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Madhi Girl wins the 2026 Summer Scorcher for jockey William Pike.

RACINGCommentsPremiumBeaufine Stakes the most intriguing race this winter

The Listed $125,000 Beaufine Stakes (1000m) shapes as one of the most intriguing races of the winter so far with almost every runner in Belmont’s Saturday headliner on campaign reappearance.

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Steve Shinners kisses Miss Envy after her Golden Sands win

RACINGCommentsPremiumMiss Envy ready for Queensland Cup bid

Miss Envy looks set to further push her case for a record-breaking third greyhound of the year title when she contests the Group 1 $262,500 Queensland Cup (710m) at Q2 Parklands on Saturday night.

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Constitution Hill wins under Nico de Boinville.

RACINGCommentsWorld famous horse set for a surprise Melbourne Cup tilt

The Melbourne Cup could be back on the radar for world-renowned galloper Constitution Hill after his trainer Nicky Henderson flagged a start in a conventional lead-up race.

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Ladies Pro wins the 2026 Belmont Oaks for jockey William Pike

RACINGCommentsPremiumLadies Pro trounces Belmont Oaks rivals

Ladies Pro confirmed herself as the biggest threat to Westbound landing the Belmont Classic next fortnight by recording her own slashing triumph in the Listed Belmont Oaks (2000m) only half an hour later.

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Westbound wins the 2026 Aquanita Stakes for jockey Clint Johnston-Porter

RACINGCommentsPremiumWestbound dominates Aquanita Stakes

Westbound confirmed himself as a stayer on the rise with a bloodless decimation of his Listed $125,000 Swan Draught Aquanita Stakes (2000m) rivals at Belmont on Saturday afternoon.

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Like Clockwork remains favourite for the Listed $125,000 Belmont Oaks.

RACINGLike Clockwork’s task made marginally easier in Belmont Oaks

Like Clockwork remains favourite for the Listed $125,000 Belmont Oaks (2000m) on Saturday and her task may have been made marginally easier with a scratching from a key rival.

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Border Control wins the 2025 Broome Sprint for trainer Timothy Pike and jockey Natasha Faithfull

RACINGPike poised for Marble Bar Cup glory

Top northwest trainer Tim Pike is poised to add another trophy to his cabinet in the $30,000 Greatland Marble Bar Cup (1600m) on Saturday when he saddles three of the eight runners.

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Westbound wins at Ascot for jockey Tommy Berry.

RACINGCommentsPeters and Grantham poised for big Belmont feature double

The formidable owner-trainer combination of Peters Investments and Michael Grantham have top prospects of landing both feature events at Belmont this Saturday with favourites for both Listed $125,000 events.

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Sam and Anthony Freedman after Tropicus won the Sportsbet Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield Racecourse on February 21, 2026 in Caulfield, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Special circumstances’ see top trainers escape lengthy ban

Victorian father-son training combination Anthony and Sam Freedman have been disqualified for just 28 days and fined $1,500 in their long-running raceday treatment case.

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Kylah Madden returns to scale after saluting with Captain Ravishing in the Fremantle Cup consolation

RACINGCommentsPremiumMadden gets big opportunity in Australasia’s biggest event

One of WA’s most promising young talents is set for her biggest moment in a short but bright career when she tackles the southern hemisphere’s most prestigious harness racing test.

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Ben Kennedy steers home a winner at Bowen.

RACINGFormer WA jockey lighting up Queensland with winners galore

Former WA jockey Ben Kennedy has been travelling interstate for some months now but seems to have found his niche in North Queensland, riding winners at three race meetings since arriving in the region.

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Let's Galahvant wins the 2026 South West Cup for jockey Tash Faithfull

RACINGLet’s Galahvant rolls back the years in South West Cup

Rising eight years old and still evergreen, Let’s Galahvant avenged defeat from two years earlier when taking the Listed $125,000 Bunbury Volkswagen South West Cup (2213m) on Sunday afternoon.

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