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Rob Heathcote’s penalty for a misconduct charge has been downgraded from a fine to a reprimand but that hasn’t altered his determination to appeal the decision. The Courier-Mail revealed last month how the multiple Group 1 winning Brisbane trainer was fined $500,

Rob Heathcote’s penalty for a misconduct charge has been downgraded from a fine to a reprimand but that hasn’t altered his determination to appeal the decision. The Courier-Mail revealed last month how the multiple Group 1 winning Brisbane trainer was fined $500,

Legendary race caller Greg Miles has ranked Black Caviar as his most memorable winner of the Group 1 Newmarket Handicap at Flemington. Miles based the top 10 off the 36 Newmarket Handicaps he called from 1982 to 2017.

In-form galloper Defibrillate is giving his New Zealand owners a great thrill, having strung together four consecutive wins in Melbourne, and he will be vying to extend it to five at Flemington on Saturday.

Peltzer can prove the “horses for courses’’ theory is fact not fiction when he contests the Group 1 $1 million Randwick Guineas (1600m) The talented colt

The withdrawal of Lightning Stakes winner Nature Strip has removed a major obstacle in front of Perth mare Celebrity Queen’s bid for another Group 1 win in Saturday’s Newmarket Handicap. Nature Strip ’s trainer Chris Waller announced the star sprinter would miss the Newmarket on Tuesday afternoon.

Team Hawkes hopes it can take advantage of a wide-open Group 1 Australian Cup on Saturday at Flemington, with Angel Of Truth set for the $1.5m autumn feature. Angel Of Truth put in a strong Australian Cup trial in the Group 2 Peter Young Stakes at Caulfield last start,

When it matters most, Verry Elleegant finds a way to win. She loves a stoush. She is racing’s fiercest competitor. This was never more evident than at Royal Randwick on Saturday when Verry Elleegant had defeat staring at her but somehow had her nose in front on the line in …

When it matters most, Verry Elleegant finds a way to win. She loves a stoush. She is racing’s fiercest competitor. This was never more evident than at Royal Randwick on Saturday when Verry Elleegant had defeat staring at her but somehow had her nose in front on the line in …

DOUBTING Thomas’s will be looking for rocks to hide under should Team Hawkes’ superstar colt Ole Kirk bounce back – as expected – and win the Group 1 $1m Australian Guineas at Flemington. Co-trainer Wayne Hawkes said the decision to back up Ole Kirk after a lacklustre,