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08 Feb 12 | After 22 years and a period away from the sport punctuated by countless knee operations, Steve Stephens could again call the Bega Cup his own.
08 Feb 12 | Illawarra Turf Club chairman Peter De Vries will continue to lobby powerbrokers for an all-weather surface in Wollongong, pointing to parallels between Kembla Grange and the successful model at Geelong.   | CommentsComments (1)
Lucky pick-up after races washed out
07 Feb 12 | In an ironic twist, Kembla Grange will tomorrow host a washed out Hawkesbury program, four days after losing a meeting of its own due to wet weather.
06 Feb 12 | The Illawarra Turf Club might have been able to defy the region's big wet and race on Saturday if it hadn't absorbed a midweek Australian Turf Club meeting, according to racecourse manager David Ander
Pineapple fruitful, at juicy odds
02 Feb 12 | Kerry Parker’s first-time clients Rod Hamilton and Jan Ryder might be inclined to send a few more horses the Kembla trainer’s way after Pineapple produced a stunning last-to-first win on debut yesterday.
Colt ready to paint the town red
01 Feb 12 | No, this galloper doesn't have a rash; nor has he been rolling around in chalk.   | CommentsComments (4)
Black Caviar extends winning run to 17
28 Jan 12 | An excited crowd crammed into Moonee Valley last night to witness another chapter of the Black Caviar story and got just what they expected.   | CommentsComments (1)
Parker splashes out in yearling sales
26 Jan 12 | Kerry Parker hopes to unearth another Nextanix after leading the assault on the Inglis Classic Yearling Sales.
It's all been good for Murray
25 Jan 12 | He may not have had a winner, but you couldn’t wipe the smile off Bede Murray’s face at Kembla on Saturday.
Louise Dean sure Elkaydee not out of her depth
21 Jan 12 | Imposing two-year-old Elkaydee has improved so much that her Kembla trainer Louise Dean didn't hesitate throwing her in the deep end for today's $250,000 Inglis Classic (1200m) at Rosehill.
20 Jan 12 | He has already owned a Group 2 winner and Golden Slipper contender, but Matthew Sandblom is banking on a promise from Gwenda Markwell that Rolling Pin will be the best horse he has had the privilege to call his own.
Darci to lock horns with champ
18 Jan 12 | Darci Be Good's first-up assignment is likely to include a clash with Golden Rose winner Manawanui after Bede Murray confirmed the Group 2 Royal Sovereign Stakes (1200m) as an autumn kick-starter.   | CommentsComments (1)
17 Jan 12 | Queensland's chief steward Wade Birch has confirmed that officials will view television footage of Gai Waterhouse talking to stable jockeys Nash Rawiller and Tommy Berry before Saturday’s controversial Magic Millions protest.
Unusual Suspect seeks desert gold
17 Jan 12 | Having turned heads in last year’s Melbourne Cup, Unusual Suspect will look to mimic the same fate when heading to the Middle East for the prestigious Dubai World Cup carnival.
16 Jan 12 | Kembla-trained Arms Length came close to completing racing’s ultimate success story at Saturday’s Magic Millions carnival, but the plot continues to develop.
Top jockey Craig Williams teams with 'hack' mare
14 Jan 12 | Craig Williams’ rides are usually reserved for blue blood million-dollar gallopers.
Waller lets his 2-year-old Catkins out of the bag
12 Jan 12 | In terms of debuts, they don’t come much more impressive.

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