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Puissance De Lune faces Flemington test

Friday 9 November 2012, 6:08pm

Darren Weir isn't looking too far ahead with Puissance De Lune but will get a guide on the stayer's prospects when he runs in the Queen Elizabeth Stakes.  Read more »

Adebisi and Easy Running ready for returns

Friday 9 November 2012, 5:05pm

Desleigh Forster has opted to keep Adebisi in Brisbane first-up and expects him to be hard to beat at Eagle Farm ahead of his George Moore Stakes defence.  Read more »

Baker aims for more home track success

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:53pm

Bjorn Baker has an impressive strike rate on his new home track and gets the chance to keep it up when he saddles three live chances at Warwick Farm.  Read more »

Fawkner to cap big week for Williams

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:39pm

Flemington specialist Fawkner is a firm favourite to add the Emirates Stakes to the Melbourne Cup win of Green Moon for owner Lloyd Williams.  Read more »

Gollan hoping for booming Patinack result

Friday 9 November 2012, 3:09pm

Half-brothers Temple Of Boom and Spirit Of Boom will be chasing a Group One result in the same race when they contest the Patinack Farm Classic.  Read more »

McDonald loses appeal, misses Stakes day

Friday 9 November 2012, 1:58pm

James McDonald has lost his appeal against a careless riding suspension with Brenton Avdulla picking up the Emirates Stakes ride on Secret Admirer.  Read more »

L'Esprit to make most of second chance

Friday 9 November 2012, 12:53pm

He might be seven years old but L'Esprit has still got what it takes to win races, his Geelong-based trainer Andrew Homann says.  Read more »

Trainer confirms Southern Speed retirement

Friday 9 November 2012, 12:02pm

Caulfield Cup winner Southern Speed has been retired after suffering a leg injury that forced her to miss the Melbourne Cup.  Read more »

Streama scratched from Emirates Stakes

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:48am

Streama has been scratched from the Emirates Stakes with her withdrawal paving the way for the Peter Snowden-trained Free Wheeling to run.  Read more »

Brooklyn Lodge Dispersal at Inglis Sydney Summer Sale

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:46am

The 2012 Inglis Sydney Summer Thoroughbred Sale has been boosted by news that Brooklyn Lodge will disperse their Australian bloodstock interests at the auction on Friday 7 December.  Read more »

Frankel says goodbye to stable life

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:31am

Unbeaten champion Frankel has left Sir Henry Cecil's Newmarket stable to prepare for life as a stallion at nearby Banstead Manor Stud.  Read more »

Botti-trained stars for Hong Kong, Japan

Friday 9 November 2012, 11:20am

Jakkalberry, the first European-trained horse to finish when third in the Melbourne Cup, is set to have his next start in the Japan Cup.  Read more »

Darci Be Good takes out Hawkesbury Cup

Thursday 8 November 2012, 6:44pm

Bede Murray needed to be convinced to start Darci Be Good in the Hawkesbury Gold Cup but was glad he did after the gelding raced to victory.  Read more »

Wall Street to turn back the clock

Thursday 8 November 2012, 6:11pm

Former NZ galloper Wall Street will be out to turn back the clock when he runs in the Emirates Stakes at Flemington.  Read more »

All Legal powers home at Hawkesbury

Thursday 8 November 2012, 5:59pm

Peter Snowden's recent dominance of the Lady's Day Cup at Hawkesbury has been ended by the Kevin Moses-trained All Legal.  Read more »

Cassidy wins, Singleton forgives

Thursday 8 November 2012, 5:09pm

Owner John Singleton sacked jockey Jim Cassidy from the Oaks mount on Dear Demi, only to reinstate him and then watch him win the fillies' classic.  Read more »

Ironstein out to defend his crown

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:33pm

Gerald Ryan believes Ironstein is a better horse than 12 months ago as he prepares to defend his Queen Elizabeth Stakes crown.  Read more »

Price pair poised for Farm

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:18pm

The horse who caused a major boilover at Rosehill when he scored at $101 will back-up at Warwick Farm this weekend.  Read more »

Dear Demi wins VRC Oaks

Thursday 8 November 2012, 4:13pm

Filly Dear Demi and her owner John Singleton have both endured some tough times this spring but the pair finally had a change of luck in the VRC Oaks.  Read more »

Arinosa stands out among the greys

Thursday 8 November 2012, 3:47pm

The all-greys race at Flemington on Cup week is always a spectacle and it proved a particularly good one for premier Sydney trainer Chris Waller.  Read more »