Is there any other trainer in Australia or wider that sticks to a style so pure, so unyielding, other than Gai Waterhouse? For decades,…
Is there any other trainer in Australia or wider that sticks to a style so pure, so unyielding, other than Gai Waterhouse? For decades,…
Pinot has recorded a surprise victory in the VRC Oaks to give Gai Waterhouse her first win in the race. Ridden by Stephen Baster,…
Sydney trained galloper The Offer has returned to form at the right time of the year, cruising to a strong victory in the Group…
The Caulfield and Melbourne Cups are on the horizon, so now is a good time to have a closer look at the nominal favourite…
31 international horses have nominated for this year’s Melbourne Cup and for the first time since 2010 there will be Japanese horses competing in…
It has been quite a season for horse racing both on and off the track. There has been some outstanding performances by the four…
The Doncaster Mile (1600m, Group 1, handicap), formerly the Doncaster Handicap, is one of the greatest races on the Australian racing calendar in my…
Dorothy, Tinman, Scarecrow, Lion. Jack, Kate, Hurley, Sawyer, Locke. Romeo, Juliet, Tybalt, Mercutio. No show is much good without a colourful cast of characters.…
A $4000 yearling winning the $1.5 million Derby, Buffering snapping his Group 1 drought, Chris Waller dominating the four days at Flemington and Gai…
Round Table Racing Director Bruce Slade has confirmed that the 2014 Melbourne Cup is the goal of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival goal for…
Round Table Racing Director Bruce Slade has confirmed that the 2014 Melbourne Cup is the goal of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival goal for…
Round Table Racing Director Bruce Slade has confirmed that the 2014 Melbourne Cup is the goal of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival goal for…
The Championships initiative by Racing NSW, headed up by breeder John Messara, has missed the big picture. What is the point of putting on big…
The Championships initiative by Racing NSW, headed up by breeder John Messara, has missed the big picture. What is the point of putting on big…
The Championships initiative by Racing NSW, headed up by breeder John Messara, has missed the big picture. What is the point of putting on big…
The 2013 Melbourne Cup, the 153rd renewal of the great race, produced a memorable finish between the quality champion (and favourite) of the field…
I wrote in my preview of the Melbourne Cup (3200m, Group 1, handicap) that gone are the days when you could rule a line…
Fiorente won the 2013 Melbourne Cup on the point of the home bend, when he carried himself into the finish after enjoying a sweet…
Gai Waterhouse has claimed her first Melbourne Cup with Fiorente to firmly prove herself not just one of the best trainers in Australia, but…
After Rosehill's rescheduled race meeting on Monday, Chris Waller took his tally to 155 ½ winners for the season and this weekend he will…
In February, the Australian Racing Board (ARB) responded to last spring's Damien Oliver betting scandal by drawing what it called “a line the sand”.…
While some may joke the champion mare is still running, the inquiry into More Joyous' pre-race condition and the associated game of Chinese-whispers will…
The long-held truism that any publicity is good publicity is being seriously challenged by a racing industry jaded by an ongoing circus that makes…
Australia’s true Queen of the Turf has won every race there is to win in NSW, but her continuous attempts to win the Melbourne…
Australia’s true Queen of the Turf has won every race there is to win in NSW, but her continuous attempts to win the Melbourne…
Australia’s true Queen of the Turf has won every race there is to win in NSW, but her continuous attempts to win the Melbourne…
Is there any other trainer in Australia or wider that sticks to a style so pure, so unyielding, other than Gai Waterhouse? For decades,…
2020
Well I hope you’re enjoying Germany!
I stopped writing because, more or less everything I thought should happen in gre…(more)