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Will they never learn? Nash Rawiller is the latest jockey to be warned off for having “an interest in bets on horses which he rode at race meetings.” The three-time Sydney premiership-winning jockey has been disqualified for 15 months from…
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Not long after declaring that Trapeze Artist would not be sent to the breeding shed as a three-year-old, in the fashion that saw Capitalist retired early, the horse has booked the first slot in The Everest on October 13 at…
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The exceptional thing about covering Australian thoroughbred racing is that, even when the gallopers are not competing on the turf, there are plenty of things going on about which to report. Not long ago, we reported on a jockey being…
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It would seem that the phrase has morphed from its original message to another entirely and would now be, “If you can’t beat ‘em, buy ‘em. Australia and Australians have long enjoyed, long by current standards, of unprecedented choice and…
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Just the other day, we were mentioning that Chris Waller’s recent haul at The Championships, where he prepared the horses that won three of the four Group 1 races held on day two, combined with the rest of his career…
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This weekend marks the last hurrah for Group 1 racing at Royal Randwick in Sydney. There are six of the races on the card that represent the top level of Australian thoroughbred racing. The Group 1s are the All Aged…
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You know the racing is slowing down a bit when a modest race at Cork, in Ireland, makes headlines, but when Allegio, a five-year-old with just two wins in just 10 starts won a 1700 metre handicap by the record…
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The recent and ongoing travails of Eagle Farm Racecourse have been off our radar for some time, but as the Randwick autumn carnival wends towards its conclusion, we decided to check in and seek out the latest news. The Brisbane…
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The news of Winx’s win in the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes is several days old by now, but we simply had to supply some thoughts after watching the race several times. She is simply ridiculous. She wins a 2000-metre…
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Almandin occupies the role of favourite for Saturday’s Group 1 Sydney Cup, but according to Ladbrokes, the veteran, in terms of age if not experience, has drifted a bit as the race draws nearer. He opened at $3.90, shortened to…
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