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Invincible Ibis returns with Celebration Cup win as Newnham eyes Hong Kong Mile

The Hong Kong Derby winner exceeded his trainer’s expectations at Sha Tin, while apprentice Nichola Yuen rode her first Hong Kong treble.

Gallery – Stars of Saturday (and Sunday)

All the action from a bumper weekend of stakes racing at Caulfield and Rosehill from the perspective of the photographers from The Image Is Everything.

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Jimmysstar denies Extragalactic in Manikato as Pride Of Jenni wins third Feehan

Jimmystar's late charge gave Ciaron Maher another Group 1 at Caulfield, while his star nine-year-old mare Pride Of Jenni extended her Feehan Stakes streak.

Racing stock leads latest Magic Millions Digital catalogue

Tuff Tu Mus and Possibilities headline a Magic Millions Digital catalogue weighted towards racing stock, while Zapped and Angel Sky provide two of the broodmare highlights.

Racing Queensland credits joint work behind black-type gains

Acting CEO Lachlan Murray says high-rating fields built with clubs and industry partners underpin Queensland’s gains from the recent review of the Australian pattern.

Surround’s jockey Alan Trevena dies aged 84

Alan Trevena rode the champion mare in 16 of her 17 victories and later helped Melbourne Cup-winning jockey Jye McNeil enter the sport.

New York sues Polymarket as prediction-market regulation fight widens

The case tests whether event contracts belong under federal derivatives regulation or state gambling laws, echoing an unresolved classification issue in Australia.

MRC returns all three incumbents in contested committee election

Caitrin Kelly, Robyn Gray and Belinda Meyers retained their positions as the club turns its attention to the 150th Caulfield Cup.

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Ciaron Maher Racing head of data fined $10,000 over false nomination documents

Ciaron Maher Racing employee Josh Kadlec-Cavanagh pleaded guilty and was fined $10,000 after Racing Victoria found that three tables purporting to confirm nominations for meetings had been falsified.

Toowoomba Turf Club to replace Clifford Park synthetic track after Weetwood carnival

Racing Queensland will fund a new all-weather training surface at Clifford Park, where more than 600 horses are in work each month. Completion is expected by the end of 2026.

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