The trainer who won his first group 1 race then went straight to a marathon start line

The trainer who won his first group 1 race then went straight to a marathon start line

Mitchell Freedman had waited his life to train a horse to win at the highest level. But he didn’t let others telling him to celebrate stop him from running into the MCG the next day.

  • byAdam Pengilly

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Legendary Japanese jockey under Golden Eagle cloud after being kicked by horse

Legendary Japanese jockey under Golden Eagle cloud after being kicked by horse

Considered the world’s highest earning jockey ever,Yutake Take faces a desperate battle to ride in Sydney for the first time since 1995.

  • byAdam Pengilly
How do you get a multimillion-dollar racehorse from Japan to Sydney?

How do you get a multimillion-dollar racehorse from Japan to Sydney?

They come out from Europe,Japan and New Zealand each year to win Australia’s mega money races. But what actually goes into moving the beasts across countries?

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Dad’s famous’:Fangirl wins King Charles III Stakes for Waller’s kids

‘Dad’s famous’:Fangirl wins King Charles III Stakes for Waller’s kids

Chris Waller might have won his 152nd group 1 as Fangirl careered away with Saturday’s King Charles III Stakes,but he has always been just ‘Dad’ at home,until this week.

  • byChris Roots
Finally out of the shadows,a master trainer has his moment in The Everest

Finally out of the shadows,a master trainer has his moment in The Everest

Joe Pride has spent more than two decades as one of the most respected and understated trainers in the business. The fact he won The Everest with a $70,000 buy encapsulates perfectly his career.

  • byAdam Pengilly
‘Why is my life more important than another?’ Everest jockey’s dangerous trips to Ukraine

‘Why is my life more important than another?’ Everest jockey’s dangerous trips to Ukraine

Huddled in a war bunker with an eight-year-old girl helping her grandmother,Craig Williams broke down. But the champion jockey has found his purpose in life and is on a mission to raise millions for the war-torn country.

  • byAdam Pengilly
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Purton tees up ideal preparation for The Everest

Purton tees up ideal preparation for The Everest

Zac Purton jetted in from Hong Kong on Friday and prepared for his Everest ride on In Secret by hitting the golf course.

  • byChristian Nicolussi
The Everest winner will earn $100,000 per second - and this is how a jockey can win it

The Everest winner will earn $100,000 per second - and this is how a jockey can win it

Bart Cummings used to tell his jockeys to wait until the Flemington clock tower in the Melbourne Cup. But how much do tactics come into play over the speed trip at Royal Randwick?

  • byAdam Pengilly
What The Everest stars looked like as foals – and why the favourite was hidden behind a hedge

What The Everest stars looked like as foals – and why the favourite was hidden behind a hedge

From the lush fields outside Matamata to Ireland,Dunedoo and the Hunter Valley,this year’s The Everest stars have been bred in all corners of the globe. And they have one thing in common:none has cost more than $1 million.

  • byAdam Pengilly
Trying to find The Everest winner? This is the formula you need

Trying to find The Everest winner? This is the formula you need

Unlike the Melbourne Cup,which has more than 160 years of data to study,The Everest has only been around for six years. But can that short history help us find the winner?

  • byAdam Pengilly
Kentucky Derby plan for Everest as officials eye record 50,000 crowd

Kentucky Derby plan for Everest as officials eye record 50,000 crowd

A Kentucky Derby-style plan for racegoers to line the inside of the Randwick track would allow The Everest to be run in front of record-breaking crowd of 50,000 in coming years.

  • byAdam Pengilly