KRIS Lees had a succinct appraisal of tomorrow’s $250,000 Newcastle Stakes – a race he has put his imprint on in recent years. “If the...

THE “heat” will be on Ben Smith in more ways than one in Melbourne this weekend! Notwithstanding the forecast for very high temperatures...

BAD luck comes in threes, so they say! If that superstitious belief rings true, then surely Mark Minervini is due for a change of fortune...

NEWCASTLE and Hunter Hall Of Famer Peter Snowden is no stranger to winning feature races at Newcastle – and is hoping to add another on...

HAWKESBURY’S leading trainer Brad Widdup will begin his Provincial-Midway Championships quest at home on Saturday. Buoyed by a two-track...

GROUP 1 winning trainer at headquarters one day. Float driver to a country meeting the next! Kembla Grange’s Kerry Parker hardly had time...

KRIS Lees will have a bevy of runners as he bids to add another Group 3 Newcastle Stakes (1400m) to his record on Friday. The leading...

BLAKE Ryan could not have wished for a more fitting victory with Midori Giant at Kembla Grange yesterday. Not only was the lightly-raced...

JACK Stott is being remembered in a way he would be absolutely chuffed about. The late well-known Newcastle businessman and keen racing...

AUSTRALIAN Bloodstock principal Jamie Lovett says he can’t believe the depth of the field for the $1m Inglis Sprint (1200m) at Flemington...

TAVI Time is back as Provincial-Midway Championships favorite and will open his campaign at home on Saturday. The talented four-year-old...

STRAIT Acer will be an even bigger hotpot if as expected second favorite Ausbred Flirt bypasses tomorrow’s opening Qualifier on the...

NEW Polytrack Provincial-Midway Championships favorite Strait Acer will become the first Group 1 placegetter to contest the series when...

AN early morning track gallop tomorrow will determine if Hawkesbury filly Nymphadora is ready to chase a Golden Slipper berth at Royal...

JASON Deamer’s association with two of racing’s best-known families during his riding days has provided him with a nice horse in the...

KIM Waugh clearly subscribes to the theory that perseverance reaps a reward! And a trio of winners (Shadows Of Love at Rosehill Gardens...

THE Canterbury night season is over, and Brett Lazzarini is surely disappointed! But the good news is that, whilst he won’t get the...

KRIS Lees’ Oakleigh Plate recollection has inspired him to have a shot at Saturday’s feature sprint at Caulfield with prolific winner...

BARRY Lawrence has “hit the jackpot”, and hopes there is a $1m Final at Royal Randwick at the end of the rainbow! What a story it will be...

LIKE a familiar brand of paint, Mike Van Gestel keeps on keeping on. The now octogenarian Hawkesbury trainer celebrated his 80th birthday...