Racing Victoria has released the dates for next season which will see slightly fewer meetings run overall, but a calendar that is largely the same as 2023-24.  Overall, there are 548 meetings programmed for 2024-25, seven fewer than this season.  There will be 112 meetings staged on metropolitan track, 386 country meetings, 17 country non-TAB... Read More

Juvenile ‘a different horse’ this preparation as he prepares for tilt at $1 million National Classic Cosmic Fire captured trainer Billy Healey’s attention the moment he laid eyes on the horse at the Magic Millions sale on the Gold Coast last January and his first exposure to the son of Cosmic Force (Deep Field) has... Read More

Warren Kennedy has made waves in the New Zealand jockey ranks since moving from his native South Africa, and now his wife, Barbara, is hoping to do the same as a trainer. The 32-year-old horsewoman has spent her life in racing and trained in South Africa for a few seasons before moving to New Zealand... Read More

It will be the dawn of a new era for Byerley Park trainers Peter and Dawn Williams, as they get set to enter into the next stage of life after announcing their retirement from racing. “I am 70 next month and I felt it was time to move on,” Peter Williams said. “I think it... Read More

Arrowfield Stud’s Japanese connection has netted another black type-winner – neatly, in their own sponsored race – after highly promising two-year-old Lazzura (Snitzel) took Saturday’s Arrowfield Woodlands Stakes (Listed, 1100m) at Scone. The Chris Waller-trained filly, bred by John Messara’s stud and sold for $500,000 at the Gold Coast Magic Millions Yearling Sale to B2B... Read More