We happily abide it in most other arenas. Naturally we love our football team to be premiers and such an achievement is not tarnished, in any way, by the odd loss along the way. Should Winx’s reputation be diminished at all if the wonderful daughter of Street Cry (Machiavellian) happens to be beaten, next time... Read More

Group One action 20 minutes apart and two chances to back possibly obvious winners at better odds than they should be because of the status of the races. I refer to Hey Doc (Duporth) and Man From Uncle (Uncle Mo). Neither is ‘home and hosed’ – given the track conditions in Sydney and the constant... Read More

After showing very good pace from barrier three, Joao Moreira soon had Sheidel travelling sweetly in the lead under her 53 kilos, running along at a deceptively fast clip, which resulted in a brilliant first up victory that was close to track record time. After being challenged at the home turn by her Lindsay Park-trained... Read More

O: K K Ng B: Kooringal Stud T: Mark Newnham W: Skyline Stakes (Gr 2, 1200m), Randwick, 25 February S: 2016 Inglis Melbourne Premier Yearling Sale V: Kooringal Stud P: Inglis as Agent Having his second start after finished second on debut in the Inglis Nursery (RL, 1000m) at Randwick on 17 December to She... Read More

Her owners, Rob and Sylvie Crabtree’s Dorrington Farm, had only an hour or so earlier won the Blue Diamond Stakes (Gr 1, 1200m) with their filly Catchy (Fastnet  Rock), profiled on this page in our 15 February issue. Sheidel’s win, too, was a landmark achievement  for the Western Australian breeding industry as the second leg... Read More

The bottom line is that it would require permission from TABcorp to allow Racing.Com to show the Sydney races which would presumably only happen if Racing Victoria, via Racing.Com, allows Sky Thoroughbred Central to show the vision from Victoria. This surely makes sense – especially on the major raceday Saturdays. In the interim we can,... Read More