‘Ridiculous’:Master trainer vents after stewards take his Cup fancy out of race

‘Ridiculous’:Master trainer vents after stewards take his Cup fancy out of race

Irish trainer Aidan O’Brien disagrees with the stewards who withdrew Jan Brueghel from the Melbourne Cup,and believes its absence is a stroke of fortune for the other runners in the race.

  • byPeter Ryan,Danny Russell andRob Harris

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Darren Weir heads to Supreme Court to challenge two-year ban

Darren Weir heads to Supreme Court to challenge two-year ban

Darren Weir has lodged papers with the Supreme Court over a two-year ban that would keep him out of the sport until the 2026 spring carnival.

  • byDanny Russell
‘False and defamatory’:V’landys hits back at Latham claims,defends dual roles
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‘False and defamatory’:V’landys hits back at Latham claims,defends dual roles

The powerful sports supremo has said he’s personally delivered more than $500 million in benefits to racing in NSW,while batting away criticism of how he runs Racing NSW.

  • byAdam Pengilly andChris Barrett
‘Orwellian’:Racing NSW under fire over culture and conduct

‘Orwellian’:Racing NSW under fire over culture and conduct

The powerful regulator has been accused of acting as a “lawless organisation” as it faces claims it tried to identify whistleblowers to a parliamentary inquiry.

  • byChris Barrett
Star jockey Jamie Kah banned,out of Caulfield Cup after guilty verdict

Star jockey Jamie Kah banned,out of Caulfield Cup after guilty verdict

The Victorian Racing Tribunal has returned its verdict on Jamie Kah’s controversial ride at Caulfield last month. She was charged with failing to give her horse every chance to win.

  • byDanny Russell
How a ‘wretch’ and two big mistakes landed Jamie Kah in trouble

How a ‘wretch’ and two big mistakes landed Jamie Kah in trouble

Jamie Kah has scored a big win on a Melbourne Cup hopeful at Flemington,but it was her ride a fortnight ago that led to racing charges that still has everybody talking.

  • byDanny Russell
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Kah’s spring under a cloud after stewards lay ‘serious’ charge

Kah’s spring under a cloud after stewards lay ‘serious’ charge

Jamie Kah,one of the headline acts of the coming spring carnival,faces a stint on the sidelines. She has been accused of not giving her horse every chance to win.

  • byDanny Russell
‘It’s hard seeing the horses leave’:Weir’s daughters say banned trainer deserves another go

‘It’s hard seeing the horses leave’:Weir’s daughters say banned trainer deserves another go

As Darren Weir’s daughters oversee the removal of more than 100 racehorses from his property,they say their father is being shut out of the industry for longer than he deserves.

  • byDanny Russell
Horse trainer Darren Weir banned until 2026 spring carnival

Horse trainer Darren Weir banned until 2026 spring carnival

Darren Weir’s bid to return to the training ranks has suffered a huge blow at the Victorian Racing Tribunal,and he now has just seven days to clear his pre-training property.

  • byDanny Russell
The positive swab,the trainer and his 12 mobile phones:A fight for racing’s integrity

The positive swab,the trainer and his 12 mobile phones:A fight for racing’s integrity

Aaron Goadsby has refused to comply with an order from NSW stewards to hand over his devices for an investigation and is taking his battle to the Supreme Court.

  • byChris Barrett
Black Caviar’s final foal dies days after champion mare’s death

Black Caviar’s final foal dies days after champion mare’s death

The owners of Black Caviar confirmed the news in a tragic postscript to the sprinter’s death.

  • byAdam Pengilly andChris Roots