Racing

Star WA gallopersTeam Peters hits the road with stable stars

Group 1 winners Regal Power and Arcadia Queen headline a team of four star WA gallopers that will travel to Melbourne on Tuesday.

Jay Rooney

BelmontSmith holds strong hand with five-card flush

Trainer Lindsey Smith has high hopes for a rush of feature event winners tomorrow when he starts three top prospects at Flemington and two at Belmont Park.

Ernie Manning

Saturday racesDavo’s tips: Diva to deliver on promise

Outback Diva can continue her rise through the ranks when she steps up to 1400m at Randwick, according to Sky Racing form analyst Brad Davidson. FULL ANALYSIS & TAB MARKET MOVERS

Brad Davidson

Saturday tipsWeekend best bets: Grey you can depend on

Four winners last week and our tipsters are bullish about their chances of a few more this weekend, including a $41 chance. LATEST ODDS

Flemington tipsUltimate form guide: Cherry ripe for final glory

Herald Sun tipster Gilbert Gardiner can’t go past the unbeaten Cherry Tortoni at Flemington, while TAB’s Nick Quinn expects Victoria Star to give the Winter Championship Final a big shake. BEST BETS, ANALYSIS

Gilbert Gardiner and Nick Quinn

Footy legendWhy horses are easier to train than AFL stars

Dual AFL premiership coach and new racehorse trainer Denis Pagan admits his first runner is an outsider, but takes offence at the $126 offered by TAB as he reveals the biggest differences to his old job.

Leo Schlink

Friday racesBendigo tips: Folly fits the bill

Luke Nolen is armed with some good rides at Bendigo, but Herald Sun tipster Leo Schlink is keen on an Anthony Freedman-trained gelding to fill punters’ pockets. BEST BETS, ANALYSIS

Leo Schlink

RacingShirl’s Dream answers challenges during trial

Bunbury trainer Holly Locke could be destined for sustained success with Shirl’s Dream, if Monday’s trial win at Lark Hill is an accurate form guide.

Justin Fris

Timely boostMorton’s youngsters driving strong finish

Trainer Dan Morton hopes to end his season on a high after scoring a double with promising youngsters Kallaroo and Paris Report at Belmont Park yesterday.

Jay Rooney

RacingAysar leaves Hayes smiling at Sandown

Lindsay Park co-trainer Ben Hayes felt relieved after Aysar posted an impressive win in the Ladbrokes Back Yourself Handicap at Sandown.

Craig Brennan

Plane crisisBrilliant trio victims of horse plane crisis

The interstate spring campaigns of star WA gallopers Regal Power, Superstorm and Arcadia Queen are threatened by the imminent collapse of cash-strapped Air Horse Transport.

Ernie Manning

Spring changesSpring majors survive prizemoney cuts

While prizemoney for Melbourne’s spring carnival jewels such as the Melbourne Cup will remain unchanged this year, three Group 1 races have been given prize cuts by Racing Victoria.

Gilbert Gardiner

Huge ramificationsNine jockeys stood down from Gosford meeting

Nine Sydney jockeys have been prevented from riding at Tuesday’s Gosford meeting after a well-known Sydney hoop who competed at Rosehill on Saturday began to show flu-like symptoms.

Mathew Toogood

Myalup’s miracle workerMaterial Man turns back clock

Justin Warwick continued his superb run of feature success at Belmont Park on Saturday.

Justin Fris

Slow and steady..Cup Night eases into comeback from illness

The four-year-old gelding trialled well yesterday for trainer Bernie Miller, placing second over 950m at Lark Hill in his first run since finishing second in February’s Pinjarra Classic.

Mitchell Woodcock

Ready to openSneak peek inside almost-complete $12m Turf Club grandstand

THE finishing touches are being put on the Darwin Turf Club’s $12 million grandstand. And the NT News has been given a sneak peek inside

GARY SHIPWAY, BUSINESS EDITOR

COVID-19Big prizemoney win for NSW races

Runners in NSW will receive a big boost in prizemoney from this week as the industry emerges from the COVID-19 crisis. But things aren’t so clear in Victoria. Plus why Kerrin McEvoy still isn’t satisfied.

Ray Thomas

CriticismJockey fires back in Belmont blame game

Jockey Clint Johnston-Porter has fired back after trainer Justin Warwick slammed his unplaced ride on Material Man at Belmont Park earlier this month.

Ernie Manning

BustedWoodley cops four-week ban for post-race clashes

Woodley pleaded guilty to having driven in an improper manner by directing Kell Road Kid towards reinsman Gary Hall Jr when pulling up from race eight on April 13.

Ernie Manning

The verdictHeavy burden could run Alligator out of town

Trainer David Vandyke is keen for Alligator Blood to make his spring return in his home state, but it will be contingent upon one vital factor.

Nathan Exelby

Powerful winMaterial Man eyes off double after surging Belmont win

A perfect ride by Paul Harvey helped Material Man turn the clock back to his previous win, which was in the 2018 Strickland Stakes.

Ernie Manning

Caulfield wrapTime out: Williams’ Cox Plate dream takes a hit

Matthew Williams’ lofty Cox Plate ambitions for Harbour Views hang in the balance after the import was found to be lame after missing a place behind Mirimar. Plus, Damien Oliver’s touching tribute to Graham Salisbury.

Leo Schlink

Black Jack BabyBlack Jack Baby eyeing Golden Slipper

Class juvenile Black Jack Baby is set for a Golden Slipper mission against colts and geldings after stylishly winning $80,000 2YO Fillies Westbred Classic (2130m) at Gloucester Park.

Ernie Manning