A Shire gelding, he belonged to a horse breed already known for its incredible height and weight. Later, Sampson was renamed Mammoth, a clear nod to the fact that the Shire horse stood head and ...

Lightly raced galloper Briasa overcame a torrid run to score in the $1 million The Hunter (1300m) at Newcastle on Saturday. The grey gelding faced the breeze and was never closer than three wide in ...