Turf great Max Presnell has gone from hero to friend and mentor for racing writer Chris Roots.
The racing world is still coming to terms with the shock death of the former Melbourne Cup winner while giving birth to her first foal. The reason was an extremely rare complication.
It was hard to hear the jockey’s exact words,but he moved his body back and forth and from side to side to deliver his message about Soulcombe’s run.
Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban is “as good a thing” coming out of Europe for the race,according to prominent owner Nick Williams,whose father Lloyd has won the Cup seven times.
We take you through every horse and their chances in the chase for history in the race that stops the nation.
Ahead of the biggest week of racing in Australia - Melbourne’s spring racing carnival - Damien Ractliffe looks at the whip rules and whether they’re working.
More international money was taken on the Caulfield Cup than The Everest,and Racing Victoria expects the cash from Hong Kong will continue to flow in coming weeks.
Mark Zahra has copped a seven-meet suspension and a $50,000 fine for breaching the whip rules in the Caulfield Cup.
Irish horse Without A Fight has won the 2023 Caulfield Cup in a memorable day for jockey Mark Zahra. West Wind Blows was a close second,while Gold Trip completed the placings.
Melbourne’s weather tested a variety of trends on the first major day of Victoria’s spring carnival
A bumper crowd was on hand for one of the signature events on the Victorian Spring Racing Carnival calendar.