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2023 March
  • Mon, Mar 27, 2023
    Leading Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup has called up a previous winner to join his growing team for the Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championship Final.
  • Sat, Mar 25, 2023
    Devonport-based trainer Mark Ganderton will make the trip to Hobart on Sunday optimistic his two mares will perform well in their respective races.
  • Sat, Mar 25, 2023
    Bossy Nic has landed a Black Type win at her second start taking out the Thoroughbred Breeders Stakes.
  • Sat, Mar 25, 2023
    Trainer Rod Northam is confident he has consistent gelding High Court racing in the kind of touch that can earn him a spot in the Big Dance by winning Sunday’s $100,000 Keirle’s Pharmacy Wellington Cup (1700m).
  • Fri, Mar 24, 2023
    Retired racehorses in South Australia now have access to Equine Cryotherapy treatment as they make the transition from the race track to their new home thanks to a partnership between Racing SA’s welfare arm Thorough Care SA, and Apex Therapy, which is the first business in South Australia to offer the service for horses.
  • Fri, Mar 24, 2023
    No stars at Monday’s Queanbeyan TAB meeting but Joe Cleary typically has numbered up in maidens, rarely misses on his home track and is confident enough combining throughout with his latest apprentice Ruby Haylock.
  • Fri, Mar 24, 2023
    Nicole Condon has had several thoroughbreds in her care as a Queensland Off-The-Track (QOTT) Acknowledged Retrainer, but it’s no secret who her favourite is.
  • Fri, Mar 24, 2023
    Trainer Ciaron Maher says there’s a bit riding on Gold Trip’s performance in Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5m Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill away from the obvious status and prizemoney the race brings.
  • Thu, Mar 23, 2023
    Jake Stephens is hoping to put some Group 2 on the pedigree page of promising mare En Francais in Friday night’s Group 2 Sunline Stakes (1600m) at Moonee Valley.
  • Thu, Mar 23, 2023
    Jigsaw will attempt to remain unbeaten as a four-year-old when he runs in the Group 1 Williams Reid Stakes at Moonee Valley.
  • Thu, Mar 23, 2023
    Racing NSW has been informed of the passing of Bathurst-based jockey, Mr Alan Barton aged 57.
  • Thu, Mar 23, 2023
    Racing NSW has been informed of the passing of Mrs Anne Kelly, a hobby breeder and wife of Scone trainer Bernie Kelly.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    It was only a trial, but trainer Scott Spackman liked what he saw from stable star Rocket Tiger ($6 equal favourite on TAB) when he wore blinkers for the first time ahead of his assignment in the Hutchinson Civil City Handicap at Albury on Thursday.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    When champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy had his first sit on Sydney Cup favourite Cleveland on Wednesday he wasn’t sure whether the Joseph O’Brien stayer was taking his place in Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5m Kia Tancred Stakes (2400m) at Rosehill or waiting until Cup Day.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    From the time he started as an apprentice jockey around half-a-century ago, Desmond Crichton always wanted to get his hands on the Melbourne Cup.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    A career fighting crime beckoned when Racing SA’s new Cadet Steward Lucas Murch started a degree in criminology in 2021, but he quickly realised that university wasn’t for him.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    The combination of a favourable draw, a little bit of rain around, a jockey on a high and a step up in distance has trainer Gary Portelli confident last year’s Golden Slipper winner Fireburn will have her best chance to get back on top at Rosehill on Saturday.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    Trainer Garry Dickson is confident classy sprinter Proximate Cause can make the most of a weight difference to turn the tables on his last-start victor Vaporizing at Townsville's Cluden Park on Friday.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    Tasmanian thoroughbred punters have lost three fan favourites with recent retirements of multiple feature race winners.
  • Wed, Mar 22, 2023
    As well as all the provincial, country and international races, Racing and Sports has all the metros covered.
  • Tue, Mar 21, 2023
    The face of Tasmanian racing media for more than three decades, Peter Staples, officially called time on his career in front of colleagues and friends at Tasracing on Tuesday morning.
  • Tue, Mar 21, 2023
    A stakes race in April is the likely reward Mark Newnham has in mind for promising three-year-olds Cool Jakey and Street Gossip if they perform to the trainer’s hopes at Kensington on Wednesday.
  • Mon, Mar 20, 2023
    Kris Lees and his apprentice Dylan Gibbons will combine with three-year-old filly Bespangled, the $3.80 TAB second favourite in the Australian Bloodstock Fillies & Mares Maiden Handicap (1200m) on the Newcastle Beaumont Track on Tuesday
  • Mon, Mar 20, 2023
    Brad Widdup has never previously had a finalist in the Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championship; now he’s got two.
  • Mon, Mar 20, 2023
    Jockey Tom Marquand admits to mixed feelings as he watched Dubai Honour run away with the Ranvet Stakes without him but is excited at the prospect of a third win in the $5 million Longines Queen Elizabeth Stakes next month.
  • Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    It’s going to be a Queen Elizabeth Stakes for the ages – within the space of 40 minutes at Rosehill on Saturday UK raider Dubai Honour announced his arrival with a rout in the Group 1 Ranvet Stakes (2000m) then Australia’s star Anamoe defied a wide run to make it nine Group 1s in the George Ryder Stakes (1500m).
  • Sat, Mar 18, 2023
    Mr Brightside has taken out another feature mile race in Australia, this time the All-Star Mile.
  • Fri, Mar 17, 2023
    After being under an injury cloud, two All-Star Mile contenders have been given the all-clear to start.
  • Fri, Mar 17, 2023
    QTIS Jewel day at Doomben presents a lucrative opportunity to snap up a $500,000 race away from Sydney and Melbourne, while keeping an eye on even bigger prizes later on.
  • Fri, Mar 17, 2023
    In an ideal world co-trainer Sterling Alexiou would like Saturday’s Group 1 $600,000 Sky Racing Rosehill Guineas (2000m) to be something of a staying test to give Williamsburg his chance to shine.
  • Thu, Mar 16, 2023
    Only seven EPL fixtures this weekend due to four sides being involved in FA Cup sixth-round ties. No stand-out clashes, with all but one game featuring top-half v bottom-half.
  • Thu, Mar 16, 2023
    After winning with Zaaki 12 months ago, Annabel Neasham will have a two-pronged attack in the All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley.
  • Thu, Mar 16, 2023
    The promise of a truly run Golden Slipper at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday gives co-trainer Paul Snowden plenty of heart for the chances of the stable’s three colts – King’s Gambit, Don Corleone and Empire Of Japan.
  • Wed, Mar 15, 2023
    Co-trainer Mick Price says Amenable is in terrific shape ahead of the Alister Clark Stakes.
  • Wed, Mar 15, 2023
    As well as all the provincial, country and international races, Racing and Sports has all the metros covered.
  • Wed, Mar 15, 2023
    Pat Welsh is a broadcaster who travelled the world covering Winter and Summer Olympics, prestigious golf tournaments as well as high-profile rugby league, union and cricket tours.
  • Wed, Mar 15, 2023
    Whether he drew inside or out, co-trainer Adrian Bott says the plan for Red Resistance was always to make the Golden Slipper a stern test and nothing changed when the colt drew the outside gate for the world’s richest two-year-old race.
  • Tue, Mar 14, 2023
    The New Zealand Oaks run at Trentham on Saturday is often a very good guide as to whether the fillies will go on to be good stayers.
  • Tue, Mar 14, 2023
    Regan Bayliss wanted a cushy draw for smart filly Steel City in the Group 1 $5 million Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) and that didn't happen but he’s confident he has a horse that can overcome a bit of adversity in Saturday’s feature at Rosehill.
  • Tue, Mar 14, 2023
    Last season’s premiership winning rider Codi Jordan will represent Tasmania in round 2 of the National Apprentice Race Series (NARS) at Belmont Park in WA on Wednesday, but her return to the state will not be immediate.
  • Tue, Mar 14, 2023
    The second piece in the jigsaw puzzle which is The Archer has been cemented in place with the slot of talented Brisbane young sprinter Count Da Beans being confirmed.
  • Tue, Mar 14, 2023
    The only big step promising staying prospect Goldman will be asked to take in the short term is a distance one, at Warwick Farm on Wednesday, with co-trainer Adrian Bott keen to lay the groundwork for the future.
  • Mon, Mar 13, 2023
    Rebel Racer provided Amy and Ash Yargi the biggest win of their short training career with a fighting win on the $302,250 Group 2 Adelaide Cup (3200m) at Morphettville.
  • Mon, Mar 13, 2023
    Leading Hawkesbury trainer Brad Widdup has confirmed Fire Lane’s defection from the Golden Slipper Stakes at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday.
  • Mon, Mar 13, 2023
    Fresh from a red-letter day at Ascot on Sunday, trainer Dan Morton is aiming for interstate success at Morphettville this afternoon.
  • Fri, Mar 10, 2023
    Quite a few teams at red odds in Round 27 which hasn’t happened a lot lately. The league throws up its fair share of shock results so six favourites at odds-on and two at evens might offer some juicy value for those who dare.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Jason Miller expects sharp improvement from Burnya To Survive in Saturday’s Listed Bunbury Stakes (1400m) at Ascot, optimistic it can help launch the first leg of a feature race double on the weekend.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Trainer Stephen Miller gained a lot of confidence out of No Apology’s previous run and believes it’s a strong indicator the six-year-old is reaching peak form from last year.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Kerry Parker saw enough in his classy mare Hope In Your Heart’s first-up win to be confident she has a good chance to notch a deserved Group 1 win at Rosehill on Saturday that the trainer says her owners richly deserve.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Australia’s most coveted race for fillies and mares the Group 1 $600,000 Coolmore Classic headlines day one of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday to start six weeks of a record-breaking $41 million in prizemoney.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Beautifully bred filly Call Di will chase a valuable black-type win in the Kembla Grange Classic.
  • Thu, Mar 09, 2023
    Jockey Tyler Schiller is adamant emerging stayer King Frankel will run out a strong two miles come next month’s Sydney Cup but as far as Rosehill on Saturday is concerned he’s looking for the import to consolidate on a strong first-up win.