Horse Racing

KIERSTEN DUKE: This filly has tasted recent success and could give the red-hot favourite a real run for his money.

The champion horse’s leading trainer has explained the decision to pull her out at the 11th hour.

The international star is doing things differently in his third trip to Melbourne.

John Kanga says ‘public attacks’ are behind the bombshell decision to suddenly walk away.

It is a month after the serious fall and a shattering health update has just been issued.

‘He needs to be better.’

The 23-year-old has issued his first statement since undergoing major spinal surgery following a horrific fall.

Tributes are flowing for the much-loved 23-year-old, while the family has issued a concerning statement.

Betting patterns were analysed after one rider was banned and his wife stormed to victory.

‘It was amazing. We just could not believe it.’

Riding the momentum of their greatest-ever season, WA husband-wife duo Brandon and Lucy Fiore are pitting their training and riding might against the world’s toughest competitors in the Mongol Derby.

Tributes are flowing for the 43-year-old who has been described as a ‘passionate, caring, hard working person’.

The racing community is in mourning as Victoria Police and WorkSafe investigate the tragedy.

‘We are all devastated by what’s happened.’

The exact details of the brawl are still unclear but one rider was in a bad way after the incident.