TRAINER John Thompson hasn’t worked with Sir John Hawkwood for long, but it’s been long enough to earn the approval of owner Paul Fudge ahead of the Group 1 Metropolitan this Saturday at Randwick. Fudge visited Thompson’s stables and gave Thompson the nod ahead of the $750,000 co-feature on Saturday. “He said to me that[...]

THIS Saturday’s Group 1 Underwood Stakes is an important form guide for the Melbourne spring carnival – in particular, the 2016 Cox Plate. One horse on trial for the Moonee Valley feature is the Darren Weir-trained Black Heart Bart, which is looking to rebound after its defeat in the Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes. The[...]

AFTER impressive wins at Randwick on Saturday, the talk of the entire racing industry is a potential race between Winx and Hartnell. Unfortunately for racing lovers, it seems the horses are destined for different paths this spring. Trainer of Hartnell, John O’Shea, said a possible meeting between the two is unlikely to happen until next[...]

HUGH Bowman has dealt with the pressure and expectation of being a top jockey for most of his career, but he may experience a new level this weekend when Winx takes to the track. Winx is $1.15 at Sportsbet to win the Group 1 George Main Stakes this Saturday and punters prepared to take the[...]

ORDER Of St George struggled in a shock loss in the Group 1 Irish St Leger at the Curragh last night. The Aidan O’Brien-trained runner was the short $1.16 favourite at Sportsbet.com.au, but wasn’t able to reel in Wicklow Brave, which lead all the way for the biggest upset this year. The win gave Willie[...]

THE Darren Weir dominance is set to continue at Flemington this Saturday and punters are confident that his two Makybe Diva Stakes entrants can do the business. The $500,000 Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes features last start Memsie Stakes-winner Black Heart Bart from the Weir stables and the highly-touted stablemate, Palentino. Black Heart Bart opened[...]

RACING New South Wales has received a historic cash injection which will positively affect racing across the metropolitan, provincial and country sectors. Racing NSW chairman John Messara made the announcement on Tuesday that prize money in New South Wales would increase on what he described as a “watershed day” for New South Wales racing. Prizemoney in[...]

THE Cleaner is an iconic horse in Australian racing and it’s vying to make history this season by becoming only the second horse to win three consecutive Dato Tan Chin Nam Stakes. The nine-year-old won the group two feature at Moonee Valley by 1.8 lengths last year and bookmakers paid out around $6 for the[...]

FOUR prominent racing identities have been arrested in part of a harness race-fixing investigation in Victoria. Victoria Police arrested the four in connection to a year-long race-fixing investigation which culminated at the Breeders Crown meeting at Melton on Sunday. The race being looked at was run at Cobram in June 2015 with Harness Racing Victoria’s[...]

THE Group 2 Run To The Rose has all the makings of a group one race and trainer James Cummings knows his entrant Good Standing won’t have it easy. Good Standing is a quality three-year-old, but it will have to take on the likes of El Divino and Star Turn, which are well-favoured to win[...]

WEEKEND winners Divine Prophet and Omei Sword signalled their Group 1 intentions on Saturday at Randwick and have become the punter’s favourites for the Golden Rose. Divine Prophet produced a great turn-of-foot to win the Up And Coming Stakes over race-favourite Derryn and Tommy Berry likened to performance to that of Chautauqua. “I know it[...]

NEWS broke on Sunday night that the 2016 Melbourne Cup could feature an American runner for the first time in its rich history. American stayer Da Big Hoss won the St Leger on Sunday and its owner Harvey Diamond suggested that it could travel to Australia if circumstances fell into place. “It’s been in the[...]