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Racing is never short of a storyline and 2022 was certainly no different. Be it the good, the bad or the sometimes ugly, racing can at times resemble a soap opera as much as it does a billion dollar industry. With 2022 now in the rear view mirror we look back at the 30 biggest stories to shape the year with Part 2 today covering 15-1. 15) Melbourne…

Verry Elleegant and Nature Strip, the nation's best racehorses, are defying time - but for how much longer? Since the retirement of all-time great Winx three years ago, the Chris Waller-trained duo have reigned supreme. Nature Strip inherited the Horse of the Year title from his former stablemate in 2019-20 before Verry Elleegant claimed the honour…

Sydney's star apprentice jockeys Tyler Schiller, Zac Lloyd, Dylan Gibbons and Reece Jones have more in common than just their riding skills. On the racetrack, the four young men are fierce rivals and each has premiership ambitions but away from it they often team up to take on the world … in video games. "We like to get on our Xbox or PlayStation…

Just when you thought the big money was gone for a while in Sydney, it's back, courtesy of the A$2 million Ingham (G2) at Randwick. Formerly known as the Villiers, the race over about a mile has been renamed after Australian chicken magnates Bob and Jack Ingham, who were the biggest owners in New South Wales racing for many years until selling…

Five horses who could star in the Sydney Autumn The Autumn Carnival is Sydney is almost upon us with the Golden Slipper, Doncaster Handicap and Queen Elizabeth Stakes among the features in store over the coming months. Who are the horses to follow and what are the horse racing tips predicting? Which unknown quantities could emerge as stars of the…

Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $2m Schweppes Sydney Cup (3200m) at Royal Randwick. Rachel King (Knights Order): "He was the nicest horse ever to ride over 3200m and to get one for Gai (Waterhouse) it means a lot definitely. She's been such a huge supporter of mine and being apprentice to her for so long, it's just…

Gypsy Goddess has barrier 22 for Saturday's Queensland Oaks. Picture: Grant Peters - Trackside Photography Handy filly Gypsy Goddess has drawn extremely wide for her latest Group 1 mission in Saturday's Queensland Oaks (2200m) at Eagle Farm. A full field of 18 plus five emergencies accepted for the race on Tuesday morning. The daughter of Tarzino…

With the new racing season underway we've put it to our stable of experts to lay their reputations on the line and hand out some predictions for the next 12 months, including their early selections for The Everest and Melbourne Cup plus what's the next'big thing' we've got to look forward to. THE NEXT BIG THING RAY THOMAS - Dylan Gibbons: The son…

The Chris Waller numbers continue to astound as the master trainer fell just short of $50m in prizemoney with 352 winners while the Wizard of the West headed east to put his wares on show landing 189 winners to be the most prolific jockey in the land. James McDonald kisses the Melbourne Cup. Picture: Quinn Rooney-Getty Images THE NATIONAL HONOUR…

Cadre Du Noir is favourite in the Ladbrokes.com.au market for the St Leger (2600m) this Saturday at Randwick in what shapes up to be an intriguing contest. The Maher/Eustace trained import was set to run in The Metropolitan but has been kept on ice and instead runs here. Opened $2.35 and has eased slightly, sitting at $2.50. He still holds the call…

GUN three-year-old Anamoe has firmed into favouritism for the Group 1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes after a stunning victory in the Group 1 Rosehill Guineas. The son of Street Boss ($1.70 fav) annihilated a quality field by six-and-a-half lengths, dashing clear to defeat Converge ($3.80), with Forgot You ($11) three-quarters-of-a-length away third. The…