A 20-year-old rider’s historic Kempton debut signals a decisive step forward for racing’s diversity push. Under the winter lights at Kempton on Monday, Aamilah Aswat’s fifth-place finish in a modest handicap hurdle felt bigger than the race itself. Sitting quietly aboard Guchen, trained by Kim Bailey and Mat Nicholls, the 20-year-old became the first black …
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Record A$10 million prize pool pays all 24 runners in “the race that stops the nation” On Tuesday afternoon at Flemington, when Australia pauses for its most famous two miles, the Melbourne Cup will again be about history, heartbreak, and staying power. In 2025, it is also very clearly about money. A record A$10 million …
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