Robin Goodfellow’s racing tips: Best bets for Thursday, November 9 Mail Sport’s racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings at Newbury, Chelmsford City, Sedgefield and Ludlow. Mail Sport’s  racing expert Robin Goodfellow delivers his tips for Thursday’s meetings  NEWBURY ROBIN GOODFELLOW  12.05 Brookie 12.40 Willmount 1.15 Theatre Man 1.50 Seeyouinmydreams 2.25 Equinus […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. The Victoria Racing Club says the notion that Oaks Days is “Ladies Day” is long gone as they reposition Thursday’s famous race day as an opportunity for business to entertain clients and mingle in a more relaxed environment […]

HORSE POWER: Jessica Harrington and Aidan O’Brien were right to be miffed by late-in-the-day medical withdrawals at Santa Anita… PLUS impressive Iroko could be top class Both trainers had horses deemed unfit to run by vets just before their races Harrington and O’Brien are both deeply committed to equine welfare  PLUS: A Mail Sport reader […]

By Rob Harris All smiles: Sam Freedman poses with Melbourne Cup winner Without A Fight on the Mornington Peninsula.Credit: Getty Images Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. To win a Melbourne Cup takes a rather remarkable alignment of planets. Big hyped foreign raiders come […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. It all began at lunch with one of racing’s great mystery men in York, in the north of England, seven years ago. A young Sam Freedman, carrying one of Australian racing’s most famous names, gained a chance meeting […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. At least four people were arrested following a pro-Palestine rally that blocked a main road leading to Flemington Racecourse before the running of the Melbourne Cup. Around 100 people protested at the intersection of Epsom and Racecourse roads […]

Where YOUR horse placed in the 2023 Melbourne Cup as Without a Fight takes out the race that stops the nation Without A Fight won 2023 Melbourne Cup, ridden by Mark Zahra Soulcombe a valiant second, Shiraz surprised to finish third Zahra also won the Cup on board Gold Trip at Flemington last year After […]

Mark Zahra goes back-to-back to win Melbourne Cup 2023 aboard Without a Fight after winning the Caulfield Cup a fortnight ago Was the 163rd running of the Melbourne Cup 23 local and international horses raced over 3200m Race that stops a nation had $8million in prize money   Mark Zahra has claimed the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Finding the Melbourne Cup winner either requires a studious analysis of the form – or just plain luck. The form students will tell you it is a science, delving into identifying the horse with the right form, right […]

Save articles for later Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In March last year, immediately after Melbourne Cup favourite Vauban won the JCB Triumph Hurdle at Cheltenham, champion Irish trainer Willie Mullins admitted he had “unfinished business in Australia”. On Tuesday, he will attempt to finish that business […]