A COUPLE OF familiar faces were nowhere to be seen at the Warrnambool races but that didn’t worry anyone, says chief writer RON REED: IT TOOK until the 29th of 30 races for the ghost of Darren Weir to be formally identified at Warrnambool’s three-day May racin... More »
WINX’S amazing career has ended without one big question ever being answered, says Chief Writer RON REED: OF ALL the astonishing elements of the Winx story, jockey Hugh Bowman might have selected the one that stands out most when he said after her final triump... More »
WHEN everybody agrees that the winners are staring you in the face … beware, writes RON REED More »
AN UNUSUAL new event on the Victorian flat racing calendar has proven to be a big success for a bush club that knows how to sell a good idea, writes RON REED: BILL Gibbins had only two bets at the Warrnambool races last Sunday – and backed two winners. One was... More »
NEVER IN doubt? Not exactly, but it was all in the timing again for Australia’s greatest racehorse, says Chief Writer RON REED. More »
George Haddon on the Aquanita affair More »
ARE imported horses stealing our major races and the big prizemoney at the expense of Australia-bred gallopers? BRIAN MELDRUM dissects the results: More »
THE RODRIGUEZ brothers were the Mexican masters of motorsport but they both drove like demons and paid the price for their bravery. PETER COSTER salutes the deed of two great drivers. More »
WHAT could possibly go wrong? It started as a simple enough idea. Two old(ish) journos setting out to recapture a slice of their young newspaper days by going to the country races. More »
Darren Tindale and Bronwen Healy bring you their favourites pics from Emirates Stakes day at Flemington More »
THE WEEK THAT WAS: Doting Dads are always proud when their sons turn out to be high achievers, especially when it is doing the same thing they do themselves. It’s been a big few days for that, Chief Writer RON REED reports: More »
Darren Tindale and Bronwen Healy share their favourite pics from the Melbourne Cup More »
