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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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

Trainer Corey White with Express Stake heat winner Intimidation.

GreyhoundsPremiumIntimidation takes Express lane to victory

Intimidation went bang in his debut over the 400m journey at Greyhounds WA Mandurah with a brilliant victory in a heat of the Express Stake last Friday. 

James Broadhurst

A cheerful group of racetrack patrons live it up in Birdsville after travelling from Dubbo in NSW. (PR IMAGE PHOTO)

RacingPremiumBeer, dust and goldfish: Birdsville Races wrap for 2026

The horses weren't the only attraction at the Birdsville Races, with plenty of fun to be had in what's arguably the nation's longest pub crawl.

Andrew Stafford

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

Mabel Monelli crosses the finish to win the Sign Up WA Grade 5 at Greyhounds Mandurah.

GreyhoundsPremiumMabel Monelli in hat-trick of wins

Improving chaser Mabel Monelli is three from three since returning from a spell, scoring another victory in the Sign Up WA Grade 5 over 400m at Greyhounds WA Mandurah last Friday. 

James Broadhurst

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

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.

Hayden King

Perth Racing Cup New Year at Ascot Racecourse on Thursday January 1st, 2026. Ian Edwards & Tahlie Citterbard. Picture by John Koh.

Movers and shakersPremiumBoss of State’s racing authority exits

Racing and Wagering WA boss Ian Edwards has exited from the State Government authority after nearly six years in the job.

Matt Mckenzie

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.

Hayden King

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)

RACINGPremiumWA’s Cosmic Crusader favourite for the Memsie Stakes

17 horses have been nominated to start in this weekend’s Memsie Stakes (1400m) at Caulfield, headed by popular WA galloper Cosmic Crusader.

Hayden King

Gary Hall Jr and Emily Suvaljko have been named as WA’s representatives in the Australian Drivers Championship.

RACINGPremiumHall Jr and Suvaljko to represent WA in drivers champs

Gary Hall Jr and Emily Suvaljko have been named as WA’s representatives in the Australian Drivers Championship held at South Australia’s Globe Derby Park on October 3.

Hayden King

Rusty Rocket crosses the finish line to win at Greyhounds WA Mandurah last Friday.

GreyhoundsPremiumRusty rockets to victory

Resurgent chaser Rusty Rocket propelled himself to another victory with a barnstorming effort in the 488m Free For All at Greyhounds WA Mandurah last Friday. 

James Broadhurst

William Pike at Belmont Park Racecourse.

RACINGPremium‘Pike in the last’: WA jockey’s sheer intolerance for defeat

William Pike will this Saturday be elevated to legend status, joining the greats of the turf in the WA Racing Hall of Fame. A self-confessed sore loser, he is the man that punters rely on to win the last race.

Hayden King

King Of Light confirmed public expectation and flagged a lucrative NSW campaign when scoring a dynamic win in the Listed $125,000 Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont. 

RACINGKing back in command in Idyllic Prince Stakes

King Of Light confirmed public expectation and flagged a lucrative NSW campaign when scoring a dynamic win in the Listed $125,000 Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont. 

Hayden King

Autumn Glow has landed the first blow in an emerging rivalry between herself and younger mare Sheza Alibi.

RACINGAutumn Glow lands first blow in budding rivalry

Autumn Glow has landed the first blow in an emerging rivalry between herself and younger mare Sheza Alibi with a dazzling victory in the Group 1 Winx Stakes (1400m) at Randwick.

Hayden King

Connections of King Of Light have high hopes he will blossom into one of Australia’s best four-year-olds.

RACINGKing Of Light measures himself for big campaign

Connections of King Of Light have high hopes he will blossom into one of Australia’s best four-year-olds this preparation, which begins this weekend in the Listed $125,000 Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m).

Hayden King

King Of Light wins the 2025 WA Guineas for jockey William Pike.

RACINGKing Of Light begins ambitious eight-figure preparation

King Of Light is fancied to propel himself into an eastern states campaign when he starts a hot favourite in this Saturday’s Listed $125,000 Idyllic Prince Stakes (1300m) at Belmont.

Hayden King