David Polkinghorne on Group 1 - Sport

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.

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

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

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

Punters go for Assail

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

Racing

Coliseo's Sydney campaign takes Albury route

David Polkinghorne The Norm Gardner-trained Coliseo will look to add the listed Albury Gold Cup (2000 metres) to the Wagga Wagga Cup (2000m) he won last year.

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

Waterhouse fancies her outsider

David Polkinghorne Gai Waterhouse says this year's Doncaster Mile will be ''one of the hottest Doncasters in a long time''.

Racing

Payne's colt fulfils Slipper criteria with Opal win

David Polkinghorne David Payne wants to be the first trainer since Frank Cleary to pull off the Black Opal-Golden Slipper double.

Racing

Black Opal's turn to race - for a status prize

David Polkinghorne After a stunning Super Sunday, Canberra Racing looking to have Black Oval Stakes upgraded.

Racing

Canberra trainer says Unanimously is 'in mix'

David Polkinghorne Take out Ortensia and Barakey and Canberra trainer Matthew Dale thinks Unanimously would be a serious contender in the group 1 Oakleigh Plate (1100 metres) at Caulfield on Saturday.

Racing

Club wants upgrade for Black Opal

David Polkinghorne Attracting another top-notch field for this year's Black Opal will be crucial to the return of group racing to Canberra, says Thoroughbred Park chief executive Peter Stubbs.

Racing

Opal should regain group status: Layt

David Polkinghorne Neville Layt has backed Canberra Race Club's push for group status for the $250,000 Black Opal Stakes, saying it never should have lost it in the first place.