Articles by: Noah Strang

Bella Nipotina scored her second Group 1 win on Saturday with an impressive win in the Doomben 10,000. The six-year-old mare started slow, before pulling out the victory late on. Trainer Ciaron Maher expressed great pride in the performance.

Numerian, ridden by Victoria-based jockey Jamie Mott, has won the 2024 Group Two AD Hollindale Stakes. The eight-year-old gelding is trained by NSW-based trainer Annabel Neasham. Her horses have now won four straight Hollindale Stakes races.

Top class Australian jockey Jamie Kah led four-year-old mare Benedetta to victory in The Goodwood this Saturday at Morphettville. The race was Kah’s second straight win and Benedetta’s first ever triumph at Group One level.

This winter’s Queensland Derby, Group 1 Kingsford Smith Cup, and other Brisbane Racing Club racing have been selected to be a part of this year’s World Pool, meaning punters all around the world can watch the races live and place their bets.

Former AFL CEO Gillon McLachlan revealed to the media at the South Australian Derby that he would be open to taking a role in Racing Victoria. Many speculate that he could take over as RV Chairman, following the resignation of Andrew Jones.

The 2024 Kentucky Derby ended with a true photo finish on Saturday evening at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky. Underdog Mystik Dan won the race, just nose ahead of one of the favourites Sierra Leone and fellow outsider Forever Young.

Two former jockeys have been charged by Racing Victoria for allegedly manipulating race outcomes in collaboration with a professional horse race bettor and registered horse owners. Charges of betting offences and corruption have been brought against the four co-conspirators.

Sunday may have been the end of an era for Hong Kong racing after legendary gelding Golden Sixty finished fourth in the Champions Mile at Sha Tin Racecourse. Beauty Eternal, a John Size-trained, five-year-old gelding, won the race.

Romantic Warrior continued his winning streak at the Queen Elizabeth II Cup at the Sha Tin Racecourse on Sunday. The 6-year-old gelding, ridden by New Zealand jockey James McDonald, won the race for a historic third time.

Racing Victoria CEO Andrew Jones announced that he would be leaving the racing organisers with immediate effect on Thursday. His announcement came after months of criticism against him from Racing Victoria shareholders and other heavy hitters in the Australian horse racing industry.