Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. As racing clubs such as Flemington’s Victoria Racing Club continue to grapple with the balance of tradition and innovation, Thursday’s time-honoured VRC Oaks reminded punters of bygone eras. For the 12th time, a Cummings trained the winner. This year, it was James, grandson […]

HORSE POWER: Jessica Harrington and Aidan O’Brien were right to be miffed by late-in-the-day medical withdrawals at Santa Anita… PLUS impressive Iroko could be top class Both trainers had horses deemed unfit to run by vets just before their races Harrington and O’Brien are both deeply committed to equine welfare  PLUS: A Mail Sport reader responds to the tragedy of […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The cruise ships tethered to Station Pier at Port Melbourne began disgorging their passengers early. They filled a procession of coaches bound for Flemington. The adventurous queued at the Beacon Cove tram stop; a skirl of excited confusion over the mystery of buying […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It was once said of Rich Ricci, the flamboyant American owner of this year’s Melbourne Cup favourite, that if he did not exist, it might be difficult to invent him. Self-described as the “maddest f—er on the planet”, Ricci has become a much-loved […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It started with a young Irish boy and a book of bush poetry and ended up changing horse racing forever. And even the scorn of Bart Cummings, the undisputed King of the Melbourne Cup, was never enough to dent Dermot Weld’s belief that […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Damien Oliver faces a nervous wait to find out if the horse he is booked to ride in his final Melbourne Cup, Alenquer, will be passed fit to race on Tuesday. Alenquer faces a vet inspection on Monday after the farrier found he […]

Adam West is chasing a Hollywood ending ahead of Live The Dream’s run in the Breeders’ Cup… but the Batman namesake is more into ferrets than film stars! Living The Dream, trained by West, is favourite to win the Breeders’ Cup Sprint He is not a fan of the attention but has been focusing on what is a busy week […]

SANTA ANITA NOTEBOOK: The squads have been picture perfect in their exercises… and Davy Russell can’t stay away in retirement! Two of Aidan O’Brien’s contenders have been deemed not fit enough to run Jessica Harrington’s Givemethebeatboys was also made unavailable by vets Russell, meanwhile, has been travelling and was trackside on Thursday morning  Aidan O’Brien’s squad have looked picture perfect […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Nash Rawiller says winning the Golden Eagle on Hawaii Five Oh will the best way to repay his great mate John Singleton for his help after the champion jockey had a mild heart attack at the beginning of the year. Rawiller and Singleton’s […]

Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, November 2 Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s racing from Stratford, Lingfield, Wolverhampton, Newcastle and Chelmsford City. Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow shares his tips for Thursday’s race meetings NEWCASTLE ROBIN GOODFELLOW 1.40 Bookmark 2.15 Trailblazer 2.50 Franberri 3.25 Tafsir 4.00 Staincliff 4.35 Rainbow Rain (nb) […]