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Michelle Payne with her dad Paddy who has died aged 90.

RACINGFamous racing patriarch Paddy Payne Sr dies aged 90

Paddy Payne Sr, patriarch of one of the most famous Australian racing families, has died aged 90.

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Flip The Pattys wins at Northam for jockey Taj Dyson

RACINGPremiumPerth winner Flip The Pattys sold to race overseas

Undefeated Perth galloper Flip The Pattys landed in Hong Kong on Monday after being sold by young trainer Mack Hall in one of the great return-on-investment sales.

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Trainer John McArdle has celebrated a win.

RACINGMy Gladiola scores maiden Group 1 win in Moir

Jamie Mott and John McArdle celebrated a watershed Group 1 win in the Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown with bonny mare My Gladiola finishing powerfully to score.

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Ginger Baker wins the 2025 South West Cup for jockey Brad Parnham.

RACINGPremiumDual feature race acceptor Ginger Baker likely for Farnley

Dual feature race acceptor Ginger Baker is likely to start in the Saturday’s Farnley Stakes at Belmont in favour of the Kalgoorlie’s Coolgardie Cup a day later.

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Natural Fling will enter the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday as a flyweight.

RACINGNatural Fling out to prove inexperience is no object in Moir

Natural Fling will enter the Group 1 Moir Stakes (1000m) at Sandown on Saturday as a flyweight, carrying just 50kg as she bids to beat hardened rivals at just her fourth race start.

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Ignite The Furnace and Trent Wheeler salute in their Westbred heat.

RACINGIgnite The Furnace can provide Wall with watershed Westbred

Ignite The Furnace appears a live prospect of providing hobby trainer Sarah Wall with a watershed moment in the sport when he starts a co-favourite for Friday’s Group 1 $215,000 2yo Westbred Final.

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Sarah Wall poses with Ignite The Furnace after his Westbred heat win

RACINGPremiumIgnite The Furnace is hot to trot with perfect Group 1 draw

Boutique trainer Sarah Wall is staring down one of WA harness racing’s biggest juvenile prizes in a redemption date that extends back more than a decade.

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Krystal and Steve Shinners pose with Miss Envy after taking the National Distance Final

RACINGPremiumBlink and you’ll Miss her: Greyhound heroine stuns

WA greyhound heroine Miss Envy became just the second dog ever to win both a sprint and staying national title on Saturday, winning the Group 1 Distance Championship (715m) at Victoria’s Sandown Park.

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Nash Rawiller riding Beiwacht winning race 8, the Stow Storage Memsie Stakes.

RACINGPremiumRawiller steers Beiwacht to perfection in Memsie masterclass

Nash Rawiller delivered a front-running masterclass in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield and did not let his rivals in with a sniff when saluting aboard Beiwacht.

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Haida Gwaii wins the 2026 Jolly Beggar Stakes for jockey Chris Parnham

RACINGPremiumHaida Gwaii returns from brink of retirement to win

Embattled galloper Haida Gwaii was resurrected from the brink of retirement to win Saturday’s $100,000 Jolly Beggar Stakes (1000m) at Belmont in a determined training performance from Michael Lane.

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Ian Edwards (left) has been praised for his work as Racing and Wagering WA’s chief executive.

RACINGRWWA boss Ian Edwards praised amidst resignation

Ian Edwards has been praised for his work as Racing and Wagering WA’s chief executive across the past six years after announcing his resignation on Friday.

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Cosmic Crusader (NZ) ridden by William Pike wins the Catanach's Jewellers P.B. Lawrence Stakes at Caulfield Racecourse on August 15, 2026 in Caulfield, Australia. (Photo by Reg Ryan/Racing Photos via Getty Images)

RACINGPremiumCosmic Crusader loses Group 1 favouritism after barrier blow

Travelling WA galloper Cosmic Crusader has lost favouritism for the Group 1 Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield on Saturday, now at $4.80 behind Jimmysstar.

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