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Weir whirlwind blows winter away
DARREN WEIR CONTINUES to dominate racing on a grand scale, as Chief Writer RON REED discovers as the spring carnival gets under way. More »
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Unwanted claim to fame: Australia’s No 1 cheat
THE WEEK THAT WAS: THEY’RE CALLING IT the biggest scandal in Australian racing history and maybe even that doesn’t go quite far enough, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
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Haddon’s View – May 11
George Haddon on the Aquanita affair More »
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Haddon’s View May 5
Who’s the dope? George Haddon catches up with the Aquanita Affair. More »
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Hunting down the prizemoney won’t be easy
MILLIONS of dollars of racing prizemoney will be coming under the searchlight as the Aquanita bicarb inquiry progresses. BRIAN MELDRUM reports. More »
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Racing purists worry about the galloping “invasion”
ARE imported horses stealing our major races and the big prizemoney at the expense of Australia-bred gallopers? BRIAN MELDRUM dissects the results: More »
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World’s best racehorse? Pull the other leg!
HOW CAN a now-retired horse who lost three of his last five starts be judged the finest thoroughbred in the world? BRIAN MELDRUM searches but fails to find any sensible answer. More »
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Can the roughie from the West roll Winx?
THE COX PLATE looks like a walk in the park for mighty mare Winx. But, BRIAN MELDRUM has found a longshot that might just steal her thunder. More »
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Why you need to weigh up the weights, then wait
THE MELBOURNE CUP weights are out and BRIAN MELDRUM has some advice for those punters wanting to snap up the long odds. More »
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Winx and Wells both warrior winners
ONE was grinding it out over the steeplechase course at Ballarat, the other was making up a ton of lost ground at Randwick. BRIAN MELDRUM looks at Winx and Wells and how their hearts make all the difference More »
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Why wonder horse Winx was able to win
LIKE SO MANY thousands of other race followers BRIAN MELDRUM watched in wonder as Winx won from nowhere. More »
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P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day at Caulfield
Photographer Darren Tindale was at Caulfield yesterday to capture all the action from the P.B. Lawrence Stakes Day. More »