Racing

Fill The Page must fire or retire: Jones

David Polkinghorne Canberra Cup winner Fill The Page has three more runs to prove she still wants to race or she'll be put up for sale as a broodmare.

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.

No place for steroids in stables: trainer

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer John Nisbet wants the Australian racing industry to fall into line with Europe and Japan and completely ban the use of anabolic steroids.

Racing

Staying test for Coliseo

David Polkinghorne Norm Gardner thinks the Sydney autumn carnival is over-hyped and would much rather be at a country racetrack watching Coliseo run.

Racing

Canberra club backs debate on steroid ban

David Polkinghorne Canberra Racing Club has welcomed a discussion on the use of anabolic steroids in the racing industry, because anything that could affect the integrity of racing needed to be considered carefully.

Racing

Onthelookout for a nice bit of prizemoney

David Polkinghorne One name stands out from the nominations for the T.J. Smith Stakes, but it's not Black Caviar.

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

Criterion has ability for Opal-Slipper double, says Cleary

David Polkinghorne Catbird is the only horse in 40 years of racing to win the Black Opal-Golden Slipper double, but it took just one night of partying to lose the trophy for the world's richest two-year-old race.

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.

Racing

GWS syndicate dares to dream of Caviar

David Polkinghorne Could the next Black Caviar be on her way to the nation's capital to be trained by Matthew Dale?

Racing

Punters go for Assail

David Polkinghorne Assail co-owner keeping comeback low key in Saturday's group 3 Sweet Embrace Stakes.

Racing

Mega track to light up the night

David Polkinghorne The creation of a ''mega track'' in Canberra could lead to night racing in the nation's capital.

Racing

Gardner says Coliseo's up to the task

David Polkinghorne Canberra trainer Norm Gardner is hoping Coliseo's luck will change at Rosehill on Saturday.

Racing

Nisbet seeks city stint after losing country claim

David Polkinghorne Canberra apprentice jockey Kayla Nisbet is hoping for a three-month loan spell with a top Sydney or Melbourne stable.

Hore racing

Horse trio a coup for Canberra Centenary Cup

David Polkinghorne The Canberra Centenary Cup could overshadow it's younger, flashier sibling, the Black Opal Stakes.

Racing

Snowden back for another crack at Black Opal

David Polkinghorne Peter Snowden has backed Canberra Racing's push to have the listed race reinstated as a group 3.

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

Cup's in the cabinet, now for ACT's 'Big One'

David Polkinghorne Sydney hoop Corey Brown says every jockey wants to have a Black Opal Stakes victory on their resume.