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Mare wins the day for Linda Huddy

Saturday 26 August 2017, 12:40pm

Improving mare Of The Day's win at the Gold Coast has confirmed owner Linda Huddy's confidence in broodmare Orange Marmalade  Read more »

Lani Fancourt breaks arm in race fall

Saturday 26 August 2017, 9:48am

Brisbane apprentice Lani Fancourt has a broken arm after a race fall at Murwillumbah.  Read more »

Lady Aurelia nosed out in Nunthorpe

Saturday 26 August 2017, 8:12am

Lady Aurelia has been nosed out of victory in the Nunthorpe Stakes by Marsha in a deceptive finish.  Read more »

Freedman granted stables in Singapore

Friday 25 August 2017, 7:07pm

The Singapore Turf Club has confirmed Lee Freedman has been granted stables at Kranji.  Read more »

Flying Sydney visit for Meet And Greet

Friday 25 August 2017, 6:27pm

Queensland-based stayer Meet And Greet will race in Sydney for the first time at Rosehill before heading to Melbourne to target staying races.  Read more »

Jorda returns to action at Rosehill

Friday 25 August 2017, 5:19pm

Promising three-year-old Godolphin filly Jorda will race for the first time since her winning debut last spring when she lines up in the San Domenico Stakes.  Read more »

Speed Street returns in San Domenico

Friday 25 August 2017, 5:08pm

Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott will introduce Speed Street to Sydney when the talented colt resumes in the San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

Colosimo sets out on path to Millions

Friday 25 August 2017, 2:42pm

Colosimo will take the first steps to the Magic Millions carnival when she runs at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Bjorn Baker seeks Bonny return for mare

Friday 25 August 2017, 2:39pm

Bonny O'Reilly will return to racing for the first time since the only blemish on her last campaign, a luckless run in the Tatt's Tiara at Doomben.  Read more »

Al Passem on Rich Enuff's McKenzie path

Friday 25 August 2017, 2:15pm

Trainer Ken Keys will set Al Passem on the similar spring path as former stable star Rich Enuff starting with the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Benefit night legacy for Darren Jones

Friday 25 August 2017, 1:50pm

A benefit night in Tamworth has raised $120,000 to support the family of jockey Darren Jones who lost his life in a race fall at Warialda.  Read more »

Stayer ready to deliver a Broadside

Friday 25 August 2017, 1:36pm

Broadside will resume a campaign aimed at the Group One Metropolitan when the Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained gelding lines up in the Premier's Cup.  Read more »

Basara to fly Eureka Stud colours

Friday 25 August 2017, 1:21pm

Talented three-year-old Basara can begin what should be an exciting few months for the Eureka Stud when she runs at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

O'Malley out for redemption in Carlyon

Friday 25 August 2017, 10:20am

Trainer Enver Jusufovic is hoping the forgiving Moonee Valley track will help problem-plagued O'Malley in the Listed Carlyon Stakes.  Read more »

Unbeaten records on the line for duo

Friday 25 August 2017, 10:14am

Talented colts Assimilate and Hypnotist will put their unbeaten records on the line in the Group Three Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill on Saturday.  Read more »

She Will Reign pleases in barrier trial

Friday 25 August 2017, 9:55am

Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign has finished second in a Warwick Farm barrier trial, pleasing trainer Gary Portelli and jockey Ben Melham.  Read more »

Racing in shock after jockey dies of pneumonia hours after final winner

Friday 25 August 2017, 9:41am

South African racing has been stunned by the sudden death of jockey Alec Forbes early on Thursday, only a few hours after he rode a winner from five rides at Scottsville.  Read more »

Epic lesson for Matt McGillivray

Friday 25 August 2017, 9:34am

Trainer Toby Edmonds hopes leading apprentice Matt McGillivray has learned a lesson from his last-start defeat on Mr Epic.  Read more »

Dettori upbeat about Lady Aurelia

Friday 25 August 2017, 8:58am

Frankie Dettori has issued an ominous message to Lady Aurelia's rivals ahead of the Nunthorpe Stakes, saying York may even suit her better than Ascot.  Read more »

Another boost for Hawkesbury race

Friday 25 August 2017, 8:18am

Hawkesbury Race Club has announced a boost in prize money for the Ladies Day Cup to $150,000.  Read more »

Enable seals Arc ticket in Yorkshire Oaks

Friday 25 August 2017, 6:00am

Enable has enhanced her credentials as the best middle-distance horse in training with a front-running success in the Yorkshire Oaks.  Read more »

Alward spearheads Chris Waller quartet

Thursday 24 August 2017, 5:34pm

Former French horse Alward will bid for back-to-back wins in Australia when he makes his Sydney debut at Rosehill.  Read more »

Arbeitsam wins Listed Rowley Mile

Thursday 24 August 2017, 5:13pm

The Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained Arbeitsam has added the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury to his three city wins this winter.  Read more »

Fitter Jungle to have edge at the Valley

Thursday 24 August 2017, 4:36pm

Trainer Mick Bell sees the distance drop to 1000 metres as a positive for Jungle Edge in the Carlyon Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Runaway primed for black-type debut

Thursday 24 August 2017, 4:03pm

Talented Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott-trained colt Runaway will make his black-type debut in the Group Two Ming Dynasty Quality at Rosehill.  Read more »

Staying career looms for Lordag

Thursday 24 August 2017, 3:12pm

Tough gelding Lordag is likely to be tried as a stayer if he races well over 1800 metres at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Menneke Belle to blaze a trial to Highway

Thursday 24 August 2017, 2:59pm

Coffs Harbour trainer Warren Gavenlock will road-test Menneke Belle as she makes the trip to Sydney for her first Highway Handicap at Rosehill.  Read more »

Merriest shines ahead of Valley return

Thursday 24 August 2017, 2:34pm

Danny O'Brien has Merriest primed for her return after an impressive Cranbourne trial and a gallop at Moonee Valley, the scene of her first-up run.  Read more »

Pariah no outcast for San Domenico

Thursday 24 August 2017, 2:10pm

Impressive colt Pariah will open his campaign for the $1 million Golden Rose as the favourite in the Group Three San Domenico Stakes at Rosehill.  Read more »

‘Wicked Fast’ American Mare Could Be Everest Wildcard

Thursday 24 August 2017, 2:08pm

A New York-based mare whose rookie trainer claims is the “one of the fastest horses in the world” could be a wildcard for the inaugural running of The Everest.  Read more »

War Jet heads back to Gold Coast

Thursday 24 August 2017, 1:56pm

Magic Millions Country Cup winner War Jet has had a stable change and returns to the Gold Coast in an open handicap.  Read more »

McEvoy pair tackle 3YO races at the Valley

Thursday 24 August 2017, 1:23pm

Tony McEvoy-trained three-year-olds Azazel and Roomooz will run in 1200m-races at Moonee Valley on their way to Guineas races in the spring.  Read more »

Shogun Sun freshened for Gold Coast

Thursday 24 August 2017, 12:29pm

Shogun Sun has had a week on a water walker as he prepares for his next lead-up race to the Golden Rose.  Read more »

Captain Clayton can equal age record

Thursday 24 August 2017, 11:39am

Captain Clayton will be only the second 11-year-old to win a metropolitan open race in Queensland if he can score at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Trainer Pat Carey to front RAD Board

Thursday 24 August 2017, 11:22am

Trainer Pat Carey will face the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board on a conduct charge after a confrontation with fellow trainer Trent Pennuto.  Read more »

Danny Beasley takes up new Singapore role

Thursday 24 August 2017, 11:13am

Danny Beasley has called time on a stellar riding career to start a new phase in racing with trainer Dan Meagher in Singapore.  Read more »

Domenico A Spring Test For Jorda

Thursday 24 August 2017, 10:33am

Godolphin trainer James Cummings is happy to throw forgotten filly Jorda in the deep end at Rosehill on Saturday to find out what part she might play in the spring carnival.  Read more »

Tactics to change on Lasqueti Spirit

Thursday 24 August 2017, 10:27am

Lasqueti Spirit returns to racing at Hawkesbury on Thursday but the mare is unlikely to return to her unusual front-running tactics...  Read more »

New Stakes-Winner for Holy Roman Emperor

Thursday 24 August 2017, 9:41am

Aquis Farm shuttler Holy Roman Emperor (IRE) looked in great shape at their Queensland stallion parade two weeks ago and was in the frame overnight with a new stakes-winner in Ireland.  Read more »

Pedigree Points for this Saturday’s San Domenico Stakes…

Thursday 24 August 2017, 9:06am

The stars of the future collide in the G3 San Domenico! The field features three fillies, a gelding stepping up from a Class 2 TAB Highway; and six colts, including one bound for a future stallion career at Arrowfield Stud and another from the family of Kingston Town!  Read more »

STC moves to clarify Freedman situation

Thursday 24 August 2017, 8:30am

The Singapore Turf Club has issued a statement saying reports Lee Freedman has been licensed in the Asian centre are premature.  Read more »

Cracksman a six-length Voltigeur winner

Thursday 24 August 2017, 6:38am

Connections are not committing Cracksman to another race despite his Great Voltigeur win impressing bookmakers who have him second favourite for the Arc.  Read more »

Ulysses on top in Juddmonte International

Thursday 24 August 2017, 5:56am

Ulysses has staked his claim for a trip to the Breeders' Cup with a dominant win in the Juddmonte International at York.  Read more »

Josh Adams banned for failing to ride out

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 6:12pm

Josh Adams has been suspended for failing to ride a horse to the line at Warwick Farm but will return in time to ride Happy Clapper in the Tramway Stakes.  Read more »

Apprentice Ben Allen suspended at Sandown

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 6:02pm

Apprentice Ben Allen's bid to secure a ride in the Group One Memsie Stakes hinges on whether he can get off his rides at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Clare Cunningham savours another city win

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 5:31pm

Fledgling Warwick Farm trainer Clare Cunningham has celebrated her second metropolitan winner on her home track.  Read more »

Eurack keeps her unbeaten record intact

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 5:04pm

After wins at Bendigo and Sandown, Eurack has chased down the more experienced Wind Force to remain unbeaten.  Read more »

Anderson repays favour with Star Adele

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 4:59pm

Trainer Chris Anderson has repaid a favour from Glenlogan Park by training his first winner for the stud at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Written Choice too speedy at Sandown debut

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 4:26pm

Written Choice has given apprentice Brandon Stockdale his 20th metropolitan winner and a reduction in his claim.  Read more »

Melham teams up with Almandin for return

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 4:22pm

Ben Melham has been given the opportunity to partner Melbourne Cup winner Almandin in his return run at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Smartedge off the mark at Warwick Farm

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 3:50pm

The Peter and Paul Snowden-trained Smartedge has made amends for a disappointing last start at Canterbury by winning his maiden at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Trainer sidelined over stomach tubing

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 3:43pm

Mornington trainer Trent Pennuto has been banned by the Racing Appeals and Disciplinary Board over the stomach tubing of a horse at Moe.  Read more »

Another Sin set for black-type debut

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 3:39pm

Brett Cavanough has set the bar high again for the promising Another Sin who will make his black-type debut at Rosehill in the San Domenico Stakes.  Read more »

Flight Stakes Goal for Sebring Filly

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 2:37pm

Gai Waterhouse has a great record of winning the Group I ATC Flight Stakes at Randwick and she and co-trainer Adrian Bott believe they have a contender in Sebring filly Pandemonium, who beat the colts to win at Warwick Farm on Wednesday.  Read more »

Trips away prepare Sircconi for return

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 2:34pm

On a path towards the Caulfield Guineas, the Peter Morgan-trained Sircconi makes his return to racing in the McKenzie Stakes at Moonee Valley.  Read more »

Yankee Rose ready for first-up Memsie shot

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 12:33pm

Yankee Rose has settled in well at Cranbourne as she prepares for the spring carnival beginning with the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Paradis Imperial back to city class

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 11:55am

Prolific country winner Paradis Imperial returns to metropolitan racing at the Gold Coast.  Read more »

Roger James eyeing Australia with stayer

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 11:52am

New Zealand trainer Roger James will look at Sydney and Melbourne options for lightly raced stayer Von Tunzleman.  Read more »

So Si Bon to emulate Cole Diesel?

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 11:31am

Trainer Robbie Laing claims his talented four-year-old So Si Bon is so versatile he might be able to emulate the incredible 1989 feat of Cole Diesel by winning a Toorak Handicap and then a Caulfield Cup seven days later.  Read more »

Picking Up From Where Things Left Off

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 9:38am

The 2016/17 racing season bore witness to an incredible run of success for graduates of Coolmore Australia.   Read more »

Debut Winner for All Too Hard

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 9:27am

Black Caviar's half-brother All Too Hard is rapidly making a name for himself as a sire with no help from his famous sibling and added an impressive debut winner to his tally at Pakenham on Tuesday.  Read more »

First Foals for Spill the Beans

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 9:20am

Aquis Farm were overwhelmed with the positive response to brilliant Snitzel sprinter Spill the Beans last spring when he emerged as the busiest first season sire in Australia and his first foals are delighting breeders.  Read more »

Jamie Dart sacked from QRIC

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 8:01am

Senior Queensland Racing Integrity Commission steward Jamie Dart has been sacked after being found guilty of serious workplace misconduct.  Read more »

Enable odds-on for Yorkshire Oaks

Wednesday 23 August 2017, 6:18am

Star filly Enable will bid for a third Oaks success at York having won the English and Irish Classics.  Read more »

Lee Freedman confirmed for Singapore yard

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 9:27pm

Lee Freedman has been given a licence to train in Singapore, the Malayan Racing Association has announced.  Read more »

Chautauqua, She Will Reign in same trial

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 6:11pm

Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign and champion older sprinter Chautauqua will meet each other in a Warwick Farm barrier trial before their Everest clash.  Read more »

Natural progression for Addictive Nature

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 5:50pm

Expensive colt Addictive Nature will make the step up to black-type racing for the first time at his third career start at Rosehill.  Read more »

Valley gallop for Hey Doc ahead of Memsie

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 5:29pm

Tony McEvoy will take Group One Australian Guineas winner to Moonee Valley for a race day gallop ahead of the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield.  Read more »

Lasqueti Spirit returns at Hawkesbury

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 4:55pm

Group One VRC Oaks winner Lasqueti Spirit will make her return in the Listed Rowley Mile at Hawkesbury.  Read more »

Classic Uniform suited for Premier's Cup

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 4:52pm

Rosehill trainer Gary Moore believes Classic Uniform can win for the first time since February when he runs in the Listed Premier's Cup on his home track.  Read more »

Heatherly right for fresh Carlyon defence

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 4:34pm

A gallop at Moonee Valley has Heatherly in good order for her first-up title defence of the Listed Carlyon Stakes.  Read more »

Condor Heroes ready to make his mark

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 3:01pm

Trainer Gerald Ryan is looking to get three horses to the Golden Rose including Condor Heroes who returns in the San Domenico Stakes.  Read more »

Valley assignment for Frankel My Dear

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 2:47pm

Trainer Robbie Laing has taken advantage of the chance to gallop Frankel My Dear at Moonee Valley ahead of the Listed McKenzie Stakes.  Read more »

Nictock faces credential test for step up

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 1:59pm

Consistent Mudgee gelding Nictock will audition for a step up to Saturday racing in Sydney when he runs at Warwick Farm after a last-start Canterbury win.  Read more »

Sheer Madness takes Derby step at Sandown

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 12:40pm

A wide draw at Sandown for Sheer Madness doesn't faze the John Salanitri stable as the three-year-old attempts back-to-back victories,  Read more »

Oliver loses out on appeal to RAD Board

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 12:25pm

Damien Oliver will sit out the $1 million Group One Memsie Stakes at Caulfield after having his appeal against a careless riding charge dismissed.  Read more »

First foals for Vancouver

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 9:07am

The first foals of a Golden Slipper winner are always eagerly awaited and a couple of the first Vancouvers have hit the Foal Gallery.  Read more »

Seven to line up in Juddmonte

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 7:41am

Group One stars Ulysses and Barney Roy will lock horns again in the Juddmonte International Stakes at York.  Read more »

Champion 3YO Almanzor retired

Tuesday 22 August 2017, 6:15am

Last season's champion European three-year-old, Almanzor, has been retired after a disappointing first-up performance.  Read more »

Racing in Victoria in a healthy state: RV

Monday 21 August 2017, 5:42pm

Racing Victoria chief executive Giles Thompson has delivered some healthy news about the state of Victorian racing.  Read more »

Cup program still on for Red Cardinal

Monday 21 August 2017, 5:19pm

Deposed Melbourne Cup favourite Red Cardinal remains on track despite his fifth in the Prix Kergorlay at Deauville.  Read more »

Group One Mare Booked to Written Tycoon

Monday 21 August 2017, 4:37pm

She never reached the giddy heights of Bob Emery's glamour mare Champagne, but the Cambridge breeder has spoken glowingly of Charmont in announcing her retirement.  Read more »

Lindsay Park's two-state three-year-olds

Monday 21 August 2017, 3:34pm

The Lindsay Park stable will do its best to split its team of three-year-olds with multiple entries at Moonee Valley and Rosehill.  Read more »

Dale Declares Swoop On Target For Everest

Monday 21 August 2017, 3:25pm

Outstanding sprinter Fell Swoop has taken the first step towards scaling The Everest in his stride with trainer Matthew Dale rapt in his first trial at Randwick on Monday.  Read more »

Another Sin could jump to stakes company

Monday 21 August 2017, 3:09pm

Trainer Brett Cavanough will mull over whether to run Another Sin at Group Three level or stick to the Highway Handicap at Rosehill.  Read more »

Group I Performers for Sir Prancealot

Monday 21 August 2017, 2:56pm

Cornerstone Stud's exciting shuttler Sir Prancealot (IRE) had two Group I placed fillies last weekend in the US with Beau Recall and Madam Dancealot finshing second and third in the Group I Del Mar Oaks.  Read more »

Garrard to resume at Moonee Valley

Monday 21 August 2017, 2:44pm

Trainer Trent Busuttin is hoping a decision to save Garrard for a 1200m-event at Moonee Valley, rather than a stakes race, can be rewarded with a first-up win.  Read more »

Scales Of Justice settled at Warrnambool

Monday 21 August 2017, 12:54pm

Leading Perth horse Scales Of Justice has settled in to his new environment at Warrnambool ahead of his Melbourne spring campaign.  Read more »

Apprentices escape serious injury in falls

Monday 21 August 2017, 12:29pm

Apprentices Jean Van Overmeire and Ashleigh Borg appear to have escaped serious injuries in falls at Kembla Grange and Hawkesbury respectively.  Read more »

One, two, three Group wins for Snitzel

Monday 21 August 2017, 9:18am

Australia's newly crowned Champion Sire Snitzel has made an electrifying start to 2017/18, adding a Group race treble on Saturday and almost cracking the million-dollar mark - a mere 19 days into the new season.  Read more »

Arrowfield roster assembles for Open House

Monday 21 August 2017, 9:09am

Arrowfield's 2017 shuttle stallions have now arrived at the farm, ready to parade for guests and visitors at next week's Open House.  Read more »

Houtzen in easy Gold Coast trial win

Monday 21 August 2017, 8:41am

Magic Millions Classic winner Houtzen has tuned up for her first Melbourne start with an easy win in a Gold Coast barrier trial.  Read more »

Marmelo wins Kergorlay, Red Cardinal 5th

Monday 21 August 2017, 5:58am

Marmelo has won the Group Two Prix Kergorlay at Deauville in which Melbourne Cup favourite Red Cardinal has finished fifth.  Read more »

Winx shows no signs of a hard run

Sunday 20 August 2017, 6:16pm

A day after her dramatic last-to-first Warwick Stakes victory, Winx has shown no signs of having had a hard run.  Read more »

Wells lands a third Grand National Steeple

Sunday 20 August 2017, 6:06pm

Wells has joined Bashboy as the only three-time winner of the Grand National Steeplechase with a thrilling victory at Ballarat.  Read more »

Two Hats lands last-stride Houlahan win

Sunday 20 August 2017, 4:48pm

Warrnambool-trained Two Hats has landed a premier hurdle race victory with a last-stride win in the J J Houlahan Hurdle at Ballarat.  Read more »

Moir Stakes an option for Sold For Song

Sunday 20 August 2017, 4:24pm

Trainer Kevin Kemp is considering the Group One Moir Stakes as a starting point for Sold For Song's Melbourne campaign.  Read more »

She Will Reign ready for barrier trial

Sunday 20 August 2017, 3:36pm

Golden Slipper winner She Will Reign will take her first step towards The Everest when she runs in a barrier trial at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Tatura hosts Lindsay Park spring hopefuls

Sunday 20 August 2017, 2:22pm

Some big names from the Lindsay Park stable are set to make the trip to Tatura for trials ahead of their spring returns.  Read more »

Saint Patrick's Day returns to work

Sunday 20 August 2017, 2:12pm

Talented Saint Patrick's Day is back in trainer Chris Munce's stables but he won't be rushed for a spring campaign.  Read more »