So the VRC reckons Flemington will be the world’s premier racecourse once its all bells and whistles new Members Stand officially opens for business on Derby Day. It’s an ambitious target, especially given the fact that Paris Longchamp (as … Read more
Winx’s army of supporters will undoubtedly be out in force to see the great one when she next steps out on Saturday in Sydney in the George Main Stakes. No-one in Australia will brook any argument that she is the best racehorse … Read more
By Carlo Zuccoli in the UK LUTOWN Moor is the name of Doncaster Racecourse which is flat, pear – shaped and left handed with a run – in of more than four furlongs (800M). There is also a one … Read more
Saturday, September 8 Second Qualifying Final West Coast vs Collingwood, Optus Stadium, 8.10pm (AEST) West Coast 2018 Season Record: 16 Wins, 6 Losses Last 5 Games WIN Brisbane 98-72 LOSS Melbourne 91-108 WIN Port Adelaide 62-58 WIN Fremantle 142-84 … Read more
Saturday, September 8 Second Elimination Final Sydney vs GWS Giants, SCG, 4.20pm Sydney 2018 Season Record: 14 Wins 8 Losses Last 5 Games LOSS Hawthorn 74-83 WIN GWS Giants 80-60 WIN Melbourne 87-78 WIN Collingwood 73-71 LOSS Essendon 66-109 … Read more
NEALE DONNELLEY previews the four feature races from Rosehill Gardens this weekend: Group 2 $200,000 STAN FOX STAKES (1500m): CHRIS WALLER’S boom three-year-old colt THE AUTUMN SUN makes his long awaited return to racing in tomorrow’s Group 2 Stan … Read more
BRISBANE BRONCOS A PREMIERSHIP CHANCE It is not often a team finishing sixth appeals as a genuine NRL premiership contender but that is the case with the Brisbane Broncos. Since veteran coach Wayne Bennett’s dispute with club officials became public the … Read more
Friday, September 7 First Elimination Final Melbourne v Geelong, MCG, 7.50pm Melbourne 2018 Season Record: 14 Wins 8 Losses Last 5 Games WIN GWS Giants 102-57 WIN West Coast 108-91 LOSS Sydney 78-87 WIN Gold Coast 143-47 WIN Adelaide … Read more
Thursday, September 6 First Qualifying Final Richmond vs Hawthorn, MCG, 7.20PM Richmond 2018 Season Record 18 Wins 4 Losses Last 5 Games WIN Western Bulldogs 98-95 WIN Essendon 81-73 WIN Gold Coast 125-51 WIN Geelong 85-82 WIN Collingwood 105-77 Last … Read more
LAZARUS SET FOR $US600,000 CANADIAN PACING DERBY By NEALE DONNELLEY CHAMPION NZ-bred pacer LAZARUS, now tagged “The Wonder from Down-Under” in his new home of North America, will tackle some of the world’s best in Canada today (Sunday morning). … Read more
NEALE DONNELLEY previews the four feature races from Royal Randwick this weekend: Group 3 $160,000 CONCORDE STAKES (1000m): BRILLIANT sprinter REDZEL has been marked an odds-on $1.75 favourite for his racing return in the Concorde Stakes. Last year’s emphatic winner … Read more
PREVIEW SAN DOMENICO STAKES By Neale Donnelley ONE-TIME Golden Slipper favourite, PERFORMER, is set to play a major part in the Spring Carnival according to his Hall Of Fame trainer, Chris Waller. Resuming in the Group 3 $150,000 San Domenico … Read more
JAMEKA CAREER AT CROSSROADS By Neale Donnelley A MEETING between trainer Ciaron Maher and owner Col McKenna will determine the future of former outstanding staying mare, Jameka. This was the outcome of Jameka’s attempted comeback after trialling plainly at Cranbourne … Read more
PREVIEW Group 1 $505,000 WINX STAKES (1400m): By NEALE DONNELLEY SO, here it is! The best racehorse in the world tackling the world’s biggest racing operation, Godolphin. The horse, of course, is WINX, the darling of Australian racing and the … Read more
by Graeme Kelly Tragically the death following a stroke suffered in Barcelona of Nick Columb, at 72, came at a time when he still had a great deal to offer the international racing industry. He was about to sign new … Read more