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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.
Zoustar in rare company after Starlust’s Breeders’ Cup success
Zoustar has become just the fifth Australian-bred sire to produce a winner of a Breeders’ Cup race, after the victory of Starlust in the Breeders’ Cup Turf Sprint at Del Mar.
A Coolmore for Coolmore as Switzerland makes a stallion statement
Switzerland minted his future as one of Australia’s most valuable stallions with an emphatic win in the Coolmore Stud Stakes as Chris Waller and James McDonald nabbed a Flemington Group 1 double, while it was a South Australian-flavoured Victoria Derby.
‘The rituals are gone’ – Bruce McAvaney laments the Melbourne Cup’s lost lustre
Broadcasting legend Bruce McAvaney still believes the Melbourne Cup is racing’s greatest prize, but believes it no longer stops the nation. Matt Stewart spoke to McAvaney and trainer Richard Freedman about how the Cup has changed.
Fool's Gold? Two more New South Wales races handed black-type status
The Golden Gift for two-year-olds and The Warra at Kembla Grange appear to have been handed Group 3 status with immediate effect for the first time, but the latest changes to the New South Wales Pattern are unlikely to be recognised by international authorities.
Status unknown for Belclare - Black cloud over Invitation win as NZ owner counts cost of Pattern debacle
The Hot Danish Stakes is the likely next target for The Invitation winner Belclare as connections attempt to win an all-important Australian black-type race with the New Zealand Group 1 winner after Saturday's win added to her prize money but not her residual value.
The Valley of excitement – MVRC’s journey from despair to ambition
In less than 10 years, Moonee Valley has gone from on the brink of closure to the verge of a spectacular transformation. Matt Stewart talks to CEO Michael Browell about the battles of the past and the expectations of a brave new future.