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Chief Joseph gives Lloyd upset win

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 5:14pm

Top jockey Jeff Lloyd has shown he can win on roughies as well as favourites with an upset win on Chief Joseph at the Sunshine Coast.  Read more »

Track condition key for Charmed Harmony

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 4:53pm

Trainer John Sadler is hoping Charmed Harmony can strike a track with enough moisture in it to give him his best chance to win the Victoria Handicap.  Read more »

First Australian win for All Too Hard

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 4:39pm

The Mighty Fed has given his sire All Too Hard his first Australian winner at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Class drop offsets weight for Felines

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 4:08pm

Newcastle mare Felines has a big weight at Doomben but should have a class advantage on her rivals.  Read more »

Miles to call final meeting at Caulfield

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 3:09pm

After a distinguished race calling career spanning almost four decades, Greg Miles is preparing for his final meeting at Caulfield.  Read more »

Hartnell off to the spelling paddock

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 1:58pm

Hartnell will not travel to Hong Kong for the QEII Cup with Godolphin deciding he will spell ahead of another spring preparation.  Read more »

Eagle Farm stables up and running

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 1:01pm

The new $20 million Eagle Farm stabling complex is in use after a troubled 12 months of construction delays.  Read more »

Fields of 10 for Randwick Group One races

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 11:27am

Fields of 10 have been declared for the Group One All Aged Stakes and Champagne Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Prime Dispatch 12/04/2017

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 9:02am

Catch up on the latest in the Prime Stable in this week's Prime Dispatch compiled by Joe O'Neill  Read more »

James Doyle to return to England

Wednesday 12 April 2017, 6:26am

James Doyle will return to England to ride for Godolphin over the northern hemisphere spring and summer.  Read more »

Frolic to spell, misses Champagne Stakes

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 6:17pm

Golden Slipper runner-up Frolic will miss the Champagne Stakes robbing trainer Michael Freedman of a Group One winning chance before he heads to Hong Kong.  Read more »

Black Hart Bart heading to The Goodwood

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 5:40pm

A defence of the Group One Goodwood in Adelaide will be Black Heart Bart's next start with trainer Darren Weir ruling out the All Aged Stakes.  Read more »

New Spendthrift stallions are the Bomb, we Swear!

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 4:29pm

Spendthrift Australia have announced the addition of two new stallions to its 2017 roster, as well as service fees for their remaining stallions.  Read more »

Champion Aussie Sires Firing Up in Europe

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 4:28pm

Sunday was another red-letter day in Europe for champion Australian sire Fastnet Rock with promising Group winners in both France and Ireland, while Redoute's Choice also made his mark at Chantilly with royally bred filly Gold Luck.  Read more »

Le Romain eyes Doncaster redemption

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 3:57pm

The well-beaten Doncaster Mile favourite Le Romain is set to atone when he runs in the Group One All Aged Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Charge follows substitution of horses

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 3:35pm

Trainers Gai Waterhouse and Adrian Bott have been granted an adjournment after being charged in relation to substituting horses in a public track gallop.  Read more »

Observational on target for Easter Cup

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 3:30pm

Trainer John Sadler and his jockey son Tom will combine in the Group Three Easter Cup with last-start Bendigo Golden Mile winner Observational.  Read more »

Deanne Panya happy back in the saddle

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 2:25pm

Talented apprentice Deanne Panya will return to metropolitan racing at Warwick Farm after a successful return from injury at Goulburn.  Read more »

Tourneur breaks ribs in trackwork fall

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 2:05pm

Jockey Dom Tourneur has suffered four broken ribs in a trackwork fall in Adelaide.  Read more »

Start Wondering bound for Brisbane sprints

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 1:15pm

New Zealand Group One-winning sprinter Start Wondering will be aimed at the Brisbane' winter carnival rather than Hong Kong.  Read more »

Melanie Bolwell in stable condition

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 10:01am

Apprentice Melanie Bolwell will not need surgery on a brain bleed suffered in a three-horse fall.  Read more »

Fallen jockeys unlikely to walk again

Tuesday 11 April 2017, 9:17am

The two trackwork riders who fell at Toowoomba have had surgery but are unlikely to walk again.  Read more »

Sydney Cup to be re-run at Randwick

Monday 10 April 2017, 6:29pm

The Sydney Cup has been rescheduled after the original race was declared void because of a fatal fall.  Read more »

Grey Lion among 28 Easter Cup entries

Monday 10 April 2017, 6:19pm

Trainer Matt Cumani says import Grey Lion is in great shape for his return from a spell over 2000m in the Group Three Easter Cup at Caulfield.  Read more »

James McDonald loses second appeal

Monday 10 April 2017, 5:21pm

Jockey James McDonald has failed for the second time to have an 18-month disqualification for a betting offence reduced.  Read more »

Jungle Edge seeks a win for the ages

Monday 10 April 2017, 5:08pm

Wet track specialist Jungle Edge will target a Group One triumph in the All Aged Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Laurie happy to give Aberro a shot at G1

Monday 10 April 2017, 4:06pm

Mornington trainer Matt Laurie will give lightly raced colt Aberro a crack at the Group One Champagne Stakes over 1600m at Randwick.  Read more »

English to be vetted before All Aged

Monday 10 April 2017, 3:27pm

English will have to undergo a veterinary inspection before her defence of the All Aged Stakes after suffering a laceration to a hock.  Read more »

Stewards investigate Toowoomba fall

Monday 10 April 2017, 2:16pm

Stewards have begun investigations into a trackwork fall which has left riders Ben Saunders and Wade Clasohm in intensive care with spinal injuries.  Read more »

Promising Tumbler to come back at Doomben

Monday 10 April 2017, 1:41pm

Talented but injury prone sprinter Tumbler has been entered to run at Doomben after being withdrawn from Toowoomba because of a wide barrier.  Read more »

Mertens has careless riding ban reduced

Monday 10 April 2017, 11:57am

Leading apprentice Beau Mertens has had one meeting shaved off a careless riding suspension on appeal and will not miss a city meeting in Melbourne.  Read more »

First Stakes-Winner for Your Song

Monday 10 April 2017, 11:55am

The leading Australian first season sire by winners, Widden Stud's Your Song passed an important milestone on Saturday when siring his first stakes-winner with promising filly Split Lip taking out the Listed SAJC Dequetteville Stakes at Morphettville.  Read more »

Arrowfield announces stud fees

Monday 10 April 2017, 8:51am

Snitzel tops the Arrowfield Stud roster for the upcoming breeding season with a fee of $176,000.  Read more »

Group One winner First Seal retired

Sunday 9 April 2017, 6:31pm

Lightly raced Group One-winning mare First Seal has been retired by the China Horse Club and trainer John Thompson.  Read more »

New campaign for winter carnival

Sunday 9 April 2017, 5:39pm

Racing Queensland hopes a new advertising campaign will encourage people to attend race meetings across the state this winter.  Read more »

Changes to Caulfield Easter program

Sunday 9 April 2017, 5:21pm

Victorian officials have made changes to the Easter Saturday program at Caulfield to accommodate horses affected by races abandoned because of stormy weather.  Read more »

Most Important to miss winter

Sunday 9 April 2017, 5:01pm

Star Brisbane sprinter Most Important has been sent for a spell with trainer Tony Gollan unhappy with his progress heading to the winter carnival.  Read more »

Winx heads for a well-earned break

Sunday 9 April 2017, 4:56pm

Connections are already planning Winx's spring campaign as the champion heads for a well-earned break.  Read more »

Sense Of Occasion earns big in G1 placings

Sunday 9 April 2017, 3:29pm

Sense Of Occasion has earned $700,000 prize money for his minor placings in the Doncaster Mile and Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Brisbane's female apprentices to the fore

Sunday 9 April 2017, 2:56pm

A double by Rebecca Williams at Towoomba has set the scene for Brisbane's female riders to fill the top three positions in the apprentices' premiership.  Read more »

Apprentice has bleeding on the brain

Sunday 9 April 2017, 10:50am

Apprentice jockey Melanie Bolwell is being monitored in the Gold Coast Hospital after suffering bleeding on the brain in a fall at Warialda in northern NSW.  Read more »

One For Arthur wins Grand National

Sunday 9 April 2017, 10:20am

Scotland's long wait for a second Grand National winner is over after One For Arthur gave trainer Lucinda Russell and jockey Derek Fox a famous success.  Read more »

Popular bush NSW rider dies in race fall

Saturday 8 April 2017, 6:30pm

Northern NSW jockey Darren Jones has died after a three-horse fall at a country meeting at Warialda.  Read more »

Brown, Zahra incur Randwick riding bans

Saturday 8 April 2017, 6:26pm

Jockey Corey Brown has been suspended for excessive whip use in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes while Mark Zahra has also copped a ban for careless riding.  Read more »

Record crowd fills Randwick for queen Winx

Saturday 8 April 2017, 6:15pm

A record number of racegoers at Randwick have cheered on their champion Winx for her 17th consecutive win.  Read more »

Secret Agenda opens up in Sapphire Stakes

Saturday 8 April 2017, 6:11pm

The Mick Price-trained Secret Agenda has won the Group Two Sapphire Stakes, the final race on the second day of The Championships at Randwick.  Read more »

Hugh Bowman leading rider at Championships

Saturday 8 April 2017, 6:07pm

Hugh Bowman has won the Nathan Berry medal at The Championships at Randwick for the third time.  Read more »

Winx co-owner marvels at super racemare

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:49pm

Richard Treweeke has defied vertigo to watch the legendary Winx continue her winning ways in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Storm puts paid to Caulfield race meeting

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:30pm

The final three races at Caulfield have abandoned because of storms and poor light.  Read more »

Weetwood finish ends in historic dead-heat

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:24pm

The Weetwood Handicap has ended in the first dead-heat in its 120-year history after Jumbo Prince and Col 'N' Lil shared first place.  Read more »

Racing fashion impresses industry greats

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:18pm

Vogue Australia's Edwina McCann, designers Ginger & Smart and milliner Nerida Winter have chosen their favourite looks from The Championships at Randwick.  Read more »

Relaxed Lycurges takes out Galilee final

Saturday 8 April 2017, 5:10pm

Improved racing manners have allowed Lycurges to take a step up in distance and record a strong stakes race win at Caulfield.  Read more »

Byrne equals Toowoomba Cup riding record

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:58pm

Jim Byrne has equalled the number of wins for a jockey in the Toowoomba Cup with his fourth victory.  Read more »

Foxplay claims Group One Coolmore Legacy

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:48pm

Foxplay has produced a late surge to win the Coolmore Legacy Stakes to give trainer Chris Waller a Group One double at Randwick.  Read more »

Dreams Aplenty claims Toowoomba Guineas

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:16pm

Dreams Aplenty has shown he will be a genuine winter carnival hopeful with a brave win in the Toowoomba Guineas.  Read more »

Gr 1 Sydney Cup abandoned after race fall

Saturday 8 April 2017, 4:10pm

The Sydney Cup has been declared a no-race after two horses fell in the 3200m event.  Read more »

Cousins back in form with Caulfield double

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:50pm

Sword Of Light and Crystal Dreamer have provided trainers Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra with a welcome change of fortune.  Read more »

Winx wins the G1 Queen Elizabeth Stakes

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:26pm

Champion Winx has done what everyone expected, ending her autumn campaign with a win that cements her place in Australian history.  Read more »

Swift turnaround pays dividends for Derryn

Saturday 8 April 2017, 3:13pm

Promising colt Derryn has bounced back from an unplaced run in the TJ Smith Stakes to snare the $600,000 Arrowfield Sprint at Randwick.  Read more »

Bonneval superior in the Australian Oaks

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:49pm

New Zealand filly Bonneval has confirmed her staying prowess with a runaway win in the ATC Australian Oaks at Randwick.  Read more »

Provincial Final win a thrill for Courtney

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:28pm

Maryore has stormed home from the tail of the field to give Canberra trainer Philip Courtney his biggest win in the Provincial Championships Final at Randwick.  Read more »

Cantbuybetter in change of luck for Currie

Saturday 8 April 2017, 2:14pm

Trainer Ben Currie's luck has changed dramatically in the space of 40 minutes after Cantbuybetter won at Toowoomba.  Read more »

Emotional Randwick win for John Messara

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:44pm

Juvenile filly Shoals has maintained her unbeaten record with an emotional win for her co-owner John Messara in the Group Two Percy Sykes Stakes.  Read more »

Kobayashi records impressive Caulfield win

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:36pm

Some of the owners of Group One winner Montoya's Secret have celebrated the win of Kobayashi at Caulfield.  Read more »

Generalissimo outmanoeuvres Classic rivals

Saturday 8 April 2017, 1:33pm

Generalissimo has found his best form to claim the $150,000 South Pacific Classic for three-year-olds at Randwick.  Read more »

Noble Hussler upsets Toowoomba 2YO plunge

Saturday 8 April 2017, 12:50pm

In a finish dominated by outsiders, Noble Hussler has upset a big betting move on Girl In A Million at Toowomba.  Read more »

Whispered Secret wins Fernhill Handicap

Saturday 8 April 2017, 12:32pm

A year after winning the Fernhill Handicap with Prized Icon, trainer James Cummings has won the 1600m juvenile race again with the filly Whispered Secret.  Read more »

Frances Nelson new Racing Australia boss

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:15pm

South Australian Frances Nelson has been elected chair of Racing Australia following the retirement of John Messara.  Read more »

Winx ready for No.17 at Randwick

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:02pm

Winx will be the undoubted star of the show when she heads to Randwick for her final autumn start in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Prices with two Provincial Final hopes

Friday 7 April 2017, 5:24pm

Co-trainer Luke Price is looking forward to the Provincial Championships Final in which the stable has two chances, Noble Joey and Budderoo Knight.  Read more »

Three-pronged Godolphin bid for Sydney Cup

Friday 7 April 2017, 5:10pm

Godolphin is confident Penglai Pavilion and Polarisation will justify the trip to the southern hemisphere for the Sydney Cup.  Read more »

Zanbagh near the top of Tait's list

Friday 7 April 2017, 4:54pm

Zanbagh gets her Group One chance at Randwick in the Coolmore Legacy but win or lose she is already a star in her owner's eyes.  Read more »

Weetwood memories for Munce

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:44pm

Chris Munce has fond memories of Weetwood day as a jockey and hopes to emulate his success in his return as a trainer.  Read more »

Lasqueti Spirit to bolt for glory

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:28pm

Noted frontrunner and one-paced stayer Lasqueti Spirit aims to wear out her opposition in the Australian Oaks at Randwick  Read more »

Time right for training cousins to shine

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:17pm

With another carnival done and dusted the training partnership of Mathew Ellerton and Simon Zahra is ready to come to the fore again.  Read more »

Mallyon could emulate Pop in Sydney Cup

Friday 7 April 2017, 3:02pm

Jockey Katelyn Mallyon's grandfather Mick won two Sydney Cups and the 22-year-old is hoping to join him on the honour roll when she partners Annus Mirabilis.  Read more »

Hazzabeel out to bounce back at Caulfield

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:35pm

The Ciaron Maher-trained Hazzabeel steps up to 1800m at Caulfield where he will be out to bounce back from a last-start failure at Flemington.  Read more »

Bonneval can cap season in Australian Oaks

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:32pm

New Zealand filly Bonneval has already achieved plenty in her homeland and will be out to cap her season when she lines up as favourite in the Australian Oaks.  Read more »

La Bella Diosa aims to finish trip on high

Friday 7 April 2017, 2:01pm

New Zealand trainer Mandy Brown hopes La Bella Diosa can reverse her fortunes after two uninspiring runs at Rosehill when she returns to Randwick for the Oaks.  Read more »

Oscietra second in Flemington jump-out

Friday 7 April 2017, 1:02pm

The countdown is on for the first foal of Black Caviar to make a return to the racetrack.  Read more »

Stratum Star to stand at Widden Stud

Friday 7 April 2017, 12:57pm

Dual Group One winner Stratum Star will begin stallion duties at Widden Stud in the upcoming breeding season.  Read more »

Harold Norman hoping his luck holds

Friday 7 April 2017, 12:31pm

Trainer Harold Norman hopes his luck in rare visits to Toowoomba holds with Lucky Tom in the Listed Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Astern retires to Darley Stud

Friday 7 April 2017, 9:06am

Golden Rose winner Astern has run his last race and will join the stallion roster Darley's Hunter Valley stud.  Read more »

More race-fixing arrests to come in Qld

Friday 7 April 2017, 6:08am

Investigators probing race-fixing in Queensland harness racing say a "loose cartel" has been operating in the industry and more arrests are likely.  Read more »

Easter Yearling Sale ends on a high

Thursday 6 April 2017, 5:37pm

The final Easter Yearling sale to be held at Newmarket has ended on a high in a buoyant market.  Read more »

Jeff Lloyd after more winners

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:53pm

Jeff Lloyd has warned his rivals he won't be resting on his laurels after setting a Queensland metropolitan riding record.  Read more »

Colours brighten Williams' Oaks outlook

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:43pm

Craig Williams is looking forward to day two of The Championships at Randwick where he has rides in all four Group One races.  Read more »

Winx in a league of her own

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:34pm

Winx will be out to take her winning streak to 17 in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Big Duke set to break another drought

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:27pm

Darren Weir hopes Big Duke can provide another memorable moment and give the trainer a first Group One win in Sydney at Randwick.  Read more »

Glenall: from overlooked to owning it

Thursday 6 April 2017, 3:17pm

A lack of bidders for Glenall at a yearling sale has turned out to be a stroke of luck for his breeder Stuart Ramsey.  Read more »

Heathcote down to one Weetwood runner

Thursday 6 April 2017, 2:36pm

Brilliant but injury-prone Pinch River looks like being trainer Ron Heathcote's only Weetwood Handicap runner.  Read more »

Berry second at best to unbeatable Winx

Thursday 6 April 2017, 2:35pm

Tommy Berry rode Chautauqua to an unprecedented third TJ Smith Stakes win but accepts he can only be second-best to Winx in the $4m Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Baykool after three on end at Caulfield

Thursday 6 April 2017, 1:53pm

After wins at Cranbourne and Ballarat, Baykool is chasing a Listed win at Caulfield in the Galilee Series final.  Read more »

Dreams Aplenty sticks to Guineas

Thursday 6 April 2017, 1:13pm

Smart three-year-old Dreams Aplenty will stay in his own age group this winter carnival after missing a run in the Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Tony Gollan wants hometown win

Thursday 6 April 2017, 12:48pm

Tony Gollan is keen to return to his home town of Toowoomba and win the big feature double of the Toowoomba Cup and Weetwood Handicap.  Read more »

Moroney with two Sydney Cup hopefuls

Thursday 6 April 2017, 12:18pm

Trainer Mike Moroney is leaning to Mornington Cup runner-up Vengeur Masque as the best of his two runners in the $2 million Sydney Cup.  Read more »

Gilgai and Woodside team-up to shuttle Cable Bay in 2017

Thursday 6 April 2017, 9:46am

Gilgai Farm in collaboration with Woodside Park Stud, as well as Grand Lodge and B2B Bloodstock, have this morning announced that Cable Bay, the Group Two winning son of Invincible Spirit (Green Desert), will shuttle from Highclere Stud in the UK to Woodside Park in 2017.  Read more »

The Pegasus to be worth record $16 million

Thursday 6 April 2017, 9:04am

Organisers have announced the next edition of The Pegasus will carry a world record purse of $US16 million.  Read more »

Winx knows she's the queen: Bowman

Thursday 6 April 2017, 7:27am

Winx, the world's best racehorse on turf, is aiming for her 17th consecutive win in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes at Randwick.  Read more »

Jockeys to appeal Sandown suspensions

Thursday 6 April 2017, 7:26am

Mark Zahra and Beau Mertens have lodged appeals against the severity of their Sandown careless riding suspensions.  Read more »