Mike Moroney aims to go one better

Trainer Mike Moroney says winning the Melbourne Cup is a life changing experience. Brew gave Moroney his solitary Cup win in 2000, ironically on the same date that the 2023 Melbourne Cup will be run – November 7. A year ago, Moroney thought he was going to...

Holly Watson wins Damien Oliver Award

Holly Watson will go down in history as the maiden winner of the award named after Western Australia’s greatest jockey. Perth’s leading apprentice from the 2022/23 season was on Monday night crowned winner of the Damien Oliver Award, which is presented at Racing and...

2023 Melbourne Cup nominations released

The nominations for the $8 million Melbourne Cup (3200m) have been officially released, setting the stage for the race that stops a nation. The entries for the Melbourne Cup saw a total of 132 horses nominated including 15 internationals, which is significantly less...

Hawaii Five Oh sharp ahead of The Shorts

Hawaii Five Oh was one of the surprise packets of the late Sydney Autumn and Brisbane Winter and looks to have come back just as well, leading all the way in Tuesday’s first trial at Rosehill to defeat a star-studded field. Jumping well from an outside gate under Adam...

Gold Trip a likely Moonee Valley runner

The Ciaron Maher and David Eustace stable is favouring starting Gold Trip in a benchmark 100 race at Moonee Valley to kick-off the stayer’s spring campaign. Last year’s Melbourne Cup winner is entered for the Group 2 Feehan Stakes (1600m) as well as the 2040m...