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2024 May
  • Thu, May 02, 2024
    Brad Widdup is hoping a breakthrough with a lightly-raced three-year-old at Canterbury today will lead to another at his $1.8m major home track meeting on Saturday.
  • Thu, May 02, 2024
    Hawkesbury's annual Saturday metropolitan fixture last year attracted Victorian visitor Just Folk, who ran fourth in the Group 3 Richmond Club Hawkesbury Gold Cup.
  • Thu, May 02, 2024
    Multiple Group 1 winning trainer Gary Portelli hopes to know more about the winter pathway for promising three-year-old Kintyre after his assignment in the Group 2 Queensland Guineas at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Trainer Mitchell Pateman was expecting Almighty Class to deliver a whole lot more than what he dished up in last month’s $5 million The Quokka (1200m) at Ascot.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Superb Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) champion, Bustling, recently the subject of intense interest from international buyers, is expected to give trainer Dan Morton a second consecutive Perth juvenile feature at Ascot on Saturday.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Retravision-Fremantle Cup placegetter Pinny Tiger will look to end his campaign with another feature win in Saturday week’s Narrogin Cup (2662m).
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Ronnie O'Sullivan is not interested in the noise around what a possible rival could mean for the World Snooker Tour, but jokingly would love to get a phone call offering hundreds of millions of pounds.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    As well as all the provincial, country and international races, Racing and Sports has all the metros covered.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Judd Trump’s hopes of landing a second world snooker title were shattered by qualifier Jak Jones in a major quarter-final upset at the Crucible.
  • Wed, May 01, 2024
    Group 1 champion Uncommon James will face a rare test on home soil against some interstate raiders and the might of the Tony Gollan stable in the Group 2 Victory Stakes at Eagle Farm on Saturday.
2024 April
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    A host of leading contenders will have to overcome wide barriers to win Saturday’s $1m Group 1 South Australian Derby (2500m) at Morphettville.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    Kaliuwaa Falls kept intact his unbeaten run in Hobart since joining the Imogen Miller team, and took his overall record to 25 starts for eight wins, taking out the 1600m Open Hcp in Hobart on Sunday.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    Superb Group 2 Karrakatta Plate (1200m) champion, Bustling, recently the subject of intense interest from international buyers, is expected to give trainer Dan Morton a second consecutive Perth juvenile feature at Ascot on Saturday.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    An influx of Western Australian raiders for Adelaide’s racing carnival has grown with Luke Fernie set to target black-type races with two of his stable stand outs.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    David and Coral Feek will saddle just their second Group 1 runner when Gold Wolf runs in the South Australian Derby at Morphettville.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    Toowoomba horseman Pat Webster gets great satisfaction turning around a tried horse’s form and is hopeful Hot Or Not can continue the trend at Ipswich on Wednesday.
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    Toowoomba horseman Pat Webster gets great satisfaction turning around a tried horse’s form and is hopeful Hot Or Not can continue the trend at Ipswich on Wednesday.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Hawkesbury chief executive James Heddo is “absolutely thrilled” with record nominations for his club’s 19th Saturday metropolitan meeting.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Lionel Messi was at his stunning best as he scored two goals and provided an assist to Luis Suarez in Inter Miami’s 4-1 win over New England in the MLS.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    If Scott Morrisey has a starter on the same program as the Battle Of The Bush Final later this year, Roma’s Wayne Baker will need to firstly introduce himself to the Gold Coast trainer and shake his hand.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Two-time Ladbrokes Tasmanian Horse of the Year, The Inevitable, is set for another interstate campaign following a grass gallop in Hobart on Sunday morning.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Trainer Steven Royes has been striking at better than 20 per cent over the last 12 months and is hopeful the trend continues at Townsville on Tuesday.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Tahlia Fenlon has been surrounded by horses her entire life and the apprentice jockey has started to build momentum since moving to Brisbane.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    After more than 150 appearances for Chelsea, Thiago Silva has confirmed he will leave the West London club at the end of the season.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Manchester City reeled Premier League leaders Arsenal back in with a 2-0 win at Nottingham Forest as the title race heads towards a thrilling finale.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    The city of Wagga’s ‘emblem’ is the crow which appears on the council’s coat of arms as well as branding through local businesses, with the name Wagga a Wiradjuri term for ‘place of many crows’ and from Thursday the entire city ‘takes flight’.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    The dust has settled and the opening day of the Adelaide Racing Carnival will long be remembered for all the right reasons.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    For the moment, it’s a dream for Robert Witten, but after Fly With Caution’s tough win, he doesn’t think it’s an impossibility.
  • Sun, Apr 28, 2024
    The city of Wagga’s ‘emblem’ is the crow which appears on the council’s coat of arms as well as branding through local businesses, with the name Wagga a Wiradjuri term for ‘place of many crows’ and from Thursday the entire city ‘takes flight’.
  • Sat, Apr 27, 2024
    Lachlan Neindorf produced the ride of his life aboard Climbing Star to claim an emotional home town win in the $1m Robert Sangster Stakes at Morphettville on Saturday.
  • Sat, Apr 27, 2024
    Jockey Adam Hyeronimus is convinced Ikasara is a colt with a bright future after the two-year-old made a winning start to his career at Rosehill.
  • Sat, Apr 27, 2024
    The fields for two upcoming Group 1 features will be finalised when key lead-up races are staged at Menangle on Saturday night.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Incendio ($5 TAB Fixed Odds) bolted in to win at his only previous attempt over the course and distance and Newcastle trainer Patrick Cleave is confident the four-year-old will perform strongly again at the Taree race meeting on Sunday.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    For celebrated veteran Dar Lunn, it’ll be sweet satisfaction if Elson Boy with impeccable form lines can win him another Narromine Digger’s Cup at Sunday’s TAB meeting, but it won't compensate for the biggest disappointment of a long career as jockey and trainer.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Brentford have not setting an asking price for striker Ivan Toney this summer, as the big Premier League clubs begin to circle.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Pep Guardiola told his Manchester City side that they need to be wary of slipping up in the title race following Liverpool's surprise derby defeat to Everton.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Trainer Graeme Green concedes the extraordinary racing journey of Master Jamie is nearing an end but he still has some unfinished business starting with the $775,000 The Archer on his home track at Rockhampton on Sunday.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Ronnie O'Sullivan has not ruled out a switch to a rival snooker tour and has also threatened to leave the sport if he felt he was being under-valued.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Trainer Bjorn Baker had no hesitation in calling on Country Championships winning jockey Kayla Nisbet when he needed a rider for Iknowastar at Rosehill on Saturday in what is an important race for the four-year-old.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp was left disappointed by the 2-0 defeat at Everton and apologised to fans as the club lost more ground in the Premier League title race.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    There’s been a noticeable difference in talented galloper Green Shadows' attitude since his summer spell and co-trainer Gerald Ryan suspects he can continue to repair his reputation with punters at Rosehill on Saturday.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Emma Raducanu saw the progress made at the recent Stuttgart Open stall after she collapsed to a straight-sets defeat by Maria Lourdes Carle at the Madrid Open.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    We all know Ron Quinton is no stranger to preparing a talented horse and he’s quietly confident Rantan can develop into a handy one for his small stable later this year.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Erik ten Hag shrugged off another chaotic victory and insisted his Manchester United side were always in control during the 4-2 win over Sheffield United.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Xavi could remain at Barcelona for next season after reportedly changing his mind about leaving at the end of the 2023/24 campaign.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    Mikel Arteta hailed an “unbelievable” performance from Kai Havertz after his two goals helped Arsenal move three points clear at the top of the Premier League with a thumping 5-0 win over Chelsea at the Emirates Stadium.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    The carnival begins to heat up at Eagle Farm on Saturday and with some competitive racing in store we’re looking for some value with a couple of each way plays at the tail of the program.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    The Listed Brisbane Mile Quality Handicap highlights a nine-race card at Eagle Farm this Saturday. We will also see the running of the Listed Princess Stakes and the Mick Dittman Plate which last year unveiled Group 1 winning mare Lady Laguna.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    A NASTY fall just after the release of runners in Race 6 at Goulburn on Sunday afternoon has resulted in local reinsman Harry Ross sustaining a broken elbow which will sideline the rising star for up to three months.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    Trainer John Sargent had no hesitation in snapping up champion jockey James McDonald for the ride on honest stayer Casual Connection at Kensington on Thursday, and that’s boosted his confidence the gelding is “bang on” to fire.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    When Tin Chooks commenced his current campaign last December, his trainer Kieran Regan was keen to test the waters and have a few private questions answered.
  • Wed, Apr 24, 2024
    Slot race specialist Kyle Wilson-Taylor is eager to turn recent opportunities away from Brisbane into feature-winning rides come the Queensland Racing Carnival.
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    When there’s a spot in a $3 million race at stake you leave nothing to chance and that’s what Barbara Joseph, Paul and Matt Jones are doing with bold front-runner Zouatica as they work to sure up a spot in their third Big Dance.
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    After an emotion-charged day in Hobart last Sunday, racing returns to the synthetic surface in Devonport on Wednesday for the first time since the Cup was held there in early January.
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    Naming an unraced horse was nearly as frustrating as the run husband and wife trainers Phil and Tara Vigouroux have experienced.
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    Trainer Simon Miller insists he isn’t bothered by the critics of star mare Amelia’s Jewel, following her second consecutive runner-up placing in the Kia-Quokka (1200m) at Ascot.
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    Highly promising youngster Thespian Waters ($1.90) completed a winning hat-trick and stamped himself as one of the top 3YO’s in the state with a narrow but impressive win in Hobart on Sunday.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Apprentice jockey Siena Grima, who won her first race on the Ridge Wilson-trained Jakat at Deepwater in January, produced an outstanding ride on outsider Flying Banjo to win the 1000m MVC Couriers Benchmark 50 Handicap for Tamworth trainer Stephen Dixon on Saturday at Warren.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Trainer Georgie Holt is hopeful in-form sprinter Hurtle can help extend her big lead in the Townsville trainer’s premiership when the gelding attempts to maintain his unbeaten record this campaign at Cluden Park on Tuesday.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    When Tin Chooks commenced his current campaign last December, his trainer Kieran Regan was keen to test the waters and have a few private questions answered.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Illawarra Turf Club (ITC-Kembla Grange) is pleased to announce the appointment of a new racing manager following the impending retirement of the long-standing Michael Craig.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Magnificent Andy scored a surprising win at Ascot on Saturday, but any notion of taking him to Victoria has been ruled out by trainer Stephen Miller.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Trainer Georgie Holt is hopeful in-form sprinter Hurtle can help extend her big lead in the Townsville trainer’s premiership when the gelding attempts to maintain his unbeaten record this campaign at Cluden Park on Tuesday.
  • Mon, Apr 22, 2024
    Match-winner Bernardo Silva has accused the Football Association of not caring about the wellbeing of players over the scheduling of Manchester City’s FA Cup semi-final.
  • Sun, Apr 21, 2024
    Bay of hope for hobby trainer Narelle Webberley
  • Sun, Apr 21, 2024
    Hawkesbury trainer Blake Ryan will turn his attention to Queanbeyan on Monday where he has the talented I Am Real set to resume from a spell and have its first run for the stable in the Walsh’s Hotel Maiden Plate (1000m).
  • Sun, Apr 21, 2024
    A full breakdown of the week in Harness Racing and a preview of what's ahead across New South Wales. Analysis, discussion and plenty of laughs as Paul Cochrane, Fred Hastings and Jess Watkins are joined each week by one of the biggest names in the industry.
  • Sat, Apr 20, 2024
    A change of plans in the first few hundred metres helped the well-backed Surely Special ($7.50 – $3.50) land his second career win in the (1620m) maiden/class 1.
  • Sat, Apr 20, 2024
    Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $1,500,000 Schweppes All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Royal Randwick.
  • Sat, Apr 20, 2024
    Find out what the jockeys made of their mounts after the Group 1 $1,000,000 Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Royal Randwick.
  • Sat, Apr 20, 2024
    Manchester United boss Erik ten Hag has insisted Alejandro Garnacho's social media incident does not show the squad is fractured.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Michail Antonio believes West Ham had to play against the officials as well as Bayer Leverkusen as they crashed out of the Europa League on Thursday night..
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Nathan Aspinall pulled off a 6-4 victory over Michael Smith in Rotterdam to earned his second Premier League darts triumph of this season on the Night 12.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Just seven games this weekend due to the FA Cup semi-finals. The bottom six sides square off against each other in some real make-or-break matches. Liverpool and Arsenal are both on the road, trying to mend the damage done by last weekend’s shock defeats at home.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    The Burnett To The Beach series is one Bundaberg’s Darryl Gardiner has his eyes on annually and the veteran trainer thinks he has a fair chance of adding to his two previous titles.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    The Football Association has scrapped FA Cup replays from next season.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Bloodstock agent Danielle Hamlin purchased a four-year-old mare, who had been placed four times without winning, for $9500 online last October with the intention of breeding from her.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    A last-minute decision to start Daunting Princess in the Battle Of The Bush Qualifier at Bundaberg on Saturday could lead to trainer Mary Hassam’s biggest ever payday in June.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Anyone who saw Wickham Light get narrowly beaten in Launceston on Good Friday would have thought he was a good thing at his next run and that’s exactly how it panned out in the (1420m) maiden.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    Mikel Arteta believes Arsenal will now be fully focussed on their Saturday evening clash with Wolves after they were knocked out of the Champions League by Bayern Munich.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    If turning the tables on Linebacker is what’s required to win Saturday’s Group 1 $1m Moet & Chandon Champagne Stakes (1600m) at Randwick then trainer James Cummings says Broadsiding is capable of completing a double he knows plenty about.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    Belpine Miss put in one of the best runs of the night coming from the tail of the field and storming down the outside to win the 0-62 (1220m) and in doing so probably put lots of punters out of the quadrella starting at $21.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    Manchester City crashed out of the Champions League in a heartbreaking penalty shoot-out loss to Real Madrid, but manager Pep Guardiola insisted there were no regrets.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    This Saturday's Group 1 All Aged Stakes at Randwick headlines the final day of the Sydney Autumn Racing Carnival where $1.5 million goes on the line in the Weight For Age feature over 1400m. 
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    For the first time in 20 years, former champion Neil Robertson will not be at the Crucible for the World Championship after losing in the final round of qualifying.
  • Wed, Apr 17, 2024
    Deagon trainer Jack Bruce is hopeful Oohlalouvre can give him his first win at Rockhampton’s Callaghan Park on Thursday when the promising filly tackles the $150,000 Capricornia Yearling Sale Classic.
  • Wed, Apr 17, 2024
    Whether dual Kosciuszko winner Front Page is back to attempt a threepeat later this year depends on results in his next couple of starts but trainer Matt Dale is confident the gelding will be racing at Randwick on October 19.
  • Wed, Apr 17, 2024
    Mitchell Pateman has never wavered in his opinion that gun three-year-old Almighty Class could win a major feature event, the only question in his mind was when and where.
  • Wed, Apr 17, 2024
    It’s fair to say the autumn hasn’t gone to Matt Smith’s plan for Buenos Noches but he’s pinning his hopes on a step up in distance to turn things around in Saturday’s Group 1 $1.5m Schweppes All Aged Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.


2024 May
  • Thu, May 02, 2024
    Warmonger, Shinjuku and Tulsa King will bid to give Mick Price and Michael Kent Jnr a second win in the South Australian Derby.
2024 April
  • Tue, Apr 23, 2024
    We've got two blackbookers from the Morphettville Parks meeting run on 20 April. 2024 as the Adelaide Racing Carnival swings into Group 1 action from this Saturday.


2024 May
  • Thu, May 02, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Ascot on Saturday, 4th May 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
2024 April
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Albany on Sunday, 28th April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Fri, Apr 26, 2024
    Check out the TABtouch Blog preview for the Weekend meetings on Friday and Saturday.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Ascot on Saturday, 27th April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Thu, Apr 25, 2024
    The Scout provides his selections for this weekend's EPL action, brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Ascot on Saturday, 20th April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Fri, Apr 19, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Pinjarra on Sunday, 21st April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Ascot on Saturday, 20th April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    Scott Embry provides his best bets for the Thoroughbred meeting at Albany on Friday, 19th April 2024. Brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.
  • Thu, Apr 18, 2024
    The Scout provides his selections for this weekend's EPL action, brought to you by the TABtouch Blog.


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  • Sun, Apr 28, 2024
    Will Jacks gave a timely reminder of his destructive batting capabilities to England’s selectors with a stunning 41-ball unbeaten hundred in the Indian Premier League.


2024 April
  • Tue, Apr 30, 2024
    Following a doubles tournament at the Zurich Classic last week, the PGA Tour gets back to its bread and butter with The CJ Cup Byron Nelson at TPC Craig Ranch in McKinney, Texas.
  • Mon, Apr 29, 2024
    Irish duo Rory McIlroy and Shane Lowry lifted the Zurich Classic of New Orleans trophy after nerve-jangling play-off victory win at TPC Louisiana.


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  • Sun, Apr 28, 2024
    The Richard and Chantelle Jolly stable started the Autumn Carnival off well when the three-year-old filly Aviatress won the opening event of 1100 metre at Morphettville on Saturday.


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