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Westbound wins at Ascot for jockey Tommy Berry.

RACINGCommentsPeters and Grantham poised for big Belmont feature double

The formidable owner-trainer combination of Peters Investments and Michael Grantham have top prospects of landing both feature events at Belmont this Saturday with favourites for both Listed $125,000 events.

Hayden King

Sam and Anthony Freedman after Tropicus won the Sportsbet Oakleigh Plate at Caulfield Racecourse on February 21, 2026 in Caulfield, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

RACINGCommentsPremium‘Special circumstances’ see top trainers escape lengthy ban

Victorian father-son training combination Anthony and Sam Freedman have been disqualified for just 28 days and fined $1,500 in their long-running raceday treatment case.

Hayden King

Kylah Madden returns to scale after saluting with Captain Ravishing in the Fremantle Cup consolation

RACINGCommentsPremiumMadden gets big opportunity in Australasia’s biggest event

One of WA’s most promising young talents is set for her biggest moment in a short but bright career when she tackles the southern hemisphere’s most prestigious harness racing test.

Hayden King

Ben Kennedy steers home a winner at Bowen.

RACINGFormer WA jockey lighting up Queensland with winners galore

Former WA jockey Ben Kennedy has been travelling interstate for some months now but seems to have found his niche in North Queensland, riding winners at three race meetings since arriving in the region.

Hayden King

Let's Galahvant wins the 2026 South West Cup for jockey Tash Faithfull

RACINGLet’s Galahvant rolls back the years in South West Cup

Rising eight years old and still evergreen, Let’s Galahvant avenged defeat from two years earlier when taking the Listed $125,000 Bunbury Volkswagen South West Cup (2213m) on Sunday afternoon.

Hayden King

Kristy Bennett has woken from a coma.

RACINGCommentsPremiumInjured WA jockey returning to WA on medi-vac flight

Injured jockey Kristy Bennett is set to return home to WA on Sunday on a medi-vac flight, almost a month following a terrible fall at Gold Coast trials.

Hayden King

Diamonds'n'rubies wins the 2026 Westspeed Platinum Winter Series Final at Belmont for jockey Holly Watson

RACINGDiamonds’n’rubies lands biggest win in $100,000 race

Diamonds’n’rubies claimed the biggest win of her short career when triumphant in the TABtouch Westspeed Platinum Winter Series Final (1400m) at Belmont, leading throughout to clinch the $100,000 feature.

Hayden King

Splash Back and Jordan Childs after the Tatts Tiara.

RACINGSplash Back claims maiden Group 1 victory in Tatts Tiara

Splash Back claimed a maiden Group 1 victory in Saturday’s $700,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm under an enterprising ride which followed a road less travelled.

Hayden King

Gary Hall Jr drove Sweet Pins to victory.

RACINGSweet Pins flags himself as a cups candidate

Sweet Pins flagged himself as a potential cups candidate when the rejuvenated entire scored the easiest of free-for-all wins at Gloucester Park on Friday night.

Hayden King

Mt Shirataku wins at Belmont for jockey Lucy Fiore.

RACINGCommentsBelmont bracing for rain ahead of main metro card

Belmont is bracing for an affected track ahead of their $100,000 TABtouch Westspeed Platinum Winter Series Final (1400m) meeting this Saturday.

Hayden King

Tuileries scoring under Chad Schofield.

RACINGTuileries poised to claim Group 1 victory after plan change

A change of plan is poised to pose no obstacle to Tuileries claiming a maiden Group 1 in the $700,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Hayden King

A competitive field will shape up for the final Group 1 of the Australian racing season.

RACINGCommentsPremiumFinal Group 1 of the Australian racing season is wide open

A competitive field will shape up for the final Group 1 of the Australian racing season when 17 runners face the starter for the $700,000 Tatts Tiara (1400m) at Eagle Farm on Saturday.

Hayden King