Horse Racing

Black Caviar bows out on top - officially

Michael Lynch There's nothing like going out undefeated to preserve your legend and status as an immortal.

Horse Racing

Strawberry a Singo ace

Michael Lynch Strawberry Boy looks to have a big future, in Brisbane, Melbourne, or both.

Horse Racing

Sport and drugs should never mix: end of story

Michael Lynch For all sport, drugs are a problem. For racing, they could become an existential one.

Horse Racing

Nolen says thanks for the ride

Michael Lynch and Chris Roots Like Jim Pike and Phar Lap, Luke Nolen, the rider who partnered Black Caviar to 22 of her 25 successes, will forever be associated with the great mare.

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.

Godolphin scandal lifts need for universal stand on steroids

Michael Lynch The biggest story in racing is not the scintillating return to the track by Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard on Saturday, but the mounting-yard row between John Singleton and Gai...

Horse Racing

Act on sheikh's shame

Michael Lynch The really important racing story is being played out on the other side of the world.

Horseracing

Gai keeps up appearances

Michael Lynch Waterhouse watchers had a field day at Warrnambool on Tuesday as the first lady of racing, who is at the centre of a he-said, she-said storm with prominent owner John Singleton, entertained a...

Horse Racing

NZ raider out to beat hoodoo in Slipper

Michael Lynch No New Zealand-trained two-year-old has ever won the Golden Slipper.

Horse Racing

Caviar hogs the limelight

Michael Lynch and Mike Hedge Anything Black Caviar does takes pride of place where news of the sport is concerned.

Horseracing

Get ready for a serve of the best Caviar

Michael Lynch, Mike Hedge Such is her dominance of the Australian racing scene that anything Black Caviar does – or is merely connected with – takes pride of place where news of the sport is concerned, her every move or the...

Guelph overwhelms Overreach

Michael Lynch Gai Waterhouse's brilliant Golden Slipper winner Overreach looked unbeatable as she went for the second leg of the two-year-olds' triple crown in the group 1 Sires' Produce Stakes, and punters who...

One last call to join Caviar's parade

Michael Lynch IT IS unclear how many horses Black Caviar will encounter when she steps out onto a racecourse for the first time in almost eight months in the race which now bears her name, the Black Caviar...

Horse racing

How tweet it is: blistering form silences critics

Michael Lynch IN THE old days, jockeys regularly copped sprays from disgruntled punters.

Horse Racing

Imports can continue spring staying dominance

Michael Lynch Sandown Cup in some ways resembles what the Melbourne Cup used to look like.

High stakes but Kelinni toughs it out

Michael Lynch Reputation of Lexus Stakes as a tip-top form reference for the Melbourne Cup boosted.

Moody, Cummings give Duric shot to end carnival with a flourish

Michael Lynch ONE man's misfortune is another man's opportunity.

Duric set to grab his chance

Michael Lynch Luke Nolen's suspension opens the door for Vlad Duric to end carnival with a bang.

Horse Racing

Classic final day for spring carnival

Michael Lynch Highlights from a great day's racing at Sandown, with big fields and close results delivering an apt finale to the spring carnival.