Prince Khalid Abdullah discusses racehorse Frankel in 2012 When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. Our Privacy Notice explains more about how we use your data, and your rights. You can unsubscribe at any time. Nine-time Derby winner Lester Piggott […]

Gold Coast Turf Club chief executive Steve Lines believes a $38 million transformation of the track will put the facility among the world’s elite and gives the venue the inside running to earn metropolitan status. As first revealed in the Gold Coast Bulletin on Monday, Queensland premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has approved a multi million dollar upgrade of the Turf Club […]

Last year’s Blue Diamond Stakes winner Tagaloa has run his last race. Tagaloa was always likely to retire at the end of his three-year-old season once Victoria-based breeder Yulong Investments bought a significant stake in the colt after his Blue Diamond win. Tagaloa bowed out with a solid effort when finishing less than two lengths behind Kolding in last Saturday’s […]

The poor record of jockey Billy Egan has contributed to his 13-meeting suspension for overuse of the whip at Flemington on Sunday. Egan drove the Luke Oliver-trained Real Sensation home to a narrow win in the RAAF Centenary (1400m) but stewards took exception to the jockey’s use of the whip. Stewards deemed Egan struck the mare seven times, two more […]

Top form analyst Stephen Brassel runs the rule over the Monday meeting at Mildura and settles on five winning chances for punters looking to kickstart the week in style. MILDURA BEST BETS WEAVE THAT WEB (Race 8 No 7 – $4) Improving Pierro filly which broke through at her second start proving too strong over 1450m at Kilmore. Stays in […]

Harry Skelton and Paul Nicholls – who were crowned champion jockey and trainer on the afternoon – were denied a dream end to the season when Enrilo lost the bet365 Gold Cup in the stewards’ room, with Potterman the beneficiary. It looked likely to be the perfect finale for both at Sandown as 7-2 favourite Enrilo made a bold bid […]

King George hero Frodon showed all his renowned battling qualities to end his season on a winning note in the bet365 Oaksey Chase at Sandown. Frodon and jockey Bryony Frost provided one of the stories of the season when winning at Kempton on Boxing Day and he was the 4-5 favourite against just three rivals. Frost had been out of […]

Greaneteen lowered the colours of Altior with a stylish success in the bet365 Celebration Chase at Sandown. Not beaten far into fourth in the Champion Chase at Cheltenham, the seven-year-old showed he will be a real force to be reckoned with next season as he showed a very smart turn of foot. Nico de Boinville adopted different tactics on 9-4 […]

Irish Derby hero Santiago bids to get his campaign off to a winning start in the Group Three Vintage Crop Stakes at Navan on Sunday. The Aidan O’Brien-trained colt was last seen finishing fourth to Galileo Chrome when sent off favourite for the St Leger at Doncaster in September. He had an abortive trip to Australia after that, but connections […]

Kolding won the Group 1 All Aged Stakes after a thrilling battle with Savatiano at Randwick. The Chris Waller five-year-old gelding appeared to be headed by the Godolphin mare before fighting back to stick his nose out at the winning post. Kolding finally struck a good track this prep to give Waller his 125th Group 1 victory, while it was […]