FROLICKING in a paddock and munching on some fresh feed are a far cry from the bright lights of Sha Tin for the world's best sprinter. But Chautauqua has earned every little bit of it after a breath taking first to last victory in the Chairman's Sprint. The five year old gelding, which started as[...]

CANNYESCENT is the three-year-old rising star on the lips of Aussie punters right now. And connections of the Gabrielle Englebrecht-trained up-and-comer have high hopes for his future. It all starts when the brooding youngster steps out tomorrow in race six at Royal Randwick on Australia Day. The bay gelding, progeny of Canny Lad and Juicy,[...]

WILD storms and wet weather are usually the catalyst for cancelled race meets. But punters will have to look in places other than Victoria tomorrow for their thoroughbred action, with the expected searing heat forcing Racing Victoria's hand. The body has canned Melbourne's three race meets, at Flemington, Wangaratta and Colac, in the wake of[...]

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THE Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is well and truly under way, after the weekend's four group one races at Caulfield. And the pockets of our friends at online bookmaker sportsbet.com.au are a little lighter after the bookie paid out a mammoth $1.65 million on its first four special on the first four races of the[...]

IT'S massive weekend of thoroughbred racing in Australia, with the scene set for three group ones in Melbourne. Caulfield Racecourse will stage the Caulfield and Thousand Guinneas, as well as the Toorak Handicap and Caulfield Stakes. On top of that, Sydney hosts the $500,000 Spring Champion Stakes over 2000m at Randwick, with the group three[...]

THE Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival is in full swing with a quartet of group one races set to sizzle the track this weekend. Caulfield plays host to the Caulfield Guineas, Thousand Guineas, Toorak Handicap and Caulfield Stakes in a day of racing that rivals the best. We've got the latest news, odds and movements on[...]

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THE writing might have been on the wall when the connections of Golden Slipper winner Vancouver decided to bypass the Golden Rose. They said they wanted the $40 million mare to focus on the Caulfield Guineas, but now all it will be focussing on is the chaff bag after master trainer Gai Waterhouse told stewards[...]

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IT started with a simple Facebook post. And it's now become a stable full of Sona Bloodstock-owned Gabrielle Englebrecht-trained youngsters that are destined to be the next generation of Australian thoroughbred stars. Chief among them is the three year old Cannyescent, which broke through for its maiden victory in its first start at Goulburn on Tuesday.[...]