Melbourne Cup heartbreak has twice denied Grahame Begg, but the veteran trainer is finally set to realise a lifelong ambition with Zakouma in the race that has captivated him since childhood.
ASIC chair Sarah Court says the regulator is not convinced retail prediction markets are in the public interest, likening them to banned binary options, as lookalike products hit the Australian market.
The 2026 Melbourne Cup's 24 runners represent 23 sires, the most this century, while Shockletz could make Shocking the first Cup winner to sire a winner of the race since 1984.
Godolphin’s Sovereignty won the Breeders’ Cup Classic at Keeneland a year after a fever forced him out of the race, while Benvenuto Cellini’s Turf win lifted Aidan O’Brien to a record 24 Breeders’ Cup victories.
Racing Victoria stewards have charged Flemington trainer Nick Ryan with possessing darbepoetin alfa, a long-acting form of EPO. The drug has been confirmed in Australian racing only rarely, most notably in Richard Laming's three-year disqualification in 2010.
Jockey Harry Coffey is in major doubt for his ride on Shockletz in Tuesday’s Melbourne Cup after suffering a shoulder injury in a fall in the Empire Rose Stakes, while Cup favourite Point Of Law drew barrier nine.
Golden Eagle favourite Sheza Alibi was stuck behind horses with nowhere to go, but her unfortunate luck was to the benefit of high-class sprinter-miler Skyhook who clinched a breakthrough Group 1 win on Saturday.
Eugene Chuang’s significant investment in Australia via Hermitage Thoroughbreds was rewarded with a Flemington Group 1 double in combination with Chris Waller and James McDonald through Stormy Marco in the Victoria Derby and Lady Shenandoah in the Empire Rose Stakes.
The Next Episode’s Coolmore Stud Stakes victory gave Widden Stud its third success in the Flemington race in 13 years, rewarding Antony Thompson and his co-breeders’ decision to retain a share in the $2.8 million colt.
Trainer Nick Ryan has been charged with alleged possession of darbepoetin alfa after two syringes were found in his car during a stable inspection, prompting Racing Victoria stewards to withdrew his runners, Anglais and Doubt Time, from the Victoria Derby day meeting.
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