While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
The World’s Richest Greyhound Race, The Ladbrokes Million Dollar Chase, returns to Wentworth Park on Friday October 13, where the winner will walk away…
Does Nature Strip have one more race winning effort in the tank?
Two big races loom as the autumn ramps up in Victoria this weekend.
R1: Tricky way to kick off the program and It is hard to bet into. PRINCETON AWARD will need luck from back in the…
R1: Hoping the track plays fairly because if it does I think DON CORLEONE will be hard to beat in the opener. I loved…
Another weekend of racing is upon us. Here are my tips for Geoffrey Bellmaine Stakes Day at Sandown Park this Saturday, 4 February. Race…
Trainers, jockeys, owners and punters think that whipping racehorses is an essential tool of trade. I’m yet to hear a convincing argument. These opinions…
In his almost 12-month tenure, Andrew Jones, CEO of Racing Victoria, has offered up a number of interesting (troubling?) insights into his thinking about…
In his almost 12-month tenure, Andrew Jones, CEO of Racing Victoria, has offered up a number of interesting (troubling?) insights into his thinking about…
In his almost 12-month tenure, Andrew Jones, CEO of Racing Victoria, has offered up a number of interesting (troubling?) insights into his thinking about…
In a recent Racenet article titled “Why Darren Weir can be racing's latest redemption story”, long-time racing commentator Bruce Clark argued that within the…
In a recent Racenet article titled “Why Darren Weir can be racing's latest redemption story”, long-time racing commentator Bruce Clark argued that within the…
In a recent Racenet article titled “Why Darren Weir can be racing's latest redemption story”, long-time racing commentator Bruce Clark argued that within the…
Carnival time out West comes to a close with day five of The Pinnacles upon us, with the inaugural (kind of) running of The…
The greatest horse Western Australia has ever produced (sorry, Eurythmic) finally gets his name attached to a Group 1. The 1800-metre weight-for-age classic has…
Meeting three of the revamped Pinnacles carnival in Western Australia has arrived, and for many it’s their highlight of the Ascot racing season. The…
Since 1887, the Railway Stakes has been an integral part of the West Australian racing calendar. Run over a mile, the race has alternated…
A year ago Mark Zahra was holed up in Byron Bay "drinking too much" and watching in despair as Verry Elleegant won the 2021…
One of Australia’s most prestigious races will be run and won at Flemington this afternoon, as the 2022 Melbourne Cup takes place at the…
The 2022 Melbourne Cup field has been locked in following the barrier draw on Saturday, with the race set to get underway later today,…
The Melbourne Cup is upon us again. Every horse in the race has reasons they can win, and reasons they can’t. For all the…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
Welcome to Champions Day at Flemington, a new concept designed by the Victoria Racing Club as we continue to see the evolution of racing…
Watching the Melbourne Cup is always a special feeling, particularly for those of us who are born and bred in Victoria. It’s a part…
Watching the Melbourne Cup is always a special feeling, particularly for those of us who are born and bred in Victoria. It’s a part…
Watching the Melbourne Cup is always a special feeling, particularly for those of us who are born and bred in Victoria. It’s a part…
Phar Lap. Carbine. Makybe Diva. These are just three of the icons of the turf that have ascended to the top of the racing…
The field for the Melbourne Cup has been reduced to 23, after Point Nepean became the latest horse to withdraw from the prestigious race.…
Derby Day at Flemington is one of the most famous days of racing in Australia. It used to be where the best horses in…
Was the Everest really the second coming of young ‘racing fans’, as Peter V’Landys and his merry band of media spruikers would suggest? Or…
What a Golden Eagle we’ve got this year – and that’s before we even get to the actual race. Controversy reigned this week when…
What a Golden Eagle we’ve got this year – and that’s before we even get to the actual race. Controversy reigned this week when…
While The Everest may be successful for racing in terms of promotion and prizemoney, it is not doing much to improve the Australian breeding industry.
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I agree with a lot of this, & I’ve had my own whinge in the past on The Roar. But what does it matter? Racing …(more)