Top Melbourne jockey Dwayne Dunn expects to get the all-clear to resume riding next Wednesday after a serious neck injury. Dunn has been off the scene since sustaining neck fractures and concussion in a barrier accident at The Valley in early September. Dunn has slowly regained his fitness riding trackwork over the last few weeks but says it was time […]

Trainer Kim Waugh is testing promising filly French Bonnet as a potential ATC Australian Oaks contender at Warwick Farm. French Bonnet, impressive winner of her last two starts at Wyong and Newcastle, makes her city debut in the Frosted At Darley Handicap (1400m). “We are hoping she might be an Oaks filly,’’ Waugh said. “This race will be a test […]

Cameron Crockett-trained gelding Pure Fuego will earn himself a crack at the Country Championships Qualifier at Tamworth on March 7 if he can fulfil his trainer’s expectations at Muswellbrook on Monday. The Darby Bloodstock four-year-old has only raced four times but with two wins and a potential third on the way, he is making his own case for a long […]

Daniel Morton remains hopeful Elite Street will take his place in Saturday’s Group 1 Black Caviar Lightning (1000m) but the WA trainer concedes it’s unlikely he will be able to make the journey from Perth. Elite Street and stablemate Kissonallforcheeks are booked to fly out of Perth on Monday night for Melbourne with the latter set to contest the Group […]

Henry De Bromhead’s Honeysuckle cut to odds of 11/4 for Champion Hurdle at Cheltenham Festival after defending Irish Champion Hurdle crown Honeysuckle was cut to 11/4 second favourite for the Champion Hurdle in March She defended Irish Champion Hurdle crown at Leopardstown with a clinical win Honeysuckle produced performance to extend her unbeaten record to 10 races Honeysuckle was cut […]

Tributes have been paid to Stay Humble, a horse part-owned by golfer Lee Westwood. The eight-year-old fell in the closing stages of the bet365 Edinburgh National Handicap Chase at Musselburgh, won by Mighty Thunder (14-1). In the long-distance event on ITV4, Stay Humble was in second place under Brian Hughes when he came down at the penultimate fence. Dave Armstrong, […]

Trainer Mick Price was moved to rate Profiteer higher than his former top sprinter Extreme Choice at the same stage of their careers after a stunning display of sustained speed at Royal Randwick. Profiteer ran his rivals ragged as he raced right away from his chasing rivals in the $2 million Inglis Millennium (1100m). There was no fluke about the […]

Just when you get used to wealthy owners and leading jockeys and trainers monopolising the biggest races, racing delivers a twist in the tale: it is part of the game’s essential fascination, and the storyline delivered a dream twist at Caulfield in the first group 1 race of the year, the CF Orr Stakes, on Saturday . A young man […]

SHARJAH is the value to inflict a first career defeat on Honeysuckle in the Grade 1 Chanelle Pharma Irish Champion Hurdle (3.15) at Leopardstown today. Favourite Honeysuckle’s nine victories under Rules include a gritty half-length call over Darver Star in this race 12 months ago, with Sharjah performing well below expectations in sixth place. That was a rare Foxrock flop […]