It was 18 37. Queen Victoria began her long reign. Lord Melbourne was Britain’s prime minister, and European free settlers on the north bank of the Yarra had, two years earlier, named their township after him. Charles Darwin had just published his history-changing work on the origin of all species and, south west of London... Read More

New winners Saxon Warrior (pictured above) – Irregular Warfare (2 c ex Artistic Jewel by Excellent Art) provided Coolmore’s first-season sire Saxon Warrior (Deep Impact) with a 22nd individual winner when running out a ready victor of a seven-furlong maiden at Wolverhampton. Trained Roger Varian, the colt was sent out the odds-on favourite off the... Read More

Having grown up in Gundagai, NSW, Sky Racing presenter Anthony Manton is a country lad through and through and he’s passionate about racing in the bush. So much so that not only does the 39-year-old spend up to 20 hours a week in his car driving to thoroughbred meetings around the southern region of NSW... Read More

TRAINER: James Cummings RACE: Max Lees Classic (900m) Godolphin will bid to win their second Max Lees Classic (900m) in three years when they line up Cylinder (Exceed And Excel) for his debut outing in today’s opening contest on Newcastle’s The Hunter (1300m) card. Having won the 2020 renewal with Sliders, a daughter of their... Read More

Golden Boom (AUS) 3 g Spirit Of Boom – Golden Falls by Encosta De Lago O: M A McLean, R S Heritage, P C Mitchell, B C Story, P N Bartilomo, J G Swan, D J Van Velden, J Kleidon, J A Kleidon, B W Hooper, R Brown, W S Kleidon, I W Weigh, G... Read More