October 6th, 2026 by Jamie Chadwick
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After a frustrating run of outs, seven-time premiership-winning jockey Jarrod Todd finally got on the board for the first time in the 2026/27 racing season when guiding Field Of Flutes to a narrow in in the PointsBet Pull ‘Em Handicap, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
The popular hoop, who has been ever-present at the top of the...Read MorePosted in: Media, NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
October 6th, 2026 by Jamie Chadwick
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Wild Beau earned himself a thoroughly deserved rest with a dominant display in the Airmaster Handicap, feature race at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
And he signed off in the best possible fashion, blitzing his rivals over 1000m with a sensational turn of foot to score by almost five lengths from his toiling rivals.
After beginning on terms, he...Read MorePosted in: Media, NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
October 6th, 2026 by Jamie Chadwick
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Genetic Freak caused something of an upset at Fannie Bay on Saturday when at his third start in the Top End, he got the measure of Field Of Flutes after a tremendous home straight battle in the Vale Gavin Clarke Open, feature event on the six-race card.
Trained by Tayarn Halter, who sent out four winners at the two-day Kununurra Cup meeting in...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
October 6th, 2026 by Jamie Chadwick
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Wild Beau, as expected, proved too quick for his rivals in the National Seniors Top End Branch/Melanie Tyndall Memorial, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
The Ella Clarke-trained speedster, a tremendous third in the Palmerston Sprint on 1 August behind Boldinho and Early Crow, looked the hardest to beat on paper and so it proved, with...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club
August 7th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Jockey Jason Lyon has added an emotional win to his already strong 2026 Darwin Cup Carnival returns, taking out the Simone Montgomerie Lightning Plate board Arizona Activist.
Lyon and the six-year-old gelding came from six places back down the stretch to record a victory that as a family friend of the Montgomerie family holds a special place...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
August 7th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Almost 20 years on from his first Darwin Cup win as an 18-year-old,Michael Hickmott has claimed his fourth as Watadeel stormed home. Hickmott first lifted the coveted trophy in 2007 when General Market crossed as the winner, then came Activation (2009) and Canny Ballard (2016).
A decade on he’s back on top, this time with a horse ridden by...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
August 4th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Fourteen-time champion trainer Gary Clarke, who recently trained his 1,000th winner in Darwin, continued his phenomenal run of bet365 Palmerston Sprint success with a sixth win in the last 11 years courtesy of Boldinho.
The $150,000 dash for cash, the feature on Day 7 of the Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival at Fannie Bay, was widely expected...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
July 30th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Anson Bay, adorned in the sponsors’ colours, overcame the outside draw to score a heart-stopping win in the $45,000 Dabble Cup, feature event at Fannie Bay on Day 6 of the Darwin Cup Carnival on Wednesday.
Giving trainer Chris Nash his fifth winner of the Carnival and jockey Richard Bensley his sixth, Anson Bay showed admirable fighting...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
July 27th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Venting, the winner of every club Cup in the Territory with the exception of the Great Northern Darwin Cup, assured himself of a third tilt at that elusive major on the first Monday in August with a devastating last-to-first victory in the $55,000 TAB Metric Mile, feature event at Fannie Bay on Saturday.
And in the process, the rising...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
July 20th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Leveraged Buyout completed the coveted Top End three-year-old double with a dominant display in the $150,000 Ladbrokes NT Derby, feature event on Day 4 of the Great Northern Darwin Cup Carnival on Saturday.
And in the process, the son of Dundeel provided veteran trainer Dick Leech with his first Derby success, and apprentice Jade Hampson went...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
July 13th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Magic Defense delivered the knockout blow to win a thrilling Asian United Food Service Chief Minister’s Cup at Fannie Bay on Saturday, and in the process, kept the $100,000 Ladbrokes Territory Treble bonus alive for her connections.
Giving Alice Springs trainer Kerry Petrick her third win in the Chief Minister’s Cup – she saddled up...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
July 9th, 2026 by Clodagh Foley
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Rematch, given a perfect ride by New South Wales horseman Richard Bensley, upset his more fancied rivals to score an authoritative win in the $55,000 Rydges Palmerston Cup, feature event on Day 2 of the Darwin Cup Carnival on Wednesday.
The traditional Ladies Day attracted an excellent crowd on-course to witness the Chris Nash-trained 5yo,...Read MorePosted in: NewsTags: Darwin Racing, Darwin Turf Club, Northern Territory Racing
