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Star hoop Nash Rawiller is as hungry as ever to challenge for another Sydney metropolitan jockeys' title after another red-letter day saw him pilot a winning hat-trick at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Victories on Peace Officer (Midway), Espiona (Golden Pendant) and Cepheus (Shannon Stakes) helped Rawiller bring up consecutive Saturday trebles and…

Ryan Moore winning the Golden Slipper on Shinzo Picture: Jeremy Ng/Getty Images England's superstar jockey Ryan Moore will be reunited with Golden Slipper winner Shinzo in the Group 1 $1m Golden Rose (1400m) at Rosehill Gardens later this month. Coolmore's Tom Magnier told Racenet that Moore had agreed to return to Sydney to ride Chris Waller's…

The Harry Angel colt won the Fernhill Handicap as a two-year-old and had been earmarked as Godolphin's Spring Champion Stakes colt, but Tom Kitten ($11) showed surprising dash to come over Kintyre ($21) to win by a long neck with Encap ($11) a half-length away in third. "I was thinking a couple of weeks ago that he has Spring Champion written all…

As drama engulfed Tuesday morning's barrier draw for Saturday's $4m The Quokka owner of Amelia's Jewel, Peter Walsh, declared he was "savage" as he stood up for punters betting on his star filly in the big race. "I am savage, what's going on, who is checking the names and the marbles," Walsh said. "It's like a Rottnest picnic island meeting, where…

Trainer Bjorn Baker confirmed Tancred Stakes winner Arapaho will chase more Group 1 success in the $2 million Sydney Cup (3200m) during The Championships at Royal Randwick next week. But the other Group 1 winner at last Saturday's Rosehill Gardens meeting, boom filly Prowess, has already returned to New Zealand following her Vinery Stud Stakes…

Godolphin trainer James Cummings saddles up three Group 1 race favourites including champion Anamoe in the $1 million George Ryder Stakes (1500m) at Rosehill Gardens on Saturday. Anamoe, chasing his ninth career Group 1 win, is into $1.60 favouritism after some huge bets on the superstar including $52200 at $1.70 and $53300 at $1.65. Cummings said…

It's the world's richest race for two-year-old horses, and the 2023 Golden Slipper at Rosehill is set to be as hotly contested as ever, with a wide-open field headlined by a Godolphin star. A who's who of Aussie celebrities, from David and Candice Warner to Rachel Griffiths and Sonja Kruger, will be dressed in their finest to enjoy the action on…

Champion jockey James McDonald was upbeat about the Sydney autumn carnival chances of crack Godolphin colt Golden Mile despite his defeat in a Hawkesbury barrier trial on Tuesday. The James Cummings-trained Golden Mile contested a 1000m trial and faded late to be beaten about two lengths into third placing behind stablemate Bacchanalia and Lady…

The Bjorn Baker-trained four-year-old mare will represent Magic Bloodstock in the inaugural edition of Perth's richest race. Shades Of Rose has won seven of 10 races with a career peak in the Group 2 Sheraco Stakes (1200m) at Rosehill last September. A daughter of Rubick, Shades Of Rose has not raced since finishing eighth in The Everest five…

Sydney's superstar jockey James McDonald has dismissed speculation he is considering riding overseas long-term as he sets his sights on one of racing's most revered records. The champion jockey is in hot demand wherever he rides and could command a prized position in the northern hemisphere with a leading stable or jurisdiction. But although…

It's billed as the race that stops a nation but many Kiwis are also keen to jump into the spring racing spirit too. Last year, more than 100000 New Zealanders had a punt on the race. First run in 1861, the tradition of the Cup is still going strong with Kiwis betting $11.7 million on the Cup race alone in 2021. As you mull over your one-in-23…

At eight years of age, most racehorses minds are turning toward a nice retirement in a grassy paddock, but for Nature Strip the good life can wait - he has a $6.2 million first-prize cheque to collect in Saturday's running of The Everest. And collect it he will if the betting markets are to be believed, with the ace sprinter installed as an odds-on…

Kerrin McEvoy, winning The Everest on Redzel in its first year, insists the race should officially be a Group 1. Picture: AAP Champion jockey Kerrin McEvoy declared the $15m The TAB Everest should be given Group 1 status as he chases a record fourth win in the world's richest turf race on Shades Of Rose at Royal Randwick on Saturday. McEvoy, who…

Champion sprinter Nature Strip remains a short-priced favourite to go back-to-back in The Everest (1200m) after Tuesday's spectacular barrier draw despite copping the widest gate. The Chris Waller-trained gelding drew barrier 12 for the $15m feature race at Randwick which is typically not ideal, however, there are some suggestions this will allow…

Nature Strip winning the 2021 Everest. Can he go back-to-back? The final field and barrier draw for the $15m TAB Everest have been revealed. Hot favourite Nature Strip, who drew the widest barrier, is looking for back-to-back wins in the great race on Saturday. The barrier draw was made public on Tuesday night with a 500-strong drone light show…

Nature Strip will follow the same path to the Everest as last year with a jumpout at Rosehill on Wednesday. Picture: Grant Guy Nature Strip, the world's best sprinter and hot favourite for the $15m The TAB Everest, is likely to have a jumpout at Rosehill Gardens on Wednesday morning. Trainer Chris Waller is mirroring the successful big-race…

Trainer Bjorn Baker has a second starter for the $15m The TAB Everest with his talented mare Shades Of Rose being selected for the world's richest turf race Hong Kong-based Bon Ho, owner of 2020 The Everest winner Classique Legend, has secured Shades Of Rose for his Everest slot. Baker confirmed Shades Of Rose's selection on Thursday, just 24 hours…

Overpass clashes with a number of Everest rivals in Saturday's Premiere Stakes at Randwick. Picture: Grant Guy Overpass, the ninth confirmed starter for The TAB Everest, gets another opportunity to prove he can compete with the nation's elite sprinters in the Group 2 $1 million Premiere Stakes (1200m) at Royal Randwick on Saturday. The Bjorn…

Since beginning her campaign with a buckjumping display, Shades Of Rose has strung together a hat-trick of impressive wins to earn herself a promotion to black-type company. And while excited to see how she measures up, trainer Bjorn Baker admits there will be nowhere to hide when the mare takes on the likes of Tattersall's Tiara winner Startantes…

Shades Of Rose will cap a remarkable rise through the grades when she lines up in the Sheraco Stakes Since beginning her campaign with a buckjumping display, Shades Of Rose has strung together a hat-trick of impressive wins to earn herself a promotion to black-type company. And while excited to see how she measures up, trainer Bjorn Baker admits…

James McDonald believes Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will prove a benefit heading into Saturday's Golden Slipper. Picture: Getty Images Champion jockey James McDonald is convinced Coolangatta's lack of recent racing will actually prove a "blessing" when she contests the $5m Longines Golden Slipper (1200m) at Rosehill Gardens on…

Just 24 hours after it was confirmed that Bjorn Baker would have his first runner in The Everest, the trainer has doubled his hand. Winter find Shades Of Rose was on Thursday confirmed to represent the slot held by Hong Kong-based Bon Ho, joining stablemate Overpass in the $15 million October sprint. Ho is the owner of 2020 Everest winner Classique…

James Cummings could be forced to reconsider Tom Kitten as a Golden Rose prospect after the colt overcame a weight disadvantage to post a resounding first-up win in the Up And Coming Stakes at Rosehill. On a path towards the Spring Champion Stakes (2000m) in October, Tom Kitten ($11) spotted at least four kilos to his Group 3 rivals on Saturday and…