Category: Horse Racing

Coolmore Australia boss Tom Magnier threatened to get champion trainers Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller together to fight over which of the stud’s star colts – Storm Boy or Switzerland – would represent the global racing giant’s slot in The Everest at Randwick on Saturday. Coolmore holds the final undecided slot in the $20 million...

Image: Steve Hart Weather forecast key consideration for Coolmore’s Everest conundrum Coolmore’s slot for The Everest is up in the air after colt Switzerland put himself back on the map in winning the Roman Consul Stakes at Rosehill. The discussions now begin for the global breeding empire with consultations between Switzerland’s trainer Chris Waller and trainers...

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Overpass has proved among the best sprinters in the country by winning last year’s Winterbottom Stakes as well as the first two runnings of The Quokka, worth $5 million this year. He finished 10th in last year’s The Everest, but only four lengths behind the winner, Think About It. Baker has had a deliberate plan...

John Patterson, Flemington‘s longest-serving clerk of the course has died aged 86. Patterson led back 44 Melbourne Cup winners after victory in the race the stops the nation. The horse walk at the venue was renamed Patterson Avenue in his honour last year. LIVE UPDATES: AFL trade period, day four READ MORE: Panthers boss reveals...

The spring carnival has been rocked by confirmation a race-winning horse has tested positive to methamphetamine. In a statement, Racing Victoria stewards confirmed a “prohibited substance” was detected in a urine sample taken from Justdoit after it won race three at Flemington on August 3. The horse is trained by Luke Oliver, who reportedly received...

Image 1 of 11 Remco Evenepoel (Soudal-QuickStep) winning the World Championships ITT(Image credit: Getty Images) Remco Evenepoel (Belgium) followed up his Olympic time trial title with a successful defence of his world title in Zurich(Image credit: Getty Images) The podium trio in Zurich – Evenepoel, Filippo Ganna, and Edoardo Affini(Image credit: Getty Images) Tobias Foss...

Image: Steve Hart Switzerland is unlikely to take his place in the Group 1 Golden Rose Switzerland is unlikely to take his place in the Group 1 Golden Rose with trainer Chris Waller leaning towards re-routing his spring path towards the Roman Consul Stakes. The Group winner disappointed first-up when failing to beat a rival home in the...

The 2024 UCI Road World Championships will host the combined elite-U23 women’s road race on the event’s penultimate day, September 29, from Uster to Zurich, Switzerland. The 154.1km race route is expected to cater to the classics specialists given the hilly terrain, circuit-style final loop and fast run-in to Zurich. The race will begin in...

The 2024 UCI Road World Championships end with the elite men’s road race on Sunday, September 29, the day after the elite women’s race, creating a thrilling final weekend of rainbow jersey racing. The 273.9 km Zurich road race route is finely balanced. Mathieu van der Poel, Mads Pedersen and others are convinced they can...

The U23 men’s road race at the 2024 UCI Road World Championships is wide open this year, with last year’s winner Axel Laurance (France) and two other riders from the top six not participating in Switzerland. The U23 men’s route will feature a similar distance and elevation gain to the route in Scotland, this time...