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Belle Couture steps closer to race debut

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 »