Sam Freedman with 2023 Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight.

‘Trainers are now on notice’:Melbourne Cup winners Anthony and Sam Freedman learn fate at tribunal

The Freedmans pleaded guilty to two charges of race day administration after stewards arrived at their Cranbourne stables on August 16,last year and discovered two horses had been hooked up to nebulisers.

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Mandy Melham is not allowed to attend racetracks.

Her son is a top jockey who rides million-dollar races. Racing Victoria has banned her from attending them

The mother of group 1-winning jockey Ben Melham can no longer go to the races to watch him ride after being placed on Racing Victoria’s disqualified persons list.

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Nick Daicos gets away an early handball against Port Adelaide.

Pies shut down the Power on a night of injury carnage;Piano Man’s viral moment as Blues roll on

Star turns from Nick Daicos and Jordan De Goey powered the Pies to victory at a wintry MCG. Earlier,Matt Cottrell led the Blues’ club song with a Billy Joel classic on the harmonica.

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Hawks star Jack Ginnivan.

Hawks’ A-graders stand tall despite eyebrow-raising incidents involving Ginnivan,Weddle

The Hawks returned to the winners’ list in style against the Suns on the Gold Coast. But the victory didn’t come without a cost,with two incidents sure to attract MRO scrutiny.

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Luke Beveridge says Tim English is contracted at Whitten Oval until 2029.

‘Half a scoop of vanilla’:Bevo takes aim at Jordan Lewis over Tim English trade speculation

Luke Beveridge has returned fire at Jordan Lewis over speculation that a key Bulldog wants out of the kennel,while Craig McRae welcomes the Pies’ push for Lachie Neale,and the Tigers make the move to Waverley.

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Hickmott’s horse Classy Kenny (left) was banned for 12 months.

‘Catastrophic consequences’:Racehorse owners warned minister over breast cancer drug saga

The uproar over the breast cancer drug cases threatens to undermine trust in racing integrity,with two more cases set to appear before the tribunal.

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Bookmaker Winton Veall tried his hand at cabaret singing.

A punter took legal action after losing $400,000 in two hours. He now operates his own gambling firm

A string of online bookmaker sites run by the same people have come in for criticism for their terms and conditions.

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Angus Sheldrick and Chad Warner of the Swans celebrate a goal.

Swans superstar Heeney reveals Cox’s rev-up to their leaders before furious comeback

After Melbourne were a clear class above Essendon at the MCG,North Melbourne and Sydney survived interstate thrillers against West Coast and Port Adelaide respectively.

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Dean Solomon has plenty of work to do as interim Essendon coach.

Solomon’s dire warning for the Bombers;player contact with an umpire could cost one club $50,000

Melbourne crushed a sorry Bombers outfit at the MCG,but Essendon’s interim coach insists they are not being affected by the spectre of James Hird.

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Gold Coast ruckman Max Knobel.

‘I will accept the repercussions’:Suns ruckman cops four-game ban for homophobic slur

The son of a former Lions,Saints and Richmond big man said he has to take responsibility for his actions in an incident in the VFL,which he admitted were “unacceptable”.

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