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Wodonga market movers – 12/9/2016
By Joseph We take a look at the market movers and best backed runners for each race at Wodonga on Monday (12/9/2016) with Sportsbet.com.au, there has been plenty of big moves for long shots and those in the market. * ... Read More »
Wicklow Brave books Melbourne Cup ticket
By AAP Wicklow Brave has upset Order Of St George to win the Irish St Leger and book his ticket to the Melbourne Cup. Trained by Willie Mullins who brought Max Dynamite to Australia last year to run second in ... Read More »
Now the dust has settled
The feature in Sydney probably provided more answers than Melbourne, with Astern suddenly going from a horse considered suspect at 1400m to a pronounced Caulfield Guineas favourite after his dominant Golden Rose success. Divine Prophet aside, it’s hard to see ... Read More »
Reflections on Golden Rose Stakes Day
The central act at Rosehill on Saturday was the thrilling win of Astern in the Group 1 De Bortoli Golden Rose (1400m). It was so dominant that not even smoother traffic problems by his closest rivals Omei Sword, Impending and ... Read More »
Winx well on the way to Main aim
By AAP An interruption to Winx’s campaign is of no concern to trainer Chris Waller. After a comprehensive win over Hartnell in the Warwick Stakes, Winx missed a scheduled start in the Chelmsford Stakes because Waller did not want to ... Read More »
Weir pair to heading to Randwick
By AAP Premier Melbourne trainer Darren Weir is sending two of his spring hopefuls on Sydney mission to determine their carnival targets. Former Japanese horse Tosen Stardom will tackle Winx in the George Main Stakes at Randwick on Saturday with ... Read More »
Video: Melbourne Cup hopeful unseats jockey in St Leger
By Michael Nicholls Dramatic scenes at Doncaster overnight when odds-on favourite Idaho unseated jockey Seamie Heffernan at the 600m of the Group 1 St Leger. Despite the fall the Aidan O’Brien trained galloper remains one of the favourites in the ... Read More »
Caulfield shot first-up for Hucklebuck
By AAP Hucklebuck will kick off his spring campaign earlier than expected in a stakes race at Caulfield. Adelaide trainer Phillip Stokes will bring him to Melbourne for Saturday’s Listed Testa Rossa Stakes (1200m) rather than wait to start him ... Read More »
Doomben set to race again after storm
By AAP Doomben racecourse is recovering quickly after being hit by a deluge in a bizarre afternoon of weather. Light rain fell early on Saturday afternoon and was followed by a storm which dumped about 25mm on the track in ... Read More »
Harbour Law wins Leger after Idaho falters
By AAP Laura Mongan has become the first woman to train the winner of the St Leger with Harbour Law swooping late in a dramatic edition of the world’s oldest Classic at Doncaster. Odds-on favourite, the Aidan O’Brien-trained Melbourne carnival ... Read More »
