Luke Griffith has asked a lot of Valcot since the sprinter arrived at his stable as a Sydney discard. But the Scone trainer is willing to try his luck even …

The Ballarat Cup has generally been kind to punters with only two horses in the past ten years saluting at double-figure odds whilst during the same period of time, four …

Trainer Steve Tregea is bewildered by the rating handicap system which has made smart sprinter Love Rocks one of the topweights in a stakes race at Doomben. Love Rocks has …

Count Of Limonade will head for the spelling paddock irrespective of how he races in the Ballarat Cup. An Irish-bred son of Duke Of Marmalade, Count Of Limonade is part-owned …

Sam Clipperton started his senior riding career by setting himself a challenge. At the beginning of the season, the 20-year-old vowed to lay the foundations that he hoped would eventually …

A highlight of the stand-alone Ballarat Cup meeting will be the Magic Millions Clockwise Classic. Open to two-year-olds purchased at Magic Millions sales around Australia, the race is run in …

Three-year-old filly Hakkasan lived up to trainer Bruce Hill’s high rating when she caused an upset at the Gold Coast on Wednesday. The Sun Up Solar Handicap (1100m) was expected …

Jockeys are banned from using mobile phones at the racetrack but stewards made a supervised exception for James McDonald at Canterbury on Wednesday. Offered the mount on star Singapore galloper …

Trainer Danny Curran finally posted his first Sandown winner when Written Dash was successful on Wednesday. And later in the day jockey Casey Bruce landed her first official city success …

The Railway Stakes has been a blowout for most punters in recent years with local gallopers Luckygray and Mr Moet taking out the last two edition of the race at …

Trainer Jason Warren will be racking up the frequent flyer miles this week ahead of Bel Sprinter’s bid for a second Group One win. The Victorian trainer is in New …

The racing career of Group One winning mare Commanding Jewel is over. The Leon and Troy Corstens trained five-year-old, a three-quarter sister to retired champion Atlantic Jewel, will be given …

Group Three placegetter Pheidon will be out to give Gai Waterhouse her second Ballarat Cup. Waterhouse won the Listed race last year with The Offer who went on to win …

It’s taken Majestic Beast until her six-year-old season to hit her straps and earn a crack at open company. Trainer Kerry Parker said the mare’s three recent wins were proof …

Two long-serving Australian Turf Club officials have been disqualified for betting offences and damaging the image of racing. Racing clerk Shaun Lyall and betting services manager Murray Conallin both pleaded …

Frankel’s jockey Tom Queally has been banned from driving for 22 months after a court rejected his claim he was sleep walking while drink driving. Queally, who rode the unbeaten …

Lee Freedman has been lured back to training and will join his brother Anthony in a partnership. The five-time Melbourne Cup winning trainer said he had missed the lifestyle and …

Zabisco aided by a near perfect ride by Kerrin McEvoy has finished off too strong for Pheidon who looked to have the Eclipse Stakes won at the 100m mark with …