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Almoonqith given 1kg penalty for Melb Cup

Thursday 22 October 2015, 6:39am

Almoonqith has been handed a one kilogram penalty for the Melbourne Cup following his authoritative Geelong Cup win.  Read more »

Duric, McEvoy suspended at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24pm

Kerrin McEvoy and Vlad Duric have been suspended for 10 meetings on separate careless riding charges stemming from the Geelong Cup meeting.  Read more »

Turn Me Loose to back up at Valley

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:04pm

Turn Me Loose will be out to prove his Emirates Stakes credentials when he runs in the Crystal Mile at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Post comes just in Thyme for odds-on fav

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:58pm

The unthinkable has almost happened at Warwick Farm with long odds-on favourite Thyme For Roses given a massive fright before scoring a narrow win.  Read more »

Hayes unearths Melb Cup hope at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:48pm

Imported stayer Almoonqith has scored an emphatic win in the Geelong Cup but needs a weight penalty to boost his chances of a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »

Waterhouse, McEvoy declare Plate ambitions

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:30pm

Gai Waterhouse is content to rule a line through Pornichet's Caulfield Stakes flop and says the horse is in great order ahead of his Cox Plate bid.  Read more »

Veteran trainer-jockey duo strike again

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 5:07pm

One of the elder statesman of the jockeys' room in Queensland, Jeff Lloyd has continued his good start to the season with a double at Ipswich.  Read more »

Geelong win secures Extra Choice Derby run

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 4:45pm

The addition of blinkers has sparked a return to form for Extra Choice who has finished strongly to win the Geelong Classic.  Read more »

Rock Sturdy still in spring carnival frame

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:36pm

Joe Pride is willing to give Rock Sturdy another chance during the Melbourne spring carnival, provided he can win an important test at Randwick.  Read more »

No bones about it, Chop ready for Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 3:30pm

Gailo Chop's French trainer Antoine de Watrigant has described having a runner in Australia's best weight-for-age race as "crazy".  Read more »

Massive scare for Thyme For Roses backers

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:57pm

Thyme For Roses has become one of the shortest-priced two-year-olds to win on a Sydney racetrack after clinging to a narrow victory at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Srikandi ready for tough Manikato test

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:50pm

Ciaron Maher concedes Stradbroke Handicap winner Srikandi faces her toughest test in a Manikato Stakes boasting some of Australia's best sprinters.  Read more »

Berry booked for Trip To Paris in Melb Cup

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 2:06pm

Tommy Berry has been confirmed for the Melbourne Cup mount on Trip To Paris, a stablemate of popular English stayer Red Cadeaux.  Read more »

Magic Millions goal for Derby placegetter

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 12:13pm

Jumbo Prince will kick off his campaign at Doomben, the first step in a preparation geared towards the Magic Millions carnival.  Read more »

Arod camp all smiles ahead of Cox Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:44am

Owners Qatar Racing say their Cox Plate plans for European galloper Arod have gone to script with a good barrier draw giving them a further boost.  Read more »

James Doyle to ride Complacent in Plate

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 11:24am

Godolphin has declared retained rider James Doyle as the jockey for Complacent in the Cox Plate at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Hardline out of Melbourne Group One race

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 9:39am

The Liam Birchley-trained Hardline has been ruled out of a trip to Melbourne for the Coolmore Stud Stakes with a wind problem.  Read more »

British bookies race sponsorhip threatened

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 8:47am

British bookmakers will be barred from sponsoring races if they do not pay an agreed fee to the industry.  Read more »

Victorian Stewards to appeal Riley case

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:24am

Racing Victoria stewards will seek leave to appeal a Supreme Court ruling which tossed out trainer Mark Riley's three-year TC02 disqualification.  Read more »

Melbourne Cup start on the line at Geelong

Wednesday 21 October 2015, 6:13am

Thirteen of the Geelong Cup runners will be out to put themselves in contention for a Melbourne Cup start.  Read more »