Form analyst Shayne O’Cass is keen on a Paul Messara-trained son of Animal Kingdom to strike with a first-up victory. The Form: Complete NSW Racing thoroughbred form, including video replays and all you need to know about every horse, jockey and trainer. Find a winner here! TAMWORTH BEST BET Race 6, No. 5: TOTAL RECALL Handsome chestnut son of the […]

Jan Bowen is entitled to be biased when it comes to Zakor; after all, she bred him, part owns him and she trains him. Bowen’s high regard her two-year-old son of Golden Rose winner Epaulette could soon be shared should Zakor perform to expectation in Tuesday’s The Magic Pudding Maiden (1000m) at Tamworth. Zakor hasn’t raced since his eye-catching and […]

Champion jockey Brett Prebble let the guard down. After balancing the highs and reality of racing carefully in the home, on purpose to deter son Thomas from considering the caper, the Melbourne Cup winner maybe got comfortable. Contrary to his pedigree, Thomas, now 19, the son of Prebble and wife Maree, the third eldest of Ballarat‘s famous Payne dynasty, showed […]

Glen Boss is still trying to figure out why he’s not getting plenty of good rides after winning Group 1 races in successive weeks at Rosehill. He rode Cox Plate winner Sir Dragonet a treat in his demolition job of the Tancred Stakes field on Saturday just seven days after winning the George Ryder Stakes on Think It Over. “I’ve […]

Robin Goodfellow’s Racing Tips: Best bets for Monday, April 5 Sportsmail’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings at Fairyhouse, Kempton, Redcar, Wolverhampton, Chepstow and Plumpton.  Sportsmail’s Racing Expert Robin Goodfellow dishes out his tips for Monday’s meetings FAIRYHOUSE  ROBIN GOODFELLOW  2.40 Teahupoo 3.15 Lynwood Gold 3.50 Beacon Edge 4.20 Fakir D’Oudairies 5.00 Off You Go GIMCRACK   […]

It all ends in mud, sweat and tears as four-time champion jump jockey Richard Johnson, 43, announces his shock retirement after 3,800 British winners from 21,000 rides Johnson has announced his retirement with immediate effect on Saturday He revealed his shock decision after riding Brother Tedd at Newton Abbot  The 43-year-old was awarded an OBE for services to horse racing […]

Richard Johnson, the four-time champion jump jockey, has announced his retirement. Johnson, 43, announced his unexpected decision after his final ride on Brother Tedd at Newton Abbot on Saturday. He said: “After nearly 30 years in the saddle, the time has come for me to retire. “I have been so extraordinarily lucky to have ridden so many wonderful horses, and […]

Elimay got back to winning ways for Willie Mullins in the Download The BoyleSports App Mares Chase at Fairyhouse. Running just 15 days after her ding-dong Cheltenham Festival battle with stablemate Colreevy, in which she came off marginally second best, Elimay landed 8-15 favouritism in gritty fashion. This Listed race was billed as almost a match with Cheltenham winner Mount […]

Emotions flowed for trainer, jockey and many supporters when the South Australian-trained Spying On You won his second Great Eastern Steeplechase, accounting for top-weight and favourite Zed Em in an absorbing race at Oakbank on Saturday. Sitting off the pace when stablemate Pentelligentsia and Zed Em engaged in an early battle with both swapping the lead, the Grant Young-trained jumper […]

Hungry Heart enhanced trainer Chris Waller’s unique blueprint for success with three-year-old fillies when she ran down Harmony Rose in a Group 1 thriller at Rosehill Gardens. Waller and jockey Kerrin McEvoy admitted they were worried Hungry Heart was conceding Harmony Rose too much start before she unleashed a powerful finishing surge to win the $500,000 Vinery Stud Stakes (2000m). […]