Australian horse racing news
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Geran stable eyes Country Cups breakthrough
Co-trainer Corey Geran has been a regular visitor for country racing’s three big metropolitan features each year.
Published 29 October 2026
Thursday Winners: Horses Racing From Our Black Book 29/10
Our team constantly looks for future winners to back next start and we have THREE runners from our black book that we have marked as ready to win at Thursday's Wyong and Northam meetings.
Published 29 October 2026
Purton Hunting For Eagle Upset With Autumn Boy
By Ray Hickson Zac Purton has no trouble with being the hunted when he's riding Ka Yong Rising but he’ll be in the position of trying to hunt down a superstar when he partners Autumn Boy in the Group 1 $10m Asahi Super Dry Golden Eagle (1500m) at Randwick. Of course it was just two […]
Published 29 October 2026
Unbeaten Ascot record goes on the line for Hot And High
They are going to be lining up to try and knock Hot And High off her pedestal in Saturday’s $200 000 Group 3 Asian Beau Stakes at Ascot, so the question is which of the Dion Luciani trained daughter of Too Darn Hot’s rivals is going to prove capable enough... Read More » The post Unbeaten Ascot record goes on the line for Hot And High first appeared on Just Horse Racing .
Published 29 October 2026
Karrakatta winner out to stamp class on Placid Ark Preview
The Group 2 Karrakatta winner Afireofgidgeecoals looks the part in the $100 000 Placid Ark Preview which will be contested over 1100m at Ascot on Saturday. The son of Too Darn Hot outgunned Beatty (who finished second) and Aurum Belle (third) in the rich $500 000 Karrakatta, beating the smart... Read More » The post Karrakatta winner out to stamp class on Placid Ark Preview first appeared on Just Horse Racing .
Published 29 October 2026
Trio Provide Bartley With Strong Four Pillars Presence
By Ray Hickson Trainer Tracey Bartley has Provincial-Midway Championships ambitions for lightly raced galloper Cuban Cigar and is hoping he can prove himself on target by overcoming some hurdles in Saturday’s $500,000 Four Pillars Midway (1500m) at Randwick. Cuban Cigar is one of three runners in the rich Midway for Bartley, along with Dusty Bay […]
Published 29 October 2026
BHA warns UK machine-duty rise could cost British racing £57 million a year
The British Horseracing Authority says the UK Government's latest lift in Machine Games Duty to 25 per cent risks closing hundreds of betting shops and stripping millions from levy and media rights, while Entain puts its own cost at £25 million.
Published 29 October 2026
Smith Hoping Headwall Finds Himself In Bonus Territory
By Ray Hickson He’s never won beyond 1000m, nor been tried beyond 1200m but trainer Matthew Smith says there’s plenty of reasons to think Headwall can break a distance barrier at Randwick on Saturday. Of course there are financial reasons, with bonuses on top of the lucrative prizemoney to chase, to bolster Smith’s belief that […]
Published 29 October 2026
LIV Golf Deadline: Cameron Smith, LIV Adelaide Futures on the Line
LIV Golf’s extended player-commitment deadline arrives on 30 October, with Cameron Smith yet to reveal his plans and the future of LIV Adelaide hanging on who signs up for the proposed LIV 2.0.
Published 29 October 2026
Josh Inglis, Alex Carey Put Australia Ahead in Cape Town Test
Josh Inglis and Alex Carey put Australia in control of the series-deciding third Test in Cape Town, taking the tourists to 4-330 at stumps on day two, one run ahead of South Africa’s 329.
Published 29 October 2026