The Cox Plate on Saturday again proved to be a race for specialist thoroughbreds – with the winner El Segundo the best credentialed at weight for age, at the unique Moonee Valley track, and at the distance.
Spring carnival
Crikey’s Spring Carnival form guide: Caulfield Guineas day
To puff up Meatloaf’s most memorable contribution to our culture, two out of ten ain’t bad. Well, not bad enough for me to say “tartar” to the Spring Carnival just yet, writes our Professor Punt, Lawrie Zion.
The Spring Racing Carnival begins … cautiously
It’s all system go for Melbourne’s Spring Racing Carnival, but it could all be shut down in a moment, writes Jeff Wall.
The parlous state of NSW racing set to worsen
The full extent of the crisis in the NSW and Queensland thoroughbred racing and breeding industries will be evident today, with the industry likely to defer next year’s Autumn Carnival by at least a month.
The equine flu ramifications may be very long term
The stark reality that the equine flu outbreak may have serious long term ramifications for the Australian racing industry is finally being realised by the industry’s stakeholders.
