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A couple of weeks ago we highlighted the great job Tony Gollan's apprentice jockey Alannah Fancourt was doing in premiership ranking, considering she was out of action for part of the season due to her neck injury. She currently sits in second place for the premiership with 24 wins compared to Tiffani Brooker with 32 wins.
Leading Que...
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The horse race that stops the traffic? Next year the Sydney Harbour Bridge could be closed to traffic for a horse race. And why not - The Bridge has hosted events in the past that have closed the bridge such as the Breakfast Picnic in 2009, the Sydney Marathon and even a Formula 1 exhibition.
It's believed that Racing NSW held discuss...
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There's no doubt the career of a jockey is a dangerous one, with chances of serious injury and death a real possibility. Since records began, 883 have been killed in race falls, with 17 fatalities since 2000. There are approximately 500 falls each year in both trackwork and races, and roughly 200 jockeys are injured.
April 8th was a p...
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History was made at the Toowoomba Weetwood in the signature race on Saturday when trainer Ben Currie's mare Col 'N' Lil finished in a dead-heat with Jumbo Prince. A first since the Weetwood was first run in 1895.
Currie thought he had won but was just as happy with a dead-heat, given Jumbo Prince's trainer is his uncle, Mi...
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The joy of witnessing Winx claim her 17th straight win at the Queen Elizabeth Stakes turned to heartbreak when racegoers witnessed an unfortunate turn of events at the Sydney Cup at Randwick on Saturday.
Racing NSW stewards made the decision to call off the $2 million Sydney Cup after Almoonqith ridden by James Doyle and Who Shot Thebarma...
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