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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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Mexican maestros who dared all to win
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 »
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Two reporters go racing back in time
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 »
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Emirates Stakes Day in Pictures
Darren Tindale and Bronwen Healy bring you their favourites pics from Emirates Stakes day at Flemington More »
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Keeping it in the family
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 »
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Melbourne Cup in Pictures
Darren Tindale and Bronwen Healy share their favourite pics from the Melbourne Cup 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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The 2017 Melbourne Cup Survival Guide
THERE IS much more to the Melbourne Cup than betting, bookies, booze and belles. The man who has experienced it to the full over many years is TERRY BROWN and here, for the very first time, he reveals his exclusive tips for getting through the big day: SINCE t... 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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Watching the Winx wonder girl
. What is it about certain racehorses that sends the Australian public into waves of emotion? COLIN DALE joined the thousands of devotees at Moonee Valley. More »