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RSN927 ARCADIA QUEEN, SHOUT THE BAR UNDER ALL STAR INJURY CLOUDS  March 11, 2021 3:01 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  Inspections conducted by Racing Victoria vets tomorrow morning could have a dramatic bearing on the All-Star Mile, with favourite Racing Victoria chief steward Robert Cram this afternoon said the slight lameness to Arcadia Queen was unlikely to lead to her scratching but he said concerns were slightly more serious regarding Shout The Bar, a $19 chance in the $5 million race. Fifty Stars ($23) and So Si Bon ($51) are first in line if one or either of the mares is scr...

RSN927 By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  It’s the big story of a very little mare from a relatively little state. It’s a fairytale story with a sombre backdrop, a mixed bag. Tasmanian four-year-old All-Star Mile at Moonee Valley, tickling the scales at just 458kg. “Minnie” was only 38kg lighter as a two-year-old, so her maturity can be best measured by mental rather than physical scale. And she’s a mental giant according to part-owner Ron Riley. “She’s never beaten,” he said. Tasmania’s champion horse will be floated from Longford to Devonport tomorrow evening, the same jo...

RSN927 BROWELL ACCUSES V’LANDYS OF “DIRECT CONFLICT” OVER EVEREST DATE March 10, 2021 3:26 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  Moonee Valley Racing Club chief executive Michael Browell told RSN this morning that Racing NSW supremo Peter V’landys had a “direct conflict of interest” in his refusal to lock in a date for The Everest, which has resulted in a Victorian roadblock to the race gaining Group 1 status. In a blunt interview on Racing Pulse, Browell also said: – Heavy – Disagreed that the A – The Flemington race; Golden Slipper should be considered; – NSW would n...

ADELAIDE CUP: AT LEAST THE COLOURS WERE MELBOURNE CUP-WORTHY March 8, 2021 7:18 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor  The hopes of a homespun Melbourne Cup win copped a hit with the sound defeat of Tralee Rose but at least the “colours” were stamped with local Melbourne Cup history with Good Idea’s win in today’s Adelaide Cup. Warrnambool-trained Tralee Rose, the equal Melbourne Cup favourite before the gates opened for today’s Adelaide Cup, ran a flat fourth. It was a performance that did not crush her Melbourne Cup aspirations, given she may have come to the end of a long campai...

RSN927 BRETT SCOTT KICKED, AIRLIFTED TO ALFRED  March 3, 2021 6:47 pm By Matt Stewart, Racing Editor   Mornington trainer Brett Scott was this afternoon airlifted to the Alfred Hospital following a stable incident. It is believed Scott was kicked by a horse late this afternoon, possibly on a walker at his Mornington stables. Scott’s wife Kylie and their children were being driven to the Alfred this evening. Kylie said her husband had been kicked and put in an induced coma. “That’s all we know at the moment,” she said. Trainer Pat Carey confirmed Scott had been airlifted but was uns...