Doubt cast over horse urine samples
A lawyer has cast doubt on the validity of a racing horse's urine sample, which showed boosted amounts of a pain relief drug that can also improve performance.
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Vet accused of drug boost for racehorse
A veterinarian is accused of giving a horse a boosted dose of a pain relief drug, capable of improving its speed, before the horse won a race.
All bets are off when the very rich fall out
Australia is being treated to another saga of power, wealth and politics as a feud within the aristocracy of racing and advertising spills into the glare of the nation's media.
Lab's focus is on horses
If you're a finely tuned athletic specimen who is unlucky enough to get caught using human growth hormone peptides in Oceania, chances are you're a horse.
Racing: Bookie threatens lawsuit
Bookmaker Tom Waterhouse will consider legal action against former family friend John Singleton over serious allegations.
Racing: Third choice stuns stable
The all-conquering McCarthy stable proved too strong for the Kiwis in the Miracle Mile yesterday, but not with the horse everybody thought would win.
Racing: Winning run comes to end
Well, we can pretty much take it for granted now - the High Chapparal horses are not everyday types for a long, hard campaign.
Racing: New order takes shape in Sydney
The new order in Australian racing took shape at Randwick on Saturday.
Racing: Big day for Waller
Premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller, formerly from Foxton, has claimed his third Doncaster Mile with Sacred Falls beating glamour colt Pierro in the $2 million race at Randwick yesterday.