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1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

There were 78,500 people at Flemington on Melbourne Cup day 1976. Those still living, hold indelible memories of their visit to the historic course on the day mother nature threw a tantrum.

1976 - A MELBOURNE CUP TO REMEMBER

Sky Racing

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ICEBATH’S PRE RACE MELTDOWN DID HER NO HARM

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ICEBATH’S PRE RACE MELTDOWN DID HER NO HARM

It’s not uncommon for high achieving mares to display race day eccentricities. They know exactly why they’re being taken to the track, and the adrenaline flows from the moment they’re loaded onto the horse transport.

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BIG PARADE - A CUT ABOVE THE REST IN THE SYDNEY STAKES

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BIG PARADE - A CUT ABOVE THE REST IN THE SYDNEY STAKES

Big Parade got his first taste of black type success in Saturday’s Gr 3 Sydney Stakes. It’s not unrealistic to think that he might win the right kind of Gr 1 next autumn.

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THE HIGHWAYMAN STRIKES AGAIN! TERRY ROBINSON SNARES HIS 17TH TAB HIGHWAY

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THE HIGHWAYMAN STRIKES AGAIN! TERRY ROBINSON SNARES HIS 17TH TAB HIGHWAY

“When he bounded out of the gates and settled in the first half of the field I was confident he’d be in the finish,” said Shoalhaven Heads trainer Terry Robinson.

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GRAHAME BEGG GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT THE CAULFIELD CUP!

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GRAHAME BEGG GETS ANOTHER CRACK AT THE CAULFIELD CUP!

It’s unlikely there was a more contented horse trainer in Australia on Sunday morning than Grahame Begg. Not only had his talented five year old Nonconformist scored an emphatic win in the MRC Foundation Cup on his home track, but…

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JOHN THOMPSON’S FLUCTUATING FORTUNES

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JOHN THOMPSON’S FLUCTUATING FORTUNES

Chat’s barnstorming win in the Gr 2 Theo Marks Stakes at Kembla Grange was the highlight of a very disheartening few weeks for John Thompson.

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GORDON SPINKS ON THE MEND AFTER HEART SURGERY

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GORDON SPINKS ON THE MEND AFTER HEART SURGERY

Former high profile Sydney jockey Gordon Spinks is making an excellent recovery after major heart surgery at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital.

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BROOKE BOUNCES BACK WITH A GRAFTON DOUBLE!

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BROOKE BOUNCES BACK WITH A GRAFTON DOUBLE!

Brooke, who hadn’t ridden a winner in seven attempts at Gilgandra and Tamworth in the previous week, arrived at Grafton with a book of six rides in as many races.

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THERE’S NO KEEPING BROCK RYAN DOWN

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THERE’S NO KEEPING BROCK RYAN DOWN

In form apprentice Brock Ryan left Kembla Grange on Saturday content with his winning double, but knew in his heart it should have been three.

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LAURI PARKER’S FIRST RANDWICK WIN WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

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LAURI PARKER’S FIRST RANDWICK WIN WAS WORTH THE WAIT!

Covid restrictions currently being enforced in the Liverpool LGA caused one Warwick Farm trainer a great deal of anguish on Saturday. Horse loving Lauri Parker would have given anything to be at Randwick with her five year old stallion Torrens.

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MICHAEL TRAVERS PROVES PERSEVERANCE ISN’T A LONG RACE; IT’S MANY SHORT RACES ONE AFTER THE OTHER

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MICHAEL TRAVERS PROVES PERSEVERANCE ISN’T A LONG RACE; IT’S MANY SHORT RACES ONE AFTER THE OTHER

Michael Travers was quietly chuffed in late 2018 when Racing NSW announced that jockeys would be permitted to both ride and train horses in their home state from the beginning of the following year.

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MICHAEL COSTA CONTINUES ON HIS WINNING WAY!

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MICHAEL COSTA CONTINUES ON HIS WINNING WAY!

Experts say the effects of an adrenaline rush can be felt for up to an hour. If that’s the case Michael Costa was still well primed by the time the Missile Stakes field moved into the gates at Randwick on Saturday.

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MITCHELL BEER RUNS A HAPPY STABLE!

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MITCHELL BEER RUNS A HAPPY STABLE!

“A trainer usually gets more bad news than good news, and most of the bad is beyond his or her control. You can’t be too hard on yourself and you’ve got to have a laugh. It’s easy to handle winners and success. Dealing with the bad news quickly, allows you to get on with the good things. A happy stable is a good stable.”

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KRISTEN’S MIDWAY WIN WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE!

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KRISTEN’S MIDWAY WIN WAS A PLEASANT SURPRISE!

There were three breaths of fresh air to come out of an unremarkable winter meeting at Rosehill Gardens. Firstly apprentice Brock Ryan put behind him the horrors of a broken leg earlier this year, to ride four of the ten winners - a remarkable feat at such an early stage of his career.

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JENNY DUGGAN BOUNCES BACK - THEY BREED ‘EM TOUGH IN SWEDEN

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JENNY DUGGAN BOUNCES BACK - THEY BREED ‘EM TOUGH IN SWEDEN

Jenny Duggan wanted her return to race riding to be as low key as possible. After all she’d been off the scene for more than a year and knew her fitness and racecraft would need some fine tuning.