri Kulic went dress shopping in preparation for her and Muchacho's Sydney debuts.

Racing

Caprossa proves she's the real thing

David Polkinghorne Caprossa's owner-breeder Michael Inglis thought he had a hermaphrodite when he visited the daughter of Testa Rossa in the paddock.

Racing

Fears over rail for Assail

David Polkinghorne Canberra’s Igor Brkic has the chance to win a slice of the pie that is the $2million Magic Millions Classic.

Racing

Spry chasing city win

David Polkinghorne A chance meeting at Darwin's racetrack led to Canberra trainers Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones luring jockey Carl Spry to ride for them.

Racing

Layt's grand return

Lee Gaskin Persistence paid off for One More Grand, as the Neville Layt-trained gelding broke a 10-month drought to salute at Thoroughbred Park on Friday.

Racing

Charlie set to chase rich juvenile races

Jared Dorrington CHASING CHARLIE, a debut winner at Canberra on Friday, is on track for the $250,000 Inglis Nursery (1000 metres) at Warwick Farm on December 22, according to co-trainer Paul Jones.

Racing

Howlett springs double surprise at Canberra

Lee Gaskin Hall trainer Bernie Howlett had double the reason to celebrate with a pair of winners at Thoroughbred Park on Sunday.

Racing

Back To Zero in fine fettle for either choice of second-up races

Jared Dorrington THE training partners Barbara Joseph and Paul Jones are expecting the veteran galloper Back To Zero to further improve second-up, after a solid effort in the Bombala Cup.

Racing

Caprossa comes up trumps

David Polkinghorne Paul Jones has had a good weekend in Sydney. On Friday night, Caprossa saluted at Canterbury for the Canberra trainer, while Delabombell finished fourth at Rosehill on Saturday.

Racing

Jones on the lookout for Flemington luck

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Paul Jones will join the Melbourne Cup party when his horse Onthelookout runs in race nine at Flemington on Tuesday.

Racing

Nisbet plans to go for gold between rides

Fleta Page Canberra jockey Kayla Nisbet has six rides at Thoroughbred Park on Tuesday, but come 3pm, the 18-year-old will be keeping as close an eye as any on the Melbourne Cup as she cheers for Tommy Berry on...