Mark Zahra will end his 2024 in a flurry next weekend with Group 1 engagements in Perth on Saturday and then in Hong Kong on Sunday. The star jockey is usually on his annual post spring carnival break ...
Australia’s leading trainer Ciaron Maher is not against jockeys getting a level of remuneration for riding at jumpouts, but he argues riders already gain a major benefit from their ‘unpaid’ work.
Queensland’s Keith Ballard went out with a bang as Australia’s oldest jockey this month, notching a cup win with his last ride ...
Michael Kent has a healthy opinion of Samuel Langhorne and he will campaign him over summer in a bid to boost his ratings to get into better-class races. Kent said Samuel Langhorne will return to ...
Well known to Hong Kong racegoers, Shinn is confident that Queensland horse Antino is a genuine chance in the G1 LONGINES Hong Kong Mile (1600m) for trainer Tony Gollan, while he will also be reunited ...
It has been a labour of love - for the first four years, Gibbins himself but up the prizemoney for the race - but one which has brought him immense pride and satisfaction. "It's a spectacular race.
It’s been an excruciating two months for jockey Laura Lafferty both physically and mentally, since she suffered significant internal injuries in a race fall at Ballarat. Having grown up on a farm and ...
Overpass made it an incredible four runs in WA for four feature wins after another superb performance to take Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5 million Winterbottom Stakes (1200m) at Ascot in Perth.
Zahra was also suspended for interference when pushing clear on last-gasp Group 3 Eclipse Stakes winner New Energy at the 150-metre mark, with the 42-year-old hoop pleading guilty. He was also rubbed ...
Fancy Shoulder showed glimpses of ability in his first preparation in a handful of runs. He has had two jumpouts leading into this race and he's gone quite well in both. On that basis, I'm happy to ...
Stackhouse does most of his trackwork riding for Phillip Stokes and Lindsay Park at Pakenham and Flemington. Stackhouse is second in the Victorian Jockeys' Premiership, which is a title he has won ...
Arapaho ($4.40 fav) had to chase hard to run down the leader Smokin’ Romans ($15), but eventually beat that horse by three-quarters of a length with nearly five lengths to the third horse Berkeley ...