Chris Roots
The Sydney Morning Herald
Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Luck finally comes in for Ucalledit as Beasley makes the difference in Civic Stakes win
Ucalledit returned from Brisbane with an unflattering record, but trainer Kris Lees was not surprised Danny Beasley was able to get the best out of him at Randwick on Saturday. → Read More
Racing NSW stewards charge Chynna Marston with horse welfare offences
The Sky Racing presenter and her fiance Alex Kean will face the charges at Racing NSW headquarters next week. → Read More
Baker looks to Randwick with spring in his step
It has been a good year for Bjorn Baker and he thinks it might just get better. → Read More
Congregation heads to JJ Atkins as Waller’s juvenile roll continues
The premier trainer won the Golden Slipper with Shinzo, and the Sires Produce Stakes and Champagne Stakes with Militarize, and he might add the JJ Atkins to that next week. → Read More
Why the Australian Turf Club needed change at the top
Only a month after chief executive Jamie Barkley resigned with immediate effect, four executive general managers were made redundant on Thursday and Friday. → Read More
Rookie Ryan entrusted with Domeland team, and Bridge taking baby steps again
Sara Ryan will train all of Domeland’s horses from the Central Coast after a successful first year of training, while a veteran trainer is back with a two-year-old. → Read More
Clark sticks with Riodini for The Ingham as Tulloch flex strong hand
Tim Clark will look to make it back-to-back wins in million-dollar races on Saturday, with Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott also set to saddle up handy miler Surf Dancer in The Ingham. → Read More
Koolman colours shine in emotional win at gloomy Rosehill
Monte Ditto was bred by the astute bloodstock agent Anton Koolman, who died this week aged 82 after a long illness. → Read More
Rookie Ryan passes her first test on way to training ranks
Experienced horsewoman Sara Ryan passed the first hurdle in getting a provincial training licence to train for Domeland by fronting stewards on Wednesday. → Read More
Military Mission looks to cap campaign with a Winter Cup victory
Military Mission and Baroque Road look like winners for Tulloch Lodge at Rosehill on Saturday, but Adrian Bott believes they are capable of bigger things. → Read More
Waller secures Nature Strip in his slot for Everest defence
The star sprinter will attempt to emulate Redzel by becoming a dual Everest winner in a record fourth appearance in the world’s richest 1200-metre race. → Read More
‘Best sort of surprise’: How Fireburn went from just OK to breaking away
No one saw it coming. Not her trainer or owner. But Fireburn could become the seventh Triple Crown winner without too much fanfare. → Read More
Fireburn thriving as she eyes the Triple Crown
Gary Portelli is confident Fireburn can become the seventh Triple Crown winner in Saturday’s Champagne Stakes. → Read More
Cummings looking for more grand final glory for Godolphin
James Cummings thinks Anamoe can prove he is the best horse in the country in his grand final in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick on Saturday. → Read More
Route Sixtysix: The Cinderella story that has racing fans getting their kicks
Shelby Sixtysix has gone from Sapphire Coast defeat to Australia’s most popular horse in two months – and no one saw it coming. → Read More
Near-perfect Pike gets Mount Popa home at heavy Rosehill
An early move pays off for Willie Pike in the Neville Sellwood Stakes before the Rosehill meeting was called off due to the heavy track. → Read More
Rawiller wins appeal and clear to Think It Over in the Tancred Stakes
Nash Rawiller is clear to ride Think It Over in Saturday’s Tancred Stakes after having a careless ride ban reduced to a reprimand by the Racing NSW Appeals Panel on Wednesday. → Read More
‘Bring on the statue’: King Of Swing races into history with third Miracle
King Of Swing has been retired to stud after winning an unprecedented third Miracle Mile. → Read More
Racing year in review: Plenty of highs for punters but Waller profits most from ‘J-Mac Tax’
Who ended up on the wrong and the right side of the 2021 ledger after deducting “the James McDonald Tax”? → Read More
Everest-like slot race set to light up Menangle in 2024
Harness Racing Australia is planning to hold the sport’s richest event with $2 million set to be on offer at Menangle. → Read More