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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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Keep the battlers in the Cup
BRIAN MELDRUM welcomes the foreign raiders to Flemington in November but warns that it is essential to keep romance in our greatest race. More »
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Mummy’s boy makes his mark at Flemington
HORSE RACING these days is an industry in the true sense of the word, but you don’t have to look far below the surface to discover there is still a romance to the turf, as BRIAN MELDRUM REPORTS More »
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Winning the Derby at 100-to-one was a giggle
BRIAN MELDRUM recalls the day the roughest of roughies downed the favourite to win the Victoria Derby. More »
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Winx has the burning desire of a champion
IT WAS a moment when racegoers and viewers across the country held their breath. Was Humidor going to run down the mighty Winx? BRIAN MELDRUM reports on that dramatic challenge: More »
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What a cracker Cox Plate!
WITH a field including horses that had won a total of 51 Group One races, the 1992 Cox Plate was a race to remember, as BRIAN MELDRUM reports. More »
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How a date in the dark led to a Caulfield Cup
THE HAYES family cheered loud and long as Boom Time burst clear and won them a Caulfield Cup. It was another classic win for a family well used to having them. But, as BRIAN MELDRUM reports, it was something else indeed for the young jockey given his first cra... More »
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Rough and tumble can capture the Cups
THERE’S SO much at stake as jockeys jostle for position in the Cups. BRIAN MELDRUM looks back at a couple of rough rides which might well have decided the outcome of two of our famous races: Amid the the thunder of hooves, the cracking of whips, the yelling of... More »
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Safety must come first for jockeys
THEY WERE RACING at Manangatang on Saturday but were jockeys lives being put at risk? BRIAN MELDRUM thinks they were. More »
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The protests that cursed a trainer and a jockey
HOW UNLUCKY can you be? BRIAN MELDRUM looks back on two controversial finishes to the Caulfield Guineas which were fought out in the stewards’ room. More »
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Will Winx get to take on the flying filly at Royal Ascot?
BRIAN MELDRUM conjures up the dream race to decide the true ruler of the turf. More »