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RACINGPremiumMan Crush rewarded for hot recent form

Fleet-footed five-year-old Man Crush landed a deserved win in Saturday’s $100,000 Nicopolis Stakes (1200m) at Belmont, breaking a string of feature race placings.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumMr Brightside wins Makybe Diva again

Cult hero and heroine Mr Brightside and Pride Of Jenni have paired off in a memorable Group 1 Makybe Diva Stakes duel, with the former gaining the ascendancy late to edge home in a thriller.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumMan plans speed rush in Nicopolis Stakes

Prolific feature event performer Man Crush is banging on the door for another big race win and looms as a leading chance in Saturday’s $100,000 Nicopolis Stakes (1200m) at Belmont.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumWA sprinting sensation Bustling begins Everest Run

WA sprinting sensation Bustling makes his eagerly awaited Sydney debut in Saturday’s Group 2 $300,000 James Squire Run To The Rose (1200m) at Rosehill and has attracted early support.

Hayden King

UPDATEDPremium‘High-risk’ threat to Rosehill mini-city bid

Habitat concerns of an endangered animal could undermine a proposal to raze a racecourse and replace it with a metro station and 25,000 homes.

Jessica Wang

SAD NEWSMuch-loved champion dies in ‘shocking turn of events’

The racing world has been left ‘devastated’ by the ‘very sad news’.

Cameron Noakes

RACINGCommentsPremiumCampana in Cruise control ahead of Mandurah Cup

Trainer Eric Campana is predicted by punters to land his biggest result in greyhound racing when Molfetta Cruise tackles Friday’s Group 2 $91,605 Greyhoundswa Mandurah Cup Final (488m).

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumSaloon Bar’s worthy Listed win

Consistent gelding Saloon Bar was rewarded for a string of hoof-on-the-till performances when he landed a feature in the Listed $125,000 Swan Draught Farnley Stakes (1400m) at Belmont on Saturday.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumMornington utilises inside gate to earn Moir Glory

Mornington Glory defied running down in Saturday’s Group 1 $750,000 Charter Keck Cramer Moir Stakes (1000m), supplying trainer Gavin Bedggood and jockey Ethan Brown with their maiden top-level victories.

Hayden King

RacingPremiumThe chips are never down in Bertalli's outback kitchen

Bertalli's hot chip van is a favourite among many rural Australians and the family business serving up fresh salty spuds at country shows for 70 years.

Stephanie Gardiner

RACINGCommentsPremiumNever Ending to scale heights in Eureka

D-day has finally arrived for groundbreaking WA pacer Never Ending as he bids to conquer the world’s richest harness race, the $2.1 million TAB Eureka, at New South Wales’ Menangle circuit on Saturday night.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumNever Ending, Amelia’s Jewel look to silence Sydney critics

Notwithstanding the outside barrier (14), WA’s favourite son Never Ending has firmed to a clear $3 favourite for Saturday’s $2.1 million TAB Eureka (2300m) at Menangle.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumTriple Jay out to end preparation on high note

Winning machine Triple Jay will line up in Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Farnley Stakes (1400m) at Belmont attempting to cap off a remarkable preparation on another victorious note.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumNever Ending blow as WA pacer draws worst Eureka barrier

WA’s best four-year-old pacer Never Ending was hit with a blow when drawing the outside barrier for Saturday’s $2.1 million TAB Eureka on Saturday night.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumGinnivan’s Grand Final a winning result for trainer Taylor

Sparkling sprinter Ginnivan provided trainer Jim Taylor with feature wins in consecutive weeks as he sizzled to victory in Saturday’s $100,000 Jolly Beggar Stakes (1000m) at Belmont.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumPinstriped causes Group 1 spoiler in Memsie Stakes

Whilst the Group 1 $750,000 Stow Storage Memsie Stakes at Caulfield was touted as a match race between Australian racing titans Pride Of Jenni and Mr Brightside, Pinstriped pounced on the pair.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumSupersession set to steam home in Jolly Beggar

Talented five-year-old and $500,000 earner Supersession will make his return in Saturday’s $100,000 Jolly Beggar Stakes (1000m) at Belmont as a $4 TABtouch second favourite.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumUncompromised refuses to yield

Six-year-old gelding Uncompromised maintained peak form since joining trainer Helen Harding when scoring Sunday’s Goldfields Tattersalls Club Cup (1600m) and will press on to future Cup targets in Kalgoorlie.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumAmelia’s Jewel blitzes Hawkesbury hit-out

Western Australia’s best mare Amelia’s Jewel had the ideal pipe-opener for her assault on the $300,000 Group 2 Tramway Stakes (1400m) on September 7 by scoring her trial at Hawkesbury on Monday.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumVevinsky annihilates Broome Cup rivals

Rejuvenated gelding Vevinsky gave Derby trainer Kelvin Moore his biggest moment in racing when producing one of the most brutal displays of stamina to rout the $100,000 XXXX Broome Cup (2200m) field.

Hayden King

RACINGCommentsPremiumIdyllic win for Taylor family

Bonny six-year-old Searchin’ Roc’s became a million-dollar-mare with a tenacious success in Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Idyllic Prince Stakes to give the Taylor stable a poignant win.

Hayden King

RacingCommentsPremiumBoisterous Broome braces for wild fanfare ahead of Cup day

Broome has become a hive of activity as thousands rush to the popular tourist destination ahead of this Saturday’s $100,000 XXXX Broome Cup (2200m).

Hayden King

RacingVauban on Melbourne Cup trail again after York victory

Melbourne Cup disappointment Vauban has won his first race of the season to set up the prospect of another crack at the Australian showpiece.

Staff Writers

RACINGCommentsPremiumZadar ready to Rock ahead of Broome Cup bid

Port Hedland trainer Dean Cocivera is upbeat about his prospects of achieving his biggest ever win in Saturday’s $100,000 XXXX Broome Cup with $8 TABtouch fancy Zadar Rock.

Hayden King