News
Belle Couture steps closer to race debut
Melbourne
Friday 6 December 2013, 12:52pm
Belle Couture, a younger half-sister to champion Black Caviar, has won a jump-out at Flemington and is closing in on a highly-anticipated debut. Read more »
Encostanati - a step up in class!
Friday 6 December 2013, 11:49am
Encostanati (Encosta De Lago x Cincinnati Gal g.) has stepped up into Saturday class racing where he will line up tomorrow in the 3YO BM 73 HQ of Insurance Handicap (1150m) at 2:37pm at Randwick, Kensington. Read more »
Queen awarded top owners' honour for 2013
London
Friday 6 December 2013, 11:43am
The Queen has been recognised for her contribution to British horse racing, winning the 2013 Owner of the Year award. Read more »
Three-month ban for UK racehorse owner
London
Friday 6 December 2013, 11:22am
Racehorse owner Stephen Arnold has been disqualified for betting against horses he races, the British Horseracing Authority has announced. Read more »
Mount Athos gets thumbs up from Williams
Sydney
Thursday 5 December 2013, 6:04pm
Melbourne Cup placegetter Mount Athos has improved since his arrival in Hong Kong, according to jockey Craig Williams. Read more »
Cummings family rift remains unresolved
Sydney
Thursday 5 December 2013, 5:37pm
The training partnership between Bart and James Cummings remains tenuous but is yet to be formally dissolved. Read more »
Aussie Linton draws well in Hong Kong Mile
Hong Kong
Thursday 5 December 2013, 4:13pm
The only Australian-trained horse in action at the Hong Kong International meeting has received a kind draw for his Sha Tin assignment. Read more »
Nordic Empire to Millions via Canterbury
Melbourne
Thursday 5 December 2013, 4:04pm
Caulfield debut winner Nordic Empire is set to have his final Magic Millions lead-up race at Canterbury on his way to the Gold Coast. Read more »
Distance no concern for Tenacitus: O'Shea
Sydney
Thursday 5 December 2013, 3:52pm
A stout American pedigree has fuelled John O'Shea's belief the up-and-coming Tenacitus will relish a sharp distance rise at Randwick. Read more »
Loveyamadly set for Doveton Stakes: Price
Melbourne
Thursday 5 December 2013, 3:36pm
Mick Price has set stakes-winning mare Loveyamadly for a first-up win in the Doveton Stakes, rating her the best of his three runners in the 1000m race. Read more »
Startsmeup aims for dual wins in Moore
Brisbane
Thursday 5 December 2013, 3:20pm
Startsmeup has returned to the stables of original trainer Bruce Hill to prepare for back-to-back wins in the George Moore Stakes. Read more »
Lord Wimble looks for back-to-back wins
Melbourne
Thursday 5 December 2013, 2:52pm
Bill Wilde hopes his decision to skirt around the edges of the spring carnival with Lord Wimble will continue to pay off at Caulfield. Read more »
Ihtsahymn popular for WFA Kingston Town
Perth
Thursday 5 December 2013, 2:42pm
Ihtsahymn, the only three-year-old in the race, is now an outright second favourite to win the $500,000 Kingston Town Classic at Ascot. Read more »
Gai out to end Darley's Sydney 2YO spree
Sydney
Thursday 5 December 2013, 2:22pm
The Magic Millions is the long-term aim, but ending Darley's dominance of Sydney juvenile races is the immediate goal for two Gai Waterhouse youngsters. Read more »
This weeks US runners have landed Changeintheweather and El Nino a trio of winners each
Thursday 5 December 2013, 2:18pm
EL NINO’s multiple Stakes winning daughter, DE JORGE claimed her third STAKES win at La Rinconada. Read more »
Fresh legs to help Zuma Roc at Caulfield
Melbourne
Thursday 5 December 2013, 12:37pm
Topweight Zuma Roc is first-up from a spell at Caulfield but trainer Neil Walsh is tipping the five-year-old to sprint well. Read more »
Racing super power Juddmonte not for sale
London
Thursday 5 December 2013, 11:13am
Juddmonte boss Douglas Erskine Crum has refuted speculation Khalid Abdullah wants to sell off part of his thoroughbred racing empire. Read more »
Dunaden a happy horse ahead of Vase
London
Thursday 5 December 2013, 11:10am
French galloper Dunaden will be out to turn back the clock at Sha Tin when he chases his second win in the Hong Kong Vase. Read more »
McEvoy claims Hong Kong title
Hong Kong
Thursday 5 December 2013, 4:48am
Australia's Kerrin McEvoy has won the Longines International Jockeys' Championship in Hong Kong, topping the final table on 18 points. Read more »
Butler banned for five years over doping
London
Thursday 5 December 2013, 12:52am
The UK's Gerard Butler has been handed a five-year ban for doping, in what the British Horseracing Authority described as an "appalling breach of duty". Read more »