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Two of the greatest … G.Boss and D.Oliver after his last ride 🍺
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Coolmore’s Tom Magnier gives a little sling to the strapper of Switzerland who puts it straight in the back pocket 💰💰. What are we guessing - greenbacks or pineapples? 👇😊
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Jockeys Jamie Kah and Ben Melham have just announced their engagement on social media 💍 👏
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Official GPS data shows Pride Of Jenni was 91m in front with 700m to go, which is the equivalent of about 38 lengths 🤩
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Legendary trainer Gai Waterhouse has unloaded about the cost of going to the races and called on race clubs to regularly open the gates for free. “Why not just go to McDonald's — get yourself a burger and then go and watch the races in the pub?".
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Champion mare Black Caviar welcomed a foal last Friday – a colt by The Autumn Sun 🙌. What would you name the foal? 🤔
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EXCLUSIVE: Australia's most successful jockey Damien Oliver has revealed he's hanging up the saddle, closing a chapter on one of sport's most captivating and remarkable careers 👇.
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EXCLUSIVE: Australian racing icon Robert Thompson hangs up the saddle. Full story here 👉
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"Most of them are on the dole, they don't understand it.". @GaiWaterhouse1 has passionately doubled down on her blitz against anti-racing crusaders.
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🤯 | Annabel Neasham is set to hit 150 wins and $20m in prizemoney - and in just her third season of training! @RayThomas_1 @ANeashamRacing .
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.@blake_shinn becomes the first jockey to have won both the Melbourne (2022/23) and Sydney jockey premierships (2007/08) 🏇. What an accomplishment! 👏
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‘Is everyone else in the race OK?'. These were the first words jockey @lauralafferty13 wrote, on a laminated board in hospital, shortly after being woken from an induced coma. 48 hours earlier, Lafferty thought she would die on the track at Ballarat. 👇.
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Star jockeys Jamie Kah and Ben Melham tied the knot in a picturesque wedding ceremony on Sunday. See the pictures 📸.
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“No matter what anyone says, racing is a much more appealing sport with Jamie Kah competing in it”.
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"We have lost a beautiful soul.". Graham NcNeice, who was the face of racing channel Sky for more than two decades, has died after a short battle with illness.
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The thoroughbred racing industry is in mourning following the passing of Sam Kavanagh, aged just 38.
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It has just been confirmed that the fundraiser for Dean Holland's family has become the largest and fastest-growing in the past year ❤️. It has now topped $1 million. LATEST STORY:
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“Aged only 32, he's not only probably the best jockey in the world, but one of the best sportsmen on the planet. He should be a household name in Australia, but racing does very little to promote its superstars” 👇.
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"I don't like to say it, but it makes you hate racing sometimes. For all the sacrifices people make, and he's made the ultimate sacrifice, it makes you almost want to walk away from racing".
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Matt Damon, one of Hollywood's biggest movie stars, will be tuning in to watch a lowly midweek two-year-old race at Randwick's Kensington meeting on Wednesday. A colt he part-owns is making its debut and Damon is pumped 👇. STORY:
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BREAKING: The racing world is in mourning following the tragic passing of Group 1 winning jockey Dean Holland after a fall at Donald today.
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Just days after walking for the first time since a sickening race fall, Japanese jockey Kanichiro “Joe” Fujii will return to Australia to cheer on Doncaster Mile hope Obamburumai. @joefujii1 @ChampionshipsRR @racing_nsw @TrentonAkers . Read his uplifting story here:
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An incredible 2024 for @jamieleekah07 so far with 5 Group 1 winners. ✅ Hayasugi (Blue Diamond).✅ Southport Tycoon (Aust Guineas).✅ Cylinder (Newmarket).✅ Coco Sun (SA Derby).✅ Benedetta (Goodwood)
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Letter written from @JyeMcNeil to Deane Lester after winning the 2020 Melbourne Cup on Twilight Payment ❤️
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Jockey Dean Holland won the hearts of everyone he met, mourners have been told at his funeral and public memorial.
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A candid Tom Magnier realised he had a problem with alcohol and after making a positive change to his life he wants to share his experiences to help others 👇. @RayThomas_1 @CoolmoreAus .
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Sadly, Michael Walker has announced his retirement from race riding due to injury. The popular hoop won 25 Group 1 races 👏
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Victoria Racing Club has named the Newmarket Handicap-winning jockey trophy in memory of the late Dean Holland.
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UPDATE: After a few worrying hours it is a positive outcome for South Australian-based apprentice Kelsey Hannan, who is out of an induced coma and has been cleared of spinal cord damage after a fall on Sunday 👇.
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A jockey has been savagely bashed in a terrifying carjacking ordeal where a group of men circled her car and she was smashed in the face by a rock. Story by: @bendorries76 .
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Beloved jockey Simone Montgomerie has been remembered by family and close friends 10 years after she was tragically killed in a race fall ❤️.
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Coolmore is poised to win a bidding war and secure the nation's most exciting two-year-old Storm Boy in a deal that could total more than $50 million, making the colt the most expensive racehorse sold in Australia. STORY: 👇. @RayThomas_1 .
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In the wake of the covid-19 pandemic champion trainer Chris Waller opens up to Racenet's Ben Dorries about how he feels safer at the races than he does going to the supermarket. @cwallerracing @atc_races @RacingInsider @racing_nsw @racing_qld .
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2020 Everest winner Classique Legend has been retired. He's off to start retirement at his new home at Kerrin McEvoy's farm! 🙌
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EXCLUSIVE: Multiple sources have confirmed former AFL boss Gillon McLachlan is in the box seat to be announced as the new chairman of Racing Victoria 👇. STORY:
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Kentucky billionaire John Stewart goes on Magic Millions buying frenzy with $3.4m splurge in 10 minutes. @TrentonAkers @mmsnippets @resracingky .
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EXCLUSIVE: James McDonald has landed the ride on Giga Kick for The Everest. Story by: @bendorries76 .
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Japanese galloper Breakup, with Damian Lane aboard, blows out the cobwebs ahead of Saturday's $5 million Caulfield Cup (2400m). LIKELY FIELD:
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A huge congratulations to the @aus_turf_club for getting today's Randwick meeting off the ground, and all horses and participants getting through safely on a fair and safe track. For context, these were the scenes at Randwick less than 13 hours ago. Truly incredible 👏👇.
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UPDATE: A horse trained by Annabel Neasham was the runaway caught on CCTV footage at Warwick Farm station as a train approached the platform . STORY + VIDEO:
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"I feel 100 per cent, I feel like I'm back to myself and I feel like I've got a purpose again.". Great news from Jamie Kah 👏.
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Champion jockey Shane Dye:. "I can't sit back any longer and let this go on. Someone has to take a stand".
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"I think we had 10 surgeons attack it.". Hear the remarkable story of how respected analyst @defier1 has battled stoically through a series of serious health concerns and how he plans to be back at the races soon.
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Golden Slipper favourite King Kirk has tragically died after a freak incident today.
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Kingston Town's owner and Melbourne-based billionaire, David Hains, has died aged 92.
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BREAKING: Ryan Moore will be reunited with Golden Slipper winner Shinzo in the Golden Rose following the injury to James McDonald.
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Richie Callander has come out swinging. "We are all entitled to an opinion but for those pedaling the rubbish Soulcombe should have won the Melbourne Cup and Joao Moreira slaughtered the horse have little to no idea" 👇. STORY: @richieplz
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Disabled former jockey Danny Brereton — a multiple Group 1 winner — has lashed Racing Victoria's mic'd up jockey concept as "dangerous, reckless and stupid". STORY BY: @bendorries76 .
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BREAKING: Visiting Italian jockey Stefano Cherchi has died from injuries suffered in a Canberra race fall👇.
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“Last time I checked, gambling was a legal activity yet punters are now made to feel like criminals or bottom-feeding citizens for wanting to have a bet”.
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🎥 | A jockey fell off his horse in bizarre fashion while leading a race in Mauritius. STORY:
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EXCLUSIVE: "It's such a sad situation," master trainer Chris Waller said, reflecting on the circumstances surrounding Darren Weir's disqualification. "He had an addiction to winning races, but he didn't need to do what he did." @snowyclark
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Our experts have ranked the best jockeys based in Australia below ⬇️. To view the full list 👉
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Gai Waterhouse and Chris Waller have unloaded during a ATC members meeting over a proposal to sell Rosehill racecourse. Waterhouse said: "You are flogging this because you have got yourselves into debt and you should be ashamed of yourself" 👇. STORY:
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"He (Anamoe) is a very good horse, he has won nine Group 1's, but Dubai Honour would have been a 25-1 pop to win the Prince of Wales Stakes, which is our standard ten-furlong race.".
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GPS data shows favourite Via Sistina was 102m behind Pride Of Jenni with 700m to go … that’s 42 lengths 😮 . She got within 6.5 lengths at the finish. Her last 600m was run in 33.55 seconds compared to 37.8 for Pride Of Jenni.
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Eight months ago, Jamie Kah was fighting for her life after a shocking race fall at Flemington. Tomorrow, she will be aiming to become only the second female jockey to win a Melbourne Cup at the same track 👇. STORY:
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Mick Price has urged Racing Victoria to replicate the NSW strappers’ bonus to take pressure off hardworking stable hands. @gilbertgardiner @MickPriceRacing .
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Superstar hoop @jamieleekah07 is shooting for a record 100 wins in a season tomorrow at Sandown where she has a full book of rides on the eight-race program. From all of us at Racenet, we wish her all the best as the 25-year-old aims to make racing history. Giddy up!
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Trainer and media commentator Richard Freedman applaudes the move to cut prizemoney for the top end of The Championships at Randwick and believes its an opportunity to reset prizemoney thinking. @atc_races @racing_nsw .
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JAMIE KAH EXCLUSIVE: “My circle is a lot smaller now … just people that I find important and that care about me … even with trainers I've tried to be really respectful to my whole life … don't give a shit about me really” 👇.
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Trainer Tony Gollan expresses his frustration after jockeys stopped riding at Tuesday's Doomben trials to hold a meeting over their Eagle Farm track concerns. Watch the full video here:
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It's one year tomorrow that Dean Holland tragically lost his life, and his mum Belinda has reflected on the past 12 months and how their immeasurable loss has impacted their family and Dean's four beautiful children 👇.
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A lot of love for Melbourne Cup champion Koblenz tonight … owner brings it upstairs … doesn’t get any better ⭐️
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GOOD NEWS: Veteran jockey David Tootell has emerged from an induced coma 👇. LATEST STORY:
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Mark Zahra has pulled off one of the most extraordinary rides in Melbourne Cup history. He got Without A Fight on the fence within 400m from barrier 16 👏
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EXCLUSIVE: Alligator Blood is back … and he has a new trainer. @bendorries76 reveals the new stable that will manage Alligator Blood's comeback to racing this year after the superstar galloper's amazing injury recovery. 👇.
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Jeff Kennett has called for an end to seven-day-a-week racing. Do you agree? 👇.
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Hall of Fame jockey Damien Oliver has backed Shane Dye's criticism of safety vests, saying they are causing worse injuries to riders. "I agree with everything Shane says," Oliver says.
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Breaking: Chynna Marston has been barred from the racing industry until 2030 after she was slapped with a seven-year disqualification for multiple animal welfare breaches.
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"It's ridiculous the Melbourne Cup Carnival isn't on Channel 7 who have the best and most knowledgeable racing presenters. They broadcast horse racing every Saturday, yet on the biggest carnival of the year in Australia, they're invisible" 👇. COLUMN:
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Guess who will be making a special appearance on Cranbourne Cup day 🏇👇. Photo: Cranbourne Turf Club
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Brisbane trainer Sharryn Livingstone has found her way into the $2m @mmsnippets 2YO Classic with a horse she bought simply because he sat like a dog. Hear the full story 👉
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Big-time owner David Price has hit out at Racing Victoria's "woke agenda" 👇.
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She combines training her team with boxing and now caring for kids in desperate need but @Gabrielle_27386 wouldn't have it any other way.
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Aussie hoop Brenton Avdulla wins the Group 1 Queen’s Silver Jubilee Cup on California Spangle in Hong Kong 👏 💪
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A snapshot of Flemington during the 1910 Melbourne Spring Carnival 🤯
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Jye McNeil looks to the heavens after winning the first race at Flemington in honour of Deane Lester 😢. 📷 Racing Photos
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John Singleton says it's a “ridiculous situation” that The Everest and Golden Eagle haven't been elevated to Group 1 status.
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UPDATED: Beany Panya is in a "stable but serious condition" following today's fall while Blake Spriggs has been in and out of consciousness in hospital.
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Katie Mallyon and James McDonald are parents to a beautiful little girl, Evie Belle McDonald ❤️❤️. Congratulations!! 🎉🎉
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BREAKING: Star jockey Jamie Kah has been CLEARED of conduct prejudicial to the image of racing in relation to the white powder controversy 👇. UPDATED STORY:
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Breaking News: The Everest favourite Giga Kick has been sensationally ruled out for the spring. @ClintonPayne @racing_nsw .
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AMAZING Photos: Leah Kilner's recovery has taken another emotional step, taking to social media with pictures of her cuddling much-loved dog Chanel.
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Joe Pride says the Melbourne Cup has become out of reach for many Australian racehorse owners while The Everest has dispelled the myth it is a race for the wealthy.
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The Australian racing community is in mourning following the passing of revered industry identity Deane Lester, aged 54.
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One group is taking the battle against anti-racing forces to their own backyard.
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