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Steel Trap sold to Yulong, moves to McEvoys

Promising three-year-old filly Steel Trap has been privately purchased and will now race in Yulong’s green colours and race under the eye of Tony and Calvin McEvoy.

Voyager out of cups race

Australian Bloodstock's Cups contender Relentless Voyager, an impressive winner over 2040m at Moonee Valley on Saturday, will miss the spring.

Longreach mourns loss of a true racing pioneer

Kate Deane, Australia's first female racing club president, has passed away aged 100.

Belmont back for Wednesday

Perth Racing officials are confident its midweek metropolitan meeting at Belmont on Wednesday will go ahead as scheduled.

Winter weather causes trial and race changes in NSW

Winter wet weather continues to cause headaches for New South Wales racing with a key set of trials scheduled at Rosehill on Tuesday forced to move to Friday.

Three straight Scobies for Shinn

Blake Shinn continues to build on his extraordinary success since his return from Hong Kong three years ago, claiming his third straight Scobie Breasley Medal, and fourth overall, at the 2025 Victorian Racing Awards.

'The horse must come first' – Puerto Rican racing out in the cold over welfare concerns

Horse welfare concerns have seen a major American racing operation break ties with Puerto Rico’s main racetrack.
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