How Ollie’s brother landed him his first winner
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has revealed how his brother landed him his first winner in the saddle.
Champion jockey Damien Oliver has revealed how his brother landed him his first winner in the saddle.
Damien Oliver has an extra special reason to win on one particular horse in his last day in the saddle — it will keep him in the good books with his wife and mum who are part owners.
Melbourne Racing Club is keen to move Zipping Classic Day after the rescheduled Thousand Guineas meeting proved a winner.
Class prevailed when The Goodwood winner Royal Merchant led home a stable quinella in the Magic Millions Wyong 3YO & 4YO Stakes.
Highness snatched victory in the Magic Millions Wyong 2YO Classic from favourite Spywire, whose rider was questioned by stewards after the race.
Racing Victoria was generally happy after completing it annual review into the spring carnival but there was one note of caution.
Rex Lipp is anticipating better results from stable star Cifrado, who will race for the first time as a gelding on Saturday ahead of next month’s Magic Millions.
Damien Oliver will have seven rides for his final race meeting at Ascot this Saturday, with the retiring jockey revealing there had been no shortage of requests for his services.
Kris Lees has Magic Millions 3YO Guineas ambitions with a talented filly part-owned by Billy Slater.
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A special health status developed in conjunction with the World Health Organisation would be introduced for elite racehorses under a bold plan to be put before the Australian government.
Hong Kong Jockey Club chief executive Winfried Engelbrecht-Bresges wants more World Pool races in Australia, but it’s not good news for those outside of Sydney and Melbourne.
Julien Welsh’s eight-time winner Don’t Doubt Dory will make his racing return at Caulfield on Saturday after overcoming a pelvic stress fracture.
In the wake of a historic Hong Kong Cup victory aboard Romantic Warrior, star Sydney jockey James McDonald admits he has a desire to test himself in Hong Kong on a permanent basis.
Queensland has become the first state to address the spiralling Work Cover bills trainers were suffering
Stradbroke Handicap slot holders Australian Bloodstock say they would love to race Dream Hour in the $3m Group 1 next winter but won’t hesitate to sell it off in the right circumstances.
A number of early season two-year-olds were struggling under the lights when racing at Toowoomba, resulting in officials moving forward their races to the start of the card.
Henry Dwyer could add to the collection of Asfoora siblings with a half brother to go under the hammer at the 2024 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale in March.
The rich Debut races on Magic Millions day are a great concept, but a leading race club believes it is cannibalising the two-year-old program for the summer carnival, with trainers holding back their juveniles.
Adam Campton and Elione Chaves won the first race on the new turf track, which is part of a $63m redevelopment ahead of the Magic Millions carnival.
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Resurgent Tony and Calvin McEvoy stable set to welcome back star Veight, a Group 1 colt-in-waiting and “boy grown into a man”.
WA jockey Jarrad Noske now has a Group 1 win to go alongside his Black Caviar highlights after Dom To Shoot denied Zaaki in the Northerly Stakes.
Barbie’s Sister scored a comfortable win in the Calaway Gal at Eagle Farm, but Tony Gollan still has one reservation heading towards the Magic Millions.
Paul Preusker will keep trying to win the Melbourne Cup and believes he has a contender next year in Captain Envious, a runaway winner of the Ballarat Cup.