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Toydini confirmed for Cameron despite draw

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 4:11pm

Guy Walter is banking on the open stretches of the Newcastle racetrack to help Toydini overcome a difficult alley in the Cameron Handicap.  Read more »

Epsom weight gives Sincero spring options

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 4:05pm

Sincero could have his spring campaign tweaked to include a start in the Epsom Handicap after he contests the Group One George Main Stakes.  Read more »

Dunaden topweight for 2013 Melbourne Cup

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 11:44am

French horse Dunaden, the Melbourne Cup winner of 2011, is the topweight for this year's race with 58.5kg, 1kg more than 2012 winner Green Moon.  Read more »

Voleuse De Coeurs to target French Classic

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 11:37am

Irish St Leger winner Voleuse De Coeurs is in the running to contest the French equivalent with connections deciding against an Australian campaign.  Read more »

Brown Panther in frame for Cup prep start

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 11:25am

High-profile Melbourne Cup candidate Brown Panther could still have a Melbourne Cup lead-up run in Europe despite missing the Irish St Leger.  Read more »

Treve camp basking in Arc trial victory

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 11:10am

Trainer Criquette Head-Maarek is confident Treve can adapt to any type of going as she heads towards the Prix de l'Arc de Triomphe.  Read more »

British racing gathers to celebrate Cecil

Tuesday 17 September 2013, 10:59am

The life of champion racehorse trainer Sir Henry Cecil, who died in June after a long fight with cancer, has been celebrated during a remembrance service.  Read more »

Sidestep withdrawn from Caulfield Guineas

Monday 16 September 2013, 6:24pm

The Peter Snowden-trained Sidestep will not contest the Caulfield Guineas this spring with his nomination for the 1600m race to be withdrawn.  Read more »

Strong field for Group One George Main

Monday 16 September 2013, 5:54pm

Streama is fit and well ahead of her bid for another Group One victory against what is shaping as a stellar field for the George Main Stakes.  Read more »

James hopes Silent Achiever's luck changes

Monday 16 September 2013, 5:53pm

Trainer Roger James is hoping Silent Achiever has more luck in the Underwood Stakes than she did first-up in the Memsie Stakes.  Read more »

Shoot Out top weight for Epsom Hcp

Monday 16 September 2013, 5:31pm

Multiple Group One winner Shoot Out has been given topweight for the Epsom Handicap while Green Moon and Sea Moon head the weights for The Metropolitan.  Read more »

Hay List ready for his next test

Monday 16 September 2013, 5:05pm

Triple Group One winning sprinter Hay List heads the entries for the Group Two Shorts as he continues his latest comeback.  Read more »

Joao Moreira to star at Newcastle

Monday 16 September 2013, 5:03pm

Star Singapore jockey Joao Moreira is in demand for the two-day carnival at Newcastle where he will ride mainly for Kris Lees.  Read more »

Anabolic steroids to be banned

Monday 16 September 2013, 3:46pm

The Australian Racing Board has announced a zero tolerance policy to anabolic steroids in racehorses with the exception of foals to the age of six months.  Read more »

Politeness faces test in Guineas Prelude

Monday 16 September 2013, 2:18pm

Trainer Robert Smerdon is hoping Politeness fulfils her potential this spring but admits the filly faces a test in the Group Two Thousand Guineas Prelude.  Read more »

Mixed fortunes for Cup entries in Europe

Monday 16 September 2013, 7:24am

Iris St Leger winner Voleuse de Couers is an unlikely Melbourne Cup starter but 2011 winner Dunaden is to make the trip again.  Read more »

Puissance ready for the Underwood

Sunday 15 September 2013, 5:03pm

Melbourne Cup favourite Puissance De Lune will take on his toughest field in the Underwood Stakes with Atlantic Jewel a likely runner.  Read more »

Caulfield Cup start on line in Naturalism

Sunday 15 September 2013, 4:27pm

Mick Price will start imports Pakal and Bit Of Hell in the Naturalism Stakes with the winner of the Group Three race exempt from a Caulfield Cup ballot.  Read more »

Group One win No.100 awaits Jim Cassidy

Sunday 15 September 2013, 4:07pm

Jim Cassidy may not have to wait too long to ride his 100th Group One winner with Hawkspur a possible George Main Stakes runner.  Read more »

Keith Robbins dies aged 81

Sunday 15 September 2013, 3:14pm

Keith Robbins, long-time racing editor of the Daily Telegraph, has died after a short illness, just a couple of weeks shy of his 82nd birthday.  Read more »