#Black Heart Bart

It might have come as a surprise to some that the four-year disqualification penalty imposed on Darren Weir runs its course on February 6 next year. That is not to say he can resume training, even if he wants to, the very next day. There is a bridge over some many troubled waters to cross before that. But such news did not stop a raft of hastily…

You know you are watching Group 1 racing anywhere in the world when you see the Godolphin blue salute at the highest level. Of course, it happened twice at Caulfield on Saturday with Anamoe and Golden Mile. And while Godolphin's James Cummings seemed to be channelling Barry Humphries true-blue Aussie character Barry McKenzie at The Heath with "that…

Since the introduction of Group racing in Australia, only four horses have won six or more Group 1s in a single season. Three of those are legends of the sport - Kingston Town, Black Caviar and Winx - the other is the underrated superstar Weekend Hussler. The 2008 Australian Champion Racehorse of the Year put together one of the most extraordinary…

Group 1 racing will head to Sandown on Sunday 25th September, with the running of the $1 million Underwood Stakes. The race will be contested under weight-for-age conditions over 1800m, and has been classified as a G1 event since 1979. The winning connections will take home $600000, with this year's favourite Zaaki taking out the 2021 edition of…