The Straight News Desk
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Husband-and-wife team in Ramornie Handicap triumph
Trainer Jeff Dunn and jockey Rikki Jamieson have turned the $200,000 Ramornie Handicap into a true family affair with Sha Of Gomer’s victory in the Listed race.
Shinn extends premiership lead with metro treble
Blake Shinn has tightened his grip on the Melbourne jockeys' premiership after a midweek city treble at Sandown.
Griffiths to call it quits as Australian Trainers’ Association president
Robbie Griffiths will step down as president of the Australian Trainers’ Association after almost 10 years at the helm.
Stakes races in offing for Grand Prairie
Trainer Peter Snowden is likely to give well-bred colt Grand Prairie his chance in early season three-year-old stakes races in the coming weeks after the juvenile’s breakthrough victory on the Kensington track at Randwick on Wednesday.
High-priced Bivouac filly off the mark at Sandown
Promising filly Exit, the highest-priced first crop yearling by Darley’s Bivouac sold in 2024, is off the mark with a decisive victory in Melbourne and her trainer Ciaron Maher and connections have cause to be aiming towards the spring with the rising three-year-old.
Maskiell sidelined after Pakenham trackwork spill
Jockey Jason Maskiell faces up to six weeks out of the saddle because of an injury sustained in a trackwork fall.
Racing-focused charities invited to apply for ATC Foundation funding
The ATC Foundation has called on registered charities aligned with the NSW thoroughbred industry along with community organisations to apply for funding from Australian Turf Club’s charitable arm.