Black Caviar’s co-owner Neil Werrett is already looking forward to racing the offspring of the champion sprinter after her unexpected retirement was announced at a press conference yesterday.

Unbeaten Australian star Black Caviar has been retired, trainer Peter Moody has announced.

Australian star Black Caviar landed her 15th Group One success as she landed the Darley TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick.

JOHN OXX is to allow Zanughan to take his chance in the Derrinstown Stud Derby Trial at Leopardstown on May 8 following a cosy victory on Sunday.

Black Caviar, officially rated the world’s best horse, extended her winning run to 12 in the TJ Smith Stakes at Randwick in Australia.

A 19-year-old man has been charged by police in Australia over an attack on an Irishman.

Leinster have announced the signing of Scotland lock Nathan Hines from Perpignan.

Australian jockey Kerrin McEvoy registered the 1000th winner of his career at Randwick today when partnering Bright Mind to victory.

POLICE in Australia were last night searching for an Irishman who went missing along the Byron Bay coastline.

THE Irish community in Sydney has rallied around the family of Ballyvolane-native David Keohane.

HARADASUN can herald his arrival in Europe with victory in the Group One Juddmonte Lockinge Stakes at Newbury today.

Takeover Target’s trainer Joe Janiak is keen to bring his Australian sprinter back to Royal Ascot for the third year in a row.

Officials at Racing Victoria have appealed to connections of prospective runners in the Melbourne Cup not to worry about the current outbreak of equine influenza in Australia.

The breakout of equine influenza in Australia could cost the racing industry as much as AUS$1bn (€604.2m), early estimates have predicted.

Ascot Gold Cup winner Yeats has been handed top weight of approximately 9st 4lb for the Emirates Melbourne Cup on November 7.

AMID all the hype surrounding the return of Brian O’Driscoll and Denis Hickie, Adam Byrnes slipped back into the Leinster pack with the minimum of fuss.

Hawkeye was the sole British-based horse among the field announced today for next month’s Audemars Piguet QE2 Cup at Sha Tin in Hong Kong.