Spring racing carnival
Super sprinter likened to Winx and Black Caviar remembered at the Valley
He's Moonee Valley's main man, a hero never to be forgotten and even as the course is being rebuilt around him Manikato still holds a key place at the track.
- by Michael Lynch
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'I've been blessed': Pat Webster, Happy Clapper's trainer, retires
One of the most popular and respected industry figures has called it a day after almost six decades training thoroughbreds at Randwick.
- by Adam Pengilly
No COVID risks for cystic fibrosis jockey who comes back with a bang
Harry Coffey suffers from cystic fibrosis so it was hardly surprising when he put his whip, boots and saddles away when the worst of the coronavirus crisis deepened.
- by Michael Lynch
How Sydney's champion apprentice is fighting for survival in the lonely senior ranks
Robbie Dolan has a rare slice of Sydney racing history enjoyed by only two others in the last 30 years. But he admits he has a huge battle on his hands.
- by Adam Pengilly
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City life
Home of the Melbourne Cup prepped for rocky road after board slapdown
The Victoria Racing Club board have taken the extraordinary step of urging members against reinstating a popular former director.
- by Samantha Hutchinson, Stephen Brook and Damien Ractliffe
Punters smashed as favourites crash and Kiwis take out Ballarat Cup
Punters were left punchdrunk and reeling as Kiwi outsider Irish Flame landed the Ballarat Cup and every favourite was rolled on the 10 race Cup day card.
- by Michael Lynch
Classy field for Ballarat Cup as curtain comes down on carnival
Ballarat stayer Kiwia looks to make history in his hometown Cup as Ballarat brings down the curtain on carnival with high quality feature
- by Michael Lynch
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Tabcorp
Tabcorp's IT staff put on notice days before major outage
Some of Tabcorp's most experienced IT staff were handed letters telling them to reapply for their jobs just days before a freak and unforeseeable major outage.
- by Damien Ractliffe
SA racing tightens restrictions as Victoria begins to open up
As Victoria's racing industry begins its slow reopening process, with owners allowed back on track in limited numbers, South Australia is heading in the opposite direction due to COVID fears.
- by Michael Lynch
Success for stayer Carif on the day his dam died as owners look to Cup
Stayer Carif won the Sandown Cup on the very day his dam Norzita died in a paddock accident. His owners hope he can pay special tribute in the 2021 Melbourne Cup
- by Michael Lynch
Kah stars with two feature race wins at Sandown
In this sort of form it would be a brave punter who laid a long price against the 24-year-old becoming the first woman to win the Victorian jockeys' title.
- by Michael Lynch