Racing Victoria stewards are cracking down on jockey skivvy ads,while Caulfield is looking to scrap one of its group 1 race days and the state’s racing codes suffer a $58 million loss.
While the big days of the Melbourne Cup carnival attract the height of fashion and society’s elite,there are also pre-dawn heroes who keep horse racing’s heart beating.
Melbourne Cup winner Michelle Payne delivers her expert view on who will deliver the goods in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup field.
This year’s spring race carnival has brought together the musical theatre impresario and famed horse trainer.
How does a horse tell a physio where they are sore,or how their movement is restricted? Some of the answers come straight from the horse’s mouth – but not all. Meet Tom Simpson,who works with some of Australia’s best horses.
She is the first lady of racing,but celebrated trainer Gai Waterhouse is happy to share her expertise on all topics.
Super hoop James McDonald was not badly hurt after being thrown during track work at Moonee Valley on Tuesday morning. But now there is a nervous wait over whether his horse will start in the Cox Plate.
By the time Gai Waterhouse saddles up a key chance in Saturday’s Caulfield Cup,she will have been in Melbourne a month. It is all part of the plan.
Rachel King is adamant she’s not a female jockey,just a jockey. And a damn good one. But it’s hard not to escape the growing influence of the girls on this year’s $20 million race.
Paul Lumtin set off for Hobart on a boat with nine people on it in the famous race 26 years ago. Only six survived. He’s now the inspiration behind a star horse.
For the first time in The Everest’s short history,four three-year-old horses have been chosen to compete. Is this the start of an evolution in the race?