A run-of-the-mill benchmark race at Rosehill in July has turned into a sliding doors moment for Dylan Gibbons as he prepares to ride top galloper Linebacker in the Group One Canterbury Stakes. The young jockey had only been back in the saddle for a couple of months...

Being a natural backmarker means relying on luck in the run, and Bauhinia hasn’t always had a lot of it. Co-trainer Lee Curtis is hoping the mare’s fortunes can finally take a turn for the better this autumn, starting in Saturday’s Wenona Girl Quality (1200m) at...

After another successful riding sojourn in Japan, Rachel King is firmly focused on the Sydney autumn carnival, especially her date with lightly raced three-year-old Green Spaces in the Randwick Guineas. Such is King’s regard for the Bjorn Baker-trained gelding, she...