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Son of Polanski chasing a Vic Derby start

Thursday 19 July 2018, 12:06pm

A ballot-free exemption into the Group One Victoria Derby or VRC Oaks is on the line for 11 two-year-olds when they contest the Byerley Handicap at Flemington.  Read more »

Tony Gollan weighs up stablemates' clash

Thursday 19 July 2018, 11:59am

Premier Brisbane trainer Tony Gollan is debating whether to split fillies Miss Exfactor and Shesees Everything.  Read more »

Dual Ascot winner Lady Aurelia retired

Thursday 19 July 2018, 9:17am

Trainer Wesley Ward has confirmed dual Royal Ascot winner Lady Aurelia has been retired.  Read more »

Bookmaker Brian Mann charged by stewards

Thursday 19 July 2018, 8:58am

Racing Victoria stewards have charged licensed bookmaker Brian Mann with a number of breaches of the rules.  Read more »

Avdulla closer to first Sydney premiership

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 5:48pm

Brenton Avdulla has maintained a healthy lead as he heads to his first Sydney premiership with he and Blake Shinn riding one winner each at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Tony Gollan breaks his metropolitan record

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 5:09pm

Tony Gollan has broken his own record for Queensland metropolitan winners with Daring Deeds' victory at the Gold Coast giving him 87 for the season.  Read more »

Linlithgow repays Toby Edmonds' work

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 5:01pm

Trainer Toby Edmonds has been repaid for his hard work with Linlithgow when the trouble-prone four-year-old mare won her second race at her third race start.  Read more »

Better things to come from Sandown winner

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 4:40pm

Plunge winner Our Libretto is headed for bigger and better things after storming home to break her maiden status at Sandown.  Read more »

Thornton out to clinch Rising Stars title

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 4:25pm

Stephanie Thornton is hoping to finish this season's Rising Stars Series in style when she rides So Splendid in the Final of the series at Flemington.  Read more »

Jameka gallops between races at Sandown

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 4:14pm

A race day gallop at Sandown has Jameka edging closer to a return to the racetrack.  Read more »

Former top rider Glen Charles dies

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 3:12pm

Former champion Brisbane apprentice Glen Charles has died aged 68 after a short illness.  Read more »

No Annamossity chases first stakes win

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 2:51pm

No Annamossity has the chance to follow in the footsteps of elder brother Buffering and win a stakes race at Doomben.  Read more »

FALCON ISLAND Wins in Dynamic Style Smashing Multiple Records

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 2:02pm

On Saturday afternoon at Wyong Racecourse, the Gai Waterhouse & Adrian Bott trained Dynamic Syndications galloper FALCON ISLAND atoned for his narrow last start 2nd, when crushing his peers in winning Race 7 the Citrus Clean Benchmark 67 Hcp 1600m event.  Read more »

Racing NSW increases prize money

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 1:32pm

Racing NSW has announced prize money increases designed to benefit all participants and bolster field sizes.  Read more »

Lachlan King appeals Caulfield suspension

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 1:26pm

Apprentice Lachlan King has appealed a careless riding suspension incurred at Caulfield, having also been suspended a week earlier.  Read more »

Academy ideal way to find staff: Corstens

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 12:58pm

A lack a trained staff has Troy Corstens proposing Victoria could develop an academy to attract newcomers to the industry.  Read more »

PRIME THOROUGHBREDS UPDATE 18/07/2018

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 10:48am

We have plenty of action on the track starting with the consistent mare Hussy’s Glow running at Sandown today.   Read more »

Country horses get their own "Everest"

Wednesday 18 July 2018, 10:29am

NSW country-trained horses will vie for positions in the $1.3-million Kosciuszco to be held on the same program as the $13-million Everest.  Read more »

Ciaron Maher back to work at Caulfield

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 5:39pm

A broken femur may have cost Ciaron Maher a start in the Mongol Derby but it hasn't stopped him keeping an eye on his team at Caulfield trackwork.  Read more »

Mollyfied to back up at Warwick Farm

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 5:05pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan will test Mollyfied over 1600 metres at Warwick Farm a week after her last start.  Read more »

Empire in line for Flemington honours

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 4:40pm

Nordic Empire will be chasing his fourth win of the season when he runs in a 1200m benchmark race at Flemington.  Read more »

Melody Belle on track for new season

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 3:55pm

New Zealand Group One winner Melody Belle is on track for the new season after a disappointing three-year-old year.  Read more »

Coonawarra chasing third-straight city win

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 3:51pm

After wins at Canterbury and Rosehill at his past two starts, four-year-old Coonawarra will try to continue his winning run at Randwick.  Read more »

Gale force winds halt racing at Pakenham

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 2:03pm

The race meeting at Pakenham has been abandoned after one race because of strong winds.  Read more »

Sasko chasing winning hat-trick at Sandown

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 1:54pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy has elected to remove the blinkers from Sasko despite the stayer wearing the headgear to victory at his past two starts.  Read more »

Marmelo fighting fit after French win

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 11:54am

Trainer Hughie Morrison says Melbourne Cup contender Marmelo may have one more run before heading to Australia.  Read more »

Stallion Hinchinbrook has died aged 10

Tuesday 17 July 2018, 9:19am

Popular stallion Hinchinbrook has died after breaking a leg at the age of 10.  Read more »

Rising Stars Series set for city finale

Monday 16 July 2018, 5:20pm

The Rising Stars series for apprentice jockeys in Victoria will culminate in the series Final at Flemington.  Read more »

Veteran trainer Fred Cowell dies aged 78

Monday 16 July 2018, 4:53pm

Veteran Central Coast trainer Fred Cowell has died after a long illness aged 78.  Read more »

Fun Fact chasing Derby spot in Byerley Hcp

Monday 16 July 2018, 4:46pm

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott stable has sent two-year-old Fun Fact south to Melbourne to chase a Victoria Derby ballot exemption in the Byerley Handicap.  Read more »

World traveller Jetwings back in Sydney

Monday 16 July 2018, 4:20pm

After two stints in Hong Kong and one in New Zealand, Jetwings has made his way back to the Gerald Ryan stable in Sydney.  Read more »

Gollan and Lloyd combine in Tatt's Mile

Monday 16 July 2018, 3:56pm

Trainer Tony Gollan and Jeff Lloyd will combine with Sheiswhatsheis in the final stakes race of the Queensland season at Doomben.  Read more »

Purton prevails in HK premiership battle

Monday 16 July 2018, 1:46pm

After a gripping battle with Joao Moreira, Australian jockey Zac Purton has clinched the Hong Kong jockeys' premiership.  Read more »

Trainer admits lying but denies cheating

Monday 16 July 2018, 12:05pm

Victorian training partners Lee and Shannon Hope are appealing their cobalt bans, arguing there was an inadvertent administration through feed and supplements.  Read more »

Derby winner Masar out for the season

Monday 16 July 2018, 11:30am

Derby winner Masar will not run again this season but has been given the green light to stay in training as a four-year-old.  Read more »

Kris Lees calls on Jeff Lloyd for Doukhan

Friday 13 July 2018, 3:29pm

Trainer Kris Lees has given veteran jockey Jeff Lloyd his last chance to win the Queen's Cup with the ride on Doukhan.  Read more »

Naturalism dies aged 29

Friday 13 July 2018, 1:03pm

Group One-winning racehorse and subsequent stallion Naturalism has died aged 29 at Meringo Stud.  Read more »

Best Solution possible Melb Cup runner

Friday 13 July 2018, 10:41am

Best Solution has registered a gritty success in the Princess of Wales's Stakes at Newmarket to set up a possible tilt at the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

PRIME THOROUGHBREDS UPDATE 13/07/18

Friday 13 July 2018, 10:06am

Reneged topped off a good week on the track when he ran a gallant 3rd in the Grafton Cup over 2350m. Craig Newitt put him in a nice place heading out of the straight but the eventual winner put him in a pocket and kept him there until they turned for home which probably cost us the race.  Read more »

Chautauqua as good as ever: Tommy Berry

Friday 13 July 2018, 8:23am

Champion sprinter Chautauqua has jumped cleanly from the barrier in a Flemington jump-out to pass the first of two required tests to be reinstated to race.  Read more »

Chris Munce trains Grafton Cup winner

Thursday 12 July 2018, 5:48pm

Chris Munce has trained First Crush to win the Listed Grafton Cup, a race he won twice as a jockey.  Read more »

Williams chasing even more city wins

Thursday 12 July 2018, 5:15pm

Melbourne premiership leader Craig Williams has another strong book of rides at Caulfield as he looks to continue his outstanding late-season form.  Read more »

QRIC apologises on prize money release

Thursday 12 July 2018, 5:07pm

The Queensland Racing Integrity Commission has apologised for releasing incorrect information regarding withheld prize money from Weetwood day.  Read more »

Sir Bacchus gets Winter Stakes start

Thursday 12 July 2018, 5:05pm

Sir Bacchus gets his chance for a stakes win after gaining a start in the Listed Winter Stakes with the scratching of Widgee Turf.  Read more »

MRC honour Jim Moloney with Listed race

Thursday 12 July 2018, 4:56pm

The Melbourne Racing Club has announced a new Listed race named the Jim Moloney Stakes which will be run at Caulfield for the first time this spring.  Read more »

Connections rapt with Crystal Dreamer

Thursday 12 July 2018, 3:34pm

Co-trainer Simon Zahra says Crystal Dreamer has had a faultless build-up to the Sir John Monash Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Weight worry for Megablast at Caloundra

Thursday 12 July 2018, 3:29pm

Tough stayer Megablast will have to set a modern day weight-carrying record if he is to complete the Caloundra Cup-Queen's Cup double.  Read more »

Two Japanese horses confirmed Cup entries

Thursday 12 July 2018, 3:29pm

Racing Victoria has confirmed Japanese horses Chestnut Coat and Sole Impact have been entered for the Caulfield and Melbourne Cups.  Read more »

Bragging rights on line in sprint

Thursday 12 July 2018, 2:31pm

Bragging rights about who is the best horse over the Caloundra 1000 metres go on the line when four track and distance specialists meet at the track.  Read more »

Big track lures Schweida's young stars

Thursday 12 July 2018, 11:31am

The spacious Caloundra track has convinced trainer Kelly Schweida to miss the Grafton Guineas and run Shogun Sun and Bluebrook at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Zac Purton tightens grip on HK title

Thursday 12 July 2018, 11:07am

Ex-pat Australian Zac Purton has tightened his grip on the Hong Kong jockeys' championship with a double at Happy Valley.  Read more »

PRIME THOROUGHBREDS UPDATE 12/07/18

Thursday 12 July 2018, 9:07am

We will continue to have plenty of runners as we head into July. June was a great month for our brand with five metropolitan winners. This is an exceptional result given we only have about 25 horses in work at any time.   Read more »

Tarka defies betting drift to win

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 6:18pm

The David Payne-trained Tarka has defied a betting drift to revel in the 1600 metres of a two-year-old race at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd in successful return at Ipswich

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 5:37pm

Champion Brisbane jockey Jeff Lloyd has made a successful return to Queensland, winning on promising filly Asharani at Ipswich.  Read more »

Gold Mag impressive in Sandown win

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 5:16pm

Highly promising gelding Gold Mag has formed part of a winning treble at Sandown for in-form jockey Craig Williams who has extended his premiership lead to 11.  Read more »

Havasay wins Ramornie Handicap

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 5:16pm

Brisbane horse Havasay has won Grafton's feature sprint, the Ramornie Handicap, from Belflyer and Tyzone.  Read more »

Ben Currie inquiry set for mid-August

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 4:43pm

Toowoomba trainer Ben Currie's inquiry into race day treatment charges will resume next month.  Read more »

Jukebox on song for Caulfield return

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 4:07pm

Trainer Ciaron Maher has Group One aspirations for Jukebox and says the sprinter is ready to go for his return in the Sir John Monash Stakes.  Read more »

Three jockeys fall in Grafton race

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 3:39pm

Ben Looker, Josh Adams and Jake Hull have been taken to hospital but appear to have escaped serious injury in a fall at Grafton.  Read more »

Tommy Berry to fly in for Chautauqua

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 3:27pm

Tommy Berry will make a round trip from Hong Kong to Melbourne and back to ride Chautauqua in an important barrier test at Flemington.  Read more »

Plot is right for Snowden-trained stayer

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 2:19pm

Dour Sydney stayer Plot Twist will get the right soft conditions to help him maintain his unbeaten record at 3200 metres in the Queen's Cup at Caloundra.  Read more »

Allen guides Social Spin to Sandown win

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 2:04pm

The Darren Weir-trained Social Spin has made it two wins from four starts, claiming his first city success with a front-running victory at Sandown.  Read more »

No rule change for gallops

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 1:26pm

Queensland thoroughbred officials believe there is no need to repeal a rule governing advising stewards about changes to race tactics.  Read more »

G1-winning sprinter Strategic dead at 25

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 11:33am

Group One-winning sprinter Strategic has died aged 25 at Woodlands Stud.  Read more »

Justify to Undergo Evaluation, Racing Plans on Hold

Wednesday 11 July 2018, 8:34am

Triple Crown winner's connections say he has filling in left front ankle.  Read more »

Chautauqua set for Flemington jump-out

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 6:43pm

Champion sprinter Chautauqua is only days away from an all-important jump-out at Flemington.  Read more »

Time right for Singapore move: Bailey

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 6:24pm

Departing Victorian chief steward Terry Bailey says penalties for race day treatments should be tougher ahead of his move to Singapore.  Read more »

Racing administrator Noel Bracks dies

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 5:54pm

Prominent racing administratot and racehorse owner Noel Bracks has died in Sydney aged 85.  Read more »

Redkirk Warrior out to bounce back

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 5:31pm

After failing in the Diamond Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot, multiple Group One-winner Redkirk Warrior will be out to bounce back in the July Cup at Newmarket.  Read more »

Albumin going for hat-trick at Rosehill

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 5:04pm

Albumin will run on his home track at Rosehill after trainer Gerald Ryan opted to bypass the Ramornie Handicap at Grafton.  Read more »

Ashlor to run in Group Three Monash Stakes

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 4:39pm

Trainer Dan McCarthy has decided to run Ashlor in the Sir John Monash Stakes over 1100m and will wait until next month to stretch the gelding out to 1400m.  Read more »

David Payne three-handed in WFarm race

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 4:05pm

Trainer David Payne will have three runners in the two-year-old race at Warwick Farm and believes the 1600 metres will suit.  Read more »

Mystic Journey to make Melbourne debut

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 3:00pm

Tasmanian filly Mystic Journey is scheduled to make her first Melbourne appearance at Caulfield, with her performance to determine future plans.  Read more »

Gold Mag faces first city test at Sandown

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 1:48pm

After an impressive debut win at Bendigo, three-year-old Gold Mag is set for his first city start in a 1200m-benchmark race at Sandown.  Read more »

Blue Point favourite for July Cup

Tuesday 10 July 2018, 11:50am

Blue Point, winner of the King's Stand Stakes, is the favourite for the July Cup at Newmarket with Australian Redkirk Warrior a 10-1 chance.  Read more »

ATC and AFL form partnership

Monday 9 July 2018, 6:49pm

A deal between the Australian Turf Club and AFL could result in a football training oval being built in the middle of Randwick Racecourse.  Read more »

Missile Stakes likely for Kementari return

Monday 9 July 2018, 6:25pm

Group One winner Kementari has cruised around in a Rosehill barrier trial as he continues preparations towards a planned return to racing in the Missile Stakes.  Read more »

Tyzone favourite for Ramornie

Monday 9 July 2018, 5:54pm

The Toby Edmonds-trained Tyzone is the Ramornie Handicap favourite ahead of his stablemate Havasay.  Read more »

QRIC streamlines licence rules

Monday 9 July 2018, 4:51pm

Queensland officials have instigated a new streamlining of licences for the racing industry.  Read more »

Inn Keeper on target for first stakes test

Monday 9 July 2018, 4:21pm

Symon Wilde is hoping for a good barrier draw and rain for Inn Keeper, who is scheduled to make his stakes debut in the weight-for-age Sir John Monash Stakes.  Read more »

Hiflyer stuck on the ground in NZ

Monday 9 July 2018, 3:42pm

Winter Stakes hopeful Hiflyer is stuck on the ground in New Zealand waiting for a flight to Sydney for the Listed race at Rosehill.  Read more »

Bletchingly Stakes next for Nature Strip

Monday 9 July 2018, 2:51pm

Nature Strip is scheduled to have his next start in the weight-for-age Bletchingly Stakes with connections hoping a win will help secure an Everest slot.  Read more »

Roaring Lion, Enable could clash at York

Monday 9 July 2018, 1:40pm

Trainer John Gosden says Roaring Lion and Enable could clash in the Juddmonte International at York if both sets of owners are happy.  Read more »

Pop 'N' Scotch in fifth Cup attempt

Monday 9 July 2018, 1:14pm

Pop 'N' Scotch will need a drying track if he is to improve on minor placings in the past four Queen's Cups.  Read more »

Purton, Moreira each ride four at Sha Tin

Monday 9 July 2018, 9:22am

Zac Purton has maintained his three-win lead in the Hong Kong premiership over Joao Moreira with both riding four winners at Sha Tin.  Read more »

Winx nearing barrier trial appearance

Sunday 8 July 2018, 5:50pm

Champion Winx is not far off a public appearance in a barrier trial ahead of a campaign aimed at a fourth Cox Plate.  Read more »

Williams surges clear in premiership race

Sunday 8 July 2018, 5:07pm

A six-win haul at Flemington has Craig Williams well on target to finish the season as Melbourne's premier jockey once again.  Read more »

Colless to ride Tyzone in Ramornie

Sunday 8 July 2018, 5:05pm

Veteran jockey Glen Colless gets a chance to win his first Ramornie Handicap when he rides Tyzone at Grafton.  Read more »

Adelaide option for Sunlight return

Sunday 8 July 2018, 3:49pm

Trainer Tony McEvoy will consider the Listed Lightning Stakes in Adelaide for Sunlight's return if he believes the filly needs a race before going to Melbourne.  Read more »

First Crush set for Grafton Cup

Sunday 8 July 2018, 2:59pm

In-form stayer First Crush will tackle the Grafton Cup rather than the longer Queen's Cup at Caloundra.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd second in Durban July

Sunday 8 July 2018, 2:45pm

The soon-to-retire Jeff Lloyd has finished second in his final attempt to win South Africa's major race, the Durban July.  Read more »

Tarzan to stay at home instead of Grafton

Sunday 8 July 2018, 12:44pm

Speedy galloper Tarzan is likely to miss the Kirby Quality at Grafton and tackle a race on his home track of Caloundra.  Read more »

Godolphin's Benbatl to run in Cox Plate

Sunday 8 July 2018, 10:20am

Godolphin has announced it will take up the invitation to run Benbatl against Winx in the Cox Plate.  Read more »

Roaring Lion wins Eclipse at Sandown

Sunday 8 July 2018, 8:27am

Roaring Lion has battled on bravely to beat his old rival Saxon Warrior in the Group One Eclipse Stakes at Sandown.  Read more »

UK horse racing mourns trainer John Dunlop

Saturday 7 July 2018, 8:26pm

Prominent UK racehorse trainer John Dunlop has died at the age of 78.  Read more »

Williams stars with six wins at Flemington

Saturday 7 July 2018, 6:12pm

Craig Williams has dominated the Winter Finals meeting at Flemington with six winners from the nine races.  Read more »

Chris Parnham suspended for 20 meetings

Saturday 7 July 2018, 6:03pm

Chris Parnham has been found guilty of a reckless riding charge at Flemington, with stewards suspending the jockey for 20 meetings.  Read more »

Kathy O'Hara fined $1000 for misconduct

Saturday 7 July 2018, 5:51pm

Kathy O'Hara has been fined for swearing at stewards after being questioned over an incident in a race at Randwick.  Read more »

Treble and a suspension for Corey Brown

Saturday 7 July 2018, 5:21pm

Corey Brown has ridden a treble at Randwick but has also earned a careless riding ban for an unplaced ride.  Read more »

Nature Strip claims Creswick Series Final

Saturday 7 July 2018, 4:58pm

Short-priced favourite Nature Strip has claimed his first stakes win with a 1-1/2 length victory in the Listed AR Creswick Series Final at Flemington.  Read more »