Shoot Out back with a bang
Gold Coast trainer John Wallace says Shoot Out is nowhere near ready yet but it didn't stop him from winning first up in Bletchingly Stakes.

Cassidy and Katsidis share premiership
Larry Cassidy shares premiership to join former greats Mick Dittman and Brian York as the only winners of both the Sydney and Brisbane jockeys' title.

Waller closes the gap, but Snowden wins
Chris Waller capped his rise through the Sydney trainers' ranks with four winners on the final day of the season at Rosehill.

Pies thrash Blues at MCG
Collingwood have continued to stamp themselves as the AFL's form team with a 48-point thumping of Carlton at the MCG on Saturday.

Davis hits 200th AFL game milestone
Collingwood president Eddie McGuire says Leon Davis' 200th AFL game is a landmark day for the club given the Magpies' history of racial vilification.

Ganderton outed for 'dishonest action'
Daniel Ganderton was suspended for a month at Warwick Farm on Friday for a "dishonest action" and also fined $500 for providing stewards with a false statement.

Waller commits to Snow Alert start
Trainer Chris Waller says Snow Alert must start his campaign in the Winter Championship at Rosehill on Saturday despite the gelding's aversion to wet tracks.

Price keeps lid on Velocitea
Caulfield trainer Mick Price is circumspect about the emergence of four-year-old mare Velocitea as a top-class sprinter.

All Blacks give Etihad the green light
All Blacks skipper Richie McCaw can't fathom the fuss over Etihad Stadium's slippery surface.

Folau's Tongan farewell unlikely: Carr
ARL chief executive Geoff Carr has poured cold water on Israel Folau's bid to switch allegiances and play for Tonga in his farewell to rugby league.

Weather the key to Waller's Farm runners
Chris Waller says he'll wait until race morning before deciding how many runners he'll take to Warwick Farm for the season's penultimate city meeting.

Circle out to break his duck
With five placings from seven starts, Circle Of Power will have one last chance to register a win as a two-year-old when he lines up in the Rosebud Quality.

Royal Ida to bounce back in Bletchingly
Veteran sprinter Royal Ida has recovered from a back ailment and will be at his top for the Group Three Bletchingly Stakes at Caulfield.

Easter Show will disrupt GWS debut
Andrew Demetriou says the AFL may consider starting the 2012 season early to ensure Greater Western Sydney can play an opening round game at home.

Darren Lockyer to play on until 2012
Brisbane Broncos captain Darren Lockyer has confirmed reports he is considering playing on until 2012.

Phar Lap the topweight in 'greatest' Cup
Legendary racehorse Phar Lap has been given the honour of carrying topweight in the fictional greatest-ever Melbourne Cup.

Pateman says jumps season 'fantastic'
Jockey Steven Pateman says the success of this year's jumps racing season has exceeded his expectations.

Spirit Of Boom unlikely for Coolmore
Toowoomba trainer Tony Gollan is unlikely to extend Spirit Of Boom's spring campaign to include the Group One Coolmore Stakes at Flemington.

Cooper's appeal turned down
Wallabies playmaker Quade Cooper has failed in his bid to have a two-match Tri-Nations suspension overturned.

Wallabies to gauge Cup hopes: Macqueen
Master coach Rod Macqueen has branded Saturday night's Test against New Zealand the Wallabies' most significant match leading into next year's World Cup.

AJC to transform Randwick racecourse
Julia Gillard has made moving forward a catchcry in recent weeks but the Australian Jockey Club (AJC) wants to make it a reality at Randwick.

Katsidis fears Cassidy's late surge
Stathi Katsidis believes he has a great chance of riding at least two winners at Eagle Farm but fears it may not be enough to halt rival Larry Cassidy's charge.

Low-key kick-off for Manahara
Gai Waterhouse has selected a midweek event at Canterbury to kick start Manahara's preparation but the trainer has no doubts the colt is stakes quality.

Port great Tredrea retires
Port Adelaide great Warren Tredrea has confirmed his AFL retirement.

Berrick Barnes back in Wallabies team

Matt Giteau and Berrick Barnes will combine in the Australian backline for the first time this year in Saturday's Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand.
Rose blooming for Waterhouse

Crossbow and Dal Dal will spearhead the advance guard for Gai Waterhouse's new season's three-year-olds in The Rosebud at Rosehill.
Mazzacano's career still on line

Top jumper Mazzacano's career will be on the line when he runs in the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle at Warrnambool next Sunday.
Twin Wing after more cups

Grafton Cup winner Twin Wing will stay in training and be aimed at further stakes glory early in the spring.
Brown banned for two games

Hawthorn hard man Campbell Brown has been hit with a two-game suspension for an incident which left St Kilda midfielder Nick Dal Santo with a broken nose.

Wallabies to appeal Cooper ban
The Wallabies will appeal Quade Cooper's two-match ban ahead of their Tri-Nations clash with New Zealand in Melbourne on Saturday night.

Rose blooming for Waterhouse
Crossbow and Dal Dal will spearhead the advance guard for Gai Waterhouse's new season's three-year-olds in The Rosebud at Rosehill.

Mazzacano's career still on line
Top jumper Mazzacano's career will be on the line when he runs in the Kevin Lafferty Hurdle at Warrnambool next Sunday.

Twin Wing after more cups
Grafton Cup winner Twin Wing will stay in training and be aimed at further stakes glory early in the spring.

Demons thump Swans by 73 points
Melbourne have notched their biggest win under Dean Bailey and handed Sydney coach Paul Roos his biggest defeat with a 73-point AFL thumping at the MCG.

Manly beat Tigers 38-20 in fiery clash
A 22-point virtuoso performance from skipper Jamie Lyon helped Manly recover from a horrid start to beat Wests Tigers 38-20.

Rawiller wraps up jockeys' title
Nash Rawiller will add his face to the wall in the Randwick weighing room after a winning treble all but assured him of a first Sydney premiership.

Brisbane jockeys battle down to the wire
The battle for Brisbane riding honours will go down to the wire after Larry Cassidy made the most of Stathi Katsidis' misfortune with a winning quartet.

Schofield on a Bali high at Randwick
Glyn Schofield wasted no time getting back into the swing of things after a Bali holiday with an early double at Randwick from his first two rides.

Clarkson takes glass half-full approach
Hawthorn coach Alastair Clarkson has taken a glass half-full approach to the AFL draw with St Kilda by praising his side's fightback this season.

Selwood stars as Cats win easily

Joel Selwood has led Geelong to a regulation 63-point AFL win over Brisbane at Skilled Stadium.
Schofield sets sights higher

Glyn Schofield currently sits in the top five in the Sydney jockeys' premiership and wants to cement that in the final week of the racing season.
New-look Davcon at the Valley

Consistent galloper Davcon has grown new feet for another country Cups campaign this spring.
Fifteen Carat as good as gold

Howard Wilson has sent Fifteen Carat's rivals an ominous warning ahead of Saturday's Tattersall's Mile, declaring the three-year-old better than ever.
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