Racing: Banned Oz trainer to scale down
Aussie trainer Peter Moody has vowed to never again have a large string of horses should he make a return to training.
Aussie trainer Peter Moody has vowed to never again have a large string of horses should he make a return to training.
A Golden Slipper win has been a long time coming for Blake Shinn who has savoured every moment of his win on Capitalist.
Co-trainer confident of success in the New Zealand Oaks despite being a $63 outsider.
COMMENT: Yes, we are talking about the reversal of the first two placings in Saturday's 300,000 Wellfield Stud Oaks at Trentham.
The Justice League may have tried Nigel Tiley's patience this season.
Graeme Sanders is usually calm and collected before a big race, but he admitted to being on edge before the feature event at Trentham yesterday.
It can beat anything, but Sofia Rosa might need her fair share of it to get beaten in Saturday's $300,000 Wellfield NZ Oaks at Trentham.
Progressive stayer Trojan Warrior will have at least one more opportunity to further his record before he goes for a deserved break.
James McDonald will have to produce a "10 out of 10" ride to help Astern overcome a horror draw for Saturday's A$3.5 million Golden Slipper.
Lance O'Sullivan and Andrew Scott will continue to stick to a proven winning formula with the well-bred mare Mary Quant.
The man behind Speeding Spur says the superstar trotter can get better after his dazzling win in the A$300,000 Great Southern Star.
Asked what El Soldado's $500,000 upset win in Saturday's Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup meant to him, owner and trainer Phillip Devcich said: "No more bills".
Maybe we've got a breath of fresh air. The Volkstok'n'barrell inquiry at Ellerslie brought up some refreshing insights.
Veteran El Soldado won the $500,000 Barfoot & Thompson Auckland Cup while paying $125 to win.
Rowing heroes Eric Murray and Hamish Bond will experience a rare sporting emotion today -- hope.
What do a 130kg, 1.84m rugby player and a 51.5kg, 1.57m jockey have in common? Actually, quite a lot. For one, both are champions.
It is extremely tempting to write Lazarus is back from the dead for Friday's $250,000 Woodlands Northern Derby.
Glamour colt Xtravagant will return to New Zealand to spell after his eighth in Saturday's A$750,000 Australian Guineas at Flemington.
There was an element of gamble about Sacred Star being allowed to start in Saturday's $100,000 Darley Plate, and it paid off handsomely.
It's impossible to overstate the Zabeel influence in the Rangipo-What's The Story-Raghu $750,000 BMW Derby trifecta.
If this is a punting column then we're taking a punt.
Millions of dollars is the answer to what a win for Xtravagant in today's A$750,000 Australian Guineas would mean.
Punters may not have got the Oaks winner they expected from the All Stars stable at Alexandra Park tonight but it was pretty hard to argue the winner didn't deserve it.