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Gelagotis, Hvasstan stripped of G2 win
Melbourne
Friday 14 June 2013, 1:53pm
Peter Gelagotis has been stripped of his biggest win as a trainer with Hvasstan disqualified from the Group Two Alister Clark Stakes over a positive swab. Read more »
Queen's Vase to honour Sir Henry Cecil
London
Friday 14 June 2013, 11:06am
The Queen's Vase, a Royal Ascot race Sir Henry Cecil won eight times, has been renamed in memory of the trainer. Read more »
Shea Shea plans extend beyond King's Stand
London
Friday 14 June 2013, 10:58am
South African trainer Mike de Kock is directing King's Stand Stakes favourite Shea Shea towards the July Cup after the sprinter runs at Royal Ascot. Read more »
Dawn Approach still on course for Palace
London
Friday 14 June 2013, 10:43am
The 2000 Guineas winner Dawn Approach has been cleared to run at Royal Ascot on the back of a convincing track gallop. Read more »
Frankel's brother wins for Jane Cecil
London
Friday 14 June 2013, 9:27am
Sir Henry Cecil's widow Jane has sent out her first winners for the stable since she was granted a temporary licence after his death. Read more »
New performance criteria for ATC trainers
Sydney
Thursday 13 June 2013, 6:14pm
The Australian Turf Club is introducing performance criteria for Sydney trainers but says it is not trying to push smaller operators out of town. Read more »
HK braces for more positive swabs fallout
Hong Kong
Thursday 13 June 2013, 6:02pm
More than half of Hong Kong's racehorse population could be exposed to contaminated feed with 17 horses so far testing positive to a banned substance. Read more »
Officials confident about Valley fixture
Melbourne
Thursday 13 June 2013, 5:37pm
Moonee Valley officials are confident their race meeting will go ahead despite a forecast for more rain. Read more »
Curtis banks on smooth run for flying Jet
Sydney
Thursday 13 June 2013, 4:34pm
Trainer Lee Curtis found out by accident how to ride promising galloper Turbulent Jet and he is hoping for another last-to-first result at Rosehill. Read more »
Valley a happy hunting ground for Harrison
Melbourne
Thursday 13 June 2013, 4:03pm
Trainer Doug Harrison has built an impressive Moonee Valley strike rate this season and hopes it continues with Alrouz and Queen Delight. Read more »
Te Akau Stud's David Ellis out of coma
Auckland
Thursday 13 June 2013, 3:54pm
Te Akau Stud's David Ellis has been taken out of an induced coma after being admitted to a Gold Coast hospital with severe pneumonia. Read more »
Cox Plate invites for 20 overseas horses
Melbourne
Thursday 13 June 2013, 3:44pm
The Moonee Valley Racing Club has issued 20 invitations for the Cox Plate in the hope of attracting quality international entries for the race. Read more »
Benny's Buttons after Eye Liner redemption
Brisbane
Thursday 13 June 2013, 3:32pm
Michael Cahill has defended the last-start defeat of Benny's Buttons and believes a wet track will enhance the gelding's chances in the Eye Liner Stakes. Read more »
Secret Garden to benefit from Cup pressure
Brisbane
Thursday 13 June 2013, 3:02pm
Paul Nolan is hoping the traditional pressure test in the Ipswich Cup will offset a wide barrier for Secret Garden. Read more »
Payne taking ownership of racing string
Sydney
Thursday 13 June 2013, 2:45pm
A pair of fillies he part-owns will form part of trainer David Payne's four-pronged assault at his home track of Rosehill. Read more »
Hopes high for Lady Gazerra in Matchmaker
Sydney
Thursday 13 June 2013, 1:06pm
Sentiment will be riding with Lady Gazerra in the Queen Of The Valley Matchmaker at Muswellbrook. Read more »
Animal Kingdom confirmed for Queen Anne
London
Thursday 13 June 2013, 12:31pm
Fourteen horses, including Dubai World Cup winner Animal Kingdom, have been entered for the opening race of Royal Ascot, the Queen Anne Stakes. Read more »
Family announces private funeral for Cecil
London
Thursday 13 June 2013, 12:21pm
Sir Henry Cecil, the English racing legend who lost his battle with cancer, will be farewelled with a private funeral in Newmarket. Read more »
Dawn Approach set to run at Royal Ascot
London
Thursday 13 June 2013, 12:00pm
Top three-year-old Dawn Approach has figured in a change of plans with the St James's Palace Stakes at Royal Ascot on his agenda. Read more »
17 Hong Kong horses positive to drug
Hong Kong
Wednesday 12 June 2013, 9:06pm
Seventeen horses from the stables of three Hong Kong trainers have tested positive for the banned drug zilpaterol, says the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Read more »