Qld slot race bullseye - The Archer to stay in Rockhampton
The Archer will stay in central Queensland, ending conjecture the $1 million slot race would be moved to Brisbane.
Preparation over pedigree - How an Australian-bred son of Extreme Choice won a Melbourne Cup
Knight’s Choice’s breeding never gave an inkling he could be a Melbourne Cup winner. But that never bothered his co-trainer Sheila Laxon, who always believed you need a horse with speed to win Australia’s greatest staying race.
Knight's Choice wins 2024 Melbourne Cup in a result that floors a nation
Outsider Knight's Choice has given co-trainer Sheila Laxon a second Melbourne Cup win, beating Japanese stayer Warp Speed and Okita Soushi in a desperate finish at Flemington.
From despair to delight, Ramatuelle makes amends in sales ring for Breeders’ Cup disappointment
Australian-owned Ramatuelle has sold for the second-highest price of US$5.1 million at Fasig-Tipton’s elite breeding stock sale in America just days after being scratched from the Breeders’ Cup meeting.
Northern hemisphere sprint mission - O’Brien to take over training of Storm Boy
Boom colt Storm Boy, the subject of a deal worth tens of millions of dollars after his brilliant Magic Millions victory in January, is set to join Ballydoyle in Ireland for a European summer campaign.
‘It was my domain’ - Why the Melbourne Cup will always be Australia’s greatest betting race
It’s been 40 years since Mark Read led a successful Melbourne Cup plunge on Black Knight. One of racing’s great thinkers, Read says there has been no other race like it for wagering.
Run The Numbers – A classic crop to remember for Snitzel
After Switzerland became the first of Snitzel’s progeny to win the Coolmore Stud Stakes, we take a look at the Arrowfield champion’s overall record as he closes in, statistically at least, on becoming Australia’s most successful producer of three-year-olds.