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Rice paddies to racetrack

The glitz and glamour of the race that stops a nation is a far cry from the heavy clay, black box lined rice paddies, but two Moulamein farmers dropped the shovels for champagne at Flemington to cheer on Grand Promenade. As part owners of Grand Promenade, Paul and Anthony Gorey are ecstatic about the chance to run in the Melbourne Cup.

Tara Jasmine blooms in Jacaranda Cup

Emma Pritchard. Despite being last during the early stages of the Grafton Gas and Plumbing Jacaranda Cup, locally trained mare Tara Jasmine was in front where it counted ... the four-year-old daughter of Cowboy Blue extended her perfect record to six wins from six starts on her home track when she claimed the 1100m feature event of the Clarence River Jockey Club’s race meeting on November 3.

Five Crowns poised for further success at Port on Thursday 11 November

With two dominant victories under his belt, Five Crowns is set to continue his unblemished record in the Gemlife Rainbow Beach Class 2 Handicap at Port Macquarie on Thursday 11 November. The son of Sacred Falls accounted for Charminton in an impressive debut victory at Muswellbrook a month ago before stepping up to Benchmark 58 class with a comprehensive win over Bravio by just over a length on the Beaumont track.

Georgetown trainer finishes 2021 on high note

This time last year, Athol Ryan was in hospital with severe facial injuries after an innocuous incident while preparing to gallop a horse at Mount Garnet ... “When you’ve got a horse like Macipenko it keeps you going,” he said of the horse that has now won four races this year. While seven winners might not seem like a lot, it’s not bad considering Ryan only has a few horses in work at any one time and has to travel more than 300km one-way for just about every race meeting.

Cups queen eyes Cooktown crown

Janel Ryan isn’t sure which horse will win the Cooktown Cup this year, but will take a three-pronged attack into the feature race in a bid to add another trophy to her growing collection. Janel and her husband Ronnie Ryan have won four Cups this year, securing the Atherton, Gordonvale and Cairns Cups, as well as the famous Banana Cup at Innisfail.

Dalgarno scores outstanding victory at Port on Sunday

After settling at the rear of the field and spotting the leaders many lengths down the back straight, Dalgarno stormed down the outside section of the straight to score a stunning win in the Stephen Cook Memorial Handicap at Port Macquarie ... On a day recognising three fine local racing personalities in the shape of Athol Platt, Col Foster and Stephen Cook, it was wonderful to see a famous set of colours pass the post in first place when Louise Day drove Lucky Sham to victory in race five.

Roll-up to the Roma Cup! 20 November 2021

Picturesque Bassett Park will be abuzz with activity when the Royal on 99 Roma Cup races take place on Saturday November 20, 2021.

The Cup visits Kerang without Jye

Kendall Jennings. In a ride that changed a young man’s career, Jye McNeil won the 2020 Melbourne Cup in his debut in the big race. However, the events he looked forward to with the Kerang Turf Club would go ahead without him on Thursday, October 14 due to COVID-19 restrictions ... In the fastest Melbourne Cup since Media Puzzle in 2002, Twilight Payment ran the cup in 3:17.34. In his inaugural Melbourne Cup ride, Jye McNeil from Myall won the great race in front of no crowd, a first in the cup’s history.

Waller stable continues Port Cup dominance

The Chris Waller stable has again conquered the $200,000 Carlton Dry Port Macquarie Cup following Our Intrigues decisive victory in the great race.

Verry Elleegant claims Australian Horse of the Year title

Champion mare Verry Elleegant was crowned Australian Racehorse of the Year following an outstanding season that encapsulated five Group 1 victories. The winner of more than $9.3 million in prizemoney, Verry Elleegant’s racing season was highlighted by her wins in the Winx Stakes, the Caulfield Cup, Turnbull Stakes, Chipping Norton Stakes and Ranvet Stakes.

Prizemoney boost for SA provincial cups

Two of South Australia’s provincial cup meetings will be boosted by a significant prizemoney increase for their feature races. Racing SA has today announced both the Gawler Cup and Strathalbyn Cup will benefit from substantial prizemoney lifts, effective immediately. The increase will bring them into line with both the Murray Bridge and Balaklava Cups.

Safado set to strike in Birdon sprint at Port Macquarie

With the benefit of two recent barrier trials under his belt and possessing a sound record when resuming from a spell, there are plenty of positives around the chances of Safado in the $80,000 Birdon Group Sprint at Port Macquarie on Friday.

Unamerican the rising star in Port Macquarie Cup

With two recent victories and a staying pedigree on his side, Unamerican is poised to take the next step in the $200,000 Carlton Dry Port Macquarie Cup on Friday.

Local trainers tracking plenty of success

Emma Pritchard. Despite not being able to head trackside, punters still managed to form winning combinations with local trainers in Grafton last week when the Clarence River Jockey Club (CRJC) held their third and final race meeting for the month on September 28. With the track rated a Good 4 and the rail in its true position, 91 horses competed across the eight-race program, with locally trained gallopers saluting the judge on three occasions.

Leading trainers throw support behind Port Macquarie Cup

Heightened interest from leading metropolitan and provincial trainers has ensured Friday’s $200,000 Carlton Dry Port Macquarie Cup is shaping up to be one of the best fields presented for this prestigious event.

Jumps racing removed from SA racing’s calendar

Racing SA has announced that jumps races will not be scheduled in the South Australian racing calendar as of next year. Despite the efforts of all industry stakeholders to maintain a jumps racing program in SA, declining participation levels and horse numbers have made the industry unsustainable and unworkable.

Fantastic Baby too strong in Cup prelude at Port

A gutsy victory by Fantastic Baby in the Stowe Australia Port Macquarie Cup Prelude on Sunday has propelled the Adam Duggan trained gelding into serious calculations for the club’s feature race in early October.

Ready by Design well suited in Port Cup prelude

With the benefit of a recent spell resumption in the Hopkins Livermore Cup at Taree under his belt, Ready by Design is poised for success in the $34,000 Stowe Australia Port Macquarie Cup Prelude at the circuit on Sunday 26 September.

Ewan Cup goes Sky high! 24-25 September 2021

Ewan Amateur Turf Club is celebrating country racing’s heritage on the weekend of 24th and 25th September at Stockyard Creek with their first TAB meeting to be televised nation-wide on Sky Racing.

Racing NSW announces Australian Horse of the Year nominees

The nominees for the prestigious 2020/21 Australian Racehorse of the Year awards have been announced by Racing NSW.

Mystical View heading to the Black Hart Bart Stakes

Gingin trainer Sue Olive says her plan is for Mystical View to go the Black Hart Bart Stakes in a fortnight after tackling the Seacorp Handicap (1200m) at Belmont Park on Saturday 11 September.

The crowd was Wowed at Mareeba!

A great day of racing and associated events was held at the Mareeba Turf Club on Saturday 4th September 2021. The large crowd enjoyed the day which was made all the more pleasant by the fine weather and a five race programme which produced some very competitive racing.

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