Veteran jockey Damien Oliver has sensationally copped a 20-meeting suspension for reckless riding at the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield on Wednesday, but was…
Veteran jockey Damien Oliver has sensationally copped a 20-meeting suspension for reckless riding at the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield on Wednesday, but was…
Earlier this week I overheard a colleague proclaim there would “never be another Roy Higgins”. This colleague, who is not a racing fan, went…
The 2013 Melbourne Cup, the 153rd renewal of the great race, produced a memorable finish between the quality champion (and favourite) of the field…
Following the running of the 2013 Melbourne Cup, won by Damien Oliver aboard Fiorente, read what all 24 jockeys had to say about their…
Gai Waterhouse has claimed her first Melbourne Cup with Fiorente to firmly prove herself not just one of the best trainers in Australia, but…
Edging closer to the spring majors, impatience amongst trainers and owners is growing as they become more desperate to book who they think is…
Simmering in the jockeys' rooms is an unspoken clash of racing titans as Damien Oliver and Jim Cassidy both sit precariously on the edge…
Earlier this year I mused about the potential of the Mayan predicted end of the world, and how it may affect us as a…
After he admitted to placing a $10,000 bet on a rival horse in an October 2010 race, jockey Damien Oliver faces a steward’s inquiry…
Damien Oliver should not be riding at this year’s Spring Racing Carnival. The 41-year-old, who has won the ‘grand slam’ of Australian racing -…
Damien Oliver should not be riding at this year’s Spring Racing Carnival. The 41-year-old, who has won the ‘grand slam’ of Australian racing -…
Damien Oliver should not be riding at this year’s Spring Racing Carnival. The 41-year-old, who has won the ‘grand slam’ of Australian racing -…
In the dark clouds over Flemington, there were two stories that darkened the mood of the punters on what should have been a fun…
There was a perversely delicious irony when Green Moon passed the winning post to win the 2012 Melbourne Cup. Sitting atop the flying six-year-old…
Anticipation can do funny things to the average Australian sports fan (and we in the media, to be fair), particularly when an extended length…
The Mad Chatter recently got up at all hours of the morning to watch The Jackie Robinson Story on community station TVS. Robinson was…
Veteran jockey Damien Oliver has sensationally copped a 20-meeting suspension for reckless riding at the Blue Sapphire Stakes at Caulfield on Wednesday, but was…