Roy Higgins is one of Australia’s greatest living jockeys. At the time of his retirement in 1983 he had ridden 2,300 winners during the 1960s and 1970’s including two Melbourne Cups. Higgins remains closely involved ...

Damien Oliver is probably the best-known current Australian jockey. His is a story of talent and success, but also of heartbreak, tragedy and recovery. It’s the stuff Hollywood films are made of, and its not ...

The Brisbane Turf Club has been a premier Queensland racing club since it was incorporated in 1923. Based at Doomben Racecourse, the Brisbane Turf Club has come a long way since those early days at ...

Flemington is definitely Australia’s best known racecourse as it is home of the Melbourne Cup, the race that stops a nation. Flemington in central Melbourne is where races were held in 1840, on the river ...